Walmart Cancels SNES Classic Pre-Orders, Citing A ‘Glitch’

Oops! If you breathed a sigh of relief as you locked down your SNES Classic pre-order on Walmart.com Friday night, it’s time to start hyperventilating again, because the retailer has just canceled the orders en masse “Unfortunately, due to a technical glitch, the Super Nintendo Classic Edition was mistakenly made available last Friday evening ahead…

Street Fighter V Player Predicts Own Loss, Wins Anyway

Benoit “Gunfight” Arquilla, a French fighting game competitor living in Japan, proved the community’sage-old “never give up” adage still holds true in 2017 during a recent Street Fighter V live stream. After getting rocked by a strong Laura player named Suika during the final round of their online match, Gunfight was able to mount an…

Overwatch League Players Will Get Health Insurance, At Least $50K A Year

In an interesting turn of events, Blizzard has laid down hard line rules for how Overwatch League teams are expected to treat their players. In a new blog post, Blizzard outlined the stipulations, which franchise heads like New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and New York Mets COO Jeff Wilpon will have to follow. The…

What We Liked And Didn’t Like About Dream Daddy

Dream Daddy’s dreamy dads have captured players’ hearts. Riley MacLeod and Gita Jackson sat down to talk about what they were into and what they weren’t. Gita Jackson: Hi Riley! We’re here to talk about dads! More specifically, we’re here to talk about Dream Daddy: A Daddy Dating Simulator, which we’ve both played some of.…

Some Battlegrounds Players Aren’t Thrilled That The Game Is Charging For Cosmetics

Yesterday, the developers of Battlegrounds announced plans to start charging for in-game clothing through a crate that can only be unlocked by a key that costs real money. The move has led to controversy, with some players declaring it “anti-consumer,” among other labels, in angry threads across the internet. Since Battlegrounds’ early access release in…

Inside The Weird World Of EVE Online‘s Corpse Collectors

EVE Online players can choose to be many things. Fighter pilots, diplomats, corpse peddlers, even admirals of massive fleets. Most player engagements in EVE are led by players who use th… Wait a minute. Corpse peddlers?! Yes, it’s true: There exists a small fraction of the EVE player base that chooses to take part in…

Here’s August’s PlayStation Plus Lineup

I’m excited to see Just Cause 3 on August’s PS Plus lineup, since I always meant to check it out. There’s also Downwell for the Vita with crossbuy on PS4, bringing my total ways to play Downwell to three, which is not nearly enough. Remember, these games are only free if you have an active…

How I Put My Face In Splatoon 2 

Hyper-realistic images are becoming a thing in Splatoon 2, so I decided to make my very own. All it took was an image editor and five hours of squinting, cursing and hand cramps. In Splatoon 2, players can create image messages that appear over their heads when their characters show up in other people’s games.…

The New 3DS Pikmin Game Is A Bummer

Hey! Pikmin, you are a disappointing game. Kotaku features editor Chris Kohler and I recently discussed our disappointment in this week’s 3DS/2DS adventure that neither of us has been compelled to complete. He’s halfway, I’m earlier in and even with the help of Captain Olimar, we just can’t find the old Pikmin magic. Stephen Totilo:…

We’ll Be Able To Play Final Fantasy XV‘s Multiplayer Expansion Next Week

It’s not clear why Final Fantasy XV, a game about the power of male friendship and good hair, is getting a multiplayer expansion. But it’s happening, it’s called Comrades, and next week you’ll be able to get a taste of it. The Comrades DLC, which has no release date yet but will enter a “closed…

Bayonetta, Slime Rancher Headline August’s Xbox Live Games With Gold

There’s a range of games available on Xbox Live Games with Gold this month. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Games with Gold subscription. August’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Slime Rancher (August 1-31) Trials Fusion (August 16-September 15) Xbox 360 (compatible with Xbox One) Bayonetta…

The Problem With Mighty No. 9‘s Game Manuals [Update]

Up to the very end, Mighty No. 9 can’t stop pulling a Mighty No. 9. It took over a year for Kickstarter backers to get their physical game boxes and accompanying game manuals, which are too big to fit inside some of the boxes. Update July 26 – 9:26am: As Twitter user Gregory Walsh points…

Splatoon 2 Had A Big First Week Of Sales In Japan 

In its first three days on sale, Splatoon 2 sold an estimated 670,955 copies at Japanese retail. Typically in Japan, new Pokémon games sell well over a million copies in their first few days out. For example, Sun and Moon sold 1,905,107 copies at retail. That’s at the extreme end of the spectrum, and generally…

Some Of Anime’s Most Famous Poses And Techniques

Certain anime studios—and even certain creators—have signature moves. Hallmarks or calling cards, if you will. Let’s have a look! On Twitter (via Togetter), people were talking about famous poses and stylistic techniques in anime (and manga). This article was originally published on June 5, 2015. “Gainax Stance” In Japanese, this is “Gaina Dachi” (ガイナ立ち), and…

Just As You Thought, Nintendo Is Doing Really Well

During the Wii U years, things didn’t always look so good. This time last year, Nintendo was losing more money than expected. But now, Nintendo has the Switch, and it’s doing just fine, thank you. According to Reuters, the 16.21 billion yen ($144.95 million) operating profit for the April to June period surpassed an 11.55…

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The Detective Will See You Now

Liana Anatolevich is an artist from Russia. This is some of the most badass stuff we’ve had on Fine Art in a long time. You can see more of Liana’s work at her ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is…

Completing Portal Without Moving The Camera

Here is Imanex with today’s instalment of Video Game Things I Never Even Thought Of But Are Very Impressive Now That I’ve Seen Them This is a complete playthrough of the first Portal game, with the catch that the mouse is not moved once to adjust the camera. What’s cool about this is the absolute…