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CulturePopular Battlegrounds Streamer Cries After Fan Says He Loves Him
PUBG streamer Dr Disrespect found himself playing alongside a fan who didn’t realize he was the real thing, and decided to have some fun. “What do you think of the guy?” he asked the fan. “I just love him,” the fan replied. Doc baited him a little more: “He can get on my nerves.” But…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 2, 2017 -
UncategorizedElite: Dangerous Players Split On Whether They Should Kill Aliens
Last week, Elite: Dangerous’ mysterious aliensfinally went on the offensive after months of poking and probing. Now, players have figured out how to fight back, but not everybody’s feeling super rah-rah-rah gung-ho about it. Over the weekend, notorious Elite player Joshua “Harry Potter” Chamberlain and his Smiling Dog Crew managed to down a Thargoid by…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 2, 2017 -
CultureGlitched Forza Car Is Very Stripped-Down
Today on Highlight Reel we have good timing, peepholes, Yakuza slash fic and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on all the…
By Chris Person Published October 2, 2017 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Best Baseball Game Had Explosions And Robots
Being Australian, I don’t have much time for baseball. That doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy baseball video games, though. Especially when they’re from the future Super Baseball 2020 is a game developed by SNK and was first released in 1991 for its Neo Geo platform. It is, as the name suggests, an idea of what…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fans Are Trying To Map Out Red Dead Redemption 2 Before It’s Released
It’s been nearly a year since GTAForums member RedDagger started a thread dedicated to “landmark analysis” of Red Dead Redemption 2—a game that, at the time, was still nowhere close to coming out. “The aim is to get an idea of real-world locations within the game, and hopefully recreate the in-game map, using official trailers…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 2, 2017 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy VII‘s Excellent Pizza Joke Did Not Translate To English
I’ve been playing through Final Fantasy VII in Japanese, and I’m having a good time pointing out little nuances that I didn’t notice when I originally played the game in English 20 years ago. Last time, we accompanied Aeris as she dressed Cloud up like a girl so they could trick a guy. This time,…
By Tim Rogers Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
SNES Classics Cost Less On Ebay Than NES Classics Did At Launch
The bad news is the chances of snagging a Super Nintendo Classic at retailsare pretty slim right now, and auction site eBay is probably your best bet if you want it ‘right now.’ The good news? The average price of a SNES Classic on eBay is only $164, $80 less than the NES Classic in…
By Mike Fahey Published October 2, 2017 -
CultureCuphead Player Beats Bosses Without Taking A Single Hit
Cuphead is a difficult gauntlet through a ton of bosses, from evil clowns to bossy queen bees. Surviving can be difficult, but some players are blasting through the game with breakneck speedruns or dangerous “no hit” challenges. Death is to be expected in Cuphead; there are tons of projectiles to dodge and enemies to avoid.…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Director Says Speaking To Fans Is ‘Intimidating’ For His Team
How many of the people who make games fear some of the people who play them? That question drove conversations last week among quite a few game developers, and over the weekend, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan offered his own take: Lots. On the Blizzard forums last Wednesday, a fan wondered if the team behind the…
By Jason Schreier Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Smash 4 Characters, Ranked By How Annoying They Are
What makes a Super Smash Bros. character annoying? It’s a very specific cocktail of repetitive, invulnerabile, low-effort or spammy moves that, together, make you want to throw your controller at the television Everybody has that one Smash fighter they hate playing against. But one thing I realized after setting out to list the top ten…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nioh Is Coming To PC
Nioh, a beloved samurai action game that came out earlier this year for PS4, is coming to PC this November complete with all the downloadable content that publisher Koei Tecmo has released so far. The PC version will also have “enhanced graphical modes,” Koei Tecmo says. Nioh came out on February 7 for PS4, and…
By Jason Schreier Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Sony Announces An Updated PlayStation VR Headset
The newly updated PlayStation VR headset features a revamped design with some welcomed changes like integrated stereo headphone cables and an updated processor. Via the PlayStation Blog, here is the full Q&A: Is there a new PlayStation VR model? How is it different? A hardware update to PlayStation VR is being prepared. The new version,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
An update on that questionable Chinese Ultraman film: It was released today in China with the movie’s studio saying it legally licensed the rights from a Thai company with the international rights and that China’s highest court ruled in the studio’s favor. Noted!
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Twitter Users In Japan Imagine Hollywood’s Your Name
J.J. Abrams and Paramount Pictures are developing a live-action remake of the hit anime movie Your Name. Wonder what it’ll be like? On Twitter in Japan, people are already predicting just that. Let’s have a look! It will probably have big Hollywood stars. A bit more action. Certain Japanese culture specific things will have to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: Fast Cars And Magic Monopoly
Sometimes you gotta drive fast, on wet roads, cause that’s the only way to show off just how amazing the physics engine is. I’m not a steadfast Forza fanatic but those puddles, who could resist? For some it’s about hugging the turn and beating your previous best time by tenths of a second, but for…
By Ethan Gach Published October 1, 2017
