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CultureCustom World Of Warcraft PC Cases For The Horde (And The Alliance)
Having created PC cases based on Fallout and PUBG, hardware maker NZXT teams up with Blizzard for the latest limited edition enclosures in its CRFT series. The $200 World of Warcraft H510 is a gorgeous crimson beast of a PC case. It also comes in blue. NZXT’s H510 is one of my favorite PC enclosures,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2019 -
CultureNew Sony Gadget Adds Two More Buttons To The Dualshock 4
One of the most prevalent features in high-end third-party PlayStation 4 controllers is rear paddle buttons. Sony’s new Back Button Attachment, coming in January for $30, adds a pair of programmable buttons to the back of the Dualshock 4. The Back Button Attachment, announced today via the PlayStation Blog, connects to the bottom of the…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsForza‘s Battle Royale Is Only As Cutthroat As You Want It To Be
A round of Eliminator, Forza Horizon 4’s new battle royale multiplayer mode, begins the same as one of my casual online driving sessions. It’s me in a car, bouncing and rolling across the countryside, trying to avoid other players. The main difference is that my choice of vehicles is extremely limited, and eluding human contact…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Saisei | Artist: Perfume | Album: Shijinsou no Satsujin OST
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2019 -
Kotaku EastChinaBodybuilder Does A Mean Chun-Li Cosplay
Chun-Li is a powerful fighter. So while a costume can help bring her to life, so can big muscles. This is Yuan Herong. The bodybuilder has been nicknamed “Chun Li,” which has led to her uploading her own take on the Capcom brawler. According to Fitness Volt and Yahoo! News, Yuan works as a doctor…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV Seemingly Nerfs Item That Gives Players 2B’s Butt
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest raid event, which pits 24 players against dangerous bosses, is a Nier-themed crossover complete with stylish gear to collect. A special set of armor mimicking Nier Automata protagonist 2B’s look is among one of the most coveted, partially because wearing it will “enhance” your character’s ass. Now, changes to that piece…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 16, 2019 -
CultureOne Man’s Quest To Collect Every Classic PC Game In Existence
They’ve been outdated since the arrival of Windows 95, and aren’t always easy to get running on a modern PC. But MS-DOS games—those designed to launch from Microsoft’s old text-based operating system—are still very much worth preserving. One man is on a quest to archive every single one of them, from the biggest project down…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2019 -
CultureHackers Find Way To Add NPCs To Fallout 76
New cheat programs are helping some Fallout 76 players duplicate their items and add massive new objects to the game like airships and even non-player characters. On December 14 during Fallout 76’s free weekend event, Unknowncheats.me forum user ErectBAN released a series of cheat scripts they wrote for the game on PC allowing players to…
By Ethan Gach Published December 16, 2019 -
CultureCapcom Cup Sucked
Last year, it was my belief that Capcom Cup was saved by the incredible performances of its finalists, a group of 32 talented Street Fighter V competitors whose skills outshone the myriad issues I had with the event’s organization and scheduling. But not even the incredible stories of Capcom Cup 2019 could wipe away the…
By Ian Walker Published December 16, 2019 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewHeather Alexandra’s Top 10 Games Of 2019
2019 might be the strangest year of my life so far. It felt more like a full decade compressed into 365 days. But there was, as always, video games. So many video games. Many of them were fantastic. My previous years at Kotaku were defined by a voracious consumption of any and all games, but…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedI’ve finally done it. I’ve crammed the entirety of the first Legend of Zelda into a single Mario Maker 2 level (KFH-GN2-L2G). And I was able to do it without cutting anything. Okay, maybe there are some small insignificant cuts here and there, but why quibble? Let’s just say it’s 100 percent identical.
By Chris Kohler Published December 16, 2019 -
CultureHappy Holidays, Interlopers! Hello Games has added a music synthesizer and sequencer to No Man’s Sky as a surprise gift. The ByteBeat Device can be added to bases in No Man’s Sky and produce sound as long as they’re powered. I can’t wait to hear all your tunes.
By Gita Jackson Published December 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedCEO Of Japanese Indie Publisher Steps Down After Harassment Allegations
The CEO of indie publisher Dangen Entertainment Ben Judd has stepped down in the wake of allegations against him that intensified last month. He has also been fired from his other job, at Digital Development Management (DDM), a video game agency that works with a number of major studios and publishers. It’s a messy, complicated…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedI am jumping headfirst into Wattam, the newest Keita Takahashi game! Tune in and join me in the chat.
By Paul Tamayo Published December 16, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsWattam Is Complete Nonsense And I Love It
At the beginning of Wattam, the latest PC and PlayStation 4 game from Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi, I control a green cube with a face and a bowler cap, sad and alone in a dark world. Then I make friends with a small rock. Then a large rock. I tip my hat to my…
By Mike Fahey Published December 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe NES Game That Inspired Resident Evil
One of the best horror games ever developed came out for the Famicom in 1989 from Capcom. It was a rare, licensed game that was somehow better than its source material. This piece originally appeared 2/23/15. We’re bumping it today for the game’s 30 year anniversary. Deceptively called Sweet Home, it was an RPG that…
Peter Tieryas Published December 16, 2019
