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UncategorizedMods Add GTA, Minecraft & Mario To Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Now that Zelda: Breath of the Wild is running pretty well on the PC, it’s time for people to start messing it with. Like turning Link into Carl Johnson from GTA: San Andreas, or Steve from Minecraft These skins were made by WilianZilv, who has also whipped up a Mario Odyssey cap for Link to…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
Bungie’s shared some new info on next week’s Destiny 2 “Faction Rally.” Looks like about what we predicted on today’s spoilercast—you pledge a faction and do PvE and PvP challenges to earn points. Whichever faction wins sells a gun to everyone, and people pledging that faction get a discount. Faction. Faction. If you say it…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
Here’s A $900 Batman: Arkham Knight Statue
Batman: Arkham Knight, a video game about driving a secret tank, came out in 2015. The merch is still rolling in though, and while normally that wouldn’t be cause for general concern, this 33-inch statue is some hilariously intricate fanservice. Made by Prime 1, it’ll be out in a few months, and is based on…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2017 - Culture
Japan’s latest baked good fad is “salty bread.” It’s like a dinner roll but with a layer of butter and salt on top that makes it taste like movie popcorn. It’s in every bakery I’ve gone into, and it’s addictive. I may need to be physically removed from the country.
By Chris Kohler Published September 21, 2017 -
UncategorizedDoom Seems To Run Well On The Switch
The first hands-on impressions of Doom’s surprise Nintendo Switch version have hit the Internet, and it sounds like the demonic shooter performs quite well on Nintendo’s diminutive game slab. At a recent press event, publications not namedKotaku got to try out an early version of Doom on Switch, and they pretty much unanimously dug it. Polygon…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 21, 2017 -
CultureDishonored Player Creates Meat Fireworks
Today on Highlight Reel we’ve got elaborate Dishonored traps, christlike FIFA clips, Battlegrounds grandpas, 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…
By Chris Person Published September 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
SteamWorld Dig 2 Is All About Finding Cool Stuff
SteamWorld Dig 2 is a game about exploring and finding secrets. There’s a plot, too, and some fun characters, but for the most part you dig in caves and look for treasure. I could do it forever. In SteamWorld Dig 2, out today for Nintendo Switch, you play as a robot named Dorothy on the…
By Gita Jackson Published September 21, 2017 -
CultureDivinity: Original Sin 2 Players Discover An Infinite Damage Combo
Divinity: Original Sin 2 might look like a sparkly new take on creaky old PC role-playing games, but it’s built atop a foundation of intricately interlocking systems that allow for even more possibility than the classics. Here’s a case in point. Players have discovered that a particular characteristic, undead, and a handful of selectively-applied abilities…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
Your Destiny 2 Fashion Choices, Reviewed
When the first Destiny came out, I always admired my friends’ Destiny outfits. Now that the sequel is here, I’m determined to have a beautiful Guardian of my own. While I’m at it, I think I’ll judge some of Kotaku commenters’ best outfits. When I asked editor at large Kirk Hamilton what class to try…
By Gita Jackson Published September 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
Adorable Puzzle-Platformer About Mushroom Men Is Surprisingly Hard
In Mushroom Heroes, I’m looking at a fast-moving platform over a bed of spikes. Timing my jump is one thing, but figuring out which character should jump first is another. There could be a monster on the other side of the ledge, and there’s only one person who uses arrows. There might be blocks to…
By Chloe Spencer Published September 21, 2017 -
CultureTaco Bell Made A Taco Out Of A Fried Egg, And It Is Delicious
Taco Bell continues its grand tradition of wrapping things that are not tortilla shells around other things and calling them tacos with the Naked Egg Breakfast Taco. It’s a shimmering wonderland of breakfast grease, wrapped in a very firm fried egg. The Naked Egg Taco is part of Taco Bell’s continuing efforts to get people…
By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2017 -
CultureHeat Signature Is A Thrilling Game About Spaceship Heists
Heat Signature’s clock is ticking. Ten seconds until I get detected in an enemy spaceship, and I haven’t even assassinated my target. Finally, I find them. It’s over in one cruel slice of my long blade, but the timer is still counting down, and the ship is a labyrinthine hulk. I run. I see a…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 21, 2017 -
UncategorizedHere Is A Thing That Happens In Destiny 2
Destiny 2, a video game in which players travel through space trying not to get their raids ruined by glitches, is full of fun easter eggs. Here’s one of them. Spoilers for Destiny 2‘s main campaign follow — don’t watch the video unless you want to be spoiled: Sometimes, you see enjoyable things in video games…
By Jason Schreier Published September 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
Student’s Overwatch Concept Art Is So Good, Even Blizzard Is Talking About It
One Thai computer art student gave the Overwatch community something we didn’t even know we wanted, and now, a lot of us want it very badly. Yesterday, student who goes by RM-Parfait posted a concept design (a project for her Master’s) for a Thai support hero on the Overwatch forumsand, in response, fans begged the Overwatch team…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Worst Strategy Guide Ever Made
Pop quiz: does the name “PlayOnline” make your blood boil, or at least cause one of your eyes to start twitching? No? Lucky you. If it does, you might be familiar with the worst strategy guide in video game history. This article was originally published in May 2015. We’ve bumped it and edited it for…
By Jason Schreier Published September 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
Why Studio Ghibli Isn’t Involved With Ni No Kuni II
One of the biggest selling points of the first Ni No Kuni was the involvement of Studio Ghibli. For the sequel, however, the famed anime studio’s name is nowhere to be found. Level-5 and Akihiro Hino are back, as is composer Joe Hisaishi, who did the sequel’s score. Yoshiyuki Momose, who did key animation on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 21, 2017 -
UncategorizedHow Akira Toriyama Designed Android 21
As recently revealed, Dragon Ball FighterZ has an original fighter called Android 21. Even though the character was created by Namco Bandai for the game, the company explained how the character was designed by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. While at Namco Bandai earlier this week in Tokyo, Kotaku participated in a roundtable discussion with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 21, 2017