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CulturePortal Speedrun Breaks The Game And My Brain
A speedrunner named Can’t Even has achieved the new world record for the “Out of Bounds” category in Portal by zipping through the game in a blistering 7:07, toppling their own previous record of 7:12. The run is pretty astonishing. The basic play of this Portal speedrun category involves getting the camera out of bounds…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 30, 2018 -
UncategorizedRappers Saving A Puppy In VR Is Very Good
The YouTube channel 88Rising has put together a compilation video of rappers trying to save a puppy on a rooftop in VR. There’s a lot of rude language. There are two reasons why this video is more special than any group of random people trying out rooptop virtual reality experience. The first is that rappers…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 30, 2018 - Uncategorized
There’s a Gravelord Smash in Dark Souls Remastered for Switch today. It’s all about doing PVP as a part of, or against, the Gravelord Covenant. The event is going on until tonight at 7:00PM EST, so grab your Switch and get over the the Moonlight Butterfly Garden. Learn more here
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 30, 2018 -
UncategorizedUpdated My Journal: Goodbye!
Today is my last day as the Weekend Editor at Kotaku. That’s right: your Cities: Skylines-loving, Rollercoaster Tycoon-playing, isometric RPG-enjoying buddy is moving on. What can I say? It’s the adventurer’s way. I’ve really enjoyed my time as Weekend Editor. It is a fast-paced job with a lot of responsibility, and I am eternally grateful…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 30, 2018 - CultureSplitscreen
Every Game Kotaku Splitscreen Played In 2018, Part Two
It is now time for part two ofKotaku Splitscreen’s Game of the Year discussions. Except we don’t really want to pick a Game of the Year. We want to pick every Game of the Year. This week, Kirk, Maddy, and I close out 2018 by talking about all the games we played this year from…
By Jason Schreier Published December 30, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe good news: “Persona 5 R” is a real thing, presumably an enhanced version of the popular PS4 game (like Persona 4 Golden) The bad news: There’s no indication here that it’s coming to Switch. Yet. Developer Atlus says more news is coming in March.
By Jason Schreier Published December 30, 2018 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Palace Mouse
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 24. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published December 27. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 30, 2018 -
UncategorizedTelling Stories About A Decaying Small Town With Cities: Skylines
YouTuber TazerHere has created a sleepy Texas town called Berrysville in immaculate detail, but what really makes it unique is that it is chock full of stories created by community members. In a playlist of 11 build videos, TazerHere has built up the small town of Berrysville in immaculate miniature detail. It is an astounding…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 29, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Epic Games Store is giving away Super Meat Boy from now until January 10. You simply create a store account (if you don’t have one), click the Meat Boy image at the top of the page, and get the game. After that, you’re free to jump and slide and plop to your heart’s content.
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 29, 2018 -
UncategorizedYouTuber Really Shows Off Fallout 3‘s Wasteland
YouTuber Shesez’s show Boundary Break is always a treat, but the most recent episode on Fallout 3 is chock full of weird experiments with skyboxes, colors, and minutiae that’s beyond the regular play experience. My favorite part is the wasteland. The episode moves through a lot of interesting things that you might expect from a…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 29, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Everyone Is Santa, Winners!
Last week I asked the ‘Shop Crew to put together some holiday cheer, and y’all brought it all together. I asked you to turn characters into Santa, but the holiday cheer seemed so exciting and powerful that you all just zipped and zapped your way into holiday extremity. Our winner this week is Dixie-Flatline, who…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 29, 2018 -
UncategorizedA Deckbuilder Explains How To Balance Your Lands In Magic: The Gathering
If you’re a Magic: The Gathering player, you know that lands are the way that you generate mana, the resource that allows you to play cards. In a new video, YouTuber SaffronOlive explains how to get that balance of lands correct. Titled “You’re Probably Playing Too Many Shocklands In Modern,” the video is ostensibly about…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 29, 2018 -
UncategorizedLady Gaga Posts Promo And It’s Anime As Hell
Bayonetta enthusiast Stefani Germanotta, also known as Lady Gaga, just dropped a new trailer for her upcoming Las Vegas residency, Enigma. It’s something. Las Vegas residencies are usually a good way for pop stars to make some money if they have large fan bases but a hard time getting single to chart. Coming off A…
By Gita Jackson Published December 28, 2018 - Esports
The Smash Ultimate Scene Squeezes In One Last Big Tournament Before 2019
It’s almost the last weekend of the year. There won’t be another one until 2019. Many of us are currently preparing to sleep 48 hours straight before ringing in the new year which, if modern trends are anything to go by, will be “quite something,” at least if my grandmother were the one saying it.…
By Ethan Gach Published December 28, 2018 - Uncategorized
Video Game-Themed Twists On The ‘Scared To Moan’ Joke
Sex is weird, and sometimes funny. A late entry to 2018’s internet joke canon proves that. I’m not sure how this meme originated, but in the final days of the year, it’s all over my twitter timeline. It consists of writing the phrase, “Y’all scared to moan during sex? I be all in my girl’s…
By Gita Jackson Published December 28, 2018 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Snuck Into Monster Hunter: World Last Night
Monster Hunter: World loves crossover events. Whether than means dressing up as Devil May Cry’s Dante, masquerading as Horizon: Zero Dawn’s Aloy, or battling Final Fantasy monsters, World’s various event quests lift liberally from other games. Last night, while no one was really paying attention, World snuck in an entirely new quest featuring outfits from…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 28, 2018 - ReviewsYear in Review
Maddy’s Top 10 Games Of 2018
In 2018, I enjoyed playing some excellent games from, uh, 2017. It’s too bad that 2017 Maddy didn’t play Assassin’s Creed: Origins and Hollow Knight when they came out; if she had, they would have been on her 2017 best-of list. Luckily for current-day me, 2018 also had several great hits. Here are ten of…
By Maddy Myers Published December 28, 2018 - Uncategorized
Iran’s Growing Nintendo Scene Pins Hopes On Smash Ultimate
In the early hours of March 9th, 2018, Amir Badvipour, a university student and admin of the fan-run group Nintendo Iran, watched a new Nintendo Direct on his laptop. His closest gaming friends, all locals of Tehran, Iran, had stayed up to watch as well. With each new reveal and game update they shot messages…
By Ben Bertoli Published December 28, 2018
