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CultureAdam Sandler Decides He Wants To Act Today
The experience of watching Uncut Gems left me feeling like I was teetering on the edge of a cliff, not knowing when I would fall. I cannot recommend this movie highly enough. Yes, I’m talking about the Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler in it. There’s an artist I like named Bruce Nauman who has an…
By Gita Jackson Published December 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedTrack: The Randalorian | Artist: Mega Ran | Album: The Randalorian (single)
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 20, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanDragon Ball Z, Uh, Baseball Equipment Going On Sale In Japan
Japanese sporting goods company Mizuno is teaming up with Bandai for some Dragon Ball Z themed baseball equipment. Included are Vegeta-themed catcher’s gear as well as Goku, Shenron, Piccolo, and Frieza emblazoned gloves. Check out these Dragon Ball Z baseballs. The goods go on sale next year. This isn’t the first time DBZ has trotted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedNetflix’s Witcher Show Is More About Politics Than Monster Hunting
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a very long game, but eventually it has to end. Maybe you, like me, have gone searching everywhere for more: the standalone Gwent card game, the source books, the tabletop RPG. Now, you have Netflix’s The Witcher series. It’s definitely geared toward people familiar with The Witcher, especially its…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 20, 2019 -
ReviewsBoard GamesCrusader Kings: The Kotaku Review
Crusader Kings the video game is a massive, unwieldy thing that can’t possibly be crammed into a 2-3 hour board game experience. But developers Free League, bless them, have certainly given it a shot. Crusader Kings the board game tries to take pretty much every key element of Paradox’s grand strategy series—dynastic characters, complex diplomacy,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2019 -
CultureKind Words, A Game About Sending Nice Letters To Strangers, Is Successfully Resisting Trolls
I played Kind Words, a game about anonymously sending letters expressing fears, anxieties, and other concerns and receiving kind responses from real people, for 10 minutes today. I was immediately assaulted by a barrage of unironic positivity, I came away feeling immensely better than when I started—after just 10 minutes. Such is the power of…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 19, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Anime NYC 2019
Anime NYC was held at the Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side late last month, and being one of the biggest anime shows in the U.S., there was lots of cosplay there. We’re featuring some of the best of it below, with everything snapped by Mineralblu. As usual, you’ll find the cosplayer’s social media info,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedSome Of The Best Video Game Screenshots Of 2019
One of my favourite end-of-year treats in this job is getting to see all the amazing screenshots that Andy Cull puts together for his annual collections. We’ve featured them for the last few years, and this year’s compilation includes shots from games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Sekiro, Metro Exodus and Control You can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2019 -
CultureFinisher Roulette Is My New Favorite Low-Key Destiny 2 Feature
Killing hordes of the same aliens over and over again feels a lot livelier thanks to Destiny 2’s new random finishers. Finishers seemed like a fun but mostly superfluous idea back when Bungie added them to the game with the release of the Shadowkeep expansion in October. The option to perform a finisher kicks in…
By Ethan Gach Published December 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedVisions of N’Zoth, the final major update for World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth expansion, goes live on January 14. Among other things, the update adds the foxlike Vulpera as a playable Horde allied race, gluing Faheys to their computers for days at a time.
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2019 -
OpinionHow I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Spoilers
Pop culture moves at lightning speeds thanks to the internet. We are able to discuss whatever we see as soon as we see it. There are no secrets on the internet. Walk around the block and you might stumble into all kinds of information. For movies and games, that means spoilers. Those dreaded plot point…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 19, 2019 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewThe Year In Fighting Game Championships
Fighting games have never been as big or monetarily supported as they were in 2019. Every major fighting game franchise had a developer-backed tour leading into a major championship, many featuring some of the largest prize pools of all time. But if it’s never been easier to make a career out of playing fighting games,…
By Ian Walker Published December 19, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsNo Man’s Sky Now Lets Players Make Music And It’s Wild
No Man’s Sky players have been using the newly added ByteBeat machine to make their own tunes, some of which truly whip ass. Who knew what No Man’s Sky needed to get people’s creative juices flowing was a sophisticated synthesizer? The ByteBeat machine is a fun little holiday present from Hello Games to No Man’s…
By Gita Jackson Published December 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedCyberpunk Adventure Evolutis Looks Like Playable ‘80s Anime
Coming in 2020 from PM Studios and Portuguese developer Poke Life Studio, Evolutis is a 2D cyberpunk action adventure channeling the realistic adult animation of the ‘80s. It’s a little bit Akira, a little bit Blade Runner, with a dash of Heavy Metal thrown in for good measure. It looks so fine. Set in the…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2019 -
CultureHere’s January 2020’s Xbox Live Games With Gold
We’ve got Xbox’s upcoming Games with Gold a bit early this month, which might help you plan your holiday shopping. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. January’s Xbox Games with Gold are: Xbox One Styx: Shards of Darkness (January 1-31) Batman: The Telltale Series (January…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 19, 2019 -
OpinionBorderlands 3’s Quest Cycling Option Is Amazing
I’m getting pretty sick of opening up menus in games, so when I realized I could just toggle through quests at any time in Borderlands 3, I was overjoyed In previous Borderlands games you could highlight a limited number of quests to pursue at one time. The latest game effectively lets you track all of…
By Ethan Gach Published December 19, 2019 -
CultureThe Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro Is A Decent Retro Console In A So-So Fight Stick
I can’t get over how pretty the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro is. The curvaceous white housing, the brightly colored buttons, the candy-apple-red joystick—it’s just so pleasing to my eye. It’s almost more fun to look at than it is to use. Announced in September and available now, the $130 Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2019
