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Vintage Game Retailers Say Nintendo 64 Was Their Hottest Holiday Seller
Should Nintendo be looking at releasing an N64 Classic? Yes, if this year’s sales of the original 64-bit hardware are anything to go by. Sellers of vintage gaming hardware said they noticed a boom in Nintendo 64 sales this holiday season, a shift away from the previous generations of consoles that Christmas shoppers had coveted…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2017
We downloaded, we installed, we played. We nominated, we debated, we decided. Here, in alphabetical order, are Kotaku’s top 12 video games of 2017. Divinity: Original Sin 2 Doki Doki Literature Club Gorogoa Horizon Zero Dawn The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nier: Automata Night in the Woods Nioh Persona 5 Pyre Super…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 29, 2017 - Culture
Ask Dr. NerdLove: Am I Too Close With My Ex?
Hello, intertube horrormonkey swarms, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column coming to you live from Thimbleweed Park. As we watch 2017 sail off toward the Viking funeral it deserves, we have a new column full of dating dilemmas and drama. And as we look into the coming future, it only…
Harris O'Malley Published December 29, 2017 - Opinion
Santa Claus Flight Sim Is A Neon Cheer-Fest
Christmas has come and gone, but there’s still time to celebrate and spread some cheer. SantaCorps is an arcade flight sim and present delivery game by Ethan Redd all about zipping around and giving gifts. Fast and cheerful, it’s this week’s indie pick. It is the near future, 20XX, and Santa is getting tired. Worn…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Year In Video Game Fashion, 2017
Video game fashion goes through trends just like fashion in the real world. In 2017, games let us pretend we were at a fashion week, express our true selves, and do somersaults in six inch heels and a miniskirt. Splatoon 2 Is A Street Fashion Zine Of all the games of 2017, Splatoon 2 might…
By Gita Jackson Published December 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nathan Grayson’s Top 10 Games Of 2017
It is the future. A young man, arms strong from competing with 100 other shoppers every day to be the only person to buy groceries at Target, eyes his grandmother expectantly. Her features betray exhaustion from years of delivering raw, unfiltered internet to those the three mega-providers deem unworthy, but there is fight in her…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
Keza MacDonald’s Top 9 Games of 2017
Most years, I find whittling a best-of list down to just 10 entries a tortuous process. Not so in 2017, because in December 2016 I became a mother, and that brought with it a complete change in my video gaming habits. This year, I rediscovered how people play games when it’s not part of their…
By Keza MacDonald Published December 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Year In Microtransactions, 2017
Games seem to get bigger and more complex every year: more levels to explore, more enemies to fight, and more stuff to collect. And as 2017 showed, there’s now more stuff to buy than ever before as well. This year saw the culmination of a trend on consoles arguably started with Overwatch. Blizzard’s hero-based shooter…
By Ethan Gach Published December 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
Paul Tamayo’s Top 10 Games Of 2017
2017 has been a wild ride for me personally, but it was also a year that reminded me why I love games so much. From being transported to the ruins of Hyrule to being in another set of ruins fighting to be the last one standing, this year was an onslaught of great games. There…
By Paul Tamayo Published December 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
Some Of The Best Photos Kotaku Featured In 2017
On a regular basis, Kotaku shows off reader-taken photos in a feature we call “JPGs.” Here are some, but certainly not all, of the best photos from this year. As you can see, the images show places that our readers might find interesting. How do you get featured on JPGs? Drop us a line, attaching…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Last Great Cosplay Event Of 2017
It’s late December, almost January. And at the end of every year in Japan, there is one event in which cosplayers can strut their stuff. The twice-yearly Comic Market not only is a gathering for doujinshi fans, but also cosplayers. Here are some of the best—and most amusing—cosplay from Comiket’s first day! Kotaku East is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 29, 2017 - Esports
Maddy’s Top 10 Games Of 2017
Every game on this list served as a balm for the depression cave that I lived inside throughout 2017. I’m pretty sure these games happen to be good even if you’re not depressed, since most of them popped up on my coworkers’ own best-of lists, but I had such a dire need for escapism this…
By Maddy Myers Published December 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Fan’s Cairo Map Looks Good Enough To Be In The Game
Overwatch already has one map set in Egypt, but fan Joshua llorente has made a very good case for the addition of another. llorente spent two months creating his own Cairo map from scratch in Epic’s Unreal Engine. “All assets including textures and models are created by me,” he said on Reddit. “No downloaded content.” It’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Cecilia D’Anastasio’s Top 10 Games Of 2017
My game of the year for 2017? Obviously Overwatch. Oh—sorry. *Puts finger to earpiece*. That came out last year? Well. Hm. In all honesty, I’ll echo the “2017 was a stellar year for games” consensus. This was a year for experiments that worked and exceeded expectations. So many games blew me out of the water.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 28, 2017 - Culture
In 2018, PUBG Developer’s Priority Is A ‘Competitive,’ ‘Crash-Free’ Game
It was a photo finish, but the team developing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds made good on their promise and “launched” the game before the end of 2017. During an interview last week, I spoke to Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene about what’s next. Throughout our conversation, Greene repeatedly stressed that the team views 1.0 as “the end of the…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Man Loses Switch, Meets Person Who Found It Via Reddit
A Frankfurt, Germany man who lost his Nintendo Switch at one of the busiest airports in the world was reunited with his console in mere hours after posting about it on Reddit. Juan, who asked that we not use his last name, was looking forward to whiling away the time on his flight with Floor…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 28, 2017
