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UncategorizedXbox All Access is coming back on November 18, Microsoft announced this morning. Players can spread out the cost of a console, a Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Live with discounted monthly payments over two years. The base bundle starts at $19.99, and there will be the option to upgrade your Xbox All Access Xbox…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 28, 2019 -
CultureDeath Stranding Is Coming To PC
Death Stranding is coming to PC early summer 2020, Kojima Productions announced on Twitter today. Right now, the game is arriving on PS4 November 8. Here’s the tweet: Sony is publishing Death Stranding, and it was announced as an exclusive for their PS4 console. Traditionally, Sony’s big games have stayed on the PS4, but lately,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 28, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Evolution | Artist: Ayumi Hamasaki | Album: I Am…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanBad Tourist Behavior Leads To Photography Crackdown In Kyoto’s Gion
The Gion is one of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto. Earlier this year, Kotaku reported that tourists had been making the lives of geisha and maiko, who work in the area, difficult. Now locals have had enough. As you can see in the footage below, a tourist mob stalks its photo prey. There have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedJapan’s Best Boring Halloween Costumes
Some people might try to outdo others with elaborate and showy costumes. But at this annual event in Japan, participants are trying to do something far simpler—boring, even. This event is called “Jimi Halloween” (地味ハロウィン), with jimi (地味) meaning “mundane,” “plain,” or “subdued.” As Spoon & Tamago points out, this regular event was started by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2019 -
CultureEpic Suing Former Tester For Revealing Fortnite Spoilers
Epic Games is in the process suing a former tester for spoiling some of Fortnite’s big Chapter Two reveal secrets. As Polygon reports, Epic filed the suit last week in North Carolina, alleging that former tester Ronald Sykes, who had played loads of the Chapter Two content back in September, began tweeting at other Fortnite…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2019 -
CultureThe Most Expensive Pokémon Card On Earth Sold For $224,500 [Update]
One of the rarest Pokémon cards in existence went up for auction last week at New York-based Weiss and sold for $195,000. It is now officially the most expensive Pokémon card in existence. It’s a “Pikachu Illustrator” card, a promo given out to winners of a comic contest that was held in Japan in 1997-98.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedHalloween Events In Video Games Are Just The Best
Without a doubt, Halloween is my favorite time of the year. I can’t get enough of the creepy decorations, the spooky movies, the fall weather, and all that wonderful candy. And over the last few years, my excitement for Halloween has grown thanks to video games like Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle For Neighborville and Grand…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2019 -
CultureAnother Popular Twitch Streamer, King Gothalion, Moves To Mixer
You can now add another popular Twitch streamer to the growling list of streamers making the switch to competing service Mixer. This time it’s Cory “King Gothalion” Michael making the move to stream on the Microsoft-owned Mixer. Over on Twitch, Michael has over one million followers. But he announced today on Twitter that he is…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedYou Can Play Virtua Tennis On The Dreamcast Using A Fishing Rod Controller
Have you ever wondered if it is possible to play a tennis video game using a fishing rod controller? Probably not. But it turns out this is possible on a Dreamcast. You can even play fighting games with the same fishing rod accessory and use a mouse to play Mr. Driller. The Dreamcast was a…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Luigi’s Other Creepy Adventures
Next week is the release of Luigi’s Mansion 3, which continues Luigi’s odd side gig of ghostbusting. He seems a bit too cowardly to be in the ghost hunting business, but at least he is facing his fears. From what I’ve heard though, he actually has even more creepy adventures outside of the main games.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2019 -
UncategorizedChance The Rapper Is A Clueless Esports Reporter In This League Of Legends SNL Skit
Keeping track of everything happening during a match of League Of Legends can be tricky, even if you are an experienced player or an announcer. But it is completely impossible if you usually cover NBA games. That’s the situation Chance The Rapper’s Saturday Night Live character faced in a skit featured last night on the…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2019 -
CultureSunday Comics: FIREBALL
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Oct. 24. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Oct. 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Big Pikachu, Winners!
The big boy himself, chunky Pikachu, is back in the new Pokemon games thanks to some weird power-up thing. To celebrate this great news, I asked you fine folks to take big boy Pikachu and add him to games or movies or TV shows. Our winning image this week comes from Haunted Channel who adds…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 26, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsIce Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure Feels Like A PS2 Game And That’s A Good Thing
The last Ice Age film or short came out back in 2016. There has been the talk of a new film or TV series, but nothing has actually released in the last 3 years. Until late last week. For some reason the world received a new Ice Age video game, starring Scrat. It’s weird that…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 26, 2019 -
UncategorizedRed Dead Redemption 2, One Year Later
Red Dead Redemption 2 launched a year ago today, on October 26, 2018. It’s been a busy year for the game and developer Rockstar. The company has faced criticisms over crunch, the main game eventually released to great reviews, Red Dead Online launched to less great reviews, then got updated more and more, fans walked…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 26, 2019 -
CulturePokemonHaunter Has A Very Deadly Tongue
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Haunter! Haunter Details Type: Ghost/Poison Average Height: 5′ 03″ Average Weight: 0.2 lbs. First Added In Generation I This…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 26, 2019
