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I Lost A Bet In Smash And Now I Have To Keep A Sexy Picture Of Yoshi On My Phone
This isn’t so much a “diary” as it is an explanation. It is an explanation as to why, throughout the last week’s day-to-day obligations and engagements, I have had the affect of a melting globule of salted snail. My mood has been poor, maybe worse than when I got rejected from my first-choice college, and…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
God of War took home Game of the Year at the DICE Awards in Las Vegas last night, along with a whole bunch of other awards. Celeste got best indie, while Florence was voted the best portable game. Interestingly, only one award—Outstanding Technical Achievement—for Red Dead Redemption 2
By Jason Schreier Published February 14, 2019 -
ReviewsPCCivilization VI: Gathering Storm: The Kotaku Review
For Civ fans, the future has been set in stone since October 2016: no matter how good Civilization VI was at launch, it wouldn’t be done until it had gotten two expansions. Well, now it’s got them. Building on the contentintroduced in 2018’s Rise & Fall, and adding a whole raft of its own new…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
Four Hundred Blizzard France Employees Still Don’t Know If They’re Laid Off
By now, many of the people caught up in this week’s massive Activision Blizzard layoff have been informed that they’ve lost their jobs. But at Blizzard’s office in Versailles, France, more than 400 people are still waiting for news. And, due to complex French labor laws, it might be months before they find out what…
By Jason Schreier Published February 14, 2019 -
UncategorizedHollow Knight Is Getting A Full Sequel
What was once downloadable content has morphed into a completely new sequel. Early this morning Australian indie developer Team Cherry announced Hollow Knight: Silksong, and it sure looks fantastic. Previously promised as DLC for the spectacular action-platforming game Hollow Knight (thanks to a Kickstarter stretch goal), Silksong stars Hornet, the spear-wielding heroine (and occasional antagonist)…
By Jason Schreier Published February 14, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: DALLA DALLA
ITZY is the newest girl group on the block, and they bring some eye-opening pedigree to the saturated K-Pop idol market. First, they hail from JYP Entertainment, which is reason enough to pay attention. JYP is one of the oldest and most storied agencies in Korea that drove groups like Twice, 2PM and GOT7 to…
By Seung Park Published February 14, 2019 - Esports
The Big Stories To Follow For Overwatch League Season Two
Tomorrow, after several cold, OWL-less months, Overwatch League season two kicks off. The first season had its ups and downs, fittingly ending on a simultaneously high and low note with a blockbuster grand finals match in New York that ended up being a one-sided blowout. Since then, a lot has changed, leading to questions about…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 13, 2019 - Uncategorized
Deadmau5 Says He’s Quitting Twitch After Getting Suspended For Using A Homophobic Slur [Update]
Joel Zimmerman, better known by his stage name Deadmau5, announced in a now deleted Reddit post that he’s quitting Twitch after the streaming platform temporarily suspended his account because of a homophobic slur the DJ used while playing PUBG over the weekend. As first reported by the music outlet EDM.com, Deadmau5 was being shot at…
By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2019 - Uncategorized
Everything That Happened In Today’s Nintendo Direct
The long-awaited first Nintendo Direct of 2019 hit today, and as expected, it was packed full of news sure to please Switch owners looking for more Fire Emblem, Mario, and even Zelda. Here’s everything we learned. Super Mario Maker 2 is coming to Switch—with slopes!—in June 2019. Freaking finally. We can now create our own…
By Chris Kohler Published February 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedZelda: Link’s Awakening Is Getting Remade For Switch
The Game Boy classic Zelda: Link’s Awakening is getting a full remake in the style of Link Between Worlds. It’ll be out for Switch this year. This is VERY GOOD NEWS, as Link’s Awakening is one of the best Zelda games that’s ever been made. Link’s Awakening, which came out in 1993, tells the story…
By Jason Schreier Published February 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedAstral Chain Is A New Switch Action Game From Platinum Games
During today’s Nintendo Direct, Bayonetta, Nier Automata, and Vanquish developer Platinum Games debuted its latest Switch game: a mecha-powered cyberpunk action game called Astral Chain The trailer depicts stylish anime police battling monsters alongside mecha partners and pulling up what seem to be predictive holographic interfaces to see what’ll happen to people and environments around…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedFire Emblem: Three Houses will release on July 26th on the Nintendo Switch. There’s some serious Hogwarts and Final Fantasy 8 stuff going on here, with a mercenary academy and multiple houses to pledge loyalty too. I seriously can’t wait.
By Heather Alexandra Published February 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedA new Tokyo RPG Factory game called Oninaki will be coming to Switch this summer. This new JRPG from the studio behind I Am Setsuna will focus on isometric action combat where you acquire and equip different souls to outfit your character with special abilities.
By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedSuper Mario Maker 2 Coming To Switch In June
The next big Mario game on Switch is one you’ll partially make yourself. Nintendo is bringing a sequel to the 2015 Wii U hit Super Mario Maker to its current console. The new game was shown in a trailer that kicked off today’s Nintendo Direct. It appears to use Mario assets styled based on Super…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2019 - Uncategorized
Epic Games Asks Court To Dismiss 2 Milly Lawsuit, Claims Fortnite Dance Is Different
Almost two months after Terrance Ferguson, better known as the rapper 2 Milly, sued the makers of Fortnite for including his “Milly Rock” dance in the game, Epic Games has asked the judge in the case to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that the Milly Rock is too short to be copyrighted and that it’s not…
By Ethan Gach Published February 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedApex Legends‘ Plush Dinosaurs Unlock An Easter Egg
Soon after launch, Apex Legends players started finding plush dinosaurs on the map. Now players have discovered that these dinosaurs lead to an easter egg, and it’s pretty tricky to get. Titanfall players already know about Nessie, a plush dinosaur who is hidden in all the levels of Titanfall and Titanfall 2. The fact that…
By Gita Jackson Published February 13, 2019
