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Twitch Streamer’s Perfect Run Of All Soulsborne Games Fails When He Tries To Kill 69 Bosses
The_Happy_Hob is no ordinary Twitch streamer. In 2016, he pulled off the first no-hit run of Dark Souls, stunning even series director Hidetaka Miyazaki. Last year, he one-upped himself by completing the whole series without getting hit. Now he’s added Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne to his marathon gauntlet. But recently, he 86-ed himself in pursuit…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Roblox Company announced in a forum post that it has reinstated YouTuber PewDiePie’s account in Roblox and that it had previously been deactivated as part of a larger effort to block mentions of “pewdie” which it claimed become part of a meme last December that violated its community standards.
By Ethan Gach Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
Dead Cells got a huge new update on PS4, Xbox One, and Switch today In addition to addition to tweaking the difficulty and adding a new mode for creating custom runs, the update also claims to bring 60fps to the Switch version. The full list of changes is worth checking out.
By Ethan Gach Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
Apex Legends Works Because Everyone Can Contribute
Apex Legends dropped into the battle royale genre with a strong first impression. There’s still an allure of newness, but as the initial dust settles and the game starts to take shape, it’s clear that Apex Legends has staying power. Much of that is owed to design decisions that streamline some of the clunkier aspects…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 14, 2019 - Tips & Guides
Tetris 99 Has No Tutorial, So Here’s What You Need To Know
Yesterday Nintendo announced and released Tetris 99, a battle royale-style multiplayer Tetris game for the Switch in which you play against, wait for it, 98 other players in a merciless puzzle-off. It’s out now and free to download. There’s just one problem: the game doesn’t tell you how it works. If you’ve ever played any…
By Ethan Gach Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
Three Big Questions After The February 2019 Nintendo Direct
Nintendo crammed a lot of news into yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, but with that came some questions, ones that might not have concrete answers right now but are still worth some discussion. Do we now know about all of Nintendo’s big 2019 Switch games? It’s only February, but consider what we now know is announced for…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 14, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
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