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The black and white adventure game Minit can be beaten in under half an hour, but only 5% of players have One of the game’s designers shared some completion statistics on Twitter today, one of which showed that an incredible 0.3% of players defeated the final boss but never finished the game.
By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2019 - Uncategorized
Titanfall 3 Is Not In The Works, Respawn Says
What was once Titanfall 3 has become Apex Legends, the free-to-play battle royale game that launched today. In other words, a third Titanfall is not currently in development, despite the critical acclaim for the first two. At a press event for Apex Legends, Respawn producer Drew McCoy told Eurogamer that Titanfall 3 wasn’t happening. “The…
By Jason Schreier Published February 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedTitanfall Battle Royale Game Apex Legends Is Out Now
As expected, development studio Respawn announced its Titanfall spinoff battle royale game Apex Legends this afternoon, and it’s out right now. The free-to-play game is sort of like a cross between Overwatch and Call of Duty’s Blackout battle royale mode. You can get it on PS4, Xbox, and PC. We’ll be checking out Apex Legends…
By Jason Schreier Published February 4, 2019 - Uncategorized
Come See Kotaku Splitscreen Live In NYC
Have you ever wondered, while enjoying the clever banter and warm rapport of Kotaku Splitscreen, what it might be like to see said banter and rapport in real life? On February 7, you’ll be able to find out. Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and I will be hanging out at The Bell House in Brooklyn, New…
By Jason Schreier Published February 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Best Sports Event This Weekend Was A Smash Ultimate Tournament
Right after the world’s most blah Super Bowl mercifully wrapped itself up, 124,000 viewers tuned in to Twitch to watch something way more exciting: the Oakland Super Smash Bros. tournament Genesis 6. The event was one hype moment after another, and its players looked so capable that, at times, I wondered what devil they’d promised…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedI’m jumping into my spacesuit and checking out Astroneer live with Riley. Come join us in the chat!
By Paul Tamayo Published February 4, 2019 - Uncategorized
Google Translate Makes Magic: The Gathering Cards Somehow Sound Sillier
Some Magic: The Gathering fans are sending cards through Google Translate, with hilarious results. Although I have dated not one but two men who made me sit through many long games of Magic, I still don’t understand how Magic: The Gathering is played. What I do understand is how funny it is to send different…
By Gita Jackson Published February 4, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryAnthem‘s Demo Ends With An Exciting Cloud And A Less Exciting Rock Monster
Anthem’s open demo, which launched this past weekend, had its first “mini-event” last night. A fiery vortex formed in the sky, and some big rock monsters appeared on the ground below. It made for a nice change of visuals and something new to hunt, but like a lot of what the demo has shown off,…
By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2019 - Culture
The Week In Games: Who’s Hungry For Some Gods?
This week’s biggest release is God Eater 3, a game which I don’t really know anything about! Looking at screenshots and videos it seems cool. Maybe I’ll give it a try when it comes out February 8th on PS4 and PC. Before I looked up anything about God Eater I had this idea in my…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedPro Gamer Lied About Being In Elementary School
Fortnite pro RizArt made a splash last fall when he set a new record for solo kills. Besides his gameplay, one thing that made the pro stand out was that he claimed to be in sixth grade. That was a lie. RizArt is a member of the Japanese Fortnite team Crazy Raccoon, which recently hosted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
One Way To Make Kemono Friends 2 Better
You might say there are multiple ways Kemono Friends season two could be made better, but a relatively easy one that would be fixing where the characters are looking. The big difference between the first and second seasons of Kemono Friends, the absence of director Tatsuki, who was pulled from season two. Twitter user Goodsleepy2…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
The Best Japanese Snow Sculptures Of 2019
The Sapporo Snow Festival is in underway in Hokkaido, Japan. These are some of the best snow sculptures on display. Have a look! The Japanese military pitches in to build the most massive of the snow sculptures The 2019 Sapporo Snow Festival runs until February 11.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedManchester United’s New Boss Cut His Teeth On Football Management Games
Caretaker Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær has had an incredible run since taking over from Jose Mourinho, which has been a bit of a surprise considering how dreadful United had been until the switch, and how Solskjær’s last Premier League experience had been relegation with Cardiff City. He’s had success managing in his native…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2019 - Uncategorized
I Played All 17 Angry Birds Games And I Have Some Thoughts
There are 17 Angry Bird games available to download and play on your mobile device. I decided to download all of them and play them in chronological order of release and document my journey and maybe learn something. Actually, there are more games. You see some Angry Birds games got kicked out of the nest…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedWeird Faces, Classic Camera Angles And Other Mods For Resident Evil 2
Modders are magical. In only a short amount of time after Resident Evil 2 was released, they have been able to create some really interesting and strange mods for the remake. Not all of these mods are necessarily helpful or needed, but not all mods need to fix a game. Sometimes I just want a…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 3, 2019 - Uncategorized
The GDC 2019 schedule contains the most Video Games collection of words imaginable.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2019