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‘Shop Contest: Playing Labo VR Everywhere, Winners!
Last week I asked the talented readers of Kotaku to help my boss, Kotaku’s Editor-In-Chief Stephen Totilo, play Labo VR everywhere and anywhere. Portable VR is only useful if you actually get out and travel with it, after all. Our winning image this week was created by Joacrpro who shows us an alternate use for…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 30, 2019 - CulturePokemon
Vigoroth Is Always Stressed And Can’t Stop Eating
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 Vigoroth! Vigoroth Details Type: Normal Average Height: 4‘ 07″ Average Weight: 102.5 lbs. First Added In Generation III Vigoroth…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
Driveclub Servers Shutting Down In 2020, Game Delisted From PSN Later This Year
Sony has announced that servers for Driveclub, Driveclub VR and Driveclub Bikes are all being shut down on March 31, 2020. The games and all their DLC are being pulled from the PSN Store later this year, on August 31, 2019. Players who own these games will still be able to play the single player…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedSEGA Announces Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 For Switch & Arcades
Sega announced a new Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games for Nintendo Switch. They also revealed three other titles based on the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The news came from Sega Fes 2019, an annual fan event held in Tokyo. Sega has listed all four of the upcoming Olympic games they are developing…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 30, 2019 -
CultureMorning CheckpointGordon Ramsay Hates People Who Cook Their Gundams
Today we find out that Gordon Ramsay hates deep fried Gundams, learn what dreams you have when you are asleep for three weeks and share some stories about when our heads explode. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here are a…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
Sega Will Release The Genesis Mini On September 19
Sega will release its Sega Genesis Mini worldwide on September 19, it said today. It will include 40 games, including Sonic The Hedgehog, Gunstar Heroes, and Castlevania Bloodlines. Sega made the announcement on stage at Sega Fes 2019, its annual fan event in Tokyo. There, it announced games for the Japanese Mega Drive Mini, including…
By Chris Kohler Published March 29, 2019 - Uncategorized
At Bethesda’s PAX Fan Event, The Fallout 76 Faithful Gather
“I’m a little worried,” I overhear someone say while we wait in line for Bethesda’s fan event at PAX East. “There’s a live Q&A.” The line-waiter was talking about an upcoming panel discussion with some of Fallout 76’s developers, including director Todd Howard. But the live panel came and came and went without incident. No…
By Ethan Gach Published March 29, 2019 - Uncategorized
‘Skyrim Grandma’ Will Be An NPC In The Elder Scrolls VI
Shirley Curry, the 82-year-old grandmother and YouTuber known for her Skyrim videos, will make an appearance in The Elder Scrolls VI. Bethesda will use photogrammetry technology to scan the legendary Skyrim enthusiast and add her to the game. Bethesda revealed new information about the technology behind The Elder Scrolls VI today at PAX East during…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 29, 2019 - Culture
Valve Breaks Silence Around Artifact, Says It Plans To Fix ‘Deep-Rooted’ Issues
In the past week, Artifact’s peak concurrent player count hasn’t even reached 500. Mere months after its November 28 launch, the Valve-developed card game is floundering. Now the Artifact team has decided it’s time to reshuffle the deck. In a blog post breaking the lengthy silence surrounding the DOTA 2 spin-off’s uncertain future, Valve admitted…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 29, 2019 - Uncategorized
Pro Removed From $1 Million Magic Tournament Accused Of Harassing Women
On Wednesday, one of the most prominent players in the Magic: The Gathering scene was unceremoniously dropped from this weekend’s first-ever $1 million tournament for the strategy card game. Since then, as questions have been raised about the unspecified reasons behind Turtenwald’s removal, sources have told Kotaku that the player has engaged in inappropriate behavior…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 29, 2019 - CultureTwitch
Overwatch Pro Blocks Racist Message With His Own Face During Stream
During a recent stream, New York Excelsior Overwatch player and impossibly pleasant married person Jong-ryeol “Saebyeolbe” Park came up against a particularly unpleasant foe. Another player decided to use Overwatch’s in-game notification system to spam Saebyeolbe with a racist message he couldn’t immediately block. The racist assbag in question continuously sent Saebyeolbe friend requests using…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 29, 2019 - Uncategorized
A Filmmaker Thinks He Can Turn Clicker Universal Paperclips Into A Movie
Clicker-ish game Universal Paperclips may be getting a feature-length film treatment, the New Yorker first reported yesterday. Intrigued and a little confused, Kotaku spoke with the filmmaker over e-mail this morning to get more details. When the average person thinks of a video game movie, they might recall Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Resident Evil,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 29, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Controversial Assassin’s Creed III Is More Impressive In 2019
It’s so refreshing to play Assassin’s Creed III now, nearly seven years after its controversial release. The game’s debut was marred by misleading marketing, a surprising game structure, and a lot of bugs, but I always liked the rough-edged yet fascinating adventure the game’s creators actually built. Playing the new remastered game on my PS4…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 29, 2019 -
UncategorizedFar Cry 4 Director’s New Game Is About Exploration And Commercialism
Journey to the Savage Planet was a bit of a surprise when it was announced at the most recent Game Awards. The development studio, Typhoon Studios, comprises several Assassin’s Creed alumni, and the wacky science-fiction antics in the trailer were a far cry from those games. It was hard to grasp exactly what the game…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 29, 2019 - Esports
Watch Out For Smash Balls In This Weekend’s Nintendo-Sanctioned Tournament
The finals for the Smash Ultimate North America Open kick off at 1 p.m. ET, live at PAX East in Boston and streaming on Nintendo’s YouTube. This is a Nintendo-sanctioned Smash tournament, so the rules are less strict than your typical competitive Smash tournament. Items will be on (albeit set to “low”), and so will…
By Maddy Myers Published March 29, 2019 - Uncategorized
Swatter Tyler Barriss has received a 20-year prison sentence, according to Associated Press A longtime swatter, Barriss pled guilty in November to crimes that ultimately led to the fatal shooting of a man over a Call of Duty dispute. Prior to that, Barriss had called in phony bomb threats to the FBI, the FCC, schools,…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 29, 2019 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for having volunteered to go to something annoyingly far from my house, but there are worse ways to spend a Saturday morning than reading on a long commute. The weekend is also for video games. I’m excited to check out Risk of Rain 2. I own Risk of Rain on both my…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 29, 2019
