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UncategorizedIt’s Good To See Mortal Kombat Movie Shang Tsung Back In Action
Powerful sorcerer, vile betrayer and all-around not nice guy, Shang Tsung returns in Mortal Kombat 11 as a downloadable fighter. Sporting both the voice and the look of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor who famously portrayed him in 1995’s Mortal Kombat movie, this version of Shang Tsung’s got the moves and magic to make him a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedSources: Sony Agreed To Destiny 2 Cross-Save Just Yesterday
Today, Bungie announced that Destiny 2 will be getting cross-save across all platforms, allowing players to transfer progression between Google Stadia, Xbox, PC, and PS4. But for the past few weeks, sources say, Bungie didn’t think that last one would happen. In fact, it came together at the last possible minute: One day before the…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedBungie Outlines The Future Of Destiny 2: Cross-Save, No Exclusives, Free-To-Play Base Game
Bungie today went in-depth on the future of Destiny 2, delivering a heartfelt video presentation in which franchise bosses Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy talked about their Activision-free vision: a Destiny 2 that’s continually updated and playable just about anywhere. Smith and Noseworthy said that one of their goals was to embrace the “MMO” aspects…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Foolishly Covered My Precious Gaming Keyboard in Slime
This is a story about the perils of homemade slime, over-intoxication, and one utterly defiled mechanical gaming keyboard. It is a story about what happens when these three things combine, and one that I am deeply conflicted about sharing. Unless you live under a rock or you’re my boss Stephen Totilo, you’ve noticed that slime—yes,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 6, 2019 -
CultureE3Everything We Learned Today About Google Stadia [UPDATED]
The upcoming streaming platform Google Stadia won’t just follow the Netflix model, as many fans had hoped. It will instead have both a subscription and games for sale individually, as Kotaku previously reported. Here’s everything we learned today during Google’s “Stadia Connect” stream. Stadia, which was announced in March, is a streaming platform designed to…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedBaldur’s Gate 3 Confirmed From The Makers Of Divinity: Original Sin 2
After teasing it last week, the makers of Divinity: Original Sin 2 today confirmed the biggest pre-E3 bombshell yet: Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming. Larian, the company behind Divinity, announced the news on Google’s Stadia stream today. It’ll also be on PC, the company said. Says Larian in a press release: Baldur’s Gate III will…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedNearly Six Years Later, GTA Online‘s Casino Has Been Updated (Update: Rockstar Confirms Casino DLC)
If you head down to the casino in Grand Theft Auto Online today, you’ll see that some changes have been made. After nearly six years, it seems the vacant and unused casino is being updated, and, according to data miners, more changes are coming. When GTA V and GTA Online launched in 2013, players noticed…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 6, 2019 -
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