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Uncategorized7 Classic Cartoons That Deserve A TV Special
With a wide variety of animated movies and TV series accessible around the clock, it’s easy for viewers to fall into the bottomless pit of nostalgia that is streaming classic cartoons. While Hulu, whose selection includes the likes of Rugrats, Dexter’s Lab, and Dragon Ball, is undoubtedly the current champion of throwback cartoon streaming, they’re…
By Ben Bertoli Published August 24, 2019 -
UncategorizedAn Ode To Video Game Pockets
Hi Kotaku! It’s Ben, Narelle, and Peter back as your guest writers for the weekend. We have a variety of articles planned; Narelle will be writing about Breath of the Wild with her sister and some of the fun quests in Dragon Quest Builders 2; Ben shows some love for the Game Boy and Tony…
Peter Tieryas & Ben Bertoli & Narelle Ho Sang Published August 24, 2019 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Suspends Popular Leftist Streamer After Controversial 9/11 Comments
During a Twitch stream earlier this week, popular leftist streamer Hasan Piker made a statement that would, by pretty much any measure, be considered incendiary. “America deserved 9/11, dude,” he said. “Fuck it, I’m saying it.” Today, Twitch suspended Piker for one week. Emotions had been running high in the leadup to the statement on…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedFive-time Evo champion SonicFox is live on Twitch with a charity drive for The Trevor Project, which focuses on crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ+ youth. His goal is $20,000, with various donation incentives—from playing piano to shaving his mustache—spread out along the way.
By Ian Walker Published August 23, 2019 -
CultureMajora’s Mask Speedrunners Get World Record Under An Hour By Playing The Ocarina 63 Times
As of six days ago, speedrunners have found a way to complete The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask in under an hour. The moody Ocarina of Time sequel is best known for its lengthy sidequests and countless collectables. A glitch allowing players to access a hidden debug menu has cut out much of the necessary…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 23, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsModern Warfare‘s Alpha Has Me Feeling Good About The Gameplay
This weekend, Call of Duty players on PlayStation 4 are getting hands-on with this fall’s Modern Warfare. Activision has launched an early alpha of the new 2v2 “Gunfight” mode, and so far it’s mostly good vibes and fast-paced gameplay for Infinity Ward’s rebooted Duty Modern Warfare’s alpha was originally scheduled to hit the PlayStation store…
By S.E. Doster Published August 23, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsLife Is Strange 2‘s Fourth Episode Puts Its Hero Through The Wringer
By the end of the latest episode of Life Is Strange 2, the game’s protagonist Sean Diaz has nearly been broken, physically and mentally. But at least he still has his brother. The most recent episode is the fourth entry in the series, which will eventually be five episodes. Its story continues in the same…
By Gita Jackson Published August 23, 2019 -
CultureBattlefield V Developers Cancel 5v5 Mode, Saying They Need To Fix Other Bugs
Since its launch in November 2018, Battlefield V has been expanded with a battle royale mode and additional limited time modes that reimagine the multiplayer experience. A long planned 5v5 competitive mode has been in the works for some time, but that’s no more. In a note posted today, the game’s senior producer Ryan McArthur…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 23, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for cleaning the house, for real this time, not like all those other weekends I said I would clean and then didn’t. Does that sound convincing? Let’s be honest: I’m probably just going to pause every half hour to play video games instead. Rad came out this week, and while I wasn’t…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 23, 2019 -
CultureThe Division 2 Developers Challenge Players To Find Misspelled Police Car
In the vast video game version of Washington, D.C in Ubisoft’s The Division 2, there is a single police car that reads “POLCE.” The misspelling has been in the game for months, but only on Wednesday, after a prompt from the game’s creative director, did people finally start reporting its discovery. A Berlin-based gamer named…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedDragon Quest XI On Switch Lets You Make NPCs Lie
This week, Nintendo put out a demo for the Switch version of Dragon Quest XI, and it’s got at least a few new features we didn’t know about before. My favorite has to be the toggle that makes townspeople lie. Dragon Quest XI, which came out last year for PS4 and PC and launches on…
By Jason Schreier Published August 23, 2019 -
The BestsThe 12 Best Games For 3DS And 2DS
It’s been years since the original 3DS launched. There’s an updated version with better 3D , improved controls, and of course, a wealth of excellent games to play. There’s also a 2DS XL that can do everything its 3D brother can do, aside from 3D. Below, find our 12 favorite games for the 3DS and…
Kotaku Staff Published August 23, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryGears of War Isn’t As Fun Without The Chainsaw Gun
I love the Lancer from Gears of War. That’s the chainsaw gun. So I’m pretty disappointed that Gears of War 4, which I’m playing now to prep for the sequel, keeps taking my Lancer away. I’ve loved the Lancer since the series’ original hero Marcus Fenix used it in the first Gears game. Within the…
By Maddy Myers Published August 23, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Soon | Artist: My Bloody Valentine | Album: Loveless
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 23, 2019 -
Kotaku EastCustom Toys and Figures Made for Wasteland Nightmares
Cute toys made terrifying. Traditional Japanese motifs reworked on rusted robots. The world of Fallout brought to life. This is the work of toy and figure modder Y_Nakajima Nakajima’s work excels at putting a creepy dystopian spin on figures and toys, bringing them to life in a nicely rusted and weathered way (Previously, Kotaku has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 23, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Peppermint Chocolate
As I freshened up my familiarity with MAMAMOO’s discography while writing the column for Yes I Am several days ago, I stumbled upon 2014’s Peppermint Chocolate, one of their pre-debut songs, sung in collaboration with K.Will. K.Will is one of the more prolific and well-known solo artists in the Korean music canon, best-known for his…
By Seung Park Published August 23, 2019 -
CultureFortnite Nerfed The Mech
After weeks of player outcry, developer Epic made some significant changes to Fortnite’s mechanical Brute today. The Brute now does less damage, spawns less, and no longer collects materials when it stomps buildings and objects. Epic outlined the changes in a post titled “B.R.U.T.E Balance Adjustments.” The Brute now fires a max of six rockets…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedRiot says it has reached a settlement with two women who filed a gender discrimination lawsuit late last year. At the time, the women, one current and one former employee, accused Riot of gender-based discrimination and a “men-first” environment that impacted their pay and career advancement. Today, however, Riot sent out a press release announcing…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 22, 2019 -
CultureRed Dead Redemption 2 Bird Mod Is Magnificently Chill
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game that can be chill, but eventually, somebody pulls a gun on you, or a coyote attacks, or you wander into a whinnying horse fire hell zone. To achieve true chill, you must rise above it all. Thanks to mods, you can. YouTuber Jedijosh920 (via Polygon) used player model…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 22, 2019
