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Music Makes Mario Kart 8‘s Best Level Even Better

The first time I played Mount Wario, I thought, “Holy shit, that was a really good Mario Kart track.” In the weeks since then, my estimation of the track has only increased. It’s a doozy of a run, a rare single-lap race that doesn’t repeat, but instead is a straight shot through a lengthy and…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 1, 2017

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A Bug Has Been Killing Lego Worlds Save Files For Nearly Two Months

While neither console version of Lego Worlds has been performing particularly well since the game’s launch, Xbox One players have been dealing with a particularly nasty bug that’s been irreparably damaging save files since mid-March. Lego Worlds is basically Minecraft with Lego bricks. Players explore randomly generated worlds, scanning in Lego buildings, objects and characters…

By Mike Fahey Published May 1, 2017

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Sailaway Lets You Explore The World’s Oceans In Real Time, Which Is More Fun Than It Sounds

As I’ve said on this site before, I used to live on a boat, but it wasn’t a sailboat. Playing Sailaway, a sailing simulator that came out on Steam early access last week, I’m learning what it could have been like if we’d had sails: bigger waves, the same absurd amount of ropes, and a…

By Riley MacLeod Published May 1, 2017

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Toys-to-Life RPG Lightseekers Is Pretty Good Without The Toys

Games that interact with toys generally release around the same time as their plastic counterparts. Lightseekers figures aren’t out until July 1, but you can play the mobile and card games today. Or I can, and you can watch. Either way. Lightseekers is an ambitious toys-to-life (they call it “connected play”) project from a company…

By Mike Fahey Published May 1, 2017

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Therapists Are Using Dungeons & Dragons To Get Kids To Open Up

Adam Davis, co-founder of the Dungeons & Dragons therapy group Wheelhouse Workshop, thinks kids with social issues aren’t being asked the right questions. In a dreary school counselor’s office, it can be hard to engage with “Why aren’t you doing your homework?” and “Have you tried joining clubs?” For Davis, more fruitful lines of inquiry…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 1, 2017

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Someone Bought The Most Depressing Top Gun Game Collection

Everyone makes purchases they regret. You might buy an expensive toy, binge on cartons of ice cream, get a fancy dress, or you might buy too many copies of a Top Gun video game. On March 23rd, games archivist and Video Game History Foundation director Frank Cifaldi noticed an unusual auction on eBay. The listing…

By Heather Alexandra Published May 1, 2017

Esports

Report: Reigning Champs Of Dota‘s International 6 Retire

Team Random, better known as the former Wings Gaming, will disband prior to this year’s International. According to Jack Chen, a translator for the Dota Chinese scene familiar with the team, four players will retire while one will continue trying to play professionally, at least for now. Wings Gaming were the champions of The International…

By Eric Van Allen Published May 1, 2017

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That Time A JRPG Ended In The Middle Of A Final Boss Battle

Over the past few years, there have been many complaints about video game endings—that they’re rushed, that they’re unsatisfying, that it feels like the developers spent more time on other parts of the game (usually true). But no unfinished ending holds a candle to Saga Frontier Saga Frontier, a quirky role-playing game that Square released…

By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2017

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Video Game Companies Are Not Your Friends

I never thought I’d feel intense fanboy-ism for a bottle of ketchup and yet here we are. Remember, brands are not your friends. Wish to tweet words at me? I can be found here @laserfrog

By Leo Wichtowski Published May 1, 2017

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Halo 3 Players Spent Almost Ten Years Trying To Get Into Empty Cage

In 2008, a fan with the username OTfor2 issued a challenge to a forum: in Halo 3’s Sierra 117 level, get inside a barred-off room. For years, Halo fans tried to nail the stunt, but nobody could complete it…until now. Within the Halo community, there’s a concept known as “tricking challenges,” where players dare each…

By Patricia Hernandez Published May 1, 2017

Culture

Helping Move Blizzard’s Awesome Cinematics

Casey McDermott is a Senior Animator at Blizzard Animation, where he gets to work on all those incredible shorts and cinematics that the company releases for games like Overwatch. Below you’ll see his latest showreel, highlighting the work he’s done on stuff like Bastion’s short film, Sombra’s reveal and StarCraft II You can see more…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2017

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I Love Zelda’s Leaf

Hi, my name is Mark. This weekend I finished Zelda. I love leaf. Let’s take a look at my current suite of weapons shall we? Quite the line-up I’m sure you’ll agree. I have the Master Sword, of course. I have a splendid collection of ‘++’ Guardian weaponry at my disposal. Axes, spears, swords, claymores.…

Mark Serrels Published May 1, 2017

Culture

Snacktaku Eats Arby’s Smokehouse Pork Belly Sandwich

There is a place that is both before and beyond bacon, and Arby’s dares take us there, at least for a limited time. Whatever other plans Snacktaku had this week died at the feet of Arby’s Smokehouse Pork Belly sandwich. Originally posted 9/29/16. Re-upped because they brought this glorious bastard back today, just in time…

By Mike Fahey Published May 1, 2017

Kotaku East

Tokyo Tower Turned Into A Final Fantasy Dungeon

Last Friday, Tokyo Tower was turned into level 50 dungeonCrystal Tower. Typically, it appears an orange-red when lit up, but on April 28, it also illuminated blue to mark Final Fantasy’s 30th anniversary. Below are images of Tokyo’s one-night only Crystal Tower: A special Final Fantasy 30th Premium Store also opened at the foot of…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2017

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Nintendo Shipped Switch Consoles By Airplane To Meet Demand ASAP

Typically, Nintendo ships hardware around the globe by sea. But to quickly meet the high demand at launch, it put a number of Switch consoles on airplanes. A Nintendo spokesperson tells The Wall Street Journal, “We carried some of the Switches by plane in March to serve our customers more promptly.” Nintendo originally planned to…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2017

Kotaku East

Fushimi Inari-taisha. Kyoto, Japan. By Floortje Goosens. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2017

CultureCosplay

Overwatch’s Captain Amari, Reporting For Duty

Here’s Lunar Crow as Ana’s Captain Amari skin from Overwatch. Photos by D.I.S/C Photography In keeping with the Overwatch theme, she also does one hell of a Symmetra:

By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2017

Culture

Track: Amateur Sketch | Artist: Municipal Waste | Album: Slime and Punishment Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2017

CultureCosplay

The Best Cosplay From The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo

The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, aka C2E2, is one of the biggest nerd shows in the country. It was held earlier this month, and there sure was a lotta good cosplay there. Below is a selection of some of the best of it, with all photos and video taken by Mineralblu. You can see…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2017

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Making Zelda’s Biggest Enemies Fight Each Other

Here is a fun thing to do next time you’re running around Zelda with nothing to do: try and make the big guys kill each other. That’s what Dorkly did in this video, doing a lot of mundane dragging and leading to lure bad guys like Guardians and Talus into the same space then trying…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2017