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UncategorizedSmash Player Develops Hand-Warming GameCube Controller
The unwieldy GameCube pad is ubiquitous in Super Smash Bros. competition. Smash players have long been improving the controller through mods, the latest of which is an internal hand-warming mechanism that gets fingers nice and toasty after periods of inactivity. The hand-warming GameCube controller is the invention of Morne, a Super Smash Bros. Melee player…
By Ian Walker Published November 19, 2019 -
CultureStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Bugs Are Forcing Players To Start The Game Over
Players zipping through the newly released Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order should tread carefully and find a way to back up their saves, if possible. We’re now aware of two spots in the game where glitches have trapped players with no way to advance and no recourse but to start a new game from scratch.…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 19, 2019 -
CultureSay No! More, A Game For Anyone Who Has Hated Working In An Office
Which would be…nearly all of you? This is Say No! More, coming next year for PC, Switch and iOS. Described as “a One-Button-Game about saying ‘No!’ and a stolen lunchbox”, you don’t really say “no” as much as you blast it into people’s faces with the power of 1000 hairdryers. If nothing else, it looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2019 -
CultureCosplayShowcaseOverwatch Voice Actors Hit BlizzCon Cosplaying As Their Characters
Back in March, we ran a little feature on Carolina Ravassa, the voice actor behind Sombra who spent a day cosplaying as the Overwatch hacker. That was at Katsucon, but for BlizzCon 2019, she was joined by two other cast members, Anjali Bhimani (Symmetra) and Matthew Mercer (McCree). Cosplayer Melanie Jasmine (below, left) made Ravassa…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedI still hate Jack, Gears of War’s Pixar-like companion drone, but after hearing the inspiration behind him I appreciate why he exists. Gears 5 director Rod Fergusson said at a recent game conference that Jack was meant to give non-Gears players an approachable cooperative role similar to Mario Galaxy’s co-star mode.
By Ethan Gach Published November 19, 2019 -
ReviewsMultiplatformStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order: The Kotaku Review
There hasn’t been a better time to be a Star Wars fan. As this is being written, the ninth and final entry in the saga that began with George Lucas’ 1977 film Star Wars is one month away from release, concluding a story over forty years in the making. The Mandalorian, the first live-action Star…
By Joshua Rivera Published November 19, 2019 -
CultureThe Outer Worlds Gets A Bigger Text Mode
The Outer Worlds received an all important new feature in today’s patch: a bigger text mode. Finally, no more squinting at my TV from six feet away. The option to shift to the larger print can be found in the settings menu. There’s no slider so you can only toggle it on or off, but…
By Ethan Gach Published November 19, 2019 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To The Announcement Of A New Half-Life Game
It is 2019. Valve just announced a new Half-Life game. All bets are off now. Quit your job. Buy a lottery ticket. Fail to win the lottery. Buy several more lottery tickets. Fail again. Give up. Sell your car so you can make rent. Go online. Find out that the new Half-Life is a VR…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 19, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryDeath Stranding Takes Me Back To The Smoky Mountains
I’ve never been outdoorsy. I’m allergic to pollen and most animals, and not exactly athletic to boot. While I appreciate nature, I mostly do it from indoors, looking out, or by caring for my growing menagerie of plants. That’s why I managed to surprise myself a little getting lost in Death Stranding—I realized I didn’t…
By Gita Jackson Published November 19, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Code Zero | Artist: French 79 | Album: Joshua
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedAccording to TV Asahi, a 51-year-old man has confessed to calling his former employer, saying, “If I sprinkle gasoline [at the office] like Kyoto Animation, everything will burn down.” The man previously worked at the company, which is based in Nagoya, and said he had a grudge about how he was bullied at work.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 19, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanInside Japan’s First Nintendo Store
This week, Nintendo Tokyo will open its doors to the general public. Today was a press preview, allowing for a peek inside for what to expect. Naturally, there is a ton of merch, including some excellent Japan-only items. The statues and the store layout look nice! There is also a Pokémon Center right next door!
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Yakuza 7 mobile is on the streets of Seoul, hoping to get PS4 owners excited for its January release in South Korea. In case you missed it, read Kotaku’s impressions of the game from this year’s Tokyo Game Show. [Thanks, Sang for the tip!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedHuh, They Even Redesigned Sonic’s Sneakers
Sonic’s well-received cinematic make-over didn’t just make changes to the hedgehog’s eyes, nose and mouth. Even his sneakers, done in collaboration with Puma, got a rework. In the original, nightmarish trailer, Sonic was wearing a very real pair of Puma Speed 500s (pictured above), and back in May there were plansfor Puma and Sega to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2019 -
CultureModders Add Cut Pokémon To Sword & Shield
Now that Sword & Shield is out, fans are free to pick through the game’s code, and of course one of the first things that’s being done is the addition of some Pokémon that didn’t actually make it into the game SciresMfrom Project Pokémon has posted some video showing off the work he’s done so…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 18, 2019