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Even 20 Years Later, Dance Dance Revolution‘s Competitive Scene Has Still Got It

Dance. All. Night. That’s what Dance Dance Revolution pros from around the world will be doing this weekend when they compete at the Konami Arcade Championship event in Japan. Tonight there’s the Super Extra Exclusive DDR tournament pulling in 32 players based on rank and qualifying points. On Saturday, the six best players in the…

By Ethan Gach Published January 25, 2019

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LGBTQ Group Nominates Assassin’s Creed Odyssey For An Award, With A Caveat

Nominees for the first ever gaming category in the annual GLAAD awards were announced today, honoring The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset, Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, The Sims Mobile and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey for their representation of LGBTQ characters. The nomination of that last game included an additional explanatory…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 25, 2019

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GameStop Is Cancelling Kingdom Hearts 3 PlayStation 4 Pro Orders

Players are saying that their pre-orders for a limited edition, Kingdom Hearts 3-themed PlayStation 4 Pro console are being cancelled by GameStop, and they’re not happy. In honor of the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts 3, Sony is released a limited edition version of the PlayStation 4 Pro, emblazoned with characters from the series; the special PS4…

By Gita Jackson Published January 25, 2019

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Two Hours With Anthem‘s New Demo

Today BioWare’s demo for their upcoming online coop shooter Anthem went live, sort of. An apparent problem on the back end and some weird infinite load screen bug have made it difficult to actually explore the game for any sustained period of time. At the time of writing, the game still isn’t accessible for a…

By Ethan Gach Published January 25, 2019

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Kingdom Hearts III Warns Users About Making ‘Commercial’ Livestreams And Music Streams

Some video game creators are cool with people livestreaming any part of their game, others not so much. People who start playing Kingdom Hearts 3 will find a message notifying them that the companies behind the game are applying some limitations. The game’s title screen includes an unusual button prompt labeled “before you stream.” Pressing…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 25, 2019

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Model Says A Tencent Game Used Her Image Without Permission

Chinese studio Tencent is using model Mei Yan’s likeness without her permission for a character in its game Ring of Elysium, the model says. Since Yan posted about it online, Tencent has removed images of the character from its social media, but she’s not satisfied. Mei Yan is a Chinese-American model who has been modeling…

By Gita Jackson Published January 25, 2019

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Favorites And Dark Horses To Watch At This Weekend’s Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour Finals

This weekend, the official Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour will culminate at a grand finals event in Los Angeles, California. It’s sure to be an explosive finale, but the fireworks are actually starting on Saturday, as hundreds of players compete in a handful of last-chance qualifiers. The Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour was organized in…

By Ian Walker Published January 25, 2019

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The Most Essential Sims 4 Mods For Eyes, Skin, and Hair

Modding The Sims 4 can make the game more vibrant and varied, especially when it comes to your Sims’ looks. Here are some of the best mods that will put more skin tones, eye colors, freckles, and hair in your game. With these, you’ll be able to create Sims that are closer to how you…

By Gita Jackson Published January 25, 2019

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Pikuniku Is Not Your Average Game About A Red Blob With Legs

Do you want to feel like you’ve taken something mildly hallucinogenic and you’re watching foreign-language kids’ TV? I’ve got the game for you. The new PC and Switch game Pikuniku has been one of the few bright spots for me in what has felt like an overly long January. It’s an imaginative and cheerfully dystopian…

By Keza MacDonald Published January 25, 2019

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Those Anthem servers are tricky, so Paul and I are playing some Resident Evil 2 right now on Twitch This is Claire’s “2nd run,” which is a bit like a scary ROM hack. Come join chat!

By Heather Alexandra Published January 25, 2019

Culture

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for having been invited to a birthday party involving bowling, a thing I have not done in a concerningly long time. I guess if I throw my back out there’ll be lots of video games to play while I recover. I really want to check out Slay the Spire, which I’ve heard…

By Riley MacLeod Published January 25, 2019

CultureKotaku Game Diary

Overwatch Is No Longer My Third Place

Nobody ever asks why anyone stopped playing Halo 2. No response would merit it. The game came out in 2004, and three years later, there was Halo 3. At some point, it got old. Another game came along. Friends moved on. It was just a thing you did, and then you went and did something…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 25, 2019

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If you’re trying to play Anthem’s VIP demo today, like we are, you might have happened upon the error message above. We sure did. Apparently a lot of other people haven’t been able to get into the demo, which was supposed to go live at 12:00 p.m., either. Apparently they didn’t make enough Javelin suits…

By Ethan Gach Published January 25, 2019

Tips & Guides

Tips For Playing Resident Evil 2

Whether you’re returning to Racoon City or a first time visitor, Resident Evil 2’s mixture of horror and action can be daunting. If you don’t want to get your neck-flesh literally torn off in the new remake, here are a few tips to help you survive. Play On Normal Difficulty After you die a few…

By Heather Alexandra Published January 25, 2019

ReviewsMultiplatform

Resident Evil 2: The Kotaku Review

There’s a lot to love about the new Resident Evil 2, from its brash bloodiness to the wide variety of experiences packed into the game. Looking over the wreckage of my playthroughs, my own feelings are complicated. It is an exciting and astounding experience, but it feels compromised. Pushes towards modernization through changes to the…

By Heather Alexandra Published January 25, 2019

Culture

Retro Studios Is Now Developing Metroid Prime 4 For Nintendo Switch

Shinya Takahashi, Nintendo’s development head, just announced that Retro Studios, maker of the original Metroid Prime series, is now developing the fourth installment. Make that, restarting development from the beginning. Metroid Prime 4 was announced back in June 2017. At that time, details were scant and only the logo was shown. Nintendo did reveal that…