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UncategorizedIt Takes A Lot Of Work (And Mistakes) To Pull Off An Impressive GTA Stunt
If you’ve visited Kotaku over the last few years, you might have seen videos of skilled Grand Theft Auto Online players pulling off impressive stunts. Sometimes they use bikes, sometimes cars, sometimes multiple vehicles are involved. These videos are always entertaining to watch. But have you ever wondered how many attempts it takes to successfully…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedSomeone Recreated A Bob Ross Painting In Minecraft
Bob Ross was famous for his show which helped teach basically anyone how to paint wonderful landscapes and vistas. But, what if you wanted to create a piece of art, but you didn’t have any paint or brushes? Well, one YouTuber decided to recreate a Bob Ross painting using Minecraft SmallishBeansis a popular Minecraft YouTuber…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedPut Some Checkpoints In Your Mario Maker Levels
I’ve been playing Super Mario Maker 2 nearly every night since the game was released last week and I’ve encountered some really fun and well-made levels. But I’ve also noticed an annoying trend in many player made courses. It seems a lot of level creators are uploading levels without any checkpoints. Maybe some creators are…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedI just really want Super Mario Bros. 2 Maker, is I guess what I’m trying to get at, here. DBP-VYW-KMF if you want to see how close I got without the actual tools. It’s not very close, folks. If you’re also making levels, maybe enter our latest contest!
By Chris Kohler Published July 6, 2019 -
CulturePokemonDrampa Will Burn Your House Down
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 Drampa! Drampa Details Type: Normal/Dragon Average Height: 9′ 10″ Average Weight: 407.9 lbs. First Added In Generation VII Sometimes…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 6, 2019 -
CultureMorning CheckpointIsabelle Is Having A Good Time
Hello! Today we learn about a canceled Toy Story game, get some flashlights, drink some “Vacation Juice” and watch some chickens talk about kart racing. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here are a few of my favorites! This sounds like…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedAn Easter Egg In Half-Life: Decay Can Only Be Found After Hitting A Corpse 600 Times
Some secrets in video games are found after hitting a hidden button or jumping out of a certain area. Sometimes you can find a secret by just doing nothing, which is the case in Far Cry 4. But in Half-Life: Decay, to find a small Easter egg you will need to do a lot. Like…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 5, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for finally pulling my stock bags out of the freezer and making soup stock, even though it’s a zillion degrees outside. That’s a long, hands-off process, though, so there’s plenty of time to play video games. I’m excited to check out Sea of Solitude, which came out today. Look out for my…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Summer Time Fun
Summer is here. The sun is out and hot, shirts are drenched in sweat, ice cream is back on the menu and ACs are turned down to their lowest temperature. So, instead of going outside, into the heat and sun, let’s stay inside and make some Mario Maker levels! Your challenge this week: Make some…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedArmored Mewtwo Is Coming To Pokemon GO On July 10th
Mewtwo is coming back to Pokemon GO raids but will be sporting a new look. This armored version is based on Mewtwo’s appearance from the upcoming Pokemon anime film Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution. Niantic and The Pokemon Company released a teaser video showing off the new Mewtwo in action. The return of this more potentially…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedKonami Says Sony Made The Last Minute Decision To Change PS Plus Game
Last week, Sony announced two new PlayStation Plus free game for PS4. The titles were Horizon Chase Turbo and Pro Evolution Soccer 2019. However, a few days later, on July 2nd, Sony announced that PES 2019 was being pulled and replaced with Detroit: Become Human. Konami, the publisher behind PES 2019, now says this last…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedPlaying VR Alone Is Terrifying
I recently bought Beat Saber for PSVR and have been playing it with my girlfriend. It’s fun and is a great way to get up and move around more. But when she is out of the house, I still sometimes want to play VR. But I’ve tried playing Beat Saber and other VR games alone…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 5, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanHideo Kojima Explains How Spider-Man Is Similar To Japanese Superheroes
Out of all American superheroes, there is one that many in Japan seem to like best: Spider-Man. But why? In a recent interview, Hideo Kojima explains how Spider-Man is like Japanese heroes, which might explain the character’s appeal to local audiences. How better to explain this than a man whose Twitter profile says his body…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2019 -
AnimeNew Akira Anime Project And Brand New Anime Film Keep Katsuhiro Otomo Busy
This is Orbital Era. It’s a new anime feature film from Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo and Sunrise, the folks behind Gundam. This isn’t the only thing that he has been working on. Otomo has also announced a new Akira anime project as well as a 4K remaster of the original 1988 film. Below is the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2019 -
CultureGwent Is Still The Best-Looking Card Game Out There
Daniel Valaisis is an artist at CD Projekt Red, the developers of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 The pieces you’re seeing here were all done for the latest Gwent expansion Novigrad, which has only recently gone live. You can see more of Daniel’s work at his ArtStation page
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedCapcom’s New Card Game Has Chun-Li, Dante And Mega Man
From out of nowhere, Capcom and GungHo just released a card-battling game featuring characters from throughout the company’s history, from Street Fighter to Monster Hunter to Devil May Cry It’s called Teppen, and its hook (beyond the licensing) is that the card battles take place “in real time, featuring dynamic action with over-the-top attacks blowing…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedWait, There’s A Wind Waker Village In Breath Of The Wild?
Somehow, despite the game being out for over two years now, it’s taken until July 2019 for us to find out that there’s an entire village from Wind Waker that has been replicated at the edge of Breath of the Wild’s map. While playing, John from GameXplain was walking around Lurelin Village when he noticed that…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedApex Legends Players Are Learning A Lot About Leviathans
Apex Legends Season Two brought some changes to the game’s map. Leviathans, those dinosaur-like monsters that used to stand in the water off King’s Canyon, are now stationed across the landscape. In the two days since the season launched, players have been discovering what you can do with them. In my impressions of Season Two,…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 4, 2019
