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CultureMaybe Kratos Isn’t That Strong
Today on Highlight Reel we have Labo creations, God of War laziness, inter-dimensional nut punches, 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…
By Chris Person Published April 24, 2018 - Uncategorized
Overwatch‘s Symmetra Mains Agree: The Problem Is Other Players
Despite striving for order and balance in all things, Symmetra has always been the odd woman out on Overwatch’s hero roster. On the verge of yet another rework, Symmetra mains—often the butt of verbal abuse—say that despite everything, they don’t want her to change all that much. Symmetra is a character who just can’t seem…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 24, 2018 -
CultureBoy, Read This: The Internet Pokes Fun At Kratos In God of War
For such a grim, serious and violent game, God of War sure is making people on the internet laugh. God of War is a pleasant surprise. Playing as Kratos, the curmudgeonly dad and his precious son Atreus is both narratively satisfying and has interesting gameplay. It’s also given rise to one of my favorite current…
By Gita Jackson Published April 24, 2018 - Esports
Pokkén Tournament Competitors Flew In Two People Who Ended Up Beating Them
A Pokkén Tournament event at SwitchFest in California crowdfunded travel for two internationally elite competitors, Tsubasa “CrossIgarashi” Igarashi of Japan and José Manuel “XAbsoluted“ Sanjuán Carreño of Spain. Curiously, it wasn’t just fans and spectators supporting these players, but also their direct competition. Like much of the community, Allister Singh—a high-level player from California that…
By Ian Walker Published April 24, 2018 -
UncategorizedWeird Stuff Happens Off Screen In Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II contains dozens of worlds to explore and hundreds of cutscenes to watch. The latest episode of YouTube show Boundary Break sheds light on some of the tricks behind the game’s awesome presentation. These include squishing characters’ heads and building entire cityscapes that the player never gets to explore. Boundary Break is a…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 24, 2018 -
UncategorizedSwitch Hackers Say Nintendo Can’t Patch Their New Jailbreak
This week, two hacking groups have independently released methods that allow a user to jailbreak the Switch, which one group is already using to run a ported version of Linux on Nintendo’s device. The worse news for Nintendo—the hackers say the exploit is due to a bug in the system’s processor chip, meaning that Nintendo…
By Ethan Gach Published April 24, 2018 - Uncategorized
Microsoft plans to let Xbox users link their Discord accounts in the future. This means Discord users on PC will be able to see if their friends are playing Xbox One games. There won’t be any direct communication beyond that between the two platforms but it’s a nice addition.
By Ethan Gach Published April 24, 2018 -
UncategorizedFortnite Players Are Using New Sticky Grenades To Suicide Bomb Enemies
Today Fortnite added sticky grenades, the secret best shooter weapon of all time as proven by Halo. The game’s player base, composed of every human currently alive and a few long thought dead, has already come up with devious ways to use them. Clinger grenades, as they’re known in Fortnite, stick to any character you…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 24, 2018 - Uncategorized
An Update On Mike Fahey And His Road To Recovery
If it’s felt like something has been missing from Kotaku for the last month, that’s because someone wonderful has been away. As many of you have noticed and inquired about, our beloved colleague, senior writer, and Hatsune Miku aficionado Mike Fahey has not been writing for the site he’s called home for the last dozen…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 24, 2018 -
UncategorizedDestiny 2‘s New DLC Brings A Horde Mode And Lots More
It’s been a rocky road for Destiny 2, but Bungie hopes to win back its players with Warmind, a new expansion that’ll be out on May 8. It’s set on Mars and will have you fighting off frozen waves of ancient Hive aliens. Bungie and co-developer Vicarious Visions showed off Warmind on an hourlong stream…
By Jason Schreier Published April 24, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Swords Of Ditto Is A Wonderful Remix Of The Original Legend Of Zelda
The moment when I realized that I love The Swords of Ditto was when I was reincarnated as a frog. The Swords of Ditto is a very cute PC and PS4 game about a warrior of legend that is selected to defeat the evil sorceress Mormo every 100 years. The town they’re protecting varies from…
By Gita Jackson Published April 24, 2018 -
CultureSeven Years Later, Goldeneye Speedrunner Finally Ties World Record
Speedrunner Marc Rutzou has held the world record for Goldeneye 007’s Train level since 2010, improving on times that no other runner could match. His long reign has finally come to an end as another runner finally managed to tie his record. Goldeneye 007 speedrunning is refined to the point that even saving a second…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 24, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
New City-Building Game Frostpunk Is Great For Those Of Us Who Love The Cold
In Frostpunk, a new snowy city-builder by This War of Mine studio 11 Bit that is out today, the player develops a city in a frozen wastelands. You must fuel the churning generator at the heart of your town, feeding it enough coal to keep your people alive. The cold is your first and greatest…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 24, 2018 -
UncategorizedWolfenstein II: The New Colossus is coming to Switch on June 29. Publisher Bethesda released 2016’s Doom on the handheld last fall where it ran pretty well and has only gotten better thanks to subsequent patches. A polished port of Wolfenstein II would be just as impressive.
By Ethan Gach Published April 24, 2018 - Uncategorized
Seems Like Epic Is Trolling Fortnite Players Waiting For The Comet At Tilted Towers
Fortnite got a big patch last night, but one of the changes to the game isn’t listed anywhere. To see it, you’ll have to head down to Tilted Towers, where Epic has added some new items on a roof that seem to poke fun at players waiting for the comet event to unfold. As many…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 24, 2018 - Uncategorized
Death Road to Canada, a zombie-themed road trip game, has had its console release delayed following the van attack in Toronto yesterday that left 10 dead and 15 injured. Originally due out on April 25, the game’s publisher says “it would be deeply inappropriate to launch the game at such a time”, and that they…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 24, 2018 - Uncategorized
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R is in development for the Nintendo Switch! The game, an updated version of Guilty Gear XX, hit Japanese arcades in 2012 before getting before getting a PS Vita, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC release. Expect more details, such as a release window, at a later date.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 24, 2018 - Uncategorized
If Avengers: Infinity War Was A Retro Final Fantasy Game
It wasn’t! But if Infinity War had been, it might have looked something like this. The Avengers’ official Japanese account tweeted out this short FF-style recreation, with Thanos making a fitting—and seemingly unbeatable—last boss. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 24, 2018
