A Hot New Strategy For Speedrunning Ocarina Of Time: Don’t Press The A Button

The world record for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is 17 minutes and 9 seconds… but what if you pressed the A button as little as possible? Limiting Link’s ability to jump, talk, and open chests creates a new challenge for speedrunners to race through. The “A Button Challenge” restricts speedrunners into completing…

Tips for Playing Skyrim

Today, Bethesda is releasing their excellent role-playing adventure Skyrim for Nintendo Switch and VR. It’s a massive game, with hundreds of hours of exploration, magic and mayhem. Editor’s note 11/17/2017: We’re bumping these tips again today because the game is out for Nintendo Switch, as well as a VR version. Editor’s note, 10/28/2016: This post…

NCSoft’s all-star arena combat game Master X Master (MXM) will shut down on January 31 after only seven months in operation. The developer says the game “failed to connect with players.” Recent in-game purchases will be refunded, and all content will be unlocked until the lights go out.

It’s Fall And The Nintendo Switch Is Still Selling Out In Japan

When will the Nintendo Switch sellouts end in Japan? Who knows. It’s autumn, and the console is still hard to get in many places. Last week, the Nintendo Switch topped the Japanese sales charts, moving 84,593 units (in comparison, the PS4 was the second-best seller at 23,613 units).  This was earlier today at the Yodobashi…

Bulma’s Voice Actress Hiromi Tsuru Has Died

Yesterday evening, Hiromi Tsuru was discovered unconscious in a car on along the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo. The vehicle was stopped, the hazard lights were on, and Tsuru was still wearing her seatbelt. According to Asahi News, the famed voice actress was rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Tsuru was only 57…

The New Anime Godzilla Movie Is Pretty Good

Since 1954, Godzilla has been brought to life by a man in a kaiju suit, animation, computer graphics, motion capture, and now, 3D anime. And you know what, the monster’s latest incarnation ain’t half bad. Note: This review has some spoilers. Opening today in Japan, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters depicts a world invaded by…

Castle Stalker. Loch Laich, Scotland, UK. By Jerad Raines. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Fantastic D.Va Cosplay Is A Working Mech Suit

Most D.Va cosplay you seeis someone wearing her jumpsuit. Which is fine, but Gryphon’s Gears was having none of that, deciding to not just build her mech, but have it be able to walk around as well. I’m going to assume he pulled up short of also adding in the ability to self-destruct if it…

EA Temporarily Removes Microtransactions From Star Wars Battlefront II

EA is temporarily pulling the microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II, a shocking move that comes after days of zealous fan anger and just hours before the official launch of the game. “We hear you loud and clear, so we’re turning off all in-game purchases,” wrote Oskar Gabrielson, GM of Battlefront II developer DICE, in…

There’s now a tribute to Dennis “Internethulk” Hawelka in Overwatch. Spotted by player panqakee, it’s in the attacker spawn on Eichenwalde and takes the form of a poster with

How The Hell Did Mario And That Dog Get Up There?

Today on Highlight Reel we have dog exploits, guardian angels, vaulting techniques 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 the…

Elite: Dangerous Player Creates His Own Way To ‘Talk’ To Aliens

Aliens have shown up on Elite: Dangerous’ doorstep, and they have zero chill. This has provoked, among other things, an anti-alien arms race, as well as heated debates over whether or not wholesale slaughter is the right call. Amidst all that, one player is trying to communicate with the Thargoids, and he won’t let silly…

The Rock Is Making A Rampage Movie, And It Looks Nice And Silly

Remember Rampage, the old arcade game about giant monsters/aliens trashing cities? Well Dwayne Johnson is starring in a Rampage movie, and the trailer is exactly what you’d expect given that information. It’s out on 04.20 in 2018, if you needed any further guidance on the movie’s target market.

If The NES Had A Screensaver, It Might Look Like This

Alter Dark is a new project that lets you create your own screensavers out of NES ROMs. It was put together by Rachel Weil, an NES homebrew expert and glitch enthusiast, and recently shown off at NodeConf EU in Dublin. For Weil, it combines two of her favorite things: messing around with NES software and…

Competitors Battle For Love And Justice At Sailor Moon Fighting Game Tournament

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Jougai Rantou!? Shuyaku Soudatsusen (roughly, Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon: Outdoor Brawl!? Star Scramble) is a fighting game that was developed for the Super Famicom in 1994. Although the game never officially left Japan, the competitive fighting game community has taken a shine to this anime-based release. And with a variety…