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CultureThe Internet Reacts To Animal Crossing‘s Isabelle In Smash
Isabelle, the beloved assistant to the mayor from Animal Crossing: New Leaf, is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The internet, myself included, has lost their collective mind. Let me set the scene: I’m 13 years old. For Christmas, I get the first game console that’s truly mine and not my older brother’s. It’s a…
By Gita Jackson Published September 14, 2018 -
UncategorizedWhat started out as a typical Weather Channel hurricane report took a turn when the broadcaster submerged himself in nine feet of digital flood water. The hyper-realistic visualization was created with Unreal Engine, which powers video games like Fortnite, Ark: Survival Evolved and Street Fighter V. Yikes, though!
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 14, 2018 -
ReviewsMultiplatformShadow of the Tomb Raider: The Kotaku Review
The new Tomb Raider’s freshest idea is the floating of a question: What if all this tomb raiding that Lara Croft does indicates that she is a treasure-plundering jerk who wrecks other people’s cultures and, worse, their lives? This piece originally appeared 9/10/18. We’re bumping it today for the game’s release. Despite the navel-gazing self-reflection…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Top Five Loot Drops In Destiny 2: Forsaken
There are a lot of cool weapons in Destiny, which is one of the reasons it’s such a popular game. Here are the top five drops in the latest expansion, which launched last week for PC and consoles. These are all guns that Kirk and I have gotten in the past week, screencapped from our…
By Jason Schreier Published September 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
Gintama Manga Isn’t Ending Yet Because Its Creator Screwed Up
Previously, it was officially announced that the Gintama manga was slated to end in the September 15th issue of Weekly Jump. Now its creator says the popular manga isn’t actually ending. As translated by Twitter user Kewl0210, Gintama creator Hideaki Sorachi write a one-page letter to fans explaining the situation. While Gintama won’t be in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2018 -
UncategorizedJapan Says Goodbye To Its Queen of Pop
This weekend, iconic J-pop star Namie Amuro will hold her final concert. After that, she will apparently never perform on stage again. Amuro is one of the biggest-selling artists in Japanese music history, selling 38 million records during her career. She debuted in 1992 at age 14 as a member of the idol group Super…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 14, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Turned Off The TV…
Going into the weekend, one craves for a melodic, optimistic pick-me-up from the workweek. I can’t think of a better one. Look at that thumbnail! It’s so pleasantly blue! Turned Off The TV… is one of the promoted tracks from Asura Balbalta (stylized as *checks notes* AsuRa BalBalTa), Leessang’s penultimate album before their breakup. The…
By Seung Park Published September 14, 2018 -
UncategorizedWake Up, Sheeple: Luigi Is Still Dead
I’m Nathan Grayson, host of Nint-Infowars, coming to you live from THE BOTTOM OF A HOLE from which I’m now forced to broadcast after having been banned from all social media and also the earth’s surface. During today’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo showed us what APPEARED to be a living, breathing Luigi, even though THE VERY…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Big Bang Empire Somehow Makes Porn Unsexy
Today, I am playing Big Bang Empire. It’s a sort-of tycoon game on Nutaku, where you design a porn star and send them off into the world to make it big. You’d think it would be a lot sexier than it actually ends up. NSFW Warning: This post contains NSFW cartoon imagery! Most tycoon games,…
By Kate Gray Published September 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Artist Thomas Pringle, who we’ve featured on Fine Art a few times, has written and illustrated a new graphic novel called Ascend: Hell Climber. The story: “The survivors of a downed patrol ship have only one hope of escape: Steal a shuttle from the highest level of an ancient defense tower.” You cancheck it out…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 13, 2018 -
UncategorizedEverything Announced During Today’s Nintendo Direct
Today Nintendo hosted its first Direct presentation in a while, announcing a lot of Switch and 3DS ports, teasing next year’s Animal Crossing, and announcing that Luigi’s Mansion 3 is in development for Switch. It was a fast-paced info-blast, and easy to miss the actual news among the stuff we already knew about. Let’s break…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
All The Ports Announced Today For Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch continues to be a powerhouse console for ports. From Final Fantasy to Katamari Damacy, here’s all of the new ports that we announced during tonight’s Nintendo Direct. New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe New Super Mario Bros U is some good Mario. The Switch port adds Nabbit, who doesn’t take damage and…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 13, 2018 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Odyssey is coming to Switch… as a cloud game… in Japan only. Announced during the Japanese Nintendo Direct today, it looks like Ubisoft’s latest will be taking the Resident Evil 7 approach to its Switch port, an online-only game played via remote servers.
By Chris Kohler Published September 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Classic Final Fantasy PlayStation Games Are Coming To Switch [Update: And Xbox One]
Decades after Square split from Nintendo to go to PlayStation, the classic Final Fantasy games of that era are heading to the Switch. Final Fantasy VII, IX, X, X-2, and XII are all coming to Switch in 2019. Update, 7:12 PM Eastern: Square Enix has now said that several of these games are also on…
By Chris Kohler Published September 13, 2018 -
UncategorizedIsabelle Joins Smash Bros. Ultimate As Nintendo Teases New Animal Crossing
ANIMAL CROSSING IS COMING TO SWITCH, I AM CRYING. Not only will Isabelle, the delightful assistant to the Mayor in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, be playable in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo finally teased a new Animal Crossing game. I have been waiting for this announcement since the Switch was announced, and had almost given…
By Gita Jackson Published September 13, 2018 -
UncategorizedNintendo Switch Is Getting NES Controllers
The Switch is getting NES controllers for the library of NES games releasing on September 18 as part of the console’s monthly online subscription service. They’ll come in packs of two, including both a right and left controller, for $60. They charge by being placed on either side of the Switch, just like the Joy-Con…
By Ethan Gach Published September 13, 2018