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CultureMiddle Eastern Fortnite Players Start Massive Protest For Dedicated Servers
Alaa “DvLZStaTioN” Ebrahim has been missing his sniper shots. The popular Fortnite YouTuber, who has three million subscribers, says it’s not his fault. Nor are the times when his opponents’ shots hit him even as he moves away from the rain of bullets. Ebrahim, who lives in Bahrain, a small island country in the Middle…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 7, 2019 - Uncategorized
There’s now an improved version of VGC Online’s Sega Saturn jewel cases on Amazon. I checked them out myself and they don’t have any of the “fall apart immediately” issues of the first run. You can buy with confidence now. (Limited Run Games hasn’t started selling its cases individually yet.)
By Chris Kohler Published January 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedSims YouTuber Makes All The Game’s Bathrooms Gender Neutral
Sims YouTuber LilSimsie regularly renovates and makes houses for what she calls her Simsie Save, a Sims 4 save file she provides to fans so that they can play with her houses and Sims. This time, she made a notable revision to the bathrooms in the game: they’re now all all gender neutral. People who…
By Gita Jackson Published January 7, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
The Eternal Castle Is A Great Throwback To Classic Cinematic Sidescrollers
The Eternal Castle is a love letter to old cinematic platformers of the late 80s and early 90s, a throwback to games such as Another World, Flashback. It capitalizes on their virtues without the weight of their technological limitations. It just came out on Steam over the weekend. I haven’t even finished it yet, and…
By Ethan Gach Published January 7, 2019 - Uncategorized
Hooray! Just now, beloved ESPer anime Mob Psycho 100‘s second season launched on Crunchyroll. It’s a hilarious, psychedelic twist on shonen anime tropes centered on an innocuous kid who happens to be a powerful psychic. You can read our review of the first season here
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 7, 2019 - Uncategorized
Alien Isolation Sequel Announced For Phones
Alien Isolation was a big critical hit when it came out in 2014, so news of a sequel might come as welcome news to fans. Less welcome news might be the fact that said sequel is a mobile game. Today, Fox announced Alien Blackout, a survival horror game that, like Isolation, stars series protagonist Ellen…
By Jason Schreier Published January 7, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
Game Console Modding Illegal In Japan, Punishable By Prison And Fines
It is illegal to mod game save data and game consoles in Japan. Both are punishable by up to five years in prison and fines up to 5 million yen ($46,000). According to the official site for Japan’s Association of Copyright for Computer Software, modding game save data and game consoles violates the country’s Unfair…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2019 - Uncategorized
Everything Is Permitted With Assassin’s Creed Controllers
These Assassin’s Creed controllers were made by reader Devin Smith, and are inspired by the Ezio timeline of games. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a control pad with gauntlets before. In addition to the general prettiness going on, there are some cool features here: the accents are made from leather, the Xbox’s home…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedMod Turns Serious Military Shooter Into Giant Halo Game
Operation: TREBUCHET is a mod for military simulation ArmA III that transforms it from a realistic armed forces shooter into a massive Halo game. While it’s been in development for a few years now, there’s a new trailer for the project that looks fantastic: Named for the UNSC’s war against insurrectionists just before the Covenant…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
Ten-Dollar PS4 Gift Cards Have Beaten Out Twenty-Dollar Ones On Amazon
The titan has been toppled. Amazon’s 2018 list of best-selling video games (and video game accessories) has revealed that the $20 PS4 gift card—2017’s best-seller—is now in third place, behind the more affordable $10 gift card. But what could have caused such a fall from grace? I have a few theories. If you buy two…
By Kate Gray Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
Sunday Comics: Beard Water
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 December 31. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published January 3. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
By Kate Gray Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
There Was Nearly A Sequel To Space Jam About Skateboarding
Tony Hawk could have been the next Michael Jordan, but instead we live in the timeline where he’s just that guy who gets mistaken for Tony Hawk a lot He hasn’t done badly, it’s just that Michael Jordan actually met Bugs Bunny, and no amount of skateboarding awards can ever reach those lofty heights. But,…
By Kate Gray Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
LGBTQ Video Game Exhibition Opens In Berlin
Berlin’s Schwules Museum has opened a brand new exhibition named “Rainbow Arcade” to celebrate the history of LGBTQ culture and stories in video gaming. The exhibition was co-curated by curator and PR for the museum, Jan Schnorrenberg; German game journalist Sarah Rudolph; and Dr Adrienne Shaw. Dr Shaw is a professor and author with a specialism…
By Kate Gray Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
Here’s Where, When, And How To Watch Awesome Games Done Quick 2019
Can it really be that time again? Awesome Games Done Quick is upon us once more, showcasing the very best and very fastest of speedrunners in a week-long marathon of Personal Bests and ridiculous glitch manipulations. Update: All times displayed are UTC-5. Check the schedule to find out the times in your own timezone. AGDQ…
By Kate Gray Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
Did You Know That The New York Times Makes Games?
Me neither. But according to a January 5 post on the NY Times website, they have a whole team of game designers on staff. The piece is written by Sam Von Ehren, one of the game designers that works at the company. Given that the demographic of NY Times readers is probably not particularly knowledgeable…
By Kate Gray Published January 5, 2019
