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UncategorizedOh Man Zlatan Has A Video Game And It Looks Perfectly Zlatan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a gift from the heavens to the game of football, has a new video game out. And there’s not a blade of green grass in sight. Instead, it’s a sci-fi sports game where Zlatan is picked up by aliens to serve as Earth’s champion in a galactic Driftball tournament. And everyone he races…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2017 - CultureCosplay
Four Years Of Incredible New York Comic Con Cosplay
Photographer Andrew Boyle has been going to the New York Comic Con for years, and has decided to do something with the hundreds of images he’s taken of cosplayers over that time: put them in a very fancy coffee table book. It’s called Heroes & Villains, and while there are some snippets of text here…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Clear Cases For The Nintendo Switch Look Very Nice
Remember when Nintendo used to make everything, from the N64 to the Game Boy Advance, in a clear case? They don’t really do it anymore, but you can pretend they do with these replacement Nintendo Switch cases. They’ve started turning up on retailers like Aliexpress (via Go Nintendo), and look pretty damn great. They’re not…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2017 -
CulturePopular Battlegrounds Streamer Apologizes For Getting YouTubers’ Embarrassing Video Of Him Taken Down
For weeks, one of the most popular PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds streamers, Grimmmz, has been getting tormented not with guns or frying pans, but with car horns. Yesterday, some players gloated about “stream honking” him and posted a video as proof. Upon seeing this, Grimmmz lost his cool and got the video taken down. He quickly came…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 24, 2017 -
CultureGeralt’s Ass Is Chiseled
Today on Highlight Reel we have lucky shots, butts of stone, teleportation, lucky shots, bike flips 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! For…
By Chris Person Published August 24, 2017 - Culture
Arby’s Celebrates Game of Thrones Finale With… Turkey Legs?
Starting Sunday, August 27 at limited locations across the U.S., Arby’s is going to be selling big honking turkey legs. Just handing meat-covered bones out the drive-through window. Here is your meat covered bone, sirrah. Now get thee hither to yon Game of Thrones finale. I am not opposed to seeing this Renaissance Faire staple…
By Mike Fahey Published August 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Alphabear, The Happiest Word Game Ever, Is Now On Steam
In bringing Alphabear to PC and Mac, developer Spry Fox made a lot of smart changes to make this mobile game feel at home on computers. Like the nerd I am, my favorite is the dictionary. Alphabear is a word game about making large bears. You add cute, animated bears to your field of play…
By Gita Jackson Published August 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Dungeons & Dragons Promises To Make Its Adventures More Queer
As we sat together at Gen Con in Indianapolis this weekend talking Dungeons & Dragons, the game’s lead rules developer Jeremy Crawford motioned towards a copy of the Player’s Handbook resting on the table between us. “I wasn’t about to have this book go out and not acknowledge that people like me exist,” he said.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedBlizzard Overhauling Overwatch‘s Mercy With New Ultimate
Overwatch’s Mercy has two roles on the battlefield: 1) stalwart, reliable healer of your team and 2) stalwart, reliable infuriator of the other team every time she nails a massive resurrection ult, canceling out all their hard work in a single, blinding flash. Blizzard’s decided to change the latter. “It’s pretty disheartening to have Mercy…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedThis Music Video Is Also An FMV Game
Ever wanted to be a tour manager for a punk band? In the unlikely case that your answer is yes, you can get a weird, not-entirely-accurate slice of that life in the band PUP’s new music video, which is also a choose-your-own-adventure game. PUP is a punk band from Canada who seem to be closet…
By Gita Jackson Published August 24, 2017 - Esports
Top Genji Player Can’t Compete In Blizzard’s Overwatch League Because He’s Just 16
This week, Seoul, Korea’s Overwatch League team announced their player roster. Unsurprisingly, they opted to basically snatch up Lunatic Hai, the two-time winners of South Korea’s biggest Overwatch tournament, APEX. There were, however, a couple curious omissions. Overwatch’s pro scene, largely the result of a series of smaller, unaffiliated tournaments held over the course of…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 24, 2017 - Opinion
Tron-Like Shooting Game Makes The Blood 1’s and 0’s
Nullpointer is a cyberspace shooter that asks the important question “What if Tron but with guns?” It turns out that the result is a lot of fun. With a replayable rogue-like structure, Nullpointer offers plenty of bit and bytes to blast into oblivion. It’s this week’s Indie Pick. Originally created by Lycaon as part of…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XV Gets DLC From, Uh, Assassin’s Creed
In what’s as natural a combination as chocolate and french fries, Final Fantasy XV and Assassin’s Creed Origins will have a crossover that Ubisoft says “will result in the two franchises paying homage to each other’s gaming universes.” It’ll start next week with a festival inside FFXV Here’s Ubisoft: The collaboration kicks off on August…
By Jason Schreier Published August 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedYes, this is exactly what it looks like—Team Skull and Pikachus having a dance off. Watch ya boy, Guzma breakdance and the Pikachus kinda like, shuffle around a little, in a promotion for the new Pokémon trading card game expansion, Burning Shadows
By Gita Jackson Published August 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Razer Calls Its Fancy New Controller The Wolverine
The latest premium wired controller in Razer’s arsenal is a $160 beast with three different kinds of swappable thumbsticks, two directional pads, six remappable triggers and buttons and a band of multicolored LED for flavor. It’s called the Wolverine Ultimate, after the angry weasel. The Wolverine has got a lot going on. Built for the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedHere’s September’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup
If you like moody teenagers having mysterious adventures, you’ll be pretty excited by Oxenfree’s inclusion in Games with Gold this month. There’s also Forza 5 and Battlefield 3 if you’ve had enough of thinking about childhood. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Games with Gold subscription. September’s…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedLego’s New Netflix Series Isn’t Very Lego, And That’s A Good Thing
I’m getting some serious Airbender vibes from the trailers for Lego Elves: Secrets of Elvendale, a Netflix original animated series premiering next week. It’s not very Lego, but I like what I’m seeing. Despite eschewing traditional blocky Lego minifigures in favor of tiny, spindly-limbed plastic dolls, Elves remains one of my favorite ongoing Lego lines.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 24, 2017
