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UncategorizedA Wii U Party Game For Kids Included A Story Mode About A Dead Father And His Ghost
Hundreds of crappy party games were developed and published for the Wii and Wii U back in the day. They were usually cheap, not as good as Wii Sports and quickly forgotten. But one of those games, Game Party Champions, included something very strange. A personal story about a child dealing with the loss of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 15, 2019 -
CulturePokemonVespiquen Makes Its Kids Do All The Work
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 Vespiquen! Lampent Details Type: Bug/Flying Average Height: 3‘11“ Average Weight: 84.9 lbs. First Added In Generation IV Back in…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 15, 2019 -
CultureMorning CheckpointHave You Called A Plumber To Your Home Lately?
Hello! Today we meet Andre 3000, finally get our canvas bags, look at some bad wigs and play 20 questions with Jonathan Frakes. 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! Heather is such a great…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 15, 2019 -
CultureE3Nation Weeps As Animal Crossing‘s Mr. Resetti Loses His Job
If ever you need proof that there’s no justice in this cruel society of ours, witness the plight of one Mr. Sonny Resetti, a mole who’s selflessly dedicated the past 18 years to the admirable service of reminding Animal Crossing players to save their games and screaming at them if they forget. As of today,…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 14, 2019 -
CultureE3The New Lego Star Wars Is Impressive And Surprisingly Different
If a hands-off theater demo of a new video game can over-deliver E3, then Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga sure did. The amount of changes I was shown to the 20-year-old Lego video game formula was startling. I checked out the game as E3 was winding down on Thursday, taking a front row seat…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 14, 2019 -
CultureE3Phantom Brigade Is A Mech Strategy Game Where You Can See Into The Future, And I Love It
In Phantom Brigade’s very first encounter, I immediately found myself severely outnumbered—just two mechs against an enemy force of one mech and seven tanks. And yet, I emerged from this mechanized showdown with barely a scratch on either of my big stompy boys. It was over in seconds, but I had all the time in…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 14, 2019 -
CultureE3We Checked Out Ubisoft’s E3 Booth
Tim Rogers checked out the Ubisoft booth at E3, and shenanigans ensued. Watch the video for a look at Watch Dogs: Legion, a very intense staring contest, and the one question that has surely been on everyone’s minds: What, exactly, is a Ghost Recon Breakpoint?
By Natalie Degraffinried Published June 14, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for no more E3. The hype demons have been placated for another year. We did it, everyone. I recently started taking kickboxing classes, which are really intimidating and fun! (I also may or may not have tweaked a muscle in my leg shouting “Press conferences!” and kicking a bag way too hard…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 14, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Perfect Squad Size Is 3 People
If you were paying attention to this week’s E3 announcements and also care about co-operative games, you might have noticed something: There are a lot of three-player co-op games.Rainbow Six Quarantine, the new Escape mode for Gears 5, even Battletoads. To this I say: It’s about damn time. Three people is the perfect squad size,…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 14, 2019 -
ReviewsSwitchCadence of Hyrule: The Kotaku Review
Cadence of Hyrule feels like a french fry dunked into a milkshake. There’s two distinct flavors at play—the deep exploration of a Zelda game with the bouncy pace of a rhythm game—and they mix together into something greater than the initial pitch. In combining two addictive yet contrasting gameplay styles, Cadence of Hyrule crafts a…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 14, 2019 -
UncategorizedKnife Sisters Explores The Tricky Subject Of Player-Character Consent
What does it mean for a game to let you consent? Does consent mean offering “Yes” and “No” options? Is it enough for the player to consent, or does the player-character also get a say? If so, will it destroy the player’s sense of agency to give the player-character enough agency to disagree with their…
By Kate Gray Published June 14, 2019 -
UncategorizedAmazon Lays Off Dozens Of Game Developers During E3
Yesterday, as the video game industry’s attention was focused squarely on the final day of the E3 convention in Los Angeles, Amazon’s video game division quietly laid off dozens of employees. Amazon Game Studios, which is currently developing the online games Crucible and New World, told affected employees on Thursday morning that they would have…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2019 - CultureE3
Sayonara Wild Hearts Is A Dream Pop Collection Of Games
Sayonara Wild Hearts may have stolen my heart during E3. The levels in the demo I played were a collection of different modes all zooming through different on-rails levels that ranged from endless runners to fighting rhythm games. I can’t stop thinking about it. The game is a trip through vibrant, neon-lit worlds where the…
By Paul Tamayo Published June 14, 2019 -
CultureE3Elite Wrestler Kenny Omega Loves Mother 3 And Talks Business Over Apex Legends
It’s not surprising these days to hear that pro wrestlers are into video games, but Kenny Omega, currently one of the world’s best performers in the ring, probably can claim that he’s into them even more than most. Not many others can hold court about Mother 3 or are in a position to recruit talent…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 14, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryLook At This Extremely Nice Video Game Latrine
While playing State of Decay 2‘s new Heartland expansion—a game I find interesting, even if I don’t particularly enjoy it—I noticed something during one of several trips to my local frenemies the Wilkersons in the northern region of Trumbull Valley. It’s a latrine. An extremely considered, well-designed latrine. Just look at it! It’s hard to…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 14, 2019 -
CultureSplitscreenCD Projekt Red Boss Again Promises That Cyberpunk Devs Won’t Have To Crunch
Following an impressive showcase from Cyberpunk 2077 this week at E3 in Los Angeles, CD Projekt Red boss Marcin Iwiński joined Kotaku Splitscreen to talk about crunch, recent controversy over transgender issues, and whether GOG is in trouble. A few weeks ago, CD Projekt Red had reached out to talk about their “non-mandatory” crunch policies…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2019 -
CultureE3The Outer Worlds E3 Demo Featured Flexible Combat And Strategic Lying
This week, my colleague Jason Schreier and I had a chance to sit in on a demo for The Outer Worlds, the newest game from Obsidian Entertainment. Outer Worlds is a first-person role-playing game where you find yourself stranded on a distant planet fighting against a giant megacorporation. I get the feeling this might be…
By Paul Tamayo Published June 14, 2019 -
UncategorizedAt Long Last, The Canvas Fallout 76 Bags Have Arrived
In November of last year, purchasers of the $200 Fallout 76 collector’s edition were disappointed to discover the fancy canvas bags advertised were replaced with cheap nylon sacks. It tookhalf a year, but Bethesda has finally made things right, as incredibly wrinkled canvas Westtek bags make their way into fans’ eager hands. In the image…
By Mike Fahey Published June 14, 2019 -
UncategorizedState of Decay 2: Heartland Gives Me What I Wanted And It Still Isn’t Enough
I really wanted to like State of Decay 2, last year’s zombie survival game about fending off the undead and also building a community of survivors. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to connect with it the way I wanted to, and I could never connect with the community I was working so hard to form. I…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 14, 2019
