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CulturePokemonSharpedo Can Shoot Water Out Of Its Ass At 75 MPH
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 Sharpedo! Sharpedo Details Type: Water/Dark Average Height: 5‘ 11″ Average Weight: 195 lbs. First Added In Generation III If…
By Zack Zwiezen Published August 3, 2019 -
CultureMorning CheckpointDance Your Pain Away, Harry
Hello! This week we check out the new Call Of Duty, learn about the bizarre tale of the fake game studio, anger that annoying friend, get some new Nintendo VR action and dance away all our fears and suffering. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great…
By Zack Zwiezen Published August 3, 2019 -
CultureSigma’s New ‘Asylum’ Skin Raises Concerns About Overwatch‘s Handling Of Mental-Illness Tropes
Overwatch’s newest hero, Sigma, was introduced to the world on a gurney. Though the video was purposefully non-linear, Sigma had suffered a mental breakdown after attempting to harness the power of a black hole. He hollered half-coherently while being wheeled through what appeared to be a psychiatric facility: “Hold it together, hold it together!” Since…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 2, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsI Can’t Wait To Destroy My Friends In Hot Shot Burn
In addition to hardcore competition, Evo 2019 has also provided a decent chunk of floor space for independent developers to show off their games. Flaming Flamingo took advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate its upcoming game, Hot Shot Burn, in a simulated living room environment, complete with an extra-large couch for attendees to lounge on…
By Ian Walker Published August 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedI Fixed Madden NFL 20‘s Opening Cinematic
I found that Madden NFL 20‘s intro lacked both The Monday Night Football Theme Song and vocabularic loquaciousness. So I made this. Well, bye. (Oh. You can also watch it on YouTube, and subscribe to our channel, if you want. Anyway, bye. Have a fun weekend everybody. Don’t get hurt playing too much football.)
By Tim Rogers Published August 2, 2019 -
CultureA Stealth Game Where You Infiltrate A 1970s Cult
The Church in the Darkness is an indie stealth game out today for Xbox, PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch. In the game, you infiltrate a 1970s cult compound in South America, searching for your nephew. Your objectives, as well as the nature of the cult itself, change every time you play. I found the premise…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Wig Joke In Ninja’s Mixer Announcement Sucked
Superstar streamer Ninja is leaving Twitch for Mixer. This afternoon, he’s been serving up his first Mixer stream, broadcasting in front of a live crowd at Lollapalooza and also garnering tens of thousands of online viewers. The move to Mixer was announced yesterday in a short ad full of light-hearted jokes aimed at the hype…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 2, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Kill La Kill Fighting Game Is Flashy But Flimsy
Like the anime it’s based on, Kill La Kill the Game: IF is fast, stylish, rude, and racy. Unfortunately, like the outfits its main characters sport, there’s not a lot of substance. Kill La Kill is a damn fine original series from Japanese animation studio Trigger. It tells the story of a conflict between Honnouji…
By Mike Fahey Published August 2, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for getting a personal training consultation at my rock climbing gym. I am excited to get answers to all my rock climbing questions, like “Could I really climb that?” and “How?” Oxygen Not Included left early access this week, and I’m excited to tool around with Klei’s latest survival crafting game. Last…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 2, 2019 -
CultureWhy Video Game Headshots Will Always Be Popular—And Unsettling
Like a lot of people who play video games, I have spent decades aiming at digital heads. I have also spent a considerable amount of time during those years feeling uncomfortable about it. “Headshots” as a concept are, as Kotaku’s Stephen Totilo wrote in a 2010 report, ghoulish to the outsider, and essential to the…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 2, 2019 -
EsportsSmash Bros. Takes Center Stage At The Biggest Fighting Game Event Of The Year
For the first time since it was released in 2016, Street Fighter V won’t be the final headlining event that concludes the Evolution Championship Series this weekend. Instead, that honor goes to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This is the first time in the history of the series that it’s ever received top-billing at the event.…
By Ethan Gach Published August 2, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Couldn’t Help Snooping On A Stranger’s Fire Emblem House On The Subway
Fire Emblem: Three Houses offers the agonizing decision over which group of students you want to teach and lead in battle. It’s a tricky choice that greatly affects the story you experience and the characters at your command. But it’s also a bit of a personality test, and I’m fascinated to know what house people…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedGenshin Impact was announced at E3 and now has a gameplay trailer that debuted at ChinaJoy 2019. The open world JRPG has been described as anime Breath of the Wild, which I can totally see, and which I’m totally here for. It’s supposed to come to PS4 sometime next year.
By Ethan Gach Published August 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedEVE Online‘s Developers Want A ‘Chaos Era’ For The Game
EVE Online’s developers have talked a lot recently about bringing some changes to the game. On a recent episode of player-created podcast Talking in Stations, CEO of CCP Games Hilmar Pétursson called for a “chaos era” to be ushered in for EVE Online and warned players to brace for impact. If other changes from this…
By Lee Yancy Published August 2, 2019
