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EsportsOne Rule For The Dragon Ball FighterZ Championship Is The Most Dragon Ball Thing Ever
A world championship tour for Dragon Ball Fighter Z will see qualifying competitions in seven different countries, each with its own Dragon Ball as a prize. But what if one competitor wins all seven? Announced by publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment this morning, the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour will bring structured competition to the mega-popular…
By Ian Walker Published June 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedSplatoon 2‘s Octo Expansion Is Wrecking Me And I Love It
Splatoon’s campaigns have always been wacky, inventive, but rarely too difficult. They seemed designed to introduce players to the game’s different weapons and mechanics. The newly released Octo Expansion for Splatoon 2 isn’t about warm welcomes. It’s about mastering all that Splatoon can throw at you and then some. The setup of the Octo Expansion…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedWWE 2K19 Cover Athlete AJ Styles Has A Retro Game Hunting Show
AJ Styles, the WWE wrestler announced this week as the cover athlete for the game WWE 2K19, has an interesting game-related side project going on: He goes out hunting for classic games, filming the search and putting it on YouTube as a show called Retro Styles That Styles, currently the WWE champion, is into old…
By Chris Kohler Published June 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedKing Togwaggle Isn’t Totally Useless Anymore
No Hearthstone card is bad on its own. Sure, some underperform in certain decks, in certain metagames, in certain pools of available cards. But time has proven that sometimes, cards that we thought were bad are actually pretty good when things align the right way. Case in point: King Togwaggle, a Kobolds and Catacombs card…
By Joshua Calixto Published June 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Realm Royale Mixes Wizards And Warriors With Fortnite
When hero shooter Paladins announced a battle royale mode, it felt a bit like a tacked on extra to a game struggling for identity. That battle royale mode has transformed into a standalone game, Realm Royale. While it’s still in alpha and rough around the edges, Realm Royale has a few good ideas that could…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedYouTube Announces Features That Could Make Creators More Money
At Vidcon yesterday, YouTube announced new ways creators can make money and grow their communities on the platform. These changes include channel memberships, merchandise, and the ability to run pre-recorded videos as a “live moment” that creators and fans can watch together. In the past few years, creators on YouTube have had to turn to…
By Keoni Nguyen Published June 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
‘Just Build lol’ Might Not Be Fortnite’s Winning Strat Much Longer
There are a hell of a lot of ways to win a Fortnite game, but the most reliable strat has gotten a little too reliable, says publisher Epic Games. In a blog post yesterday, Epic explained that they’ll be shaking things up a little, so players will need to get a little more resourceful. Fortnite’s…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Bethesda Sues Makers Of Westworld Game, Saying It Uses Fallout Shelter‘s Code [UPDATE]
Bethesda is suing Warner Bros. and Behaviour Interactive over the new Westworld video game which it claims copies parts of 2015’s Fallout Shelter, according to court documents filed with the U.S. District Court for Maryland. The lawsuit was filed June 21 and seeks to have money for damages awarded and for Warner Bros. to stop…
By Ethan Gach Published June 22, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
Help, I Can’t Decide Which Octopath Traveler Character To Start With
I’m in a pickle. The new demo for the upcoming JRPG Octopath Traveler lets you play the first three hours of the game a few weeks early. Instead of making three hours’ worth of progress, I’ve spent that time trying to figure out which main character to choose. Octopath Traveler is out on Nintendo Switch…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe Ups And Downs Of Mario Sports Games
Mario may be known for his background as a plumber, or his recent adventure as a body-snatching fashionista, but over the years he’s also become one of gaming’s most popular athletes. With Mario’s newest tennis iteration launching later this year for the Nintendo Switch, it’s the perfect time to look back on the many games…
By Ben Bertoli Published June 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fila’s Official PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Merchandise Looks Okay
Earlier this year, Fila released official Pokémon sneakers in South Korea. They looked great, I thought. Fila now has a line of PUBG gear for the country. It seems alright. I guess. To be honest, I’m not sure what I was expecting! Honestly, I wasn’t expecting this. [Thanks Sang for the tip!] Kotaku East is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedBeing An Otaku Has Gotten Easier, Says Shoko Nakagawa
Shoko Nakagawa is a Japanese pop star, actress, illustrator and TV personality. She’s found mainstream success in Japan. She is also a proud otaku. “I knew I was an otaku from a very early age,” Nakagawa recently told Kotaku via an email interview. As a child, she says video games and manga taught her so…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Saturday Night
Let’s disco, baby! Solo artist Son Dam Bi’s greatest hit came in the form of this instantly addictive 2009 ode to disco, Saturday Night. This song swept Korea upon its release; you couldn’t walk a block without this nostalgic melody blaring out of every InnisFree and Caffe Bene. Dam Bi would follow up Saturday Night…
By Seung Park Published June 22, 2018 - Culture
Some Very Fine Art
Pablo Dominguez is an artist at Industrial Light & Magic, but he’s also worked for Marvel and Dreamworks. This is just a selection of fan art and personal pieces, not actual Star Wars work, but I thought it was so damn good it was worth a showcase. You can see more of Pablos art at…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2018 -
UncategorizedNintendo And Microsoft Are Rubbing Sony’s Face In It
We’re conditioned to expect console manufacturers to be bitter rivals, constantly at each other’s throats in a battle for market supremacy. But sometimes, the enemy of an enemy can be a friend. We got a reminder during E3 that the PS4, unlike most other platforms on Earth, does not support crossplay between consoles. That means…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2018 - Uncategorized
Proposed EU Copyright Law Could Cause Problems For Fan Content In Games
Yesterday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs voted to approve a controversial new copyright directive that, if made into law, could change the internet as we know it. Just one of the many potential terrible results of the directive, which tasks companies to monitor user-submitted content for copyright infringement, could be a radical alteration…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 21, 2018
