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Nintendo’s Controversial Creators Program Is Shutting Down
The Nintendo Creators Program, launched as an attempt to moderate what folks were doing with the company’s content on YouTube, is closing down next year. In its place is will be a set of guidelines that might have a pretty big impact on the way you watch Nintendo games online. Three years after its contentious…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2018 - Uncategorized
I Just Started Playing Artifact And I’m Already Tempted To Spend Money
Valve finally has a new game out. Can you believe it? A card game based on Dota 2, Artifact launched today on Steam. After having messed around with it for several hours, I can report that there is indeed a ton of stuff going on in Artifact, but that it’s also one of the more…
By Ethan Gach Published November 28, 2018 -
CultureAssassin’s Creed Odyssey‘s New Approach To Franchise Expansions May Indicate That These Games Are Finally Big Enough
The comically large map of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, which players can spend well over 100 hours exploring without doing all of its quests and clearing all of its caves and forts, won’t expand outward with the game’s first expansion. That’s a change from how the series has handled downloadable add-ons in in the past. Freedom…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 28, 2018 - Opinion
Quiet As A Stone Is A Game About Exploring Floating Islands
Quiet as a Stone is a contemplative game about finding secrets on floating islands and creating your own perfect little spaces. Each island has resources to collect, natural formations to find, and blank spaces to plant trees or arrange rocks. It’s a quiet and relaxing escape from whatever battlefield or wild open world you’ve been…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 28, 2018 -
CultureCosplaySpider-Man Cosplay Copies PS4 Gameplay
This is Ronnie Street Stunts, who is not just dressed as Spider-Man, but is specifically recreating some of his animations from the latest PS4 game. The vid below doesn’t just show his stunts, but also compares them directly to gameplay footage to show just how close he gets it!
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2018 - Uncategorized
$200 Fallout 76 Edition Promised Fancy Bag, Delivers Nylon Trash Instead [Update: Bethesda Responds]
The $200 Power Armor edition of Fallout 76 promised fans a load of stuff, including what looked like a very nice canvas bag. Which they didn’t end up getting, because between announcing the bundle and shipping it Bethesda pulled a lil’ switcheroo. Update – 5am, 11/29/18: Bethesda has responded, saying “we are sorry”. Original story…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 28, 2018 -
UncategorizedDragon Ball FighterZ Player Won’t Stop Winning World Tour Events
After months of competition, the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour is nearing its January conclusion. Matches have been fierce as international competitors have fought for a spot at the finals, but the fiercest among them is apparently Ryota “Kazunoko” Inoue, who hasn’t stopped winning Saga events despite qualifying for the World Tour finale all the…
By Ian Walker Published November 28, 2018 -
UncategorizedArthur Morgan’s No Good, Very Bad Day
Arthur Morgan wanted to turn his horse around and head for the hills. He wanted to be anywhere else, even if it was back at camp with that scar-faced good-for-nothing John Marston. And yet, he felt compelled by some mysterious force to ride toward a house containing a prospect more fearsome than any outlaw gang,…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 28, 2018 - ReviewsMultiplatform
Fallout 76: The Kotaku Review
Fallout 76 is filled with intriguing ideas, set amid an appealing post-apocalyptic sprawl ripe for exploration. It’s also a mess. The latest Fallout sheds the narrative focus of its its single-player predecessor, Fallout 4, and introduces an online multiplayer setup where the human-controlled strangers you meet are supposed to fuel a new sort of storytelling.…
By Ethan Gach Published November 28, 2018 - Uncategorized
Battlefront II‘s Clone Wars Update Is The Star Wars I Wanted All Along
Star Wars: Battlefront II’s early days were defined by controversy after controversy, among them complaints that the initial handful of maps ignored some pretty major battles. What fans really wanted was the massive Battle of Geonosis from the Clone Wars. Well, it’s here… and it’s fantastic. Battlefront II largely focuses on battles from further down…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 28, 2018 - Uncategorized
Games Done Quick ‘Indefinitely’ Splits With Speedrunners Over Sexist And Transphobic Comments
Yesterday, a thread full of conversations between a handful of speedrunners gained traction on Twitter. Said to be screenshotted from a private Discord, these conversations included derogatory comments about women as well as transphobia and antisemitism. After some initial hesitation, speedrun charity organization Games Done Quick said last night that these streamers will no longer…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 28, 2018 - OpinionImpressions
As If I Wouldn’t Love Two New Persona Dancing Games
Surprise, everybody! The Kotaku writer who loves Japanese RPGs and rhythm games is completely enamored with two rhythm games starring beloved Japanese RPG characters. It’s like Atlus made a pair of games just for me. You might like them, too. Back in 2015 Atlus released Persona 4: Dancing All Night, a game that took the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 28, 2018 - Uncategorized
The FTC Says It Will Investigate Loot Boxes
The Federal Trade Commission says it is investigating loot boxes, a controversial video game mechanic that can allow players to spend real money on randomized goods. During a hearing yesterday, FTC chairman Joseph Simons addressed New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan, who has recently spoken out about loot boxes. During her turn to ask questions at…
By Ethan Gach Published November 28, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
My Nice Guy Approach To A Red Dead Redemption 2 Train Robbery Went Very Wrong
I’ve been mostly playing as a good guy in Red Dead Redemption 2, or at least as much as the game will let me. This is more of a cowardly choice than a moral one. Bounties and lawmen stress me out. Nevertheless, I recently decided to rob one of the game’s trains. It did not…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 28, 2018 -
CultureHere’s December 2018’s PlayStation Plus Lineup
There are some interesting indie games in this month’s PlayStation Plus lineup, including Soma, Iconoclastsfor Vita and PS4, and Papers, Please. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus subscription. December’s PlayStation Plus games are: PlayStation 4 Soma Onrush PlayStation3 Steredenn Steinsgate PlayStation Vita Iconoclasts (crossbuy with Ps4) Papers, Please
By Riley MacLeod Published November 28, 2018 - Culture
Genesis Classics On Switch Is The Perfect Way To Play Old Games
In another reality, one where companies like Nintendo and Sony actually cared about preserving their old games and ensuring that their entire libraries were playable now and forever, something like Genesis Classics might not be a rarity. But it is, and hey, it’s pretty damn great. Genesis Classics, which is already out for PC, PS4,…
By Jason Schreier Published November 28, 2018 - Anime
Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Is Coming To Netflix
Cowboy Bebop is getting a live-action series on Netflix, with the anime’s creator Shinichiro Watanabe consulting. The Cowboy Bebop anime debuted back in 1998 with Watanabe at the helm. The live-action first episode will be written by Christopher Yost, who recently penned Thor: Ragnarok In the late 2000s, Keanu Reeves was attached to a live-action…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2018 - Kotaku EastSouth Korea
Cute Characters Get Thirsty, Too
In the anime BanG Dream!, the pink bear Michelle is one of the members of the pop group Hello, Happy World! In real life, there is a thirsty cosplayer in there. The result is nightmare fuel. Update November 29 – 12:30am: As several readers have kindly pointed out, this is the very thirsty @thegadgetfish: Via…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2018
