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UncategorizedNew Zelda DLC Lets You Ride A Motorcycle, Is Out Tonight
The story DLC for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, titled “The Champions’ Ballad,” will be available tonight for Switch and Wii U, Nintendo said at The Game Awards. Here’s the trailer: Besides adding new story sequences that go further into the story of the four Champions from Breath of the Wild, the…
By Chris Kohler Published December 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedFirewatch Developers Are Making A Game About Exploring Egypt
Campo Santo, the minds behind Firewatch, are working on a first-person game that appears to take place in Egypt, based on a trailer that premiered tonight during The Game Awards. Called In The Valley of the Gods, the game is slated to drop in 2019. Here’s the description: In the Valley of Gods is a sprawling…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedIn case you’re sick of movie adaptations and audio books, World War Z will be a video game as well. The game, based on Max Brook’s cult classic book, is developed by Saber Interactive and is“coming soon.” Hopefully, you’ll get to crowd-surf on those big zombie waves.
By Heather Alexandra Published December 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedWatch The 2017 Game Awards Right Here
It’s time again for the annual Game Awards, which means a night full of video game trailers, big announcements, and awkward moments. Also, awards. The show starts at 8:30pm, and we’ll be covering all the news as it happens. You can also watch right here:
By Jason Schreier Published December 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
In the latest official Destiny blog post, Bungie says it intends to fix the hilariously overpowered Prometheus Lens in next week’s 1.1.1 update. “Damage output is higher than intended,” indeed. Trials of the Nine will still run this weekend, so that should be interesting.
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Batman PS4 Controller Knows Where The Trigger Is
Kotaku regular Devin Smith, aka End of Line Designs, is back with another custom video game controller redesign, this time turning a DualShock 4 into something Batman would throw at a bad guy’s face. This pad has a retractable “cowl” for the touchpad, a busted-up finish to match Batman’s battle damage and some trademark spiky…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2017 - Esports
What It’s Like To Watch Overwatch At A Bar
Yesterday marked the official beginning of Overwatch League, Blizzard’s official multi-million dollar pro Overwatch proving ground. To celebrate the occasion, a San Francisco bar called Brewcade played a couple preseason matches on a big screen. Self-described Deadspin “doofus” Patrick Redford and I ventured there to see how the experience stacked up against watching The Big…
Nathan Grayson & Patrick Redford Published December 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Look At This $1,400 Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Replica
South Korean toy company Blitzway has created the perfect accessory for its line of 12-inch premium original Ghostbusters figures. The sixth-scale Ecto-1 replica is over 40 inches long, more than big enough to fit all four figures and accessories. Also, it costs nearly $1,400 dollars. Now before we go on and on about how expensive…
By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2017 -
CultureMario Deserves Better Than Knock-Off Lucky Charms
The most exciting thing about new Super Mario Cereal is the box. That’s just sad. Announced last week and showing up in stores starting December 11, Super Mario Cereal is essentially a generic Lucky Charms knock-off. It’s got star-shaped oat bits and three types of vaguely Mario-ish marshmallows. It’s not bad, it’s just not anything…
By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Video Games As Told By The Simpsons
A picture is worth 1,000 words and a good Simpsons picture is worth one kwyjibo. Anintrepid Twitter user is turning still from The Simpsons into wonderful summaries of 2017’s top video games. “Thom Coldman” has assembled a great collection of images that mix and match classic Simpsons moments with games. From the truckasaurus standing in…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Games Still Don’t Feel Right On Mobile
So far, Nintendo’s mobile offerings have been pretty good. They’re also frustrating. Nintendo resisted mobile games for a long time, but finally relented in 2016 when they released the app Miitomo. Though I deleted it long ago, I still have fond memories of it. You’d dress up a little Mii avatar, set a greeting, and…
By Gita Jackson Published December 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Yesterday, Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth players got to play as Satoru Iwata The former head of Nintendo died in 2015. Every year since, he’s appeared in the game on December 6, his birthday. Afterbrith never made it to Wii U or 3DS, so was the first time the tribute was on a Nintendo platform.
By Ethan Gach Published December 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
Frustration Simulator Getting Over It Climbs Steam Best Sellers List
Getting Over It With Bennet Foddy is a nonsensical game that challenges players to climb a mountain with a hammer. The silly premise and highly animated reactions from streamers who take a tumble have launched it right to the heights of Steam’s best seller list one day after its release on the platform. It looks…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 7, 2017 - Esports
Twitch Man Plays Super Mario World Theme With His Nose, Says He Has Perfect Pitch
Jason Yang is a musician and composer who live streams on Twitch, taking song requests to play on his violin, keyboard, and nose. Pulling up a Super Mario World video, Yang nose-whistles the game’s overworld theme. You can compare Yang’s version to the original Super Nintendo classic While that clip gained traction, what happened immediately…
By Eric Van Allen Published December 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
New Hearthstone Card Looks Suspiciously Familiar To Magic Players
Hearthstone’s latest expansion Kobolds and Catacombs launched today, featuring 135 new cards. One of them is called Violet Wurm, and as some players have noticed, it’s almost exactly like a Magic: The Gathering card that came out 17 years ago. Here’s the tale of the tape: Violet Wurm is a new Hearthstone card, a minion…
By Ethan Gach Published December 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Gets Yeti Boss Fight
The holidays are upon us, and you know what that means: new Overwatch stuff. And also family and celebration or whatever, I guess. In a new video update, game director Jeff “It’s Beginning To Feel A Lot Like” Kaplan announced that the game’s Mei-focused holiday event is returning. It’ll include everything from last year—skins, the…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 7, 2017 - ReviewsMultiplatform
Reigns: Her Majesty: The Kotaku Review
In my time as queen in Reigns: Her Majesty, I was torn apart by my subjects, eaten by wolves, and burned at the stake. I had affairs with pagan women, barbarian queens from other lands, and rakish explorers of new worlds. I was coronated again and again, born anew to rule once more. You’re always…
By Gita Jackson Published December 7, 2017 - Uncategorized
My Splatoon 2 Match Became A Dance Party
Last night, during a match of Splatoon 2, everyone got fed up with our senseless land war. We all laid down our arms and came together for the one thing that matters most: having a kickass party. Last evening, I streamed Splatoon 2 on my personal Twitch channeland leapt into a turf war match on…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 7, 2017
