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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for press conferences about video games. Also, maybe playing some video games, but probably just hearing about new ones. To be honest, I will be spending the weekend arranging a complex multi-monitor setup to cover E3 press conferences in all their glory, so I will probably not have much time for games.…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedAmerican Twitch Streamer Causes Commotion By Littering In Taiwan
Littering is generally not a great idea. It’s an especially bad look if you’re an American Twitch streamer living abroad in Taiwan, where some residents are, at best, skeptical of your portrayal of their country. American Twitch IRL streamer CJayride is paddling his way through a scalding tub of hot water after running afoul of…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 9, 2017 -
CultureFinally, You Can Flirt With Vulcans
Today on Highlight Reel we have Vulcan flirting, boat bait, hitbox porn, and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Sniper Elite 4 – It’s…
By Chris Person Published June 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedMonument Valley 2 Is A Very Good Sequel To A Great Game
Ustwo’s perception puzzle adventure Monument Valley isone of my favorite mobile games. The sequel popped up earlier this week as a surprise announcement during Apple’s WWDC keynote, and it’s every bit as beautiful, relaxing and enjoyable as the first. The original Monument Valley told the story of Ida, a lost princess wandering a world inspired…
By Mike Fahey Published June 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed: Origins Is Leaking Everywhere
The next Assassin’s Creed is going to Egypt, and although Ubisoft hasn’t yet confirmed it, we can piece it together from roughly 2349892483294832 leaks. Today’s leak comes from someone with an early copy of Game Informer, whose next cover story is Assassin’s Creed: Origins, out this October. Rumors of the next Assassin’s Creed have been…
By Jason Schreier Published June 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Explains How It Came Up With Min Min’s Unique Design In Arms
Whether Nintendo fans are buzzing about the fabulousness of Twintelle, or the creepiness of Helix, it’s clear that Arms’ characters are already inspiring fierce fandoms. But when I asked Arms art director Masaaki Ishikawa, about the team’s favorite fighter over email, I got the lowdown on Min Min, and how the developers came up with…
By Gita Jackson Published June 9, 2017 -
CultureSplitscreenWe Talk About Mass Effect: Andromeda‘s Turbulent Development
On this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason Schreier and I spent some time discussing his lengthy reported story covering the troubled five-year development of Mass Effect: Andromeda You can listen to that segment in the video above, and subscribe to Splitscreen on Apple Podcasts or Google Play. We’ve got a pretty cool plan for…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 9, 2017 - Esports
Dota 2‘s Brutal Co-op Campaign Might End Some Friendships
Siltbreaker, a cooperative Dota 2 campaign event, launched its first act yesterday, and it’s been driving my Dota group mad. Between the exponential difficulty spikes, impossible bosses and wave after wave of enemies, it plays less like a jolly ol’ game of Dota and more like a genuine raid. A comic handles most of the…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
How To Use Twitter In 2017, Maybe
In 2014, we published a list of video game people to follow on Twitter. I’m not sure I’d give the same advice today. Twitter is a very different place than it used to be in 2014, when our list of which video game people to follow was originally published. Sometimes it’s a laugh riot of…
By Gita Jackson Published June 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Whether You Have $40 or $450, There’s an HDMI NES For You
Got a pile of old NES carts? Want to play them on your HDMI television? Recently, a number of solutions for that have come onto the market—one for every budget. Here’s our take on three major HDMI NES players. You need some sort of solution, because the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1985 was about…
By Chris Kohler Published June 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedI Can’t Handle Overwatch Voice Actors Doing Their Dance Emotes
Holy shit. I can’t deal with this. This video killed me. I am dead now. Over the last year, it’s been awesome to see the voice actors behind our favorite Overwatch characters hang out and have a good time with one another. They all genuinely seem like best buds. But this footage above by sweeetanj,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 9, 2017 -
EsportsWhat Makes Hooks So Damn Good In Competitive Video Games
The hook is a simple but effective tool in games: a chain, thrown accurately, pulling enemies back to their likely doom. But in the realm of competitive games, hooks seem almost ubiquitous. The reason why a hook is a near-necessity for any competitive game, is simple: They’re the biggest moments in games, boiled down to…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 9, 2017
