A Brief Date With Fortnite

Thanks in large part to God of War and the Final Fantasy Tactics iOS port, I’ve been gaming regularly for the first time in about a decade. As I emerged from my dumb hibernation to become a Gamer once again, I realized I could now fill a huge gap in my cultural literacy. I wanted…

Meet SonicFox, The Queer Furry Who’s Destroying Everyone Else At Fighting Games

Dominique “SonicFox” McLean competed in his first Mortal Kombat tournament in 2011 at age 13. Back then, his opponents didn’t know what they were up against. But SonicFox knew his own truth: he was queer, he was a furry, and he rocked at fighting games. Seven years later, the four-time Evo champion has shown the…

The Week In Games: Villains Reign

We’ve got a week of melee battles, Lego villains, and resonant fates ahead of us. This week offers a small amount of respite in the face of the relentless pace of autumnal releases. We’ve got a new Lego game in Lego DC Villains, which promises to have a similar amount of charm as the other…

Official Hello Kitty Trains For Tokyo

Two Tokyo train lines will have Hello Kitty and friends covered carriages starting next month. According to Spoon & Tamago and Nico Nico News, Keio Corporation’s Keio Line and Toei Shinjuku Line are getting the full Sanrio treatment. As Spoon & Tamago notes, Keio Corporation also operates Tama-Center Station, which serves Sanrio Puroland, the Kitty…

After Idol’s Death, Bullying And Intimidation Allegations Surface

Honoka Omoto was a member of a local idol group called Enoha Girls that promoted Ehime Prefecture’s agricultural industry. This past March, Omoto died by suicide, and now her family is taking their daughter’s former production company to court for damages. According to Asahi News, mother and plaintiff Yukie Omoto is quoted as saying, “On…

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Beachhead

Tahir Tanis is an artist at DICE, where he’s worked on series like Battlefront and Battlefield. Indeed we’ve featured some of his work in roundups of those games, but tonight is just a personal showcase. You can see more of Tahir’s stuff at his ArtStation page

Now Bowsette Is In Breath Of The Wild

Having already been added to Mario 64 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, it’s now time for Bowsette to venture off into the wilds of the latest Zelda This mod by Lynard Killer, which replaces Link with a fully playable Bowsette, is fantastic, even going so far as to add some basic dress physics. It’s…

Former Pro Evolution Soccer Commentator Peter Brackley Has Died

Peter Brackley, who during its heyday was the primary commentator for Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer series, has died at the age of 67. His passing was announced on the website of Brighton & Hove Albion, the club he supported and later worked with Brackley was of course well-known among football fans for his work calling…

I Am Bread World Record Speedrun Is A Master Class In Bread Manipulation

Speedrunner “PootLoops” has defeated the bread simulator I Am Bread in a blistering six minutes and twelve seconds while pontificating about ABBA songs. As someone who doesn’t pay a lot of attention to I Am Bread speedruns, I was legitimately flabbergasted by this run. Apparently you can just flip a piece of bread through the…

The Window Dog And Other Tricks From The Resident Evil Series

The newest episode of the YouTube show Boundary Break digs deep into the horror franchise Resident Evil to show off the tricks that the games have used to keep things scary. And also how they frighten us with dogs. The dog that jumps through the window near the beginning of the original Resident Evil is…

‘Shop Contest: Expanded Ops

We’re now living in the world of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and I just think that the magical battle royale experience could be a bit more expansive. That’s where you come in. This week’s ‘Shop Contest is all about taking a game that is fundamentally concerned with zombies, hardcore PVP, and battle royale…

A Long And Hopefully Interesting Conversation About Microtransactions

If you’re looking for a lengthy, complicated, nuanced conversation about microtransactions in video games—and why they trigger so much rage—then you sure have come to the right place. That’s what this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen is all about. First, Kirk and I briefly talk about our love for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, a big, beautiful game…