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People Keep Trying To Scam Their Way Into Free Video Games
When Sean Noonan announced the Steam release date for his game, an infinite runner called Jack B. Nimble, he started getting emails from people who wanted review copies. Normally, this would be great news for any developer. Getting enough attention from media outlets and streamers can pull a game from the dregs of Steam and…
By Jason Schreier Published August 21, 2018 -
UncategorizedShenmue III Will Be Released On August 27, 2019
After a couple delays, Shenmue III has a new release date. It will be out on August 27, 2019 on the Windows and PS4. Hopefully. In June 2017, the game was delayed from December of that year to the first half of this year. Then, this past May, Shenmue III was once again delayed to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2018 - Kotaku East
The Real-Life Totoro House People Could Sleep In
Previously, Kotaku introducedthe real-life version of the My Neighbor Totoro house that Studio Ghibli had built in Aichi Prefecture. You cannot stay the night in that house. In this one, you could. Japan isn’t home to one replica, but two. Located in Nagasaki Prefecture, this “Satsuki and Mei House” used to be available for 5,000…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2018 - Kotaku East
Thank Gundam For This Photo Meme
The key art for the upcoming animated film Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative features a ridiculous pose which is spawning silly meme photos. Here, have a look at what people have been coming up with, posting their photos under the tag #ナラティブチャレンジ (or “Narrative Challenge”). Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative will open on November 30 in Japan.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2018 - Kotaku East
The Best Affordable Japanese Whisky You Can Buy
Japanese whisky sure can be expensive. While older bottlings can easily fetch thousands of dollars or, at the super-premium end, hundreds of thousands, there are Japanese whiskies that are both affordable and excellent. Last Friday, one bottle of 50-year-old Yamazaki went for a staggering $343,000. While the prices of Japanese whisky has gone up, there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 21, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: I’m A Butterfly
Let’s kick start things with some rock-n-roll. If I’m A Butterfly doesn’t get you psyched to tackled the rest of the week, you’ve got issues that music can’t solve (and those are grave issues indeed). YB, formerly as the Yoon Do Hyun band, debuted in 1997 under their eponymous lead vocalist. Like so many of…
By Seung Park Published August 21, 2018 -
UncategorizedGet Back, Peasants
Hey there, Medieval Shotgun. Wilhelm Nylund, the CEO of Landfall games (most recently of Totally Accurate Battlegrounds fame), has been messing around with the arrows in their older Totally Accurate Battle Simulator It is some good shit. This is the part where I was going to link to our prior coverage of Totally Accurate Battle…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2018 - Culture
Neon Genesis Evanhellion
Douglas P. Lobo is a digital painter based in Montevideo, Uruguay. You can see more of Lobo’s work at his personal site Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If you’re in the business and have some concept, environment, promotional…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2018 - Culture
Valve is overhauling Steam broadcasting After accidentally launching Steam TV on Friday, Valve has officially rolled out the platform for DOTA 2 and plans to do so for all games in the near future. Features include Steam chat integration, live event rewind, and annotations for moments like first blood in a DOTA match.
By Nathan Grayson Published August 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedTotal War: Rome II Still Kinda Sucks
Creative Assembly, the studio behind the Total War series, recently decided to revisit 2013’s Rome II—seen by many fans as the weakest game in the series in years—with a brand new expansion. In the five years since Rome II, there have been two excellent games based on Warhammer, an expansion for Rome’s siblingAttila and Creative…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedThrough the Darkest of Times, A German Game That’s Allowed To Use Swastikas
It’s only been a matter of days since Germany’s classification board agreed to start allowing video games to depict overt Nazi symbols, something that had previously been forbidden. Which means a game about The Third Reich already in development is going to be one of the first to be able to implement the change. Through…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2018 -
CultureMario Kart Victory Would Piss Me Off Too
Today on Highlight Reel we have Rocket League victories, Tony Hawk’s Pro God, 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 more! Catch up on all…
By Chris Person Published August 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Twitch Cuts Ad-Free Viewing Benefit From Prime Membership
New Twitch Prime members will no longer have access to ad-free viewing after September 14, the streaming platform Twitch announced today. Existing subscribers will still be able to watch streams uninterrupted until their next renewal date, at which point the ads will be inescapable for anyone who doesn’t sign back up for the site’s old…
By Ethan Gach Published August 20, 2018
