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New Trophy Data Reveals How Many People Are Playing Certain PS4 Games
To celebrate the five year anniversary of the PS4, Sony recently launched “My PS4 Life,” a marketing campaign that creates videos highlighting players’ individual stats and milestones. It turns out that some of the data shown in these videos can also be used to reverse-engineer how many people have played certain PS4 games, shedding some…
By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2018 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewThe Year in Mini-Games, 2018
2018 has spoiled me with so many great games. But instead of listing what my favorite games were, I decided to go deeper and list my favorite games inside of those games. Here are my favorite mini-games of 2018, in no particular order. I’ve cut together a sweet video, but if you’d rather miss some…
By Paul Tamayo Published December 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Kingdom Hearts III Leaks Six Weeks Before Release
Copies of Kingdom Hearts III are out in the wild, more than a month before the release of the highly anticipated role-playing game. It’s not clear exactly how the game leaked, but director Tetsuya Nomura told fans this weekend to watch out for spoilers, promising that the epilogue and final movie “are planned to be…
By Jason Schreier Published December 17, 2018 - ReviewsYear in Review
The Year In Old Games, 2018
Whether you want to play your classic games on the Switch, the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, a half-sized wooden arcade cabinet, a tiny PlayStation, or a Genesis controller plugged into your TV, 2018 had you covered. It’s time once again for a look back at the year in New Old Games. While the majority…
By Chris Kohler Published December 17, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
I Just Unlocked A 2016 Nintendo Game In The Silliest Way Possible
I was recently reminded that Nintendo’s “My Nintendo” rewards program has a single reward that I want. I’ve wanted for two years, actually. I figured it was about time I claimed it, and if I had to click on a bunch of websites along the way, so be it. My goal was to unlock a…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate Glitch Creates Hordes Of Knuckles and Waluigis
A terrifying glitch in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate allows the adorable Isabelle to spawn an infinite amount of assist characters. Finally, you can play as Isabelle and Knuckles and Knuckles and Knuckles and Knuckles and Knuckles and Knuckles and Knuckles…. The glitch (h/t NintendoLife) appears to have been discovered by YouTuber TheAfrowJow and involves timing…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter V Competitors Carry An Otherwise Messy Capcom Cup
Capcom Cup wrapped up a year of Street Fighter V over the weekend with an explosive grand finals match between Japanese powerhouses Kanamori “Gachikun” Tsunehori and Hiromiki “Itabashi Zangief” Kumada. The players were incredible, but the tournament itself was a bewildering mishmash of poor scheduling and tiresome padding that unfortunately encapsulates the issues with Street…
By Ian Walker Published December 17, 2018 - ReviewsYear in Review
Fahey’s Top 10 Games Of 2018
While I spent a sizable chunk of 2018 in a hospital, I did manage to squeeze in time with some very good games. From virtual reality mice to the rebirth of a cool dragon, here are my 10 favorite games of the year. CrossCode If massively-multiplayer online role-playing games were around during the age of…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedWargaming, creator of World of Tanks, is making a Diablo-style dungeon crawler and put out a new trailer showing gameplay today It looks very sturdy and has a bunch of loot and flashing lights, but because it’s Wargaming I’m still a little skeptical. On the plus side though, it’s not free-to-play.
By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2018 - Culture
The Week In Games: Donut Watch
This week we’ve got Firewatch coming to the Switch, Cook Serve Delicious 2 hitting the PS4, and lots of other interesting games that you might not know about yet. We’re skating right into the end of the year now, and that means that releases are really slowing up. While there are some interesting ports coming…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedMarvel At China’s Own Iron Man Type Movie
Sure, Iron Man 3 was filmed partly in China, but that’s still a Marvel movie and an American superhero. Tomorrow, the country is releasing its own movie inspired one of its greatest heroes, revamped with an Iron Man-style suit. This is Armored Warfare God: Sun Wukong. Also known as the Monkey King, Sun Wukong is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
In Japan, Dragon Ball Z Blu-ray Edits Out Obscene Hand Gesture
In the original Japanese release of Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly, Trunks flips Bio-Broly the bird. However, in the recently released Blu-ray version, he does not. As pointed out by Twitter user Nappasan, here’s how the edited version differs: The edited version is on the left and the original one is on the right. Below is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Behold, Glorious Final Fantasy Sake
Sake maker Kokuryu produces excellent sake. The Fukui-based brewery is teaming up with Square Enix to make some more. In the mid-1970s, the brewery’s owner Masato Mizuno started aging their high-grade sake after being influenced by French wine maturation techniques. Kokuryu ages its daiginjo sake (sake with a rice polishing ratio of under 50 percent)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2018 - Culture
The Art Of Hitman 2
Hitman 2 came out of nowhere to be one of my absolute games of the year, so it’s a pleasure to be showcasing a whole ton of art that went into the game’s production. Below you’ll see a range of pieces from both inside IO (and Sumo Digital) and from other third parties, with each…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2018 - CultureTotal Recall
Bury Me In These 1980s Nintendo Pyjamas
The 1989 Sears Wish Book contained many treats and treasures, but none more beautiful than this collection of official Nintendo clothing. Uploaded by TanookiKuribo for the always excellent VideoGameArt & Tidbits, there’s also a range of kid’s sweats and track pants, including a Zelda onesie that I am retrospectively very upset I never got to…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2018