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UncategorizedOur First Look At Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, A Single-Player Game Starring A Jedi Survivor
Today at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago, Respawn Entertainment, makers of Apex Legends and Titanfall, showed off their next game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. The game will star Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis, a Jedi Padawan who survived Order 66 and the destruction of the Jedi Order. Monaghan is best known for his roles…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedTwitch Releases Free-To-Play Karaoke Game That Includes Over 1000 Songs
Twitch has released a new, free-to-play karaoke game called Twitch Sings. Harmonix and Twitch partnered together to develop the game, which was first revealed last year. Twitch Sings is launching with close to 2,000 songs and will get new songs over time. The game will tie in directly with players’ Twitch accounts, letting them stream…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedLovecraftian stealth roguelike Eldritch got an update last night that adds new items, rooms, and enemies. There’s also a new audio engine and some technical changes. It’s been one of my favorite games since it launched in 2013, and I’m psyched to have an excuse to revisit it.
By Riley MacLeod Published April 13, 2019 -
CulturePokemonSkarmory Is A Bird Made Of Swords And Knives
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 Skarmory! Skarmory Details Type: Steel/Flying Average Height: 5‘ 07“ Average Weight: 111.3 lbs. First Added In Generation II Skarmory…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 13, 2019 -
CultureMorning CheckpointLet The Dog Do His Job, You Jerk
Today we talk about the origin of our online usernames, hang out with Snoop Dog, figure out what is going on with Dragon Age 4, watch a jerk ruin a dog’s day and find out bees are evil creatures. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedOculus Accidentally Hid Creepy Messages In Thousands Of VR Controllers
With every bit of new technology that hits the market, it’s hard not to wonder: In what previously unimagined ways will this compromise my privacy? Turns out that’s also something very much on the mind of the people who make the latest gear. On Thursday, Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell informed the public via Twitter that…
By Joshua Rivera Published April 12, 2019 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Nintendo’s Weirdly Suggestive Toad Promotional Video
Hey, it’s Toad, loyal pal of Princess Peach and Mario. Who doesn’t love Toad? What are you up to, buddy? How’s it hangin— Oh. Oh no. This clip of someone seemingly stomping on Toad’s whole dick—which, as long as we’re opening this Pandora’s Box, probably has its own little face—comes to us courtesy of Nintendo’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedPC Game Launchers, Ranked
On April Fool’s Day, Corsair joked about a game launcher launcher that would launch your PC game launchers. My colleague Mike Fahey and I halfway wished that it were real, and our conversation got me thinking about how many game launchers I have. Here are a whole lot of PC game launchers, ranked from best…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 12, 2019 -
EsportsOne Of North America’s Best League Of Legends Teams Is Itching For A Comeback
Team SoloMid once again finds itself in the North America League of Legends finals, but its path to victory pits the team against the seemingly unstoppable Team Liquid, helmed by former Team SoloMid star Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng. TSM was a league favorite for several seasons durings Doublelift’s tenure, but recently, the team has struggled. Team…
By Ethan Gach Published April 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedRayark’s Cytus, one of my favorite mobile rhythm games, is soon to be one of my favorite Nintendo Switch rhythm games. Cytus Alpha launches on the Switch on April 25 with more than 200 songs from the original game and extra unreleased tracks. Retail copies, out May 14, even come with a CD, which one…
By Mike Fahey Published April 12, 2019 -
CulturePlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Banned In Nepal Because Of Addiction Concerns
While the World Health Organization does include “gaming disorder” in its International Classification of Diseases, some recent research suggests that only a very small percent of game players are at risk of getting addicted. That, however, hasn’t stopped Nepal from banning the game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds under the auspices of protecting kids from addiction. According to…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Best Part Of This Horny Anime Food Game Is Connecting With Other Players
The horny anime food mobile game Food Fantasy lets its players review its levels. These user reviews are surprisingly cathartic, and they help me feel closer to other players. Food Fantasy is a gacha game where you summon characters named after food to help you fight demons and also run a restaurant. The thing…
By Gita Jackson Published April 12, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for doing my taxes, because I said here that I’d do them last weekend and then played Titanfall 2 all weekend instead. It was great! (The game, I mean. Not doing my taxes was also great, but now I regret it.) I’ve spent a lot of time playing Fortnite to write my…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedFirestorm‘s Terrifying V1 Rocket Makes The Game Stand Out From Other Battle Royale
Firestorm, the gritty battle royale recently added to Battlefield V, can’t quite stand with the competition due to clumsy inventory management and UI. But it does have mass destruction, including the powerfully satisfying V1 rocket. Firestorm’s spectacle could set it apart from the pack. The Battlefield series has always been, in part, about destruction. Crumbling…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedI am streaming Final Fantasy XIII over on our Twitch channel. I’m playing it in English, which is fun, because I have never played it in English. I first played it in Japanese, 10 years ago. That’s the opposite of my video series in which I played Final Fantasy VII in Japanese after first playing…
By Tim Rogers Published April 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedCyber-Attackers Are Making Phony Epic Games Accounts With Other People’s Emails
For months, an unspecified number of users trying to register an account with Epic Games have found that their e-mail addresses were somehow already linked to accounts. Today, Epic Games told Kotaku that the culprit is an ongoing cyber attack and that the company is working to delete those accounts, though they would not say…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedGame Developer To Guest Judge On Game-Themed Project Runway Episode
Game developer Robin Hunicke is set to be a guest judge on next week’s Project Runway, where the contestants will be designing video game characters. Project Runway is maybe the perfect reality television competition show, pitting fashion designers against each other for a chance to show at New York Fashion Week and a grand prize…
By Gita Jackson Published April 12, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryOh No, I Think I Might Be Getting Good At Smash Bros.
Lately I’ve been playing more Smash Bros. than I have in my entire life. That sounds like a lot, but it’s really not. I missed out on all the Nintendo consoles after the SNES, so I never owned a version of the game before Smash Ultimate, which came out for the Switch last year. I…
By Joshua Rivera Published April 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedUbisoft Removes Slur From Artwork In The Division 2
Ubisoft has apologized for the inclusion of street art in The Division 2 which contained a homophobic slur. The artwork was spotted by a player documenting odd and misspelled graffiti within the game. The image has since been removed from the game. As reported by Eurogamer, the artwork in question features an exaggerated portrait of…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedDesigner Re-Imagines Google’s Stadia Controller In Whimsical Mockup
I can imagine what the responses would have been if Google had unveiled this as the controller for its new video game streaming platform back when it was announced at GDC. No d-pad? No way! I can’t help but appreciate designer Daniel Cheung’s experimental take on the future of gaming peripherals. Prior to GDC, there…
By Ethan Gach Published April 12, 2019