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Square Enix Will Hold An E3 Conference This Year
After skipping 2016 and 2017, Square Enix is again holding its own press conference this year, the publisher said today. Is it time for Final Fantasy XVI? Square’s presser will take place on Monday morning at 10am PT, just before Ubisoft’s at 1pm PT. It’s safe to say we’ll see Kingdom Hearts III, Shadow of…
By Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Underground Boy Bands Charge Fans By The Minute For Hugs And “Finger Kisses”
In Japan, there are idols and then there are “underground idols” (地下アイドル or “chika aidoru”). Besides having concerts, some of them are picking up extra cash by charging fans by the minute for hugs and “finger kisses.” Japanese boy bands are largely controlled by one talent agency known as Johnny’s. While several scans has eroded…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Virtual Console Is Not Coming To Switch, Nintendo Says
In the wake of news that the Nintendo Switch’s online subscription service will include a Netflix-like library of NES games, fans have been wondering: Is the Virtual Console coming back? The answer to that question is no, according to Nintendo. “There are currently no plans to bring classic games together under the Virtual Console banner…
By Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2018 - Culture
Cafe Latte Flavored Water Released In Japan
This week, Asahi Soft Drinks is releasing cafe latte flavored water. For a country that already has yogurt flavored water, this should surprise no one. Asahi’s Clear Latte, which is described as “clear espresso and milk,” has zero caffeine, no fat, and is low calorie. It’s apparently made from expresso extract, whey minerals from raw…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Cooking? Cooking!
In my never-ending quest to go beyond surface K-Pop and share some of the quirkiest, funniest and just plain weird music with all of you, this has to be the weirdest. Super Junior-H was a short-lived subunit of Super Junior, a mega-popular boy group under SM Entertainment. The H stood for “happy”, and Cooking? Cooking!,…
By Seung Park Published May 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Switch’s Online Service Will Finally Let You Back Up Your Saves
Cloud saving will finally come to the Nintendo Switch with the upcoming online service, which launches in September, Nintendo said today. Finally, you won’t have to worry about losing all 200 hours you’ve sunk into Zelda—as long as you’re willing to pay. “Details about this feature will be available before the paid service launches in…
By Jason Schreier Published May 7, 2018 - Culture
Scout Trooper Dance Party
Christophe Desse is an artist at Naughty Dog, developers of the Uncharted and Last of Us series. You can see more of Desse’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2018 - CultureCosplay
Time For Some Fortnite Cosplay
Despite its world-conquering popularity, I don’t see much Fortnite cosplay crossing my desk, so thanks toSami Bess for changing that. Her Ramirez is almost entirely hand-made, from the props to the armour to the tattoo. Even the boots were modified to make them look more like the character model. You can see more of Sami’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2018 -
UncategorizedFans Are Trying To Build Valve’s Version Of Half-Life 2: Episode 3
When former Valve writer Marc Laidlaw released his synopsis for the rest of the unfinished series’ plot last August, Half-Life fans were given a glimpse at something they’d been waiting years for: closure. Reading a plot summary is a long way from actually playing through Half-Life 2’s final act, of course, but it’s better than…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2018 - Uncategorized
How An Official Video Game Screenshot Is Made
Petri Levälahti, aka Berduu, is a screenshot artist whose images we’ve featured a bunch of times here. For the past year, though, his hobby has also been his profession. Berduu has been screenshotting—using tools to capture beautiful in-game screenshots of video games—since 2014, having been inspired by the work of Duncan Harris’ Dead End Thrills.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2018 - Uncategorized
The next season of Rainbow Six Siege will be Operation Para Bellum taking place in Italy, Ubisoft announced today. This confirms earlier leaks to that affect. The game is also getting a new Pick & Ban feature, an Echo buff, changes to dropshotting, and a new counter defuser animation, as well as an all new…
By Ethan Gach Published May 7, 2018 -
CultureOh No, My Bones
Today on Highlight Reel we have shattered wrists, late game God of War glitches, chocobo detours, 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…
By Chris Person Published May 7, 2018 -
UncategorizedThey Are Billions Now Has A Ton Of Cool New Buildings
Despite still being in Early Access, They Are Billions is already really good. But the version of the game I fell in love with months ago just keeps getting better thanks to a number of smart updates, including the latest, which adds a number of super-powerful new buildings that can be used to help fend…
By Ethan Gach Published May 7, 2018 -
UncategorizedHow To Read Twitch Chat
Twitch users post over 300 messages per secondand frankly, a lot of them are garbage. That’s okay, though. Under all those layers of spam and emotes, there’s some meaning. If you’ve spent even a few minutes on the game streaming site, you’ve probably noticed how incomprehensible its embedded chat can be. Like an American in…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 7, 2018 -
UncategorizedAmbitious Mod Reworks Breath of the Wild To Make Zelda The Hero
Princess Zelda spends most of Breath of the Wild sealed away in Hyrule Castle along with Calamity Ganon but an ongoing mod project is working hard to give her an adventure of her own. The Zelda Conversion project will let players explore the world as Zelda, adding new armor and story tweaks. The project started…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 7, 2018 - Uncategorized
Kinect is alive again, sort of. Microsoft announced last fall it would no longer be manufacturing the Xbox peripheral, but now it’s back as…Project Kinect for Azure? The dev kit uses Kinect sensors and cloud computing to help people do new things with AI, like one day make Cortana for real
By Ethan Gach Published May 7, 2018
