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Nintendo Explains How It Came Up With Min Min’s Unique Design In Arms

Whether Nintendo fans are buzzing about the fabulousness of Twintelle, or the creepiness of Helix, it’s clear that Arms’ characters are already inspiring fierce fandoms. But when I asked Arms art director Masaaki Ishikawa, about the team’s favorite fighter over email, I got the lowdown on Min Min, and how the developers came up with…

By Gita Jackson Published June 9, 2017

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We Talk About Mass Effect: Andromeda‘s Turbulent Development

On this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason Schreier and I spent some time discussing his lengthy reported story covering the troubled five-year development of Mass Effect: Andromeda You can listen to that segment in the video above, and subscribe to Splitscreen on Apple Podcasts or Google Play. We’ve got a pretty cool plan for…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 9, 2017

Esports

New Injustice 2 Update Shows Which Online Competitors Are Using Wi-Fi, Whether They Like It Or Not

Injustice 2 received its first major update on June 5, courtesy of developer NetherRealm Studios. The patch largely addresses lingering bugs in the DC Comics fighter, but it also included a new indicator that notes whether online opponents are playing over wi-fi. While it may seem like a minor addition, this represents a major step…

Ian Walker Published June 9, 2017

Esports

Dota 2‘s Brutal Co-op Campaign Might End Some Friendships

Siltbreaker, a cooperative Dota 2 campaign event, launched its first act yesterday, and it’s been driving my Dota group mad. Between the exponential difficulty spikes, impossible bosses and wave after wave of enemies, it plays less like a jolly ol’ game of Dota and more like a genuine raid. A comic handles most of the…

By Eric Van Allen Published June 9, 2017

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Artist Paints Beautiful Renditions of Call of Duty Zombie Guns

Artists find inspiration in many places, including Call of Duty’s remastered Zombie maps. The Zombies Chronicles DLC for Black Ops III launched on May 16 inspired visual artist Travis Simpson to create some super-detailed Zombies themed paintings. The idea originally spawned from wanting to paint a Zombies themed piece to look good in a game…

S.E. Doster Published June 9, 2017

Esports

Local Player Defeats Tekken 7 World Champion At Philippines Event

The Philippines played host to a major Tekken 7 event this past weekend, allowing local competitors to try their skills against two of the world’s strongest players. South Korean masters Hyun-jin “JDCR” Kim and Jin-woo “Saint” Choi stopped in the city of Makati for the Rage Art tournament after placing first and second, respectively, at…

Ian Walker Published June 9, 2017

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How To Use Twitter In 2017, Maybe

In 2014, we published a list of video game people to follow on Twitter. I’m not sure I’d give the same advice today. Twitter is a very different place than it used to be in 2014, when our list of which video game people to follow was originally published. Sometimes it’s a laugh riot of…

By Gita Jackson Published June 9, 2017

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Whether You Have $40 or $450, There’s an HDMI NES For You

Got a pile of old NES carts? Want to play them on your HDMI television? Recently, a number of solutions for that have come onto the market—one for every budget. Here’s our take on three major HDMI NES players. You need some sort of solution, because the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1985 was about…

By Chris Kohler Published June 9, 2017

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Ask Kotaku‘s Staff Anything: E3 Edition

We’re just one day away from the unofficial start of E3. Come ask us anything you’d like. We’ll be here for an hour or so. Let’s party.

By Jason Schreier Published June 9, 2017

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I Can’t Handle Overwatch Voice Actors Doing Their Dance Emotes

Holy shit. I can’t deal with this. This video killed me. I am dead now. Over the last year, it’s been awesome to see the voice actors behind our favorite Overwatch characters hang out and have a good time with one another. They all genuinely seem like best buds. But this footage above by sweeetanj,…

By Patricia Hernandez Published June 9, 2017

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Fake GTA VI Videos Are Racking Up Millions Of Views On YouTube

GTA V was released nearly five years ago, which means that folks are waiting for news of a follow-up. GTA Youtubers are more than happy to provide the scoop, even if it means making it all up. It’s not a new phenomenon, but it is an enduring one. For at least two years, a number…

Zack Zwiezen Published June 9, 2017

Esports

What Makes Hooks So Damn Good In Competitive Video Games

The hook is a simple but effective tool in games: a chain, thrown accurately, pulling enemies back to their likely doom. But in the realm of competitive games, hooks seem almost ubiquitous. The reason why a hook is a near-necessity for any competitive game, is simple: They’re the biggest moments in games, boiled down to…

By Eric Van Allen Published June 9, 2017

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The promised connectivity patch for Tekken 7 is now live on PlayStation 4, and I’m finally getting into more matches than I’m getting disconnected from. Look for the update to hit Xbox One and PC next week.

By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2017

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Punching Players Out Of Moving Cars, And Other Battlegrounds Myths

Survival shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is massively popular, but because it’s in early access, it’s not exactly polished. That makes it ripe for mythmaking. Can you block infinite crossbow bolts with a frying pan? Can you punch someone out of a moving car? The answers to both are yes, according to a new YouTube video by…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 9, 2017

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GameStop Customers’ Credit Cards May Have Been Stolen, Company Says

A very bad year for GameStop got even worse this week, as the retailer sent out letters to online customers informing them that their credit cards may have been stolen. In the letter, which several Kotaku readers (and an editor-in-chief) received yesterday, GameStop says that breachers may have obtained names, addresses, and credit card information…

By Jason Schreier Published June 9, 2017

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Take a look at a supernatural boss battle in the E3 trailer for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The Kickstarted spiritual successor to Castlevania is looking good, though that idle animation is bugging the bejeezus out of me.

By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2017

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The E3 2017 Press Conference Schedule

We’re just days away from E3, when we’ll all gather on the internet for that barrage of endorphins that can only come from live video game press conferences full of gun shooting, cars, and more gun shooting. The show will start on a Saturday this year, thanks to the early risers at Electronic Arts. Let’s…

By Jason Schreier Published June 9, 2017

Culture

Nice Garage You Got There, Fallout 4

Ioan Dumitrescu is an artist based in Bucharest who has worked on games like Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Fallout 4 and Crysis 3, and movies like the new Beauty and the Beast Note: the top image is based on an illustration by Ilya Nazarov We’ve featured Ioan on the site before, but since it’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2017

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Track: Late In The Day | Artist: Supergrass | Album: In It for the Money Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2017

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Square Enix Releases Much-Needed Instruction Manuals For Mana Collection

When the Seiken Densetsu Collection, the first three games in the Mana series, was released earlier this month in Japan, it did not come with instruction manuals. So Square Enix has decided to change that by releasing them online. The manuals can be viewed here. As Kotaku previously pointed out, Seiken 3‘s Super Famicom release…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 9, 2017