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I Love Nintendo Labo’s Extra Little Cardboard Bits
I really like interacting with the Nintendo Labo. I like popping, snapping, folding, and even just looking at each little piece. It’s gotten to the point that I’m having a hard time throwing any of it away. Labo is a fascinating new Nintendo product that combines the Switch handheld system with a collection of cardboard-crafting…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 30, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Division’s Developers Keep Fixing ‘Weird Doors’
If you looked closely at the patch notes for a Division update from way back in November 2016, you would notice an odd sentence: “Fixed a Weird Door.” It would become a trend for Ubisoft’s enormous action-RPG, which would receive many more updates over the coming months. The following May, in Division patch 1.6.1, the…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 30, 2018 - Uncategorized
Far Cry 5 gets its next patch tomorrow when the game goes down for maintenance at 9:00pm EDT. Title Update 5 fixes a number of bugs, including several we’ve written about including the never-ending credits loop and Mary May not spawning in the truck. It also mentions re-balancing some of the weapons.
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2018 - Uncategorized
Everything We Know About Nintendo’s Next President
Nintendo’s next president likes Golf Story, lived in Germany for 11 years, and has a famous dad. Last week, as it reported its (stellar) results for the previous fiscal year, Nintendo announced that its current president Tatsumi Kimishima, who assumed office in 2015 following the death of Satoru Iwata, would step down and be replaced…
By Chris Kohler Published April 30, 2018 - Uncategorized
Stardew Valley’s Multiplayer Has Been Worth The Wait
Playing Stardew Valley with another person is more fun than I expected. The idea of tilling virtual soil with a buddy was something I was looking forward to, for sure, but actually doing it makes me feel like I don’t want to play the game any other way. The allure of co-op multiplayer was a…
By Gita Jackson Published April 30, 2018 -
UncategorizedWatch Dogs 2 Had Some Creative DLC For Those Who Stuck Around
Big game gets hype. Big game comes out. No one seems to care. Big game flops. Life moves on. Except, these days, when all that happens, the big game still usually has a few months’ worth of DLC to drop. If that DLC is good, it’s a shame that so few people will play it.…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 30, 2018 - Uncategorized
You Should Be Playing The Brutal City Builder Frostpunk
If you had told me months ago that a city builder about the remnants of 19th century England trying to survive the next ice age would sell hundreds of thousands of copies in its first week on Steam, I’d have guessed you were hallucinating from hypothermia. But that’s exactly what Frostpunk did, and after spending…
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2018 - Uncategorized
Everyone Remembers Their First ‘Take The L’ In Fortnite
Fortnite’s emotes have taken on a life of their own: in the last two weeks, I’ve seen kids and adults replicating the game in real life. If you watch sports, you’ve likely seen goals or good plays celebrated through emotes. And if you play Fortnite, you’ve definitely had some jerk dance over your cold, lifeless…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 30, 2018 - Culture
Speedrunner Beats Super Metroid With Horrifying Vaseline-Covered Controller
Sometimes, it just isn’t enough to speedrun a game. Sometimes, you need to get your hands dirty. One speedrunner took those words to heart this weekend, completing a Super Metroid speedrun with their hands and controller covered in vaseline. V0lrat is a speedrunner who plays multiple games like A Link to the Past, Claymates, and…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 30, 2018 - CultureSplitscreen
Why God of War Took Five Years To Make
On today’s special bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, God of War director Cory Barlog joins the show to talk about JRPGs, text size, and what the future looks like for Kratos and fam. Warning: This chat is extremely spoilery!!! You can listen to the whole thing with our fancy embedded player, get an MP3 right…
By Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2018 - Uncategorized
Angry Over Busted Switch, Guy Files Class-Action Suit Against Third-Party Dock Maker
Several Nintendo Switch owners who purchased a third-party dock from Nyko were furious last March when the dock apparently brickedtheir $300 console. On Friday, one brought a class action lawsuit against Nyko alleging that the company wasn’t vocal enough about the dock’s manufacturing defect. Nyko’s portable Switch docking kit is a cheaper alternative to Nintendo’s…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 30, 2018 - Uncategorized
Rolling A New Character Is My Favorite Part Of Dungeons & Dragons
This Sunday, my D&D group got to the halfway point of our adventure. We all chatted about things we wanted to try in the next half, which means I get to do my favorite thing to do in a roleplaying game: roll a new character. When I joined this game, I took over for a…
By Gita Jackson Published April 30, 2018 - Culture
The Week In Games: Time To Get Funky
As we inch ever closer to the summer months, there are bound to be a week or two that don’t offer much in the way of new games. This is one of them. At least we can get our hands on some new old Donkey Kong. The Wii U may not have been the last…
By Ben Bertoli Published April 30, 2018 - Kotaku East
Do Not Come To Japan This Week
Did you just arrive in Japan? Oh dear. Bad timing. I’m sure you’ll have fun, but there are better times to visit. Why, you might ask. Because this is Golden Week when the entire country goes on vacation. This article was originally published on May 2, 2016. It has since been updated. Golden Week, or…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 30, 2018 -
UncategorizedDJ Does An Excellent Cosplay Of Dragon Ball‘s Android 18
DJ Soda, who not only headlines big festivals in Asia but also sells some of its biggest brands, is no stranger to dressing as famous characters. Previously, she did a set as D.Va from Overwatch But her blond hairstyle better suits another character. That’s probably why the famed Korean DJ did an Android 18 cosplay…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 30, 2018
