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Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Straw
Let’s balance out yesterday’s intensely saccharine, one-dimensional pick with something from the opposite end of the spectrum. Straw’s music video is unsettling, thought-provoking, and defies simple explanation. I recommend listening to Straw twice; once accompanied by the video, and once without. The song itself starts out on an upbeat note (I couldn’t help but be…
By Seung Park Published January 24, 2019 -
UncategorizedA Platformer Where You’re Too Exhausted To Do Anything
When I first started playing the demo of Yet Another Exhausting Day, I careened headfirst into a pillow and died. This, I believe, is what is known as a Big Mood. Yet Another Exhausting Day bills itself as “a 3D crawling platformer about ordinary people’s exhausting lives.” In it, you play as a noodle-limp worn-out…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 23, 2019 - Culture
Arise, Lukas Skywalking
Nicolas Gekko is a concept artist who has worked on games like Destiny 2 and Elder Scrolls: Legends His entry (which you can see above) was also one of the best in that Star Wars Reimagined contest held a few years back You can see more of Gekko’s work at his ArtStation page.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2019 - CultureTwitch
Sea Of Thieves Has Unexpectedly Become One Of Twitch’s Biggest Games
After an intriguing but worryingly barebones launch in March 2018, Rare’s ambitious pirate opus Sea of Thieves found itself lost at sea. There just wasn’t enough for players to do, causing many to fear that the game would never live up to its potential. Late last year, that began to change. Now, Sea of Thieves…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedLast Oasis Is The Most PC Game Imaginable
Last Oasis is an upcoming survival game where the world has stopped spinning, and everyone left alive has to “outrun the scorching sun in a massive Open World.” It’s coming to Steam, of course, and the game’s trailer certainly ticks all the boxes for a game laser-targeted to the platform’s whims: it’s post-apocalyptic, there’s resource-gathering,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 23, 2019 - Uncategorized
Switch Is Selling Like Wii, Thanks To Traditional Nintendo Games
Nintendo had a wildly successful December in the U.S., the market research company NPD said on Wednesday. Both Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and the Switch hardware itself sold in quantities that could legitimately be called “record-breaking.” Nintendo’s dream of selling Wii-like quantities of the Switch is looking more likely today—and it didn’t have to have…
By Chris Kohler Published January 23, 2019 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Slay The Spire
After over a year in Early Access, the challenging deck-building roguelike Slay the Spire is officially out on Steam today with a Switch port to following later in 2019. The game was really good when I played the hell out of it back in early 2018, and though the finished version is mostly the same,…
By Ethan Gach Published January 23, 2019 - Uncategorized
It’s 2019 And I’m Starting Final Fantasy XI
When Final Fantasy XI was released for PlayStation 2 in 2002, it was part of the first wave of massive online experiences for consoles. Alongside games like Phantasy Star Online, it helped bring the MMO experience to the living room and pushed the Final Fantasy series to explore new frontiers. While the PS2 and Xbox…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 23, 2019 - Uncategorized
Red Dead Online Starts Better Than GTA Online Did
Red Dead Online’s opening sequence is a great way to get players into the online wild west. The intro is made up of cutscenes, missions and tutorials. It feels more focused than GTA Online’s introduction, and overall it seems like Rockstar has learned from GTA Online’s introduction. I took a look at both games’ opening…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 23, 2019 - Esports
Competitive Virtual Farming Is Getting Its Own Esports League
After making the Farming Simulator games for over a decade now, the Swiss game studio Giants Software announced today it’s decided to make the series into a full blown esport by committing 250,000€, or approximately $284,803 in prize money to the establishment of a Farming Simulator League wherein teams of three will compete to see…
By Ethan Gach Published January 23, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
There Are So Many PC Games To Play, I Can’t Choose One To Start
I measured out a space in my incredibly small apartment and bought a desk. After rearranging my room, I finally have a space to actually hook up and use my PC. Now what do I do? I live in New York, where people will live in any space they can get, no matter how tiny.…
By Gita Jackson Published January 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedUpcoming No Man’s Sky Fan Film Stars A Five-Year-Old and A Pro Wrestler
People make incredible things in No Man’s Sky: civilizations, bases, and even the face of developer Sean Murray. One fan has now made a fan film set in the universe of the game, with a little help from his daughter, Kinda Funny’s Greg Miller, and Austin Creed, which is the stage name of professional wrestler…
By Gita Jackson Published January 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedA Bunch Of New Indies We’ve Been Eager For Are Coming To Switch Soon (Like CrossCode)
CrossCode is coming to Switch this year, so soon you’ll all be able to see what we’ve been raving about. Also in Nintendo indie news: the strategy game Wargroove is out next week, Goat Simulator hits Switch right now, and the people behind SteamWorld Dig are making a new card role-playing game called SteamWorld Quest…
By Jason Schreier Published January 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe SNK Themed Stores and Cafes The World Deserves
For a limited time only, there are four SNK official shops in Tokyo, filled with themed merch, food and drink. There is NeoGeo Land in Akihabara, which runs until February 20, the SNK Limited Store in Ikebukuro, which runs until January 31, the SNK Limited Store in Tokyo Skytree Tower, which will be open until…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2019 - Uncategorized
Magic the Gathering’s Japanese event MagicFest Kitakyushu has been canceled due to a Wizards of the Coast scheduling mistake. Originally slated for May 17–20, the event was to be held in Kitakyushu in Fukuoka and it might be rescheduled for later this year.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanWe Didn’t Intend To Whitewash Tennis Star, Says Noodle Maker [Update]
Last year, US Open champ Naomi Osaka signed a deal to appear in Nissin Cup Noodle commercials. The latest one, an anime version, has been criticized for whitewashing the biracial tennis star. Prince of Tennis manga artist Takeshi Konomi drew the ad, which also features fellow Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. Update January 25 –…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2019