‘Shop Contest: Frankie Muniz

Frankie Muniz is back in the news because he…tweeted something strange to popular musician Lizzo. Have you seen the tweet? Here you go. You’re welcome. So it seems Frankie Muniz wants to become an accessory. Let’s help the poor guy out! Your challenge this week: Make Frankie Muniz an item, weapon, vehicle or whatever from…

A Large Group Of Red Dead Online Players Tried To Carry Bowls Of Soup Across The Entire Map

Walking across large open-world maps has been done many times and has even beendocumented numerous times on this very site. But walking across an entire map carrying a big old bowl of stew? Now that is something you don’t see every day. That was the odd objective of a recent meet-and-walkattended by a large group…

Someone Is Making A Game Based On the Super Mario Bros Super Show

Many fans have recreated old Mario games in different engines or in different styles. But one fan and his young kids are doing something different. They’re creating a totally original Mario game based on the animated segments from the popular Super Mario Bros. Super Show and it looks amazing. The fan game is being developed…

Sunday Comics: How Does He Do That?

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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Sept. 23. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Sept. 26. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: It’s Pumpkin Season, Winners!

Last week I was excited because Fall was finally here! Trees turning orange, cooler temperatures and of course, pumpkins. So I asked the wonderful readers of Kotaku to create some Fall-inspired Photoshopped images, featuring video game characters. This is still technically a website about video games, after all. Our winning image this week was created…

Red Dead Online’s New Legendary Bounties Are Exactly What The Game Needed

Earlier this month, Red Dead Online received a big update which added new career paths to follow, new items to collect and new challenges to complete. One career players could choose was the life of a bounty hunter and to support this path, Rockstar has been releasing some wonderful bounty hunter missions. It’s the sort…

Mario Maker Contest: Going Up, Winners!

Last week I challenged you folks to create Mario levels that went up and down instead of left and right. Add a little verticality to the world of Mario. I got a nice mix of themes, ideas, and designs. You folks sure like going up! This week I got some levels that I enjoyed so…

Minecraft Earth Is Launching In Early Access This October

Microsoft and Mojang held their annual Minecon live stream event this weekend, where they announced new information about the upcoming mobile game, Minecraft Earth. The game will be released in early access in October in some countries and will be released globally by the end of the year. Mojang hasn’t said which countries will get…

Munna Will Eat Your Dreams And Your Nightmares

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 Munna! Munna Details Type: Psychic Average Height: 2’00” Average Weight: 51.3 lbs. First Added In Generation V I had…

I Don’t Want To Save The Creepy Kid

Hello! This week we take a nice vacation with Agent 47, HONK at a funeral, check out the new Medal Of Honor game, catch up with Ellie in The Last Of Us Part II and meet a really creepy kid. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week This sounds like it could end up being…

Twitch Is Making Ads Less Annoying

Twitch, like so many other platforms on the “free” internet, runs on ads. These ads are annoying as hell. They also represent a raw deal for the majority of streamers. Soon, however, both those things are going to change. As part of today’s TwitchCon opening ceremony, the company announced a slew of upcoming changes, including…

“There’s no reason why they shouldn’t have an accessibility tag, or an “a11y” tag—Twitter speak for accessibility. If Twitch is listening, please give us that tag. We’ve been asking for over a year now,” said streamer AccessibleGamer during TwitchCon’s “Streaming With Disabilities” panel. He added that most Twitch tags describe streams themselves—not streamers—but there are…

Twitchcon’s show floor is notably lacking in video games. This makes sense; game makers have far less to gain from being at a show where most people are here to see streamers, not play games. In previous years, that didn’t stop a fair number of video game companies from having presences. This year, however, it’s…

Your Destiny 2 To-Do List For This Weekend

We’re about to begin the final weekend before Destiny 2‘s big expansion, Shadowkeep, launches, and it’s understandable if you’re feeling a little listless. One of the nice things about Destiny is how it’s always endeavored to offer something for every style of play, and as a result, everyone plays at their own pace. In that…

Shenmue 3‘s Demo Is 1999 In A Bottle

Those who backed Shenmue III on Kickstarter, including me, finally got a taste of the upcoming adventure game this week with a “trial version.” While it’s limited, it definitely feels like old-school Shenmue: Stiff and stilted, but charming and detailed. I’m a longtime Shenmue fan. I was there when Yu Suzuki’s landmark adventure game series…

Apple Arcade Seems Like The Future Of Gaming, For Better Or Worse

Apple Arcade offers up a ton of cool mobile games for only 5 bucks a month. The price seems more than fair from the player side, and it helps that these games aren’t packed with microtransactions, since they’re already funded by the subscription fee. But is that subscription model actually sustainable? And do we want…