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Kotaku EastJapanHong Kong Fans Read A Lot Into A Hideo Kojima Tweet
To promote Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima has been going on a world tour. It was announced early last month with Kojima visiting cities across the globe. Below are the locations included in the original announcement. It was recently announced on the PlayStation Hong Kong Facebook account that Ludens Ducks signed by Kojima would be part…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2019 -
CultureOculus Rift’s John Carmack is stepping down from his role as CTO of the VR company to try something new: artificial general intelligence, which he says is “possible, enormously valuable, and…I have a non-negligible chance of making a difference there.”
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2019 -
CultureAs A Kid, Legendary Street Fighter Player Daigo Umehara Got Beat Up For Being Too Good
When he was 13 years old, Street Fighter champion Daigo Umehara once beat an adult at a fighting game so badly that the man beat him up in the arcade, repeatedly punching him in the face, Umehara said during a speech given last year at the NHK Culture Center in Tokyo. The encounter left the…
By Ian Walker Published November 13, 2019 -
CultureTwitch Streamer Sentenced After Assaulting Pregnant Girlfriend During Game
Last year, Fortnite streamer Luke “MrDeadMoth” Munday was heard assaulting his then-pregnant girlfriend during a stream in front of the pair’s two children. After being arrested in December 2018, he was sentenced earlier this week and found guilty of a “single count of common assault (domestic violence). As Kotaku Australia reports, he has been handed…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2019 -
CultureThe Uncharted Movie Has Been In Development Hell For So Long That Mark Wahlberg, Once Cast As Nathan Drake, Is Now Playing Sully Instead
Sony has been trying to get an Uncharted movie made for over a decade now, and while the latest attempt to get Nathan Drake’s story on the big screen—starring Spider-Man’s Tom Holland—sounds like it might actually get made, the addition of Mark Wahlberg to the cast this week is a reminder of just how deep…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2019 -
CultureGoogle Confirms All The Stuff Stadia Won’t Have At Launch
Ahead of Stadia’s launch next week, Google’s representatives fielded questions during an AMA on Reddit about what exactly the video game streaming service will include in the beginning. The answer is, not much. The whole thread was a good reminder that much of Stadia remains as theoretical as it seemed when it was originally pitched…
By Ethan Gach Published November 13, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesA Beginner’s Guide To The World Of Death Stranding
Death Stranding isn’t that weird of a game, but it does love to toss out lore and terminology without explaining much. Some answers are hidden away in codex entries, but others are left for players to sort out. If that seems daunting, don’t worry. Here’s a breakdown of Death Stranding’s world and the most important…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 13, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsLegend of Bum-bo Is A Pleasing, Puzzling, Poo-Filled Prequel To Binding Of Isaac
I’ve been staring at my computer screen for three minutes trying to decide where the piles of poo should go. If I can get four of them in a row, I can fling a pile at the rotting sack of guts bearing down on me, and temporarily block it. But no matter how I tried,…
By Ethan Gach Published November 13, 2019 -
CultureRockstar Pledges To Fix Red Dead 2‘s Stuttering Issues On PC [Updated]
Red Dead Redemption 2’s PC launch was plagued with technical issues when the game released last week. Developer Rockstar has been chipping away at them, and it announced today that it will be releasing a patch that will hopefully address the game’s stutter. Many Red Dead PC players, myself included, struggled with an issue where…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 13, 2019 -
CultureDueling Translations Of Hideo Kojima’s Thoughts On Critics Cause Confusion
Whatever you think about Hideo Kojima’s latest fever dream—which imagines a world exactly like our own, except that Norman Reedus can’t walk good—you likely figured it was going to be divisive. Initial reviews lent credence to that idea; some critics adored Death Stranding despite its sharp corners and long, uneventful stretches. Others thought Kojima sacrificed…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 13, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Can’t Stop Playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Even Though I Hate It
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is not a game I can claim is good. It’s got big-money polish, cinematic orchestral music, and the quote-unquote “gunfeel” of a AAA banger, but a large portion of the series’ fanbase and I agree that it’s also rife with issues that make it irredeemably frustrating to play: camping players,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 13, 2019 -
CultureYouTubeToad’s Performance Of ‘Shallow’ Should Win A Grammy
Noted vocalist Toad has finally released his long-awaited version of “Shallow,” the Oscar-winning duet from Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, and it is truly the height of vocal performance. If you’ve already written a piece about the top songs of the decade, talk about bad timing! Toad, of course, is a big Gaga fan himself,…
By Chris Kohler Published November 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedShovel Knight developer Yacht Club dropped some wonderful news overnight: Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Showdown will both come out on December 10. The first, a bonus campaign to the original game, and the second, a multiplayer fighting game spinoff, were originally set to release last April.
By Ethan Gach Published November 13, 2019 -
ReviewsSwitchPokémon Sword and Shield: The Kotaku Review
Roughly 10 hours into Pokémon Shield, I stepped into a stadium packed with screaming fans to face off against ghost-type gym leader Allister, a shy and awkward mask-wearing kid. I reliably made it through three of the four Pokémon on his team before getting my shit completely wrecked by his last monster. Even without Dynamaxing,…
By Gita Jackson Published November 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedAmazing game designer “Strangethink” has announced that all of their games are being removed from itchio, since the platform’s client app apparently does a horrible job helping players find the “pay what you want” option. These are good gamesand I recommend getting them before they are gone for good.
By Heather Alexandra Published November 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV’s New Community Crafting Event Is Surprisingly Hype
When folks think of Final Fantasy XIV, they probably think of hardcore raiding groups or a stellar story mode. Crafting is important but not quite as heroic. A new activity to rebuild a war-torn city, though, brings tons of experience points and excitement. The Ishgard Restoration launched yesterday during a new patch, allowing players to…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 13, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Home | Artist: Mega Ran | Album: Beyond The Stars: a Mixtape
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 13, 2019