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Punk Shows Off By Winning Street Fighter V Tournament With His Opponent’s Character
Red Bull Conquest wrapped up its team-based fighting game competition in Washington, D.C., this past weekend, bringing Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 competitors together to decide which American city is the strongest. Victor “Punk” Woodley, who famously placed second at Evo 2017, ending up winning the Street Fighter V…
By Ian Walker Published November 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft announced in a blog post today that it will be “reverting all aesthetic changes” to Rainbow 6 Siege’s Year 3, Season 4 update. The company previously planned to remove references to sex, gambling, and violence from the game in preparation for its “expansion into Asian territories.” We’ve updated our original story accordingly.
By Riley MacLeod Published November 20, 2018 -
CultureTwitchThe Singular Life Of Twitch’s Most Foul-Mouthed Streamer
To hear her tell the story, Twitch streamer Sweet_Anita has lived a fascinating and unusual life. Here’s what you might learn watching her stream the first-person shooter Overwatch: Anita takes care of 35 animals, including rabbits, rats, and chinchillas, although in the past, that number has swelled to 200. Her mother contracted an illness from…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 20, 2018 - OpinionImpressions
Spider-Man’s Turf Wars DLC Is Short And Uneven
I didn’t know how much I liked Felicia Hardy until she was missing from Turf Wars, the second chapter in Spider-Man’s The City Never Sleeps DLC, released today. The cat burglar’s duplicity and romantic chemistry with Peter Parker, the highlight of chapter one, are replaced in this latest outing by the sociopathic antics of old-school…
By Ethan Gach Published November 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedGathering Storm Expansion Brings Climate Change To Civilization VI February 14
After spending the past day or so teasing fans witha stream that eventually resolved into a countdown clock, Sid Meier appeared on the Civilization YouTube channel to announce Civilization VI: Gathering Storm, a second expansion coming to PC on February 14, adding forces of nature to the popular strategy game. The Gathering Storm expansion adds…
By Mike Fahey Published November 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Dota 2‘s massive 7.20 update recently went live, completely changing the game yet again. The map has been reworked with new paths, there’s a dedicated item spot for Town Portal Scrolls, and a ton of heroes have had abilities reworked or changed altogether. Meanwhile, the Dota 2 card game Artifact releases next week.
By Ethan Gach Published November 20, 2018 - Culture
What We Liked And Didn’t Like About Pokémon Let’s Go
Mike Fahey and I have been battling all up and down Kanto in Pokémon Let’s Go. Now that our respective quests are at an end, we sat down to talk about Master Trainers, playing with kids, and how weird Pokémon type weaknesses are. Gita Jackson: Hey Fahey! It’s amazing to be in the presence of…
By Gita Jackson Published November 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Enter The Gungeon’s planned paid expansion has been canceled. The developers at Dodge Roll announced the news on Reddit, explaining that they’d been working on the game for five years now and needed to move on. Instead, it’ll get a smaller, free final update adding new items, features, and bug fixes.
By Ethan Gach Published November 20, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
Pokémon Let’s Go‘s Leveling System Raises Some Morbid Questions
If Pokémon Let’s Go is banking on my nostalgia, it’s working, but it’s also bringing to mind some disturbing questions about the nature of Pokémon. ’90s kids’ idle fantasies of weed-whacking our way through forests alongside some loyal, sweet Pokémon companion are realized in the latest Pokémon game, which even lets you pet and play…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 20, 2018 -
ReviewsMultiplatformBattlefield V: The Kotaku Review
Battlefield V is complicated, sweeping, and enjoyable to play. Its narrative highlights World War II’s lesser known fronts, and its competitive multiplayer is fast-paced and action-focused. It’s romantic, it’s exhilarating, and I can’t shake the feeling that something is off about it. For every grand feat of daring, there is a tension that I can’t…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedHow To Find Fallout 76‘s Mothman
Fallout 76‘s post-apocalyptic West Virginia is a mean place with few friends. Instead of getting your face chewed off by snallyghasters, why not spend time with the adorable Mothman? I’ll show you how in this video. The Mothman can be randomly found throughout the game world, but the chance of an encounter is low. Instead,…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 20, 2018 - Culture
Really Big Whopper Coming To Burger King In Japan
Later this month, a very special Whopper is going on sale in Japan. Packed with five flame-grilled patties, this Whopper will be available only for a limited time. The special Whopper goes on sale November 29 in Japan, which is “good meat day.” It’s not a national holiday, but a pun. November 29 is 11-29.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2018 -
Kotaku EastJapanNissan’s Carlos Ghosn Always Seemed Doomed
In Japanese, there is an expression: deru kui wa utareru (出る杭は打たれる). It’s the equivalent of the English phrase, “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.” The expression immediately lept to mind yesterday when I read that Carlos Ghosn, the man credited with saving Nissan, had been arrested for allegedly using company money for personal…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: First Snow
Here in New York, home of the Kotaku mothership, we just got our first dusting of snow last week. (In November!) It was a fair bit more than a dusting, actually; it was the kind of snow that makes people stop whatever you were doing and gaze at the flurry for a few seconds, lost…
By Seung Park Published November 20, 2018 -
CultureCosplayShowcaseWorld Of WarCraft Cosplayers Are Out Here Re-Writing Canon
I know, we’ve already run our BlizzCon cosplay gallery, but there was a special event being held at the show this year that I thought deserved its own spotlight. It was called Project Ebon Blade, and involved dozens of World of Warcraft fans trying out a new twist on the game’s canon. With outfits based…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2018 -
CultureTwitchNinja Keeps Reporting Fortnite Rivals, And It’s Not Sitting Well With Fans
It’s one thing for a regular player to report somebody who might be cheating or griefing in a game like Fortnite, but when a Twitch star does it? Then it unavoidably carries a different weight, especially when it’s the Twitch star, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Over the past week, Blevins has found himself surrounded by an…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 19, 2018
