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UncategorizedGuy Celebrates Super Mario Odyssey With 148,777 Falling Dominoes
It took him two months to set them all up with different configurations including everyone from Bowser to Pauline because Nintendo has a way of making people do weird things. This isn’t TheDominoKing’s first rodeo by any means. He was at itlast year as well putting together small scenes from Super Mario World with just…
By Ethan Gach Published November 12, 2017 -
EsportsKing of Fighters Match Comes Down To The Last Second
At Brooklyn Video Games, Fuerte Beatdowns III was keeping the spirit of old-school King of Fighters 2002 alive last night. One tense match between Darkwhip and Cimus came down to slivers of health as the timer ticked down. Old games are still hype.
By Eric Van Allen Published November 12, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
The Xbox One X Is A Tough Sell
The Xbox One X does exactly what it’s meant to do, but who is it for? Is it worth buying the most powerful game console ever? Let’s discuss on today’s Kotaku Splitscreen First Kirk and I talk about World of Warcraft Classic, the end of Miiverse, and whether the video game industry is really unsustainable.…
By Jason Schreier Published November 12, 2017 -
EsportsHearthstone Pro Leaves It All Up To One Card
Yogg-Saron is one of the most random cards in Hearthstone, a digital card game that loves randomness. Dropping it is usually—always—a gamble, so when Hearthstone pro Thijs Molendijk dropped it with one health against a stacked board, he was leaving the game up to one last chance. The way Yogg-Saron works is that when it’s…
By Eric Van Allen Published November 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Unlocking Heroes In Star Wars Battlefront II Could Take A Long Time [Update]
Players who have been spending time with Star Wars Battlefront II pre-release trial period have already started trying to calculate how long it would take to unlock every hero in the game without paying money and the results aren’t pretty. By some estimates, the likes of Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader could take close to…
By Ethan Gach Published November 12, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Nesting With Sin
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published November 10. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 6. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published November 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
It’s Impossible To Separate Cuphead From The Era That Inspired It
Cuphead is a beautiful looking game with tight controls and grueling combat that culminates in game unlike many others. But as a throwback to the animation of the early 20th century, it finds its muse in a troubling past it never gets around to actually confronting. There’s a famous saying often attributed to Sigmund Freud…
By Ethan Gach Published November 11, 2017 - Culture
Player Collects Every Super Mario Odyssey Moon In A Single Sitting
It took Okikurume just over 17 hours to collect every moon in the latest Mario game. He completed this feat of focus and determination late yesterday and is now the world record holder for doing so. Lots of players have been racing one another to try and beat Super Mario Odyssey as quickly as possible.…
By Ethan Gach Published November 11, 2017 - Uncategorized
This ad for the Nintendo Switch shows how great it would look without bezels. Actual Switches have a thick border around the edge of the screen with plastic underneath. The one advertised by German hypermarket chain Real does not. With smartphones all chasing edge-to-edge displays, it would be great to see Nintendo’s first re-design of…
By Ethan Gach Published November 11, 2017 - Esports
Dota Scheduling Clash Leads To Two No-Show Forfeits
Multiple tournaments scheduled to take place on the same day, today, have led to two Dota 2 teams receiving forfeit losses after being unable to make their scheduled games. Dota production hub Moonduck TV announced today that HellRaisers and Mid or Feed have fallen to the lower bracket of the Captain’s Draft qualifiers after an…
By Eric Van Allen Published November 11, 2017 - Esports
Own Goals Happen, Even At The Rocket League Championship Series Finals
Most Rocket League players have scored an own-goal at some point in their life, but having that moment happen on the championship stage can be a little demoralizing. In game 3 overtime during yesterday’s match between Method and NRG at this year’s Rocket League Championship Series season four finals, Joonas”Mognus” Salo gave the ball a…
By Eric Van Allen Published November 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedFan-Made Prologue Of The First Witcher Game Looks Amazing
A fan-made mod for The Witcher 3 adds a prologue of the first game’s events remade in the new engine. It’s short but sweet. Not many people have played the first Witcher game, and there’s a reason for that. The look and feel have not aged well at all, especially for anyone trying to revisit…
By Ethan Gach Published November 11, 2017 -
EsportsAlexstrasza’s True Dragon Form “Broke The Game,” Says Heroes Of The Storm Director
At Blizzcon 2017, the Heroes of the Storm team announced the debut of Overwatch’s Hanzo and World of Warcraft’s Alexstrasza with a cinematic featuring the two dragon-themed characters facing off. In it, Alexstrasza transforms into her massive red dragon form, towering over her measly human opponent. But Heroes of the Storm game director Alan Dabiri…
By Maddy Myers Published November 11, 2017 - Esports
A charity Overwatch tournament is being held today in honor of Dennis “INTERNETHULK” Hawelka, who died this past week. Played on the PTR with Moira and featuring several notable teams, funds will go to the Hawelka family if needed, or otherwise go to a charity of their choosing.
By Eric Van Allen Published November 11, 2017 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Rocket League World Championships
With the year winding down, so are most of the competitive gaming leagues. There are still a few big events left, however, and chief among them is the fall Rocket League championship. The $150,000 prize pool event kicked off Friday at the MGM National in Maryland. Featuring the top-tier competitors from the regular season, the…
By Ethan Gach Published November 11, 2017 -
EsportsBlack Adam Player Proves Unbreakable At Injustice 2 World Championships
Ryan “Dragon” Walker was crowned the first Injustice 2 world champion during a special Eleague broadcast last night, in a 3-1 victory over FoxyGrampa in the grand finals. Walker had already taken the Evo title, and now boasting two major championships, it’s fair to say he’s the top player in Injustice 2 for the time…
By Eric Van Allen Published November 11, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Are Coming To Injustice 2
Mortal Kombat studio NetherRealm have announced that joining the previously announced Atom in Injustice 2‘s next DLC will be Enchantress and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Ahead of the game’s PC release on November 14, a trailer revealed late yesterday during the Injustice 2 Championship playoffs showed the characters joining Batman, Superman, and the rest…
By Ethan Gach Published November 11, 2017 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Interesting But Unfair Comparisons
STAT | 47 million – Nintendo’s high-end forecast for Switch shipments by April of 2019. That would put the Switch’s first two years (and one month) of sales above the lifetime totals for the Wii U (14 million), GameCube (22 million), Nintendo 64 (33 million), and Super Nintendo (49 million). STAT | $455 million –…
Brendan Sinclair Published November 11, 2017
