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Of Course People Are Using KFC’s New Twitch Emote For Racist Jokes
Twitch, a platform that’s notoriously dealt with racist chat spam for years, recently added an official Kentucky Fried Chicken chat emote that depicts a bucket full of the Colonel’s original recipe. You can probably see where this is going. The emote launched over the weekend as part of a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds promotion in which streamers…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 26, 2018 - Esports
Overwatch League Star Says He Missed Games With “Stress And Panic Disorder”
The New York Excelsior’s Kim “Pine” Do-hyeon was the star of the Overwatch League season’s first quarter, but conspicuously absent since. After the Excelsior won the second-stage title, Pine said that his absence from the team was because depression, stress, and a panic disorder stopped him from practicing. The English text reads: I feel very…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Goodbye, Ice Block, And Burn In Hell
The object of Hearthstone is to bring your opponent’s life points down to zero, so it stands to reason that Ice Block, a Mage-specific card that makes that literally impossible to do for a whole turn, is pretty strong. So strong, in fact, that starting with the next expansion, Blizzard is moving the card out…
By Joshua Calixto Published March 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Netflix’s Auto-Playing Trailers Are Just The Worst
It’s Friday night, and you’re browsing Netflix. You want to relax and watch something. What should be a chill time flipping through shows and movies is significantly less chill because these STUPID ADS KEEP PLAYING. Unfortunately, that’s just how Netflix apps work these days. As you browse, a trailer for the thing you’ve got selected…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 26, 2018 - ReviewsMultiplatform
Far Cry 5: The Kotaku Review
I’ve spent a long time trekking across Far Cry 5’s fictional Hope County, Montana fighting the members of an apocalyptic cult led by a man called Joseph Seed, and I’m still not sure what their deal is. They drive around blasting weird Christian synth and shooting non-members on sight. It’s weird and terrifying and unsatisfyingly…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2018 - CultureSplitscreen
Why One Indie Studio Gives Every Employee The Same Salary
There’s been a lot of talk in recent weeks about fairness and transparency in the video game industry. On Kotaku Splitscreen, we speak with a studio head who takes things to the extreme, paying every employee the same exact wage. Last week at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, we interviewed Tanya X. Short,…
By Jason Schreier Published March 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Being A Sea of Thieves Pirate Sometimes Means Being An Asshole
Sea of Thieves is mostly about hunting down treasure with your friends, but every now and then things get ugly. In a game where everyone wants loot and crews can battle each other at the drop of the hat, the line between being a pirate and being a jerk feels razor-thin. There’s only a few…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
The New South Park DLC Is Short But Good
If you have ever wanted to dress up like a goth kid and eat dozens of sopapillas, South Park: The Fractured But Whole’s new downloadable content is for you. From Dusk Till Casa Bonita, which came out last week for $12, adds a new class, a new party member, and a new area to the…
By Jason Schreier Published March 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Guess I’m Not Done With My 3DS
My Switch backlog is ridiculous. I’m busy juggling Ni No Kuni II and a review copy of Far Cry 5 on my PS4, neglecting the half-played Evil Within 2. I’ve got games to play on my Xbox One as well (some of them old). I figured it was at least okay to stop carrying my…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 26, 2018 - Culture
The Week In Games: Cults And ‘Coasters
This week we’ve got Far Cry 5’s cult-fighting open world coming to lots of platforms and Outlast 2 being ported to the Switch. There’s other stuff, too. This is a strong week for the PS Vita, a console that I thought had been mostly abandoned at this point. If you’ve yet to make the jump…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published March 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Go Gets Storylines, Quests, And Mew
Pokémon Go continues to add some structure beyond “capture everything,” with Niantic announcing that the AR game will soon add more interesting ways to play the game and earn rewards. While many of these additions have been known for a while now thanks to data mining, the inclusion of a quest-like structure and storytelling is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Evangelion Makes For Excellent-Looking Race Cars
Since 2012, Tokyo-based Run’a Entertainment has had an official Evangelion motorsport team. This was a very good idea. Not because it has any tangible impact on the team’s winning record. But what it does impact is the cars and bikes’ appearance. While the Eva cosplay race queens might seem like pandering to anime fans, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Square Enix is ending service for mobile game King’s Knight: Wrath of the Dark Dragon this June. “We would like to express our sincerest apologies for ending the service but we hope you have enjoyed your time with the game,” the company said via Twitter
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Goku’s Voice Actress Hopes Dragon Ball Will Return To TV Sooner Rather Than Later
While this weekend saw the last episode of Dragon Ball Super, no doubt Dragon Ball will be back on the small screen. Until then, Masako Nozawa, Goku’s Japanese language voice actress, had this message for fans. “We finished recording the last Dragon Ball Super and…even now I’m filled with emotion,” the 81-year-old is quoted as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 26, 2018 - Culture
Whatcha Doin’ Out Here Shippy?
Balazs Agoston is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Hungary. You can see more of Agoston’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 game artists, showcasing the best of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2018 - Esports
New York Beats Philly To Win Overwatch League Stage 2 Title
After five weeks of games, the New York Excelsior found itself in the stage title match again, this time against the Philadelphia Fusion. This time though, it was New York who would pull off the reverse sweep, taking the stage 2 title and prize in an exciting 3-2 finish. The Fusion came in hot off…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 25, 2018 -
UncategorizedOver 1 Million People Watched A Group Of YouTubers Playing Fortnite
Last week, YouTuber elrubius—who has over 28 million subscribers—put out a call saying he wanted 100 of the top Spanish-speaking Fortnite players to get together and play in the one game. That game went down earlier tonight, streamed live on YouTube, and over 1 million people tuned into watch. The game, organised for fun, brought…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2018 - ReviewsBoard Games
Vengeance: The Kotaku Review
Vengeance is what happens when someone takes the murderous revenge tale of movies like Kill Bill and turns them into a board game. Or at least tries to. A game for 1-4 players, Vengeance puts you in control of a person who has been wronged at the hands of criminal gangs, and who is now…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2018
