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It Cosplay. Sweet Dreams.
Here’s Stooshwith something you don’t see every day: clown cosplay. Specifically, Pennywise from Stephen King’s It It’s the new Pennywise, not Tim Curry’s immortal version, which I’m kinda glad for, because the 1990 clown with this photography might have been a bit too much. We’ve featured Stoosh here before for his awesome, reimagined Mega Man…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedCreepy Mod Transforms Fallout 4 Into A Horror Movie
Pilgrim is a mod for Fallout 4 that takes Bethesda’s Commonwealth and turns it into something you’d see in a game like Silent Hill It doesn’t add new much new content, so there won’t suddenly be quests to chase down chainsaw-wielding hick families or bog witches. But what it does do is overhaul the game’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: Tokyo Vice
Tokyo 42, Star Trek: Bridge Crew (for real this time), and a bunch of other stuff comes out this week. As Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, it’s only fitting that release schedule starts winding down as well. The last few months still feel like a blur though, so I’ll be taking this…
By Ethan Gach Published May 28, 2017 - Esports
Last-Second Comeback Highlights USA Vs UK Killer Instinct Finals
At Combo Breaker in St. Charles, Illinois, two countries clashed to prove who was the best in the tournament’s own namesake. Valoraxe, a player from the United Kingdom, had stormed through the upper bracket with his Cinder, while Wheels, the home-crowd favorite, was in his first-ever Combo Breaker grand finals. What resulted when these two…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 28, 2017 -
CultureEverything You Wanted To Know About Super Mario 64‘s Surfaces
People have been playing Super Mario 64 for years but few have plumbed the depths of how it was constructed and the unique ways its world works the way speedrunners have. “Every surface in SM64 is made up of triangles,” writes YouTuber, speedrunner, and Mario 64 analyst Pannenkoek at the beginning of his latest video…
By Ethan Gach Published May 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
This Sure Is A $600 Mega Man X Statue
Good statues don’t come cheap and Mega Man X is no exception. But for the price of six months’ car insurance or a round-trip flight to the North American coast of your choice, it could be yours. The little blue robot man measures 21″ and is 1/4th scale, so naturally it’s already sold out. Produced…
By Ethan Gach Published May 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
There’s More To Phantom Trigger Than Just Another Beautiful Pixel Brawler
Phantom Trigger is, in the words of its development team, a “neon slasher,” and it’s slated to arrive on the Nintendo Switch later this year. But don’t let pink and teal pixel art fool you, it’s more than just Hyper Light Drifter-lite. Revealed two months ago, the PC action adventure game with roguelike elements looked…
By Ethan Gach Published May 28, 2017 - Esports
Sumail Makes The Great Escape In Victory At Manila
Some days, you just can’t catch a good Puck. The Manila Masters concluded today with a grand finals between Newbee and Evil Geniuses, a rematch of the winner’s finals. In a 3-1 win for EG, one player showed up time and time again: Sumail “SumaiL” Hassan, the 18-year-old mid-lane master. Whether on Outworld Devourer or…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedWe’ve Spent Way Too Much Time Not Playing Games On Our Microwaves
You should probably be playing video games on your microwave or doing absolutely anything other than watching it slowly count down while your leftovers are getting nuked. In the most recent episode of his Invention Show on YouTube, gadget stunt man Colin Furze revealed the “Play-O-Wave,” a fully functioning microwave with a screen and component…
By Ethan Gach Published May 28, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Why A Couple Would Get Married At Taco Bell
Dan Ryckert, Giant Bomb editor and lover of terrible Mexican food, joins today’s Kotaku Splitscreen to tell us why he’s getting married at a Taco Bell. First, Kirk and I talk about YouTube copyright strikes (10:21), Red Dead Redemption 2‘s delay (21:10), and Overwatch’s one-year anniversary (27:19). Then we bring on Ryckert (31:58) to chat…
By Jason Schreier Published May 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
The RPG Puzzle game Vidar leaves Early Access on June 15. Created by litigation lawyer turned developer, Dean Razavi, the game tracks the events surrounding a village in which all the NPCs eventually die. It was successfully Kickstarted back in 2015.
By Ethan Gach Published May 28, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Cohesive Branding
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 May 26. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 22. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published May 28, 2017 -
CultureRemnants Of Naezith Shows Gaming Needs More Grappling Hooks
Remnants of Naezith is a platformer that stars a grappling hook and wants to be the Super Meat Boy of twitch-based ledge swinging. There are dragon souls and remnants of them (as the title suggests), but in the end it’s all about being a futuristic Tarzan in a low-res world. “I loved playing Spider-Man 2…
By Ethan Gach Published May 27, 2017 - Esports
Tekken 7 Player Adjusts Resolution On PlayStation 4 After Loss [Corrected]
At Combo Breaker 2017 in Illinois today, KoDee, a Kazuya player who had just been on the wrong end of a perfect round against Tanukana’s Xiaoyu, was quick to hit the PlayStation guide button and check the resolution, to the crowd’s, commentators’, and his opponent’s surprise. After changing the resolution and moving on to the…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 27, 2017 -
EsportsThese Five Americans Moved To Japan For Street Fighter 3, Which Is 20 Years Old
Street Fighter is one of the most prominent fighting game series in the world, but it can be hard to track down competitive arcade scenes for some of the older games, like Street Fighter 3. Earlier this week, YouTube user Phil H. uploaded a short doc where he interviewed five Americans who moved to Japan…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 27, 2017 -
UncategorizedIt’s 2017 And Modders Are Still Making Diablo II Better
An update to one of the game’s most popular mods has increased the max character level to 125 and removed the cap on monster health, making the grind more deadly than ever. Median XL 2017, the latest season in the Median mod, was released yesterday. The latest update to one of Diablo II’s most robust…
By Ethan Gach Published May 27, 2017 -
UncategorizedGolf Story Is Another Twee Indie Game Headed To The Switch
A golf Game with delightfully precious-looking sprites and vibrant-pixelated greens? Yes, please. Created by Sidebar Games, Gold Story mashes together leisure sporting events with simulated town life in what seems like a modern day Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage crossed with Stardew Valley, because what’s a game these days without weird…
By Ethan Gach Published May 27, 2017 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Double-Ultimate Is A Sight To Behold
Oyana’s team was in overtime when they countered one devastating ult from the opposing Pharah with an exploding mech suit. There were bright lights, tons of explosions, and a lot of dead players. It was beautiful to watch Oyana took out both the Pharah raining down missiles and the Mercy who had just revived her…
By Ethan Gach Published May 27, 2017
