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UncategorizedDestiny 2 Players Find Wild Secret Quest, With A Familiar Reward [UPDATE]
Today, intrepid Destiny players uncovered a hidden mission that appeared during an otherwise ordinary patrol event. After a few hours of widespread experimentation and failure, a group completed the challenge, unlocking a powerful weapon that’ll be familiar to anyone who played the first Destiny It all started earlier this afternoon when Redditor blurryferret posted a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 20, 2018 - Esports
YouTuber Keemstar Makes A Fuss After Epic Muscles In On His Fortnite Tournament Turf
For millions of Fortnite fans, Friday Fortnite—a YouTuber- and streamer-focused tournament series hosted by shameless drama profiteer Keemstar—has become a weekly ritual. This week was supposed to be its swan song, but the party’s been called off because Epic decided to host an even bigger shindig just down the block. Keemstar’s series took off due…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 20, 2018 -
CultureThat’s Why They Call Him Revolver Ocelot
Today on Highlight Reel we have modded games, good explosive tosses, Nathan Drakes, 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 July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
What Fortnite‘s Dance Emotes May Owe To The Black Artists Who Created Them
One of the many purchasable dance emotes in Fortnite is from Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” It’s called the Tidy Emote, and goes for 500 V-Bucks, the equivalent of $5 in the game’s rotating store. Players who get it can make their character mimic Snoop’s wheel turning gesture from the video’s “park it…
By Ethan Gach Published July 20, 2018 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for trying to make my apartment look super cool so my niece is really impressed when she and my sister come to visit next week. It’s also for playing video games Last weekend I played Fortnite with a friend of mine for the first time. We barricaded ourselves in a cave, built…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Prey‘s Mooncrash DLC Is Better Than The Main Game
Prey: Mooncrash released last month, adding a rogue-like twist to the 2017 game’s mix of action and exploration. The DLC arrived during E3 and was easy to sleep on—I ignored it in favor of big releases like Octopath Traveler. That was a mistake. Mooncrash might be even better than the main game. In Mooncrash, you…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
New Hearthstone Card Builds Its Own Crappy Deck So You Don’t Have To
Hearthstone is a game about careful preparation, where you amass a grand collection of cards so that you can build powerful new decks. But yesterday, in the continuing rollout of its new science-themed expansion The Boomsday Project, Blizzard announced a card that ignores all that, allowing players to build a deck that includes this one…
By Joshua Calixto Published July 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedNo Man’s Sky Never Got Sandworms Because ‘People Would Hate Them’
If you’re hoping for giant sandworms and non-stop player-vs.-player space battles in No Man’s Sky, you’re probably going to be disappointed by the new update coming next week. If you’re down to just chill in lonely vacuum of space with a couple of buds, buckle up. There are still players seeking out some of the…
By Gita Jackson Published July 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedDying In Games Can Be Its Own Reward
In real life, death is my greatest fear. In video games, I’ll court disaster. When faced with obvious traps or perilous dialog choices, I will run in with reckless abandon. I’m not really sure what this says about me. Death, in video games, often feels to me like a carry over from the arcade designs…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Twelve More Of The Best Gaming Episodes In Cartoons
Cartoons and video games are a match made in heaven. Well, maybe not when the cartoon is actually based on a video game. Single shot animated stories in cartoons always seem to capture the quirky and obsessive nature of gaming in the most meaningful and hilarious light. This piece originally appeared 2/19/18. It’s been nearly…
By Ben Bertoli Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Big changes are coming to Overwatch’s little hammer man. In an interview withVG247, Overwatch’s lead designer detailed how he’s making Torbjorn more useful on attack maps. Soon, he might be able to throw his turrets, which would self-upgrade. Also, his ultimate ability, Molten Core, may become a normal ability.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
So Far In 2018, Japan’s Most Downloaded Nintendo Switch Game Is Minecraft
Minecraft isn’t only popular in Japan, it’s also popular on the Nintendo Switch. Minecraft is the most downloaded game on Nintendo Switch in Japan during the first half of this year, according to lists Nintendo published today. Here are the top five for package and download versions. Note that Nintendo did not release download figures.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
People Love Goku And Vegeta’s New…Jackets
A new Dragon Ball Super: Broly trailer just debuted at San Diego Comic-Con. In it, Broly goes bonkers, but what many fans also dig are Goku’s and Vegeta’s winter wear. Just look at these jackets! Folks love them. I do, too. In Japan, those who pre-order movie tickets for Dragon Ball Super: Broly get little Goku…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Next Evangelion Movie Will Be Out In 2020
The years-in-the-making Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 finally has a release year. The movie is slated for 2020 in Japan. Currently, the movie does not have an international release date. The release date was announced during movie previews starting today, including the previews before Mamoru Hosoda’s new feature Mirai of the Future Here is some artwork for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedGodzilla Getting A VR Game In Japan
Namco Bandai’s VR Zone Osaka, it’s VR-based amusement center, is getting a Godzilla virtual reality game. In it, players must take down Godzilla. Below is a short teaser Previously, Kotaku checked out Mario Kart VR at the VR Zone in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Even LeBron James Is Impressed With This 2K Fan Video
A 2K18 player has made this little mixtape vid of his game, which has created LeBron James’ son (LeBron James Jr.) and put him on the same Lakers team as his dad. It’s pretty good! Both as a video and as a vision of a possible future, where James sticks around in the leaguelong enough…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2018 -
UncategorizedBreath Of The Wild Comes To Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Nintendo just announced a couple of new updates to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, adding some Breath of the Wild-related items to the game. First up is a Breath of the Wild-skinned version of the Master Cycle: You’ll also be able to dress Link up in his tunic from the Switch game. Ancient customisation parts will…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 19, 2018