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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend started early for me, since yesterday was Thanksgiving. While my coworker Riley MacLeod filled Kotaku with stories of his Red Dead Redemption 2 experiences and the Goku balloon, I finally downloaded Tetris Effect and guided those dropping Tetrominoes into their rightful places. I played Tetris Effect all the way up until it was time…
By Maddy Myers Published November 23, 2018 - Tips & Guides
How To Stop A Cat From Chewing On Video Game Controller Cables
My apartment has only two things in it: video game controller cables, and a cat. Okay, there’s also some furniture, but most of the time, it does feel like my home life revolves around keeping my cat entertained with any object other than video game controller cables. Over time, I’ve learned some techniques to stop…
By Maddy Myers Published November 23, 2018 - Culture
The Broken God Of Fallout 76 Wishes For Mortality
One Fallout 76 player just found out the hard way that immortality is very boring. Cue up Queen’s “Who Wants To Live Forever,” because this story, as recounted by a user who goes by Brogadyn on the Fallout 76 subreddit, deserves a tragic soundtrack. No matter what Brogadyn does, their Fallout 76 character will not…
By Maddy Myers Published November 23, 2018 - Uncategorized
This Freaking Thing Right Here
I just picked up one of those snazzy $200 PlayStation 4 Slim Spider-Man Black Friday bundles. It comes with the console, a controller, a copy of Spider-Man, USB, HDMI and power cables and a small piece of audio garbage no one needs. I can’t believe Sony is still including this stupid little mono monstrosity with…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2018 -
CultureMaking Up Lyrics For Instrumental Video Game Music
Listening to Tetris Effect’s many varied songs has brought back an unexpected memory: the lyrics that I invented as a child for “Korobeiniki,” the original Tetris theme song. Back then, I knew the song as the Type A music selection on my Game Boy copy of Tetris. I heard the song over and over, and…
By Maddy Myers Published November 23, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
The Fun And Frustration Of That Doctor Robbery Early In Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 doesn’t force many of its myriad activities on players, though it it’ll often send characters your way to tempt you to try certain things. Those of us who’ve played the game haven’t all seen the same sights, but a good chunk of us have at least have robbed the doctor’s drug…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 23, 2018 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Poetry: Nine Haiku About Our Collections
Several of us here at Kotaku are playing Pokémon Let’s Go and collecting new adorable friends and fighters, and these little critters have inspired some poetry. What better form than the haiku to celebrate these pocket-sized monsters and their stories? huge Clefable, please carry me in your cloud arms I name you meringue – Cecilia…
By Maddy Myers Published November 23, 2018 - Uncategorized
It’s the day after Thanksgiving here in the States, a.k.a. Black Friday, and I, Kotaku editor Maddy Myers, will be your shepherd on this holiday Prepare yourself a plate of delicious leftovers and enjoy reading about video games (and maybe some other stuff).
By Maddy Myers Published November 23, 2018 - Uncategorized
Japan’s Best Gundam Models Of 2018
Here are the winners and finalists that will represent Japan in the 2018 Gunpa Builders World Cup These are expertly built and painted Gundam models. Via 2ch, here is third place. Second place. And first place. The images originally appeared on 2ch under a thread that called the level of this year’s winners “so awful.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2018 - Uncategorized
Chinese Game Site Censors Winnie The Pooh in Kingdom Hearts III
When Chinese game site A9VG recently covered Kingdom Hearts III, it decided to remove one thing: Winnie the Pooh. Below is a screenshot of the A9VG coverage that was posted on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. According to Buzz Plus, to get around censors, it seems, the site decided to edit out Pooh bear. What…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2018 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Alamo City Comic Con 2018
Beginning in 2013, the Alamo City Comic Con has grown to become one of the fastest-growing shows in the US, with around 80,000 people turning up at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio last month. There were plenty of cosplayers among them, and Mineralbluwas there to take these shots and video for…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 22, 2018 - Culture
The Art Of Battlefield V
Every year, the art team at DICE do some of the best work in video games, and 2018 has been no exception. Battlefront II featured some of my favourite pieces from 2017, and some of the work that went into imagining Battlefield 1 could have been hung in a War Memorial. That’s a theme running…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 22, 2018 -
CultureThe World Record For Highest Xbox Gamerscore Is Now Two Million
Ray Cox, known in the gaming world as Stallion83, previously held the world record for being the first person to get 1 million points in Xbox achievements. Yesterday, he beat his own record by bringing his Gamerscore to 2 million. Cox streamed the achievement on Twitch, which he completed by playing Halo 2 from the…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 22, 2018 - OpinionImpressions
It’s Great When A Series Of Assassin’s Creed Side Activities Comes Together Just Right
When I’m playing through a massive open-world video game, sometimes the little tasks I do line up to create the perfect mini adventure. Maybe it’s by design, maybe by accident. Regardless, when it happens, it’s quite nice. Let’s look at a sequence I just experienced in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey when, as is my style, I…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 22, 2018 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Can’t Stop Talking With This Red Dead Redemption 2 Character
There’s a lot to do in Red Dead Redemption 2. There’s so much going on that even when I head into a town for a few errands I’m besieged by things to buy, strangers to help, and places to rob. But there’s a guy in Valentine I always make time to speak with, whether I…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Gnomes Are Part Of The Weirdest Sims 4’s Thanksgiving
The Sims 4‘s holidays, introduced in the Seasons expansion, do a good job of mimicking their real life counterparts. In order to complete holidays successfully, you have to achieve certain goals before the day is over. On Love Day, you’re expected to give flowers and go on a date. During Winterfest, you give gifts and…
By Gita Jackson Published November 22, 2018
