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CultureThe Internet Reacts To Hero In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Earlier this morning, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai took some time to show off the game’s latest character, the Hero from the popular Dragon Quest roleplaying series. The presentation detailed what Hero will bring to the table once he is added to the game, and so far, several top competitive Smash players seem…
By Ian Walker Published July 30, 2019 -
CultureGears Of War 4 Headlines August’s Xbox Live Games With Gold
August’s Xbox Live Games with Gold are a nice mix of action and racing. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. August’s Games With Gold are: Xbox One Gears of War 4 (August 1-31) Forza Motorsport 6 (August 16-September 15) Xbox 360 (compatible with Xbox One)…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedIt’s patch day for Final Fantasy XIV! The latest update adds a new difficult tier to the Eden series of raids and applies some welcome buffs to Monks and Astrologians. Also: hey, Scholars get Energy Drain so they can do something other than spam Broil!
By Heather Alexandra Published July 30, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsTactical Strategy Game Mutant Year Zero Looks Like A PS2 Game On Switch [Update]
What the duck am I looking at? Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden was one of last year’s surprise delights. Now it’s out on Switch, which should be a great thing. There’s just one problem: It looks really bad. [Update – 10:23, July 31]: The Switch version of Mutant Year Zero got a patch yesterday…
By Ethan Gach Published July 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedAre you ready for some football?! I’m not! Which means that, were I confronted by some football, my reactions of surprise and delight would be genuine. This is precisely why I’m about to stream Madden NFL 20 over on our Twitch channel. Roar from the bleachers in our chat, bruddy. (That’s a portmanteau of “bro”…
By Tim Rogers Published July 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Text In Fire Emblem: Three Houses Is Too Damn Small
Fire Emblem: Three Houses has some of the most rewarding tactics action and Hogwarts-simulating that you can get. There aren’t many flaws in the game, but there is something that badly needs to be fixed: For a game focused on navigating menus, that text size sure is tiny. Text size in modern games has been…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
Fortnite player and streamer Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler joined team Faze Clan this weekend, making her the team’s first Deaf and first female member. Ewok played in this weekend’s Fortnite World Cup Pro-Am, as well as at the recent Fortnite Summer Block Party
By Riley MacLeod Published July 30, 2019 -
CultureStreamer Sparks Debate Over Whether Twitch Should Allow Breastfeeding
When a Twitch streamer breastfed her baby on stream last week, clips of the moment ended up getting removed from Twitch, and it sparked a debate about whether or not the practice violates Twitch’s terms of service, with some arguing that breastfeeding constitutes “sexual” content. Being a parent on Twitch isn’t easy. As independent contractors, parents…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 30, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryIt’s Awkward When Madden NFL 20 Characters Avoid Saying My Player’s Name
Madden 20’s new Face of the Franchise single-player mode lets you create a custom character and give them whatever name you want. I named my custom quarterback Madden Myers, because my actual name is Maddy Myers, and that’s the type of thing that I find funny. It was great to hear the in-game NFL commentators…
By Maddy Myers Published July 30, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsVivid Painting Adventure Concrete Genie Will Release On PS4 In October
After being delayed earlier this year, Sony’s painterly puzzle platformer Concrete Genie will finally come to PS4 on October 8 for $30. Kotaku first previewed Concrete Genie, created by one of Sony’s tiniest first-party studios, PixelOpus, back at E3 2017. At the time, the game’s creative director Dominic Robilliard said the idea was originally born…
By Ethan Gach Published July 30, 2019 -
CultureSony Has Shipped 100 Million PS4s
The PS5 may be on the horizon, but the PS4 is far from dead. Sony reports that they have now shipped 100 million PS4s between the machine’s late 2013 launch and June 30 of this year. Sony’s most recent figure for the number of PS4s actually sold to customers is 91.6 million, through the end…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 30, 2019 -
CultureThe Fortnite World Cup Was A Kids’ Paradise
The people who filled Queens, New York’s Arthur Ashe tennis stadium for this weekend’s Fortnite World Cup were people who love Fortnite, or at least those people and their parents. The bulk of the attendees I saw were young kids, swimming in soccer shorts and baggy Fortnite t-shirts. They performed the game’s emote dances. They…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 30, 2019 -
CultureSmash Ultimate Is Getting Its New Dragon Quest Fighter Today
Today, Smash daddy Masahiro Sakurai announced that Dragon Quest’s Hero fighter will arrive in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate today as part of the version 4.0 update. The Heroes, referred to as “Hero” in-game, are from Dragon Quest XI S, Dragon Quest III, Dragon Quest IV, and Dragon Quest VIII—each expressed as different skins for the base…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
From Sept. 13-15, EA and Respawn will hold the Apex Legends Preseason Invitational, the first official Apex Legends tournament of its scale. The event will host 80 three-person squads from around the world in Krakow, Poland, with a $500,000 prize pool.
By Natalie Degraffinried Published July 30, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanForget Hug Pillows, Here Is An Anime Boy Hug Speaker
Instead of hugging a pillow, let this speaker hug you. Behold the hug speaker, ready to wrap you in music and a soothing embrace. The huge speaker depicts Ixa, the hero from Level-5’s Otome Yusha mobile game. You can wear him outside. Take him on dates (with other dates). Or get coffee together. And when…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 30, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanAnime Made Realistic, Oh Goodness Why
Previously, Kotaku reported that the characters in one of Japan’s most beloved anime were getting realistic versions. They have and do they ever look awful. Sazae-san is the longest-running animated TV show in the world. Debuting in 1969, the anime is a cultural institution in its native Japan. The main character is Sazae, who is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 30, 2019
