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Sports Illustrated have published a great oral history of the original NBA Jam’s development, which includes gems like “I was down on the monster dunks, I have to admit. I loved the NBA for what it was; I didn’t want to turn this into a clown show.”
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2017 -
Uncategorized“Morally Indefensible” Fallout 4 Commercial Leads To Lawsuit
Singer Dion DiMucci, best known for 60s hits like Runaround Sue and The Wanderer, is taking the parent company of Fallout 4 developer Bethesda to court over the use of one of his songs in a commercial, which he found “repugnant”. The commercial in question is this one, which features DiMucci’s The Wanderer playing over…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2017 -
CultureCosplaySymmetra Is Overpowered In Real Life
Here’s a video of someone cosplaying as Symmetra’s microwave attack, which not only features some very good Symmetra cosplay, but also a cameo from the character’s voice actor, Anjali Bhimani. Symmetra is Utahime, while the microwave is D Piddy
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: Ivalice Homecoming
Eleven years later, fans will once again be able to return to Final Fantasy XII’s vast, MMO-inspired fields and dungeons in HD and with a lot less jagged edges. You wouldn’t know it from this list, but the series twelfth outing was actually pretty phenomenal. Final Fantasy has always tried to do two completely incompatible…
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedFan-Made Mega Man Game Will Let You Create Your Own Levels
There’s a trailer out for a fan project called Mega Maker that aims to do what Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker did for Capcom’s little blue bomber. It’s aimed for release on July 15, if it somehow doesn’t get shutdown before then. The project uses assets collected from Mega Man 1 through 6 and boasts over…
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2017 - Esports
Quake‘s Rocket Jumps And Railguns Are Still Satisfying In 2017
Ah, the sights and sounds. Rocket jumps and railguns, even that grimacing marine, bringing me right back to those good ol’ days of Quake Quake Champions may still be in the throes of open beta, but qualifiers for the 2017 World Championships are running throughout the day, where the modern Quake best compete to earn…
By Eric Van Allen Published July 9, 2017 - Culture
Bidding War Over The Player’s Name In Earthbound Speedrun Goes Down To The Wire
This year’s Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon finished with Earthbound. In part a charity event raising funds for Doctors Without Borders, viewers were allowed to bid on naming stuff at the beginning of the game. Ness’s favorite thing, for instance, was almost Bepis, beat out just barely by R.N.G. instead thanks to $25.12. The…
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2017 - CultureShop Contest
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Christie On Vacation, Winners!
Last week I asked you to take Governor Chris Christie on vacation, and man does that guy get around. Pleasance13’s entry didn’t just take Christie to another beach or alternate universe, it took him inside a game that refused to release until it was something entirely different. I’d be about as likely to play something…
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2017 - Esports
The Coolest Techniques From Arms‘ First Major Tournament
Nintendo’s shiny new Switch fighter had its first major outing this weekend at 2GGC’s Arms Saga, where 50 entrants showed up to throw hands (or controllers, depending on your preferred playstyle). The top eight play was tense and diverse, with many different approaches and fighters. Two Byte & Barq players made the playoffs, and Spring…
By Eric Van Allen Published July 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fable Fortune has been delayed until July 25. It was originally due out this Tuesday on July 11. I know I was looking forward to it (seriously!) but due to an “unexpected administration hiccup” we’ll have to bide our time. How is Fable Fortune still even a thing? Your guess is as good as mine
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy XIV, And… Other Games
Today’s Kotaku Splitscreen is made just the way you like it: heavy on the Fahey and the Final Fantasy First, Kirk regales us with stories from his backpacking adventures before settling down with me to talk Destiny 2 soccer (9:58), Mass Effect: Andromeda’s lack of DLC (15:43), and Zelda’s new content (24:44). Then we bring…
By Jason Schreier Published July 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedSplatoon 2 Looks Noticeably Richer In Head-To-Head Comparison With The First Game
We’ve heard it a bunch. I’ve said it a bunch. “Splatoon 2 looks like more Splatoon.” But side-by-side it’s clear the sequel is a lot more polished looking. In his latest video, YouTuber NomComms took a look at both games based on their lobbies and the results are a bit jarring. While Splatoon 2 doesn’t…
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Beware The Hat
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 July 9. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 3. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2017 -
CultureSummer Games Done Quick 2017 Breaks Last Year’s Record, Raises $1.7 Million For Charity
Seven days later, this year’s Summer Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon has come to an end, but not before raising $1,760,400 for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). Last year’s event raised around $1.3 million for the organization, making SGDQ 17 a record breaking year (AGDQ 17 was earlier this year and broke its own…
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Seven Neo Geo Games That Need To Get Ported To Modern Consoles
Every month a smattering of classic Neo Geo games comes to modern consoles thanks to Hamster Corporation’s Arcade Archives program, but some of the system’s most unique and unusual games have yet to make the leap. I pour over the lists of upcoming games every week, and I know full well how easy it is…
By Ethan Gach Published July 8, 2017 - Esports
Man Carrying Stack Of Beers Is The Unofficial Winner Of This Weekend’s Counter-Strike Tournament
There have been a number of great matches at the event, and Cloud9’s push to the grand finals has fans hyped, but nothing will top this guy’s bold decision to carry a shitload of beers back to his seat all at once. Taking place in Germany, the ESL One Cologne Counter-Strike tournament has a ton…
By Ethan Gach Published July 8, 2017 - Esports
The Counter To Doomfist? Take A Seat
As players flood into the public test servers of Overwatch to find uses and counters for the new villain Doomfist, one player has found a rather interesting one: sitting down. In a highlight posted on the Overwatch subreddit, after popping off a four-kill ultimate, McCree player “Quesogard,”decides to walk onto the point and take a seat…
By Eric Van Allen Published July 8, 2017
