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Shadow Of The Colossus Was Unfinished, And Better Because Of It
Shadow Of The Colossus was broken, unpolished, and incomplete, and the upcoming remake shouldn’t try to fix that. Technically, Team Ico did complete Shadow Of The Colossus. It shipped in 2005. You could put the disc in a PS2 and experience what would become one of the most iconic adventures in gaming. But a much…
By Ethan Gach Published June 25, 2017 - Esports
When Going All-In Goes Wrong In Hearthstone
Hearthstone lesson #43: don’t bet the farm against a Mage with secrets in play. Pro Hearthstone player Thijs Moldendijk lived out a moment many virtual cardsharks are familiar with when he dumped a series of power-ups onto a Tirion Fordring, going straight for the face of Pavel Beltukov. Thijs knew he had a secret in…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 25, 2017 - CultureShop Contest
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Arms And The Helix
Earlier this week, two of our writers discussed the merits of ARMS’ most controversial character, Helix. They both made some good points, but I think the only way to settle this once and for all is with a proper ‘Shop Contest. Nintendo’s little goo boy just can’t seem to catch a break. Misunderstood and, in…
By Ethan Gach Published June 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedPokémon Go Players Are Making Themed Gyms With The New Update
In the main Pokémon games, every gym had a shtick, or at least a type affinity. In real-life Pokémon Go gyms, players often had to face the same handful of monsters over and over again. While that’s still true to some degree now, the big gym overhaul also makes it possible for players to set…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
A Game Where You Slap A Watermelon To Learn About The Existential Horror Of Being A Watermelon
The Revolutionary Watermelon came out of the Watermelon Game Jam I covered a few months ago. Unlike the other games that came out of that joke, however, this one actually uses a watermelon as a controller. In the game you play as a self-away fruit trying to escape its circumstances. The music and sound design…
By Ethan Gach Published June 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
868-HACK is getting an expansion next month according to a tweet by creator Michael Brough. Arriving first on iOS in 2013 and then Steam a couple years later, 868-HACK is a brilliant, beautiful puzzle game that totally deserves more levels, or even a sequel. (H/T Rock, Paper, Shotgun).
By Ethan Gach Published June 25, 2017 -
CultureSo Beating Prey In Under Seven Minutes Is A Thing Now
The world record for beating Prey is now 6:59 without load times, making Arkane Studios’ sci-fi thriller one of the shortest games of the year. A one-game speedrunning machine, Seeker doesn’t hold records outside of Prey, focusing instead on bending its world and zipping through it thanks to the game’s GLOO Cannon. Speedrunners have been…
By Ethan Gach Published June 25, 2017 - Esports
Chun-Li Player Punishes Bison With 38-Hit Combo
Being on the receiving end of a long combo chain is never a great feeling, so I can only imagine what was going through Inuchiyo’s head when Goichi “Go1″ Kishida unleashed a flurry of kicks and punches on him. In this weekend’s Capcom Pro Tour Asia Online 2 matches, Kishida was on game three against…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 25, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
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
