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UncategorizedLeaked Disney Infinity 4.0 Footage Is Deeply Depressing
Disney Infinity was a good idea with some very cool toys, and its demise had everything to do with corporate mismanagement and very little to do with Disney Infinity. So seeing this footage of what was supposed to be the game’s fourth iteration stings. Disney Infinity 4.0: Kingdoms, as seen here in this pre-alpha, for-internal-purposes-only…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Pinkertons Are Still Around, Suing Over Red Dead Redemption 2
I have learned two things today. One is that publishers Take-Two find themselves in the middle of a legal battle over Red Dead Redemption 2. Two is that the Pinkertons, famous detective villains from the 19th century’s old, wild west are still around in 2019 As The Verge report, the Pinkertons—now owned by Swedish security…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2019 -
UncategorizedA Tour Of The Animal Crossing Town One Woman Spent Nearly 4,000 Hours Building
Animal Crossing games are meant to be played in regular, relaxed sessions, creating a life for yourself among the annual ebbs and flows of each game’s village. In just about every regard, it’s designed to be playable, theoretically at least, forever. 85-year-old Audrey, who’s spent thousands of hours playing the game, is proof of that.…
By Ethan Gach Published January 14, 2019 - Culture
Dota 2 Custom Mode Is Either One Of Steam’s Top Games Or A Glitch
Before it became the megalith players know, love, and dedicate entire lifetimes to mastering, Dota was just a popular mod of other games like Warcraft 3. Perhaps, in a handful of years, we’ll be speaking similarly of Dota 2 mod Auto Chess—that is, if it really is as popular as it seems to be. Over…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 14, 2019 - Culture
Super Nintendo Game Names Are Buried In The Switch Online NES App
Switch Online’s NES classics app now has titles and descriptions for 22 Super Nintendo games buried in its code, according to dataminers who have looked at the program. That’s a welcome glimmer of hope for anyone hoping to play Super Mario World on their Switch, but it doesn’t necessarily mean those games will show up…
By Chris Kohler Published January 14, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Best Speedruns From AGDQ 2019
Awesome Games Done Quick 2019 finished this weekend, raising $2.3 million dollars for charity. There were countless speedruns but if you missed the marathon, here are some of the best ones. Whether it’s difficult tricks or charming commentary, these speedruns stood out from the crowd. Hollow Knight by Vysuals I’ll start with a run so…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
Turning The DS Sideways For Giant Fights Was One Of Mario & Luigi‘s Most Creative Tricks
When Bowser dies at various points in Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, the brothers have to revive him by shooting adrenaline into his heart. Doing so leads him to get back up and become giant Bowser for a special mode that requires players to hold the DS sideways like a book. Suddenly, the game’s…
By Ethan Gach Published January 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
Rocket League Now Has Cross-Play Across All Consoles
Psyonixannounced today that Rocket League has entered the PlayStation Cross-Play Beta program and is playable with people across PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and Steam, making it only the second game to do so after Fortnite By default, players on any of those platforms will randomly matchmake with one another for online play. The ability to…
By Ethan Gach Published January 14, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
I Hit Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s Original Level Cap Before Seeing Half The Map
Every time I play Ubisoft’s gargantuan Assassin’s Creed Odyssey I’m astounded at how much of it I have left. I’m also left startled by how different an experience I seem to have had from many other players I’ve heard some people complain that Odyssey is a grind, that they level too slowly, and that they’re…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Week In Games: Guacamole Potatoes
This week is all about trying to rival the Awesome Games Done Quick speedrunners with Guacamelee! 2 on Xbox One, and checking out the rootin’ tootin’ side-scroller shootin’ Gunman Clive when it comes out on Switch. A new year brings with it new games, and though January sadly won’t give us the new Animal Crossing,…
By Kate Gray Published January 14, 2019 - ReviewsBoard Games
Sonic Crash Course: The Kotaku Review
There’s a new Sonic the Hedgehog board game out. And having spent the last week playing it with my kids, I think that aside from Mania it’s maybe the best Sonic game I’ve played in years, regardless of the medium. Sonic the Hedgehog: Crash Course—designed by Sean Mcdonald and published by IDW—is a family board…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2019 -
CultureCosplaySuspected Cosplay Stalker Destroys Seven Cars During Anime Con [Update]
A suspected arson attack, allegedly carried out by an “obsessed stalker”, has torched seven cars in the parking lot of a hotel where Anime Los Angeles attendees have been staying over the weekend. The incident took place early on Sunday morning, just before 2am. The night manager of the Azure Hotel & Suites in Ontario,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Dance Dance Revolution World Championship Looks Like Hard Work
The Dance Dance Revolution world championships are next weekend, hosted in Japan by KONAMI. This weekend, at the qualifiers, dancers from across the globe are burning through calories like it’s the end of Footloose I had a friend who was really good at Dance Dance Revolution. I couldn’t compete with her. My technique, polished through…
By Kate Gray Published January 13, 2019 - Uncategorized
Fortnite YouTuber Dabs For 10 Hours, Makes $2000
Luke TheNotable streamed the entirety of Fortnite’s “Infinite Dab” animation, which runs for ten hours. For his efforts, he got $2000 from donations, 6000 new subscribers, a pair of broken headphones (from dabbing too hard), and a whole lot of dab-induced shoulder pain. Back in December, Fortnite’s notes for their 7.10 patch included this little…
By Kate Gray Published January 13, 2019 - Uncategorized
Awesome Games Done Quick Ends with $2.3 Million Raised For Charity
On Friday, the charity speedrunning stream hit one million dollars for US charity Prevent Cancer Foundation. Late on Saturday night, it hit two million dollars, and the crowd went wild Donations hit the 2mil mark during a thrilling Super Mario Odyssey speedrun. As the run time ticked towards three hours, Twitch chat began a $5…
By Kate Gray Published January 13, 2019 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Fox Meat
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published January 7. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published January 10. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
By Kate Gray Published January 13, 2019 - Uncategorized
Real-Time Syrian Refugee Game Bury Me, My Love Is Now On Switch And You Should Play It
Over the last few years, there have been a few mobile games that use the cell phone interface itself as a way to play. There’s boy-flirt-extravaganza Mystic Messenger, which takes place within an instant messaging app. You could try to unlock a stranger’s phone in A Normal Lost Phone, and go through the emails, texts…
By Kate Gray Published January 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
Luigi’s Mansion Speedrun Makes Me Excited For Luigi’s Mansion 3
I owned Luigi’s Mansion on GameCube when I was slightly smaller than I am now. My younger brother and I would try to get through its spooky, ghost-filled levels together, sharing tips and wasting our parents’ printer ink on 30-page guides off the internet. But really, Luigi’s Mansion owned me I’ve never been great with…
By Kate Gray Published January 12, 2019
