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UncategorizedA Very Good Final Fantasy Trailer
Square Enix’s long-running Itadaki Street series (basically a take on Monopoly) has a new game coming out to celebrate the 30th anniversaries of both Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest (though the latter’s 30th was actually last year). Its trailer sure is something. It’s like Kingdom Hearts, only about money Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest and Final…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 6, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: The Master Detective Returns
It’s time to go back to Gotham. Who else is going to solve all those Riddler boxes and quick time events? There’s a lot of other small stuff coming out this week, including ports of indie games. Miss Graceful Explosion Machine on the Switch? Well now you can play it on PS4! Miss Elminage Original…
By Ethan Gach Published August 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedClassics Of Game Returns After A Two And A Half Year Hiatus
This is Weird Dreams, a Rainbird Software game for MS-DOS that eventually got ported to the Atari, Amiga, and C64. It’s about a dude who, as the title suggests, has really weird dreams thanks to his girlfriend who’s possessed by a bored demon, and fortunately we can all relive its haunting glory thanks to the…
By Ethan Gach Published August 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Lyconroc will be getting a new Dusk Form in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Moon. It evolves from Rockruff at level 25 into slightly different forms depending on the version of the game you’re playing. The orange-furred, green-eyed wolf will be capture-able once the games are released on November 17.
By Ethan Gach Published August 6, 2017 -
CulturePlayers Hone In On The Perfect Playthrough Of Marble Madness
What started as something of a gamified tribute to M. C. Escher has been reduced, in recent years, to dazzling, minutes long dance thanks to modern speedrunning. Marble Madness was in many ways a forerunner to the art, and this summer the players who know the game best are closing in on its limits. “I…
By Ethan Gach Published August 6, 2017 -
EsportsSmash Pro Dances His Way To Doubles Victory
Zack “CaptainZack” Lauth is usually known for his dancing outside of Super Smash Bros. For The Wii U, but in today’s doubles finals at Low Tier City 5, he ended a match with a little in-game flair too. Lauth was playing alongside his Phoenix 1 teammate Gavin “Tweek” Dempsey in the Smash 4 doubles grand…
By Eric Van Allen Published August 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedJapan’s latest Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy cross-over Fortune Street got some new trailers and a fall release date. The news came earlier today and although there’s no word on if it will get localized, the chibi rendering of some of my favorite JRPG characters was too much to ignore.
By Ethan Gach Published August 6, 2017 -
EsportsA Tekken 7 Round So Close, It Needs Two Slow-Mo Cams
Slow-mo is one of Tekken 7‘s most hype features, slowing the critical moment of a fight down to mere frames. In last night’s Tekken World Tour Korea grand finals, the two fighters were so close that it came down to the slow-mo cam twice in a single round. Though Evo 2017 is in the rear-view…
By Eric Van Allen Published August 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedAn In-Depth Look At Mario Kart 8‘s Detailed Maps
If you’ve played Mario Kart 8 you were probably so focused on trying to finish in the top four that you never had time to look around and take in the view. Fortunately, the latest Boundary Break video will give you a chance to do just that. YouTuber Shesez has an ongoing series where he…
By Ethan Gach Published August 6, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Suspend Your Disbelief
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 August 6. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 31. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published August 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedSquare Enix Announces Dragon Quest Builders 2, Shows Off Hang Gliding
The company revealed the game at the Dragon Quest Summer Festival 2017 going on in Japan this weekend and even teased some early gameplay footage. The first Dragon Quest Builders took the Minecraft formula and applied it to a beloved RPG series with a surprising balance between a guided story and open-ended simulation. Apparently, the…
By Ethan Gach Published August 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Mayo Won Splatfest, But Some Splatoon 2 Players Worry The System Is Broken
The Splatfest festivities are over and the results are in: mayo may have lost the popular vote, but it still managed to take home the prize. And yet, many salty ketchup players are calling shenanigans. This is a good chunk of the Splatoon fandom right now: Splatfest, as many of you know, is an event…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 6, 2017 - Esports
Alright Valve It’s Time To Buy Some New Furniture
This is the panel for the Group Stage of the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the year. The one that’s sponsored by Valve and has a prize pool of nearly $24 million. I think it’s time the multi-billion dollar company splurged on some upgrades. Video games have never been known for their style, and among…
By Ethan Gach Published August 5, 2017 -
EsportsThe Sneakiest Score In Today’s Splatoon 2 Tournament
This is why you always ink the side of the ramps. As the Splatfest rages on into the night, InkTV is hosting one of the first tournaments for Splatoon 2, the G7 Splatoon Series. In today’s match between Nosebreathers and Nsquared Squid Squad, one player made quite an impressive Rainmaker run. If you haven’t jumped…
By Eric Van Allen Published August 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
Everything’s Better With An N64, Including Ridesharing
Scott Malsin was headed home after work last Wednesday when he got into car that had an N64 in it. He then shared a picture of his journey on Reddit to make everyone else jealous. His Juno driver was a apparently a big fan of 3D Mario. Big enough, at least, to go through all…
By Ethan Gach Published August 5, 2017 -
UncategorizedThere’s A Guy Doing Classical Piano Covers Of All The Levels In Super Smash Bros. Melee
He goes by the name BearKeys and the self-proclaimed “child prodigy” has recently decide to dive into the world of video game music. Specifically, the GameCube version of Smash Bros. His most recent entry is a classical piano rendition of music from the game’s Break The Targets challenge. Before that he took stabs at Corneria,…
By Ethan Gach Published August 5, 2017 -
EsportsNumber One Dad Subs In For Son’s Rocket League Match
NBC is hosting a 2v2 Rocket League tournament this weekend, a big deal for 2v2 players like Josh “JumpOnStuff” Russo who could potentially make a national broadcast debut. But when Russo’s teammate couldn’t make it down to the open, one man was willing to take up the controller and fill in: his dad. Russo hinted…
By Eric Van Allen Published August 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
You can now battle Takashi Tokita’s party in the Switch version of I Am Setsuna’s Temporal Battle Arena. Tokita, a Square Enix veteran, was one of the directors on Chrono Trigger and until August 10 you can actually snag I Am Setsuna for 33% off on the eShop.
By Ethan Gach Published August 5, 2017
