- Esports
Up-And-Coming Squad Looks To Break Out At This Weekend’s Big Dota 2 Tournament
Gambit Esports, a Russian esports organization based in the UK, has never been known for its prowess in Valve’s strategy game Dota 2, but this weekend that might change as the newcomers continue continues marching toward the finals at ESL One Katowice 2019 in Poland. Led by relative veteran Artsiom “fng” Barshack from Belarus, the…
By Ethan Gach Published February 22, 2019 - Uncategorized
David Hayter Delivers A Rousing Performance Re: Solid Snake’s Ass
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Metal Gear’s Solid Snake has a big fat ass. This basic underpinning of our universe has now reached all corners of the internet, including Solid Snake’s longtime voice actor. Solid Snake is the leading character in a game about stealth, so it stands to reason that he would…
By Gita Jackson Published February 22, 2019 - Uncategorized
Fallout 76 Gets A Full Roadmap For 2019
Three months after the game’s disappointing launch, Bethesda has announced its plans for Fallout 76 throughout the rest of 2019, including new modes, story quests, and vault raids. The new updates, all of which will be free, are broken up by season. Spring will mark the beginning of “Wild Appalachia” on March 12. It’ll add…
By Ethan Gach Published February 22, 2019 - Uncategorized
Apex Legends Player Spent $500 To Unlock A Rare Item, Says ‘It Wasn’t Worth It’
If you’re lucky, opening a loot box in Apex Legends might get you a set of “heirloom” items. These are ultra rare cosmetic items with a less than one percent chance of dropping, though you’re guaranteed to get one after 500 boxes. One player ended up paying $500 to go through 500 boxes in the…
By Gita Jackson Published February 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedTim and Heather are streaming Dead or Alive 6 over at our Twitch channel. Join us in the chat!
By Chris Person Published February 22, 2019 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for looking for a new available Origin name, because your Apex Legends teammates trying to pronounce whatever lazy thing you picked when you bought Mass Effect 3 isn’t quite cutting it. I will be playing a lot more Apex Legends, especially now that more of my friends are on. I’m also still…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 22, 2019 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Anthem
BioWare’s new multiplayer loot shooter Anthem can be fun but it’s also hard to get the hang of, since so little about how it works is explained. Knowing some basics before you start will go a long way to making it more enjoyable. There are three main pieces to Anthem: walking around Fort Tarsis, going…
By Ethan Gach Published February 22, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
Etrian Odyssey Nexus Is Busting My Balls And It’s Totally My Fault
I consider myself a veteran Etrian Odyssey player. I’ve hand-drawn dozens of maps across the role-playing game series, meticulously crawled floors for every treasure chest and scripted event, and gotten hundreds of monsters in my codex—conditional drops and all. So I came to the latest title in the series, Etrian Odyssey Nexus, pretty prepared for…
By Natalie Degraffinried Published February 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedHow Reggie Fils-Aime Became A Nintendo Legend
In the spring of 2004, the public perception was that Nintendo was in deep trouble. Going into the company’s E3 presentation in Los Angeles that year, fans wondered which of the company’s heroes might appear, in its time of need, to save it. Mario? Link? As it turned out, they did get a new hero,…
By Chris Kohler Published February 22, 2019 - Anime
It’s The Real-Life Master Roshi
This is pro bodybuilder Nhon Ly. He’s better known by his Instagram handle @master_roshi_real_life and for good reason. Previously, Kotaku introduced body builder Taichi Shimizu who pulled off the Dragon Ball character with real muscles and fake facial hair. Nhon Ly doesn’t need a phony bread! As Karapaia points out, he certainly does resemble the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2019 - Uncategorized
Leon Kennedy’s Resident Evil 2 Weapon Turned Into Real Airsoft Gun
In the Resident Evil 2 remake, there is a custom long barrel for Leon’s Lightning Hawk. Japanese airsoft gun maker Marui has brought the 10-inch barrel add-on to life for a version of the gun. This is part of a limited edition set that will go on sale next month in Japan. Price is currently…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Maybe Blue
As winter starts to ebb to a slow and meandering close, I find myself drawn to more lo-fi, jazzy tracks than usual. And amidst my search for such lo-fi, jazzy tracks (because I spend far too much time scrolling through new K-Pop releases on YouTube), I happened upon Miyao’s Maybe Blue. It’s a short but…
By Seung Park Published February 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedFootball Manager Scout Helps Goalkeeper Become Goal-Scoring Hero
The Football Manager games are renowned for their terrifying depth of scouting, but this is the first time I’ve ever heard of one of the scouts responsible going beyond “watching someone play” and move into the realms of “directly changing their life”. But that’s what happened when researcher Jack Thorpe, watching the Barnet reserves play…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 21, 2019
