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Podcast: How Spider-Man PS4 Came Together
Insomniac CEO Ted Price joins us on today’s Kotaku Splitscreen to talk about virtual reality, what it’s like to be a CEO at E3, and how the Spider-Man PS4 game came together. First we talk about some of the games we’ve been playing, like Nier: Automata (3:53), StarCraft II (8:15), and Wolfenstein. Then it’s time…
By Jason Schreier Published June 25, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Anything But Rabbids
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 June 24. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 19. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published June 25, 2017 -
EsportsThis Is What A Pacifist Run Looks Like In A Pro Dota 2 Match
Just because you aren’t good enough to beat the very best doesn’t mean you can’t troll your way into the history books. And whether they know it or not, that’s what Czech player JohnnyCryptoN and his team are on the verge of doing as they battle their way through the Open Qualifiers for this year’s…
By Ethan Gach Published June 24, 2017 - CultureShop Contest
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Little Mario In All Of Us, Winners!
The ‘Shop Contest is back, and the first one in a few months is now complete. Unfortunately, the results have shattered my confidence in Super Mario Odyssey unless it gets some standalone DLC devoted to just how weird Mario and Cappy can get. But congrats to this week’s winner: Pleasance13. Maybe if Mario finally possessed…
By Ethan Gach Published June 24, 2017 - Esports
Clutch Baron Steal In League Match Is Almost Better Than Winning
Securing a Baron kill can often swing a game of League of Legends in either team’s favor. In today’s matches in the League Master Series in Taiwan, ahq e-Sports’ jungle player made a flashy play to take the advantage for himself. In a best-of-three against Flash Wolves, ahq had lost their mid player and were…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 24, 2017 -
EsportsThe Weekend In Esports: Counter-Strike Crashes Wembley, Street Fighter V Rivalries, And More
Cloud9 has a shot at taking gold at Wembley against Europe’s finest while Dota 2 teams from across the land compete in the open qualifiers to make it to the biggest tournament of the year coming in just a couple months. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all the weekend’s biggest events…
By Ethan Gach Published June 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fan Transforms Old Game Boy Advance SP Into A Nintendo Switch Dock
This used to be an ordinary Game Boy SP until DIY-er Alexander Blake decided to make it into a retro-accessory for his Switch. It’s a lot more work and less sturdy than the one that comes packaged with the console, but you have to admit it looks way cooler. “In the process of tinkering with…
By Ethan Gach Published June 24, 2017 - Esports
Melee Players Discover New Invincible Techniques For Peach
Super Smash Bros. Melee may be sixteen years old, but frame data analysts are still tearing the game apart to find new techniques to use in competition. Two new techniques were uncovered for Peach this week, and while slightly impractical, they’re potent if you can pull them off. Rococo, a Melee player and tournament organizer,…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 24, 2017 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Sony Says Indies Are So 2014
QUOTE | “It was just good to talk about in 2013/2014. It is less relevant now. We have VR to talk about now, for example.” – Sony’s global head of sales and marketing Jim Ryan explains why the company’s E3 press conference lacked the indie presence the company had previously made a selling point of…
Brendan Sinclair Published June 24, 2017 - Kotaku East
Historic Japanese Starbucks Doesn’t Even Look Like A Starbucks
One of the best-preserved streets in Kyoto is Ninen-zaka. A Starbucks just opened in the area, but you could walk by and not even know it. It looks like the only way you’d know it was a Starbucks is by the noren, or the curtain hanging out front, with the chain’s logo. Opening on June…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2017 -
Kotaku EastThe Largest Hello Kitty Goods Collection In The World
This is Masao Gunji. For the past 35 years, he has been collecting Hello Kitty stuff. He has amused the largest collection of its kind. Recently, Gunji was on Japanese television talking about his collection, saying that if he goes to the same shop, he ends up buying Hello Kitty that’s still on the shelf.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2017 - Kotaku East
Pikachu Marriage Forms Help You Choose Your Spouse
Japanese wedding magazine Zexy is including a Pikachu-themed marriage form for people to fill out. They can then take it to City Hall and get hitched. As Anime News Network (via AnimeAnime) points out, this isn’t the first of its kind: Japan has already seen Sailor Moon, One Piece, and Detective Conan. Kotaku East is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedMod Turns Stellaris Into Star Trek
If you thought Paradox’s grand strategy game Stellaris sounded very Star Trekky with its big alien alliances and deep space exploration, you are not alone. Star Trek: Infinities is an ambitious mod project that is overhauling the base game’s factions and ships with those from Star Trek. It’s a good fit! I guess Mass Effect…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Robberies, Injuries, And Lapses: This Year’s E3 Had Some Alarming Security Incidents
Attendees walking in with badges obscured. Security declining to approach an injured show-goer. Robberies, one allegedly carried out by security guards. No metal detectors, no bag checks. E3 2017, by many accounts, had significant issues with crowd control and security. This year’s E3 Expo was the first in the gaming trade show’s 22-year history to…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 23, 2017 - Culture
Skull & Bones’ Pirate Art Is Excellent
Ubisoft’s Skull & Boneslooked good at E3, but boy, this concept art for the game is looking real good. These pieces are all by Kobe Sek, a Ubisoft artist whose pirate work (on Black Flag) we’ve featured previously on the site You can see more of Kobe’s work at his ArtStation page To see the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2017 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for Luke Plunkett reminding you that you can finish the story in The Witcher 3 but still have more Witcher to play, so you should just do that already. So I’m going to finish the story in Blood and Wine, which I’ve been putting off because I don’t want to run out…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Go Players Are Fighting Gym Raids Against Magikarp, Of All Monsters
Our beautiful, splashy fish son can now occasionally be found as a boss fight in Pokémon Go. Earlier this week, Pokémon Go’s gyms were redone and revamped. One of the new additions are “raids,” which are timed events where powerful monsters take over a gym. Raids come in five different tiers of difficulty, and the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 23, 2017
