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ReviewsSwitchKirby Star Allies: The Kotaku Review
Great games are interesting, as are terrible ones. Mediocrity’s a bore. Too bad Nintendo’s newest Kirby game is just that. Kirby Star Allies is the Nintendo Switch debut for a franchise that was on a hot streak in recent years on 3DS. It boasts the same top designers as 2014’s Kirby: Triple Deluxe and 2016’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Developers At One French Game Studio Have Been On Strike For A Month [UPDATE]
Félix Habert is a game designer and staff representative at Eugen Systems, a small French studio behind several well-received strategy games, including the recent Steel Division: Normandy 44. He joined the company as an intern five years ago, but walked out last month alongside 20 other employees because of unpaid wages and breached contracts. Today…
By Ethan Gach Published March 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Developers At One French Game Studio Have Been On Strike For A Month
Félix Habert is a game designer and staff representative at Eugen Systems, a small French studio behind several well-received strategy games, including the recent Steel Division: Normandy 44. He joined the company as an intern five years ago, but walked out last month alongside 20 other employees because of unpaid wages and breached contracts. Today…
By Ethan Gach Published March 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Surviving Mars Is Tempting Me To Build The Perfect Martian Colony
I’m using Paradox’s new space colony sim Surviving Mars to see what would happen if I tried to establish a Mars colony full of people like me. First, though, I need to make sure they have a worthwhile colony to live in. That part’s been tricky. Though it’s a game about living in space, Surviving…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Our Favorite (And Least Favorite) Marvel Movies
It’s 2018, and there have been approximately six hundred Marvel movies. Some of those movies have been good, some less good. But which were the best, and which were the least-best? Earlier this week, Jason Schreier and I had Rise of the Black Panther writer (and our former Kotaku buddy) Evan Narcisse on Kotaku Splitscreen…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
EA Is Putting Microtransactions Back Into Star Wars Battlefront II, But They’ll Be Cosmetic-Only
Months after removing controversial microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II, publisher EA today announced its plans to bring them back, this time tied only to cosmetics rather than gameplay. In a blog post today, EA outlined the new progression system for Star Wars Battlefront II, which will “begin rolling out” on March 21. The biggest…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 16, 2018 -
CultureI Loved My First Monster Truck Rally
I’m not a gearhead, nor would I ever be mistaken for one. But this past February, I went to a monster truck rally with my wife and 3-year-old son Michael. We all loved it. A lot. Thanks to fatherhood, Michael’s interests have become my interests. Once upon a time, my likes and dislikes were my…
By Kevin Wong Published March 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Final Volume Of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft Chronicle Gets To The Good Stuff
The third and final volume in Blizzard’s exhaustive history of Azeroth comes out on March 27. Dark Horse Books slipped us a few pages from World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 3 to give us an idea of what to expect. The first volume dealt with the formation of the universe and the rise of ancient…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Who Wore It Better, Gundam Or Gucci?
Gucci.com has people doing a double take, thinking they’re seeing an outfit that appears inspired by Dozle Zabi from Mobile Suit Gundam Was it inspired by the iconic anime? Dunno! But surely, you can see the similarity. The outfit is from the Gucci’s 2017 fall collection. A Gucci spokesperson told Japanese site RocketNews that there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
So Far, The Best-Looking Mecha Game Controllers Of 2018
It’s only March! There is still time for another company to top this. But for now, Japanese peripheral maker Hori has the honor or making this year’s best-looking mecha game controller. Sorry, controllers Earlier this week, Hori teased that it had a meeting at Sega. Fans hoped that this meant the company was working on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedYouTube Video Causes Sushi Restaurant Chain To Ban Photography
Earlier this month, Tokyo-based YouTuber TkyoSam put a GoPro on the conveyer belt at a Sushiro rotating sushi restaurant. The chain has issued an apology and is now banning photography in their restaurants. Sushiro is one of Japan’s biggest conveyor belt sushi chains. The incident has made national news. Kotaku sent longtime Tokyo resident TkyoSam…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Return
Lee Seung Gi may be one of the most prolific Korean celebrities of our generation. He started off as a singer but soon branched out to find success in both variety show hosting and acting. You might’ve recognized his face from popular shows like 1 Night 2 Days, or from K-dramas, like the rom-com My…
By Seung Park Published March 16, 2018 -
CultureBehind The Scenes Of The Creation Of Brigitte, Overwatch’s Newest Hero
No pictures today on Fine Art. Instead, we’ve got a video narrated by Blizzard Art Lead Ben Zhang, who takes us behind the scenes of Brigitte’s creation. It’s nice to see a major studio take the time out to detail the process like this, as we see Brigitte’s journey from comic character to playable member…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Best Mods For Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Come’s inconsistent adherence to hardcore survival and historical elements means that while some parts of the game are fine, you may find that others are an unnecessary drag. Luckily, there are already a ton of mods that can help with that. Having tested a number of these over the past few weeks, here are…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2018 - Uncategorized
Toys ‘R’ Us, RIP: One Last Trip To Toy Heaven
For nearly two decades, this pressure-washed-to-hell beige building in a strip mall off North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, GA has been one of my favorite places. Soon it will close its doors for good, along with the other 734 Toys ‘R’ Us locations across the United States. So I gathered up one of my children…
By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2018 -
UncategorizedEA Puts Dana White In UFC 3, Makes Him Inexplicably Powerful
Nobody asked for this, but UFC President Dana White has been added a playable fighter to EA UFC 3. And since White is a cantankerous blowhard who spouts obvious untruths on a regular basis, it’s fitting that his in-game stats do not even remotely resemble his capabilities in real life. At least he’s a free…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 15, 2018
