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Captain Toad Switch Has Cool Extra Features, Few New Levels
It’s a worn-out cliche these days to say that a game is “perfect for the Switch,” but that really does apply to Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, which will become the latest Wii U transplant to arrive on Nintendo’s new console this Friday. I admit that I didn’t think that Captain Toad, originally released in 2014,…
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UncategorizedFortnite‘s Switch Motion Controls Are Surprisingly Not Terrible
With Fortnite: Battle Royale’s Season 5 update comes one feature that intrigued me a bit more than golf carts and portals. The option to enable motion controls for Switch made me curious to see how a game I’ve grown super familiar with would play. From the bit that I tried, motion controls are more useful…
By Paul Tamayo - Uncategorized
PSN is experiencing outages related to online gaming and social features. A notice on the official status page reads “You may have some difficulty launching games, applications, or online features.” According to some, games affected include Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siege, and others. [Update – 10:44pm]: It’s working.
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CultureBig Shark Punched By Bigger Squid
Today on Highlight Reel we have huge squids, Fortnite moments, Road Rash fails, Breath of The Wild tricks, and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for…
By Chris Person - Uncategorized
Dragon Ball Super: Broly’s North American theatrical release is currently planned for a January 2019. That’ll be just a couple months after it comes out in Japan as well as the one year anniversary of Dragon Ball FighterZ in which Broly is currently wrecking people left and right.
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
Not Even Pikachu And Eevee Can Pull Off Bangs
In the newest teaser trailer of Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee, it was revealed that you can now give Pikachu and Eevee different haircuts. They unfortunately include blunt bangs. Eevee and Pikachu seem to be really loving it, but I am NOT. While I’d like to think of Pokémon as hair trendsetters, they’re…
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The Xbox Game Pass Library Has Gotten Much Better
Rocket League and Warhammer: Vermintide 2 came to Xbox Game Pass this week. Game Pass lets you pay $10 a month for access to a library of over 100 Xbox games. As long as you keep your subscription active, you can download and play any of them. Game Pass was an interesting idea when Microsoft…
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
Monster Hunter But You Smooch The Dragons
Why Is This Dragon So Fucking Cute?? isn’t as graphic or particularly sexual as its title might imply, but it is very sweet. A while back, I reviewed Angels With Scaly Wings, a dragon dating simulator that didn’t have nearly enough actual dating for my taste—although, as it turned out, maybe this is a recurring…
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UncategorizedTracking The Fighting Game Community’s ‘Minor Leagues’
As with most competitive endeavors, major events with big names are given a lion’s share of the public’s attention. This tendency is reflected in Capcom’s official rankings for their Street Fighter V circuit, which only tracks results for the tournaments they deem notable. The fighting game community, however, emphasizes open pools at every level of…
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UncategorizedSkateboarder Nyjah Huston Is Amazing (But His Video Game Isn’t)
California skater Nyjah Huston now has his own skateboarding game. For a mobile game, it’s pretty fun, but I wish it were as entertaining as watching him skate. I grew up playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and it gave me an appreciation of skateboarding. I was never coordinated enough to skate for real, so I…
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