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UncategorizedMetal Gear Solid Retrospective: ‘You Enjoy All The Killing, That’s Why’
After Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, the titular character went into retirement—both in the series’ fiction and real life. It would be another eight years before fans would play a Metal Gear game. That game was Metal Gear Solid, and it helped codify the stealth genre forever. Solid Snake’s story is full of betrayal, blood,…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedFortnite’s 9.20 patch brings the Stom Flip, a new item that lets you shield yourself from the storm or create your own temporary mini-storm. It also vaults the hunting rifle and adds the ability to undo purchases for a “limited time.” Update 10:30—Also, the Polar Peak castle and monster are gone.
By Riley MacLeod Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedDarksiders Is Getting A Diablo-Style Spinoff
Publisher THQ Nordic just announced Darksiders Genesis, a Diablo-style spinoff in the recently-revived Darksiders series. It’s a big shift from the third-person action the previous trilogy of action role-playing games was known for. The announcement trailer for Genesis introduces a new horseman of the Apocalypse, Strife, in a brief cinematic, before showing off the game’s…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedSword Art Online Replica Toy Blade, Only $1,000
You too can own a full-scale replica toy version of Kirito’s sword the Elucidator. Outfitted with over 700 LED lights, the blade’s gyro sensor responds to different types of blade swings with light effects and sounds. It also connects to your smartphone, allowing for different light color customization. But…it’s supposed to be a one-handed sword,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedSega is ending arcade service in Japan for its highly successful mecha game Border Break on September 9, 2019, which is the game’s ten anniversary. The game has grossed over a hundred million dollars, and Sega stated it wanted to revive Border Break on arcades, so don’t be surprised if a new version is in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Sorry Sorry
A decade after it was released, Super Junior’s 2009 hit Sorry Sorry remains one of K-Pop’s untouchable anthems. Blessed with a tremendously addictive chorus and an easily replicated choreography, Sorry Sorry is one of those songs that, if you count yourself as a general K-Pop fan, you just have to know. At the very least,…
By Seung Park Published June 6, 2019 -
CultureEvery Dragon Ball Character, Together
Christopher Cayco is an illustrator and artist who figured sure, why the hell not, let’s put every single character from Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super and Dragon Ball GT in a single drawing. That’s a lot of work! Almost four months and 1000 hours hunched over a tablet, in fact, a timelapse…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedAfter Swiping Lots Of Fortnite Dances From Black Artists, Epic Finally Teams Up With One
Fortnite has been a colossal success for publisher Epic Games, but Epic has not made a habit of sharing that notoriety with the predominantly black artists whose dances helped turn it into a global phenomenon. This has led to (for-now dropped) lawsuits from the likes of rapper 2 Milly and Fresh Prince actor Alfonso Ribeiro,…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedPlaying Mordhau With An Actual Frying Pan
Medieval brawler Mordhau is supposed to be played with a controller or mouse + keyboard, but as with most games, a bit of tinkering can expand those options somewhat, up to and including the use of an actual cast iron frying pan. Here’s Rudeism, no stranger to this kind of stuff, rigging up some motion…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedClassic Spongebob Game Battle for Bikini Bottom Is Getting Remade
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom, released back in 2003 and very good for both the time and now, is being remade for the PC, PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Publisher THQ Nordic announced the game earlier today, and it sounds like it’s doing quite a bit more than just upping the resolution. From…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2019 -
CultureTwitchPro Fortnite Player Banned From Twitch After Claims He Was Only 12
Most of the details in Turner “Tfue” Tenney’s recent lawsuit against FaZe Clan focused on the ills of his since-leaked contract with the esports organization. But the suit also alleged that FaZe lied about the age of another player it signed, saying he was 13 when, at the time, he was only 11. This would…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedSlay The Spire, Like Every Other Game, Is Perfect For Switch
On Thursday, Slay the Spire finally arrives on Nintendo Switch, completing its slow creep from Early Access PC hit to finished, widely-available gem. I’ve spent the last couple of days with the Switch version, and it’s incredibly exciting that more people than ever will finally get to play it. Slay the Spire is a deckbuilding…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedEA Will Change Battlefield V Nazi Who Shared Name With Resistance Fighter
Battlefield V is changing the name of a purchasable skin for a German soldier after it came to light that the name historically belonged to a real-life German anti-fascist fighter. Oh, and EA wants you to know that he’s totally not a Nazi. As reported by Vice Games, the skin in question was called Wilhelm…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 5, 2019 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Today’s Pokémon Sword And Shield News
This morning we all learned more about Pokémon Sword and Shield, and also met my new child, Wooloo. The internet is as excited for new Pokémon as I am. After today’s Nintendo Direct, I learned that it was possible to feel even more excited for a new Pokémon game than I had already felt before…
By Gita Jackson Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedFor Men Who Hate Talking On The Phone, Games Keep Friendships Alive
Any time a friend of Eddie Gill’s calls him on the phone, his first thought is: “Why the fuck are you calling me?” Gill, a physician from Hingham, MA, is 30 years old—around the age when, according to an oft-cited study by Royal Society Open Science, the number of friendships the average man maintains dramatically…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 5, 2019 -
CultureE3One Year Later, Did Nintendo (And Friends) Keep Their E3 2018 Promises?
In June 2018, the Nintendo Switch was a few months past a debut year that featured the standout games The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. What would Nintendo reveal at E3 2018 that could possibly rival their 2017 output? And could they deliver? As with past years, the company…
By Narelle Ho Sang Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedIn the wake of complaints from top Fortnite streamers about overlap with the Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am on June 15 and 16, Epic has rescheduled the last portion of the online qualifiers for its $30 million World Cup. Now the semifinals will take place on June 20, and the finals will be on June 21. Start…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedNew Apex Legends Update Lets You Drop Famously Crappy Gun In Disgust
The Mozambique still sucks, but at least Apex Legends now has a sense of humor about it. Much-bemoaned is the Mozambique, a crappy shotgun that holds only three rounds. Not only is it bad; it’s everywhere. The gun has a high spawn rate, so it’s likely that if you’ve ever played Apex Legends you’ve been…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 5, 2019
