- Uncategorized
Red Dead Online‘s Next Update Will Combat Griefing, Rebalance Weapons
Red Dead Online will be receiving a large update on February 26th, Rockstar Games announced today. This update will add new daily challenges and rebalance some weapons. It will also implement some of the changes Rockstar first revealedback in January. In their news post, they explained in more detail how many of these changes will…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
Switch Reddit Users Are Making So Many Giveaway Posts, The Mods Had To Ban Them
In a random act of generosity, a user on the Nintendo Switch subreddit offered to give away a free game. Then another offered. Then another. Eventually, the mods decided they needed to temporarily ban giveaways, lest these gestures completely overtake the subreddit. It started innocuously enough, with a giveaway for the strategy game Wargroove two…
By Gita Jackson Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
Cross-play friends lists will go live in Rocket League on February 19 The game went cross-play on Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC in January, but only for matchmaking. This new update will add a friends list that populates across every platform and the ability to create parties.
By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
My Most Daring Resurrections In Apex Legends
I’ve been sticking with healer Lifeline as my main in Apex Legends; I play support in most games that give me the option. I take my healer duties very seriously, rushing in to boost my squad’s HP and calling in supply drops whenever I can. In my mind, my responsibility as support also extends to…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 12, 2019 -
Uncategorized10 Hours With The Division 2‘s Gargantuan Beta
I spent 10 hours playing The Division 2’s beta this week and didn’t see half of it. The March 15 shooter about combat in a ransacked Washington D.C. is going to be another super-sized Ubisoft game, and even its beta was bursting with interesting things to do, amid some spots that got me worried. The good…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
Capcom has uploaded a bunch of its video game soundtracks to Spotify under the artist name Capcom Sound Team. The albums include music for Street Fighter, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Okami, as well as some games not released outside of Japan. Finally no more fiddling around with fan-curated YouTube playlists.
By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
New Nintendo Direct! Hitting tomorrow (February 13) at 5pm ET. Nintendo says it’ll be 35 minutes chock full of Switch news, and I dunno about you guys, but I would certainly like to hear more about Fire Emblem. And other stuff. Perhaps we’ll see that Assassin’s Creed III port?
By Jason Schreier Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
Now, Some Traditional Batman Samurai Armor
May 5 is Children’s Day in Japan. Parents with sons display miniature armor so that their sons grow up healthy and strong. Traditionally, the armor is based on famous designs, such as Date Masamune’s get up. However, in the past few years, there have been armor sets based on popular culture, such as Mickey Mouse…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
6,850 Fake Amiibo Cards Seized In Taiwan
A 35-year-old man in Taipei has been arrested for selling counterfeit Amiibo cards online. According to Apple Daily (via ChineseNintendo), the man was allegedly selling the NFC-enabled phony cards on Taobao for the equivalent of 52 cents a card. Taiwanese police discovered that the man was in possession of 6,850 bogus cards. Many fake Amiibo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
Poop Museum Coming To Japan
This spring in Yokohama, the Unko Museum will delight young and old alike with cute poop. It’s not the first exhibition dedicated to dookie. There is the National Poo Museum on the Isle of Wight, which is temporarily closed, and the Shit Museum in Northern Italy. Yes, that’s its name, the Shit Museum. Those seem…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
NBA Star’s Game Boy Jordans Are Just Lovely
Russell Westbrook wore a pair of custom Super Soaker-inspired sneakers to a game the other day, and it looks like his next retro tribute is going to be a pair of Game Boy-themed Jordans. Specifically, they’re a pair of Why Not Zer0.2s, Westbrook’s signature shoe. The sneaker itself is running with a Game Boy-inspired colour…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedGoofy Dad Returns To Recreate Smash Bros. Ultimate Taunts
With a new Smash Bros. game out, the biggest Smash Bros. game of all time, it should come as no surprise that Nick Luciano’s now 67-year-old dad is back to perform each of its over 200 fighter taunts. Nick Luciano’s dad previously performed all the taunts from Smash Bros. Wii U, followed by all of…
By Ethan Gach Published February 11, 2019 - Esports
Overwatch League’s Once-Dominant Team Opens Up About Their Season One Failings
New York Excelsior’s first season in the Overwatch League ended with more questions than answers, most of them boiling down to some variation on “What happened?” The answer to that question depends on who you talk to. Two members chalk it up to the choppy waters of a shifting meta, but to hear another tell…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 11, 2019 - Uncategorized
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Record Foiled By Last Second Blue Shell
A Mario Kart 8 Deluxe speedrun stalled out right at the finish line, seconds away from a new world record. It’s an ending that reminds us all that blue shells are absolute bullshit. The moment came this weekend at the very end of speedrunner Skilloz_’s run, as he raced towards the finish line on Wario…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 11, 2019 - Uncategorized
A player at last weekend’s national Hokuto no Ken tournament in Japan had time to finish his drink while waiting for his opponent’s lengthy combo to end. The niche fighting game, developed by Arc System Works in 2005, has become known for its over-the-top and infinite combo-heavy competition.
By Ian Walker Published February 11, 2019