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UncategorizedRiot Employees Plan Walkout To Protest Company Blocking Lawsuits From Going To Trial
In the wake of news that Riot Games is attempting to block two current employees from taking the company to court for alleged gender discrimination, some employees are threatening a walkout. Over the last couple of months, five current and former Riot employees filed lawsuits against the League of Legends publisher alleging that it fosters…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 29, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Switch Version Of Mortal Kombat 11 Has Its Ups And Downs
The Switch port of Mortal Kombat 11 plays like a champ but looks like jaggy ass. It’s pleasingly portable but incredibly finicky about its internet connection. I want the Switch version to be my go-to, but it keeps pushing me away. As noted in my Mortal Kombat 11 review, I spent most of my time…
By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2019 -
CultureGame Of Thrones Fans React To Arya’s Bad-Assery
Last night on Game of Thrones, we learned just how badass Arya Stark is. Arya! Stark! Killed! The Night King! She stabbed that motherfucker! She ended the war! Last night’s episode, “The Long Night,” was an incredibly tense affair. At several points, I had to look away from the screen because I just couldn’t handle…
By Gita Jackson Published April 29, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Spent All Night Waiting For Dragon’s Dogma‘s Servers To Come Back Online
I’ve become obsessed with Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen for the Nintendo Switch. Having missed out on the original in 2012, I’m glad the Switch has breathed more life into this cult classic. Last night, the game’s servers—which allow players to share their companion characters with the world—were down. For the first time, I really felt…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 29, 2019 -
UncategorizedThat Video Game Scene In Avengers: Endgame
Ever since Tony Stark exclaimed “That man is playing Galaga!” during the first Avengers movie, gamers have been waiting for another video game reference to show up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Okay, not really, but Avengers: Endgame sure did give us a big video game scene, right? Let’s talk about it. The first chunk…
By Maddy Myers Published April 29, 2019 -
ReviewsSwitchBoxBoy + BoxGirl: The Kotaku Review
The fourth installment of Hal Laboratory’s puzzle game series about box-shaped characters who can emit boxes from their bodies is tricky to recommend to series veterans, but it is a cinch to suggest to newcomers. For those who haven’t BoxBoy’d before, it should take about 16 to decide if BoxBoy + BoxGirl is something you’ll…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 29, 2019 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Welcome To The Zodiac Age
You know it’s a quiet week when some of the biggest games are just ports of previously released games. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age is making its way to Switch and Xbox One and Starlink is heading to PC. After the busy last few weeks, this upcoming week feels like a nice vacation from…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 29, 2019 -
CultureAfter Saying Avengers Endgame Spoilers, Man Reportedly Attacked
People sure don’t like new movies spoiled. One man in Hong Kong found that out the hard way after reportedly suffering a beating for ruining Avengers: Endgame According to Asia One and TVBS (via The River), the incident went down at a cinema in Hong Kong’s Causeway. A man got bloodied up after exiting the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 29, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanTokyo Restaurant’s Logo Is “Da Sh*t”
In Tokyo’s Akasaka, there is a fashionable-looking restaurant that serves up cuisine made with Japanese soup stock called dashi. It looks great. It might even be so good that it’s “da shit”! The establishment’s actual name is “Dashi Plus.” The stylized logo is written in English with a plus mark that inadvertently turns “dashi” into…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 29, 2019 -
CultureA Beautiful Take On Lord Of The Rings
Even Mehl Amundsen is an artist from Norway who has worked for companies like Blizzard, Riot and Wizards of the Coast. We’ve featured him a few times here before, but today we’re looking at his take on Lord of the Rings, just in time for Amazon to reveal their Aragorn series and have it look…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedSkyrim Mod Will Play The Game For You
The robots have already come for our jobs. Now they’re coming for our pastimes. This is SkyTrek, a mod for Skyrim that is ostensibly a way to automatically travel between two points, but which also basically automates large portions of the game. I am very supportive of the fact its official description specifically mentions it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedPewdiepie Calls For End To The ‘Subscribe To Pewdiepie’ Meme
In a video posted today, Pewdiepie asked his fans to stop using the popular “Subscribe To Pewdiepie” slogan, citing events like the Christchurch shooting, where a shooter yelled the slogan before opening firing on Muslims worshipping in New Zealand. “I think it’s time to end the ‘subscribe to Pewdiepie’ movement, or meme,” Pewdiepie says in…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 28, 2019 -
CultureWhat Was The First Game You Finished?
Inspired by a recent viral Tweet by Andy Bush, I want to know what games Kotaku readers finished first. Was it a massive RPG? A small platformer? An action game? A 90s era shooter? The first game I ever beat was Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie on the Sega Genesis. It was a beat’em…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedYouTuber Shows That Shovel Knight Is Actually 3D
Recently, the popular YouTube channel Boundary Break worked closely with developer Yacht Club Games to do a special episode taking a look at the developer’s beloved Shovel Knight series. What the YouTuber found is that the Shovel Knight games are actually 2D games built in a 3D engine. This is the most interesting and visually…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedMinecraft Villagers Are Out Of Control After The Latest Update
Villagers have been a part of Minecraft for a few years now, mostly just being quiet and boring. But the latest Minecraft update, Village & Pillage, has changed villagers and suddenly fans are encountering some strange and annoying locals. Village & Pillage is a massive update, possibly the biggest update Minecraft has ever received. It…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 28, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Mortal Kombat Guest Characters
Mortal Kombat 11 was released earlier this week and it doesn’t have any guest characters in it, at least not yet. It will almost certainly get DLC guest characters in the future. So, let’s share some ideas and concepts for future guest fighters. Your challenge this week: Add any video game character you want into…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 28, 2019
