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CultureKotaku Game DiaryGris Is Beautiful In Every Way
I don’t normally shed tears when a video game ends. I hardly ever pause in the middle of a playthrough to appreciate a clever game mechanic. I do stop to listen to game music, but it’s rare I spend minutes trying to get gameplay and soundtrack to sync in order to recreate a perfect moment.…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Tumblr Porn Ban Leaves Artists And Fans Seeking New Platforms
On Monday, Tumblr will officially ban and remove all adult content from the platform. It leaves the community without many options, even the users who aren’t just there for the porn. When the news was announced that Tumblr would be removing all adult content from the platform, people were upset, even outraged. Although Tumblr said…
By Gita Jackson Published December 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Twitch Sale Of Curse Media Will Combine Two Popular Gaming Wikis
Wiki site Fandom announced yesterday that they will acquire Curse Media, which runs gaming wiki site Gamepedia, from Twitch. Twitch owned Curse Media for just two years. “We’ve signed a definitive agreement to acquire Curse Media from Twitch, Inc; including all media assets and employees,” a Fandom rep said in an e-mail to Kotaku. Fandom…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Rain World is coming to the Nintendo Switch later today. I actually really loved the survival platformer’s esoteric rules and thought they complimented the game’s beautiful, mysterious world, but fortunately, Switch is getting the 1.7 version which includes an easy mode for when dying all the time starts to wear thin.
By Ethan Gach Published December 13, 2018 -
CultureTwitchNinja Addresses Fans Who Want The “Old Ninja”
If you follow Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, you’re bound to come across those who like the “Old Ninja.” Last week, Ninja addressed the issue and, of course, he did it without profanity but rife with real talk. Besides these online laments, there are montages of “Old Ninja,” like this and this that showing Ninja’s previous streams…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2018 - Kotaku EastSouth Korea
Epic Games Korea Apologies To Fortnite Fans For Sea Of Japan Kerfuffle
In much of the world, the body of water between Japan and the Koreas, China, and Russia is known as the Sea of Japan. In South Korea, it is not. Russia calls it “Japanese Sea” (Yapónskoye móre) and China calls it “Sea of Japan” (日本海, literally “Japan Sea,” using the same characters as Japan). However,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
The Next Pokémon Animated Movie Is Officially Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution
Earlier this year, this year’s Pokémon summer movie reportedly had a sneak preview for Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution. The movie has now been officially announced and will be out July 12, 2019 in Japan. There is no word yet on an international release and an official trailer has yet to be released. As previously reported,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: You Are My Destiny
While modern K-Pop fans will most likely recognize HaHa (full name Ha Dong Hoon) for his work on Korean comedy television, he actually started out his career in Korean entertainment as an artist. And not just any artist—a reggae artist. With 2007’s You Are My Destiny, sampled from Ben E. King’s Stand By Me, listeners…
By Seung Park Published December 13, 2018 - Culture
Overwatch Map Pulled After Players Get Stuck In Spawn Rooms
Overwatch’s Blizzard World map has never been universally beloved, but shortly after Blizzard decked its halls with holiday cheer yesterday, the map apparently decided to go full Grinch. Teams found themselves beset on all sides by busted spawn rooms and glitched payloads. Now Blizzard World is shut down. In Overwatch, maps have spawn rooms that…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 12, 2018 - Uncategorized
Valve Says Artifact Exploit Had Little Effect On The Game’s Economy
The in-game economy for Valve’s new digital card game, Artifact, was upended earlier today after the company accidentally created an exploit that made it possible to buy its card packs at a heavily-discounted price. While Valve said the impact wasn’t huge, it’s led to renewed debate within the game’s community about what Artifact should be.…
By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2018 - Uncategorized
Hand-Drawn Strategy Guides Are Works Of Art
To celebrate the original Ninja Gaiden’s 30th birthday, Philip Summers has created his own 20-page strategy guide for the game, full of maps, tips and gorgeous illustrations. I’m in love. It’s available for a name-your-price download here He also did one for Contra earlier in the year if that’s more your style. Via Super Punch
By Luke Plunkett Published December 12, 2018 - CultureTotal Recall
Dumb Kids Will Try Anything To Get Out Of An Xbox Live Ban
Back in the earlier days of Xbox Live, while the Xbox 360 was still in its prime, the platform’s support forums used to allow users to complain about bans they’d received, and Microsoft staff would actually reply. Even if the users were being racist little shits. It seems a universe away from how platforms are…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 12, 2018 -
OpinionFree Game Takes The Original Zelda And Twists It Around
Chances are good that if you play games, you’ve played The Legend of Zelda or at least seen a picture of the 1986 Nintendo Entertainment System original. The world was vast but made sense. North was north. In a free new downloadable game called Triforce, the land of Hyrule is twisted around and north could…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 12, 2018 -
UncategorizedWarframe Players Refuse To Abandon Fortuna 69 (Nice)
I have a theory: The value of a community is directly proportional to its willingness to rally around and fight nearly to the death for deeply dumb things. Warframe players are doing an excellent job of proving it. In Warframe, a co-op sci-fi shooter with MMO elements, instances only stick around for as long as…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 12, 2018 - OpinionImpressions
Kingdom Two Crowns Doesn’t Feel Like A Sequel But It’s Still A Great Minimalist Strategy Game
Kingdom Two Crowns is a clever, streamlined side-scrolling strategy game filled with beautiful pixel art and a great sense of atmosphere. I’ve had a hard time tearing myself away from it these past few days. While it doesn’t feel like a full sequel, it brings a bunch of worthwhile additions that make it superior to…
By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2018