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UncategorizedNew Death Stranding PS4 Has A Controller Based On The Weird Baby
There’s a limited edition PS4 Pro coming based on Death Stranding, and it’s a very fetching shade of white. The drippy black handprints on the top are a nice touch, but nowhere near as nice as the decision to base the accompanying controller on the game’s Bridge Baby The console launches alongside the game on…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 24, 2019 -
UncategorizedMicrosoft’s Project xCloud Game Streaming Service Will Begin Public Testing In October
Microsoft’s take on game-streaming will be in the hands of a select few members of the public next month. Project xCloud (not its final name) will let people play Xbox One games via the cloud, without the need for a console. Microsoft announced today that the service will begin a public trial in October, though…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 24, 2019 -
UncategorizedVideo Game Companies Vow Action On Climate Change, But Critics Say They Need To Do More
Within a couple generations, after climate change has more visibly ravaged the Earth, the easiest way for humanity to interact with lush forests and icy glaciers might be video games. It’s a bleak, maybe science-fiction potential future, but not an improbable one; according to some analyses, we have just 12 years to suppress catastrophic climate…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 24, 2019 -
CultureGuy Builds Incredible Replica Of Link To The Past In Dragon Quest Builders 2
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is one of the most recognizable games of all time, with an iconic overworld that players become intimately familiar with during their travels as the Hero of Time. A prolific creator recently took a stab at recreating Hyrule in the blocky anime style of Dragon Quest…
By Ian Walker Published September 24, 2019 -
CultureEverything PlayStation Announced In Today’s State Of Play
Sony’s Nintendo Direct-style State Of Play livestream series returned today, with a deep look at The Last of Us II as well as short updates about other games coming to PlayStation, including Civilization 6. Here’s a rundown of the news. The Last Of Us Part II will be released on February 21, 2020. A demo…
By Chris Kohler Published September 24, 2019 -
CultureThe Last of Us Part II Will Be Out In February
During Sony’s State of Play stream Tuesday afternoon, the release date for The Last of Us Part II was finally announced. You’ll be able to play Naughty Dog’s highly-anticipated sequel on February 21, 2020. The release date comes alongside a brand-new trailer that starts slow and quickly escalates to become the most violent and action-packed…
By Joshua Rivera Published September 24, 2019 -
CultureHow Street Fighter II‘s Computer Opponents Cheat To Kick Your Ass
Have you ever plopped a quarter in the Street Fighter II machine at your local pizza joint and readied up with your favorite character, only to find yourself bashed and bloodied by the CPU just a few rounds later? Perhaps you said something to yourself about the computer cheating, only to get heckled by your…
By Ian Walker Published September 24, 2019 -
AnimeAnimated Video Game Porn Could Be A Lot Sexier And Less Gross
Editor’s Note – 5:25pm: This story, part of our regular coverage of the intersection of sex and games, originally included screenshots from several porn parodies with a note that they were Not Safe For Work. We’ve since removed those images. While the intent of this article was to provide a snapshot of the kind of…
By Kate Gray Published September 24, 2019 -
CultureLink’s Awakening‘s Big ‘Twist’ Is Mind-Blowing When You’re Eight
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is a mystery. Link, the hero of the Zelda games, wakes up after getting shipwrecked on Koholint Island. He meets a mysterious owl who tells him that in order to return home, he must wake the Wind Fish, the guardian of the island, who is currently asleep in a…
By Joshua Rivera Published September 24, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryHighway Planning Game Really Underscores How Inefficient Cars Are
As I watch cars sit at a standstill at an intersection in Mini Motorways, the new game from the makes of Mini Metro, all I can think about is how much more efficient this city would have been with public transportation. Dinosaur Polo Club, the developers of Mini Metro and Mini Motorways, have created two…
By Gita Jackson Published September 24, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy VII Remake‘s Box Art Sure Is Misleading
This is the box art, released this morning, for the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake, which is out March 3, 2020. It’s killer art. But if you saw it on a store shelf, you would have absolutely no idea that it’s actually just part one of the remake. The game that publisher Square Enix is…
By Jason Schreier Published September 24, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsNoita Is A Delightful Game Where You Can Destroy Every Pixel You See
Noita, out today via Early Access on Steam, comes from some of the creators of the excellent indie games The Swapper and Baba is You. Both are puzzle games focusing on taking rules to their extremes, using the lenses of body-swapping and computer programming, respectively. Noita does the same, but without the puzzle aspect. Everything…
By Riley MacLeod Published September 24, 2019 -
CultureMario Kart Tour Kicks Off Tomorrow In New York City
Nintendo’s latest free-to-play mobile game, Mario Kart Tour, launches tomorrow on iOS and Android. Every two weeks the nickley, dimey racer will test players in tours, special races inspired by real-world locations. The first destination is New York, New York, where players can earn Musician Mario and Super Mario Odyssey Pauline as playable racers. New…
By Mike Fahey Published September 24, 2019 -
ReviewsToysStart Off Your Day With A Bowl Of Legend Of Zelda Lego Cereal
Lego artist Baron Von Brunk, builder of transforming Game Boys and massive working NES controllers, is pioneering a new method of stop-motion animation featuring a mix of custom-built Lego puppets and live-action shots. This new project begins, appropriately enough, with a complete The Legend of Zelda breakfast. Instead of using the iconic Lego minifigure, as…
By Mike Fahey Published September 24, 2019 -
ReviewsPCI Love You, Colonel Sanders!: The Kotaku Review
The difference between I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator and the dating sims I’ve enjoyed is sincerity. That’s hard to come by in a game that’s actually about making its players fall in love with the idea of buying fried chicken. Dating games and visual novels in general often find…
By Gita Jackson Published September 24, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Main Phone | Artist: Snoop Dogg (ft. Rick Rock & Stressmatic) | Album: I Wanna Thank Me
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 24, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapan89-Year-Old Grandma Says Video Games Keep Her Mind Sharp
This is Hamako Mori. At 89, she’s not new to video games. She has been playing them for nearly four decades. In an interview with GameSpark, the Tokyo native says the first console she played was the Cassette Vision, which was released in 1981. After that, she was into the Famicom and played The Legend…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 24, 2019
