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OpinionImpressionsThe First Puzzle Quest Is Still The Best
2007’s Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords combined tile-matching puzzles and role-playing game mechanics to create an incredibly compelling hybrid game that was near impossible to put down. One sequel, several spin-offs, and countless copycats later, the Switch version of the original Puzzle Quest is just as captivating as it was 12 years ago. Launching…
By Mike Fahey Published September 18, 2019 -
CultureSpeedrunners Are Demolishing Celeste‘s Difficult New Chapter
Celeste’s recently added epilogue, Farewell, is an extremely difficult but charming send-off to a fantastic game. A normal playthrough takes anywhere from four to five hours and is immensely challenging. Skilled speedrunners are completing it in less than 20 minutes. Farewell adds tons of new mechanics to Celeste and even teaches players some advanced techniques…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 18, 2019 -
CultureJust What Everyone Needs, A Merge Dragons Sequel
Gram Games’ Merge Dragons is a very popular free-to-pay mobile game about combining three things into better things and spending money on dragon gems. Merge Magic, out today on iOS and Android, is a new game about combining three new things into better new things and spending money on magic gems. It has new art,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 18, 2019 -
CultureLong-Rumored Apex Legends Hero Apparently Spotted In Game
Apex Legends added its first new hero, the speedy Octane, early after launch. The electric-fence-dropping Wattson followed at the start of Season Two in July. Since then, there’s been supposed leaks and speculation about the next hero. Most folks believe it will be a sneaky hacker named Crypto, and he seems to have made an…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 18, 2019 -
CultureTrack: When I’m Five | Artist: David Bowie | Album: David Bowie
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanWhy The Most Recent Tales Game Is Taking So Long
Between 2002 and 2012, Bandai Namco released a mainline Tales game almost every year, save for 2006 and 2010. After 2012, there was a two-year gap before Tales of Zestiria. The following year, Namco Bandai released Tales of Berseria. But since then, there hasn’t been another Tales game. The next one, Tales of Arise, won’t be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe Sega Genesis Turned Tiny For Capsule Toys
The Sega Genesis Mini is small, but these capsule versions are even smaller. Sure, they don’t play games, but they’re tiny and cute. Over the years, numerous game consoles have been miniaturized for capsule toys. As IT Media points out, what makes this latest line so interesting is how extensive the peripherals and add-on versions…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanJunior High School Student Wins $46,000 Game Tournament, Doesn’t Get Any Money
During the Tokyo Game Show, legendary Street Fighter player Momochi forfeited tens of thousands of dollars in prize money because he doesn’t have a pro-gaming license in Japan. He wasn’t the only one who lost out on money. The winner of the Puzzle & Dragons tournament did, too. Junior high school student Yuwa came in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2019 -
CultureYou Can Eat This Game’s Box If You Want
The physical copies of this year’s Football Manager game are made almost entirely from recyclable materials, from the case to the shrink-wrap to the ink that’s printed on it. You could even eat the cardboard, if that was something you ever felt the need to do. As GI.biz reports, this year’s game—and every version going…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2019 -
CultureTwitchTwitch’s Latest Crackdowns On ‘Sexual’ Content Are Leaving Streamers Baffled
Earlier this week, Twitch suspended a streamer named Quqco for wearing a cosplay of Street Fighter heroine Chun-Li on stream, deeming her outfit “sexually suggestive.” This took Quqco—and many others—by surprise, given that the outfit was not overtly risqué. But this was not an isolated incident. In the past few days, Twitch has been cracking…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 17, 2019 -
ReviewsMultiplatformNBA 2K20 MyCareer: The Kotaku Review
NBA 2K20 is one of the best sports games I’ve played in a long time. It’s also a giant scam that is perpetually gross, and sometimes even terrifying, to be around. This might sound weird considering this is a sports game, but 2K’s basketball titles are some of the hardest things I ever have to…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedDid You Know Mickey Mouse And Donald Duck Parodies Almost Appeared In Shin Megami Tensei?
Before the arrival of Kingdom Hearts in 2002, it seemed impossible to imagine Disney characters appearing alongside original characters in a Japanese role-playing game. But it apparently came close to happening back in 1992, almost 10 years before the world was introduced to Sora and company. As some longtime fans may already know, two unused…
By Ian Walker Published September 17, 2019 -
CultureBorderlands 3 Developers Fix Nasty Bug That Erased People’s Save Files (Although It’s Too Late For Them)
Some Borderlands 3 players have reported issues with crashes leading to corrupt save files and, more concerningly, some wonkiness with cloud saves preventing players from loading up an older, non-corrupted save file. Publisher 2K Games says that they have a fix. Yesterday, Kotaku’s own Paul Tamayo fell victim to the unfortunate combination of issues that…
By Gita Jackson Published September 17, 2019 -
CultureRockstar Has Its Own PC Games Launcher Now
Rockstar Games has released a new digital launcher for its games on PC. The new launcher, creatively titled the Rockstar Games Launcher, is a way for players to buy and play Rockstar games. It’s very bare-bones at the moment, but it works. Mostly. The Rockstar Launcher was first spotted by numerous GTA and Red Dead…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 17, 2019 -
CultureDevelopers Cash In By Selling Their Switch Games For Pennies
Every few days, I tap the eShop icon on my Nintendo Switch. I’ll look at the new games released that week, but honestly, I just want to see what’s on sale. I especially want to see what’s really on sale. One of the few categories by which you can browse Switch games on the eShop…
Stephen J. Bronner Published September 17, 2019 -
ReviewsMultiplatformGreedfall: The Kotaku Review
In many ways, Spiders’ latest, Greedfall, does what it sets out to do. It provides a role-playing adventure comparable to BioWare’s most compelling narratives, with companions to meet and recruit, quests to discover, and more. But Greedfall’s tendency to settle for the barest possible option constantly weakens it. Whether that is an unwillingness to reckon…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 17, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryIt’s Kind Of Creepy How Obsessed Professor Byleth Is With Her Students
Fire Emblem: Three Houses protagonist Professor Byleth is very good at spying. Three Houses isn’t a stealth game; Byleth doesn’t use her impressive sneaking skills in combat. Instead, she uses them to listen in on dozens of private conversations that unfold between her students. It’s never actually specified in-game whether Byleth can hear all of…
By Maddy Myers Published September 17, 2019
