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Here’s A $900 Chun-Li Statue
Pop Culture Shock Collectibles are releasing a Chun-Li statue that comes in three distinct varieties. The cheapest are not cheap by any definition of the word. The three versions are a classic Street Fighter II outfit ($925), her Street Fighter Alpha skin and her “battle dress” from Street Fighter V (both $900). They’ll all be…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
Persona 5’s New Game Plus Is Great
I finished Persona 5 a few weeks ago and, unable to get my magical high school friends out of my head, decided I’d jump back in and give its New Game Plus mode a try. It’s not something I normally do with games, but I’m sure glad I did it here. I don’t usually bother…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2017 -
CultureIn Battlegrounds, The Troll Might Be ON The Bridge
Today on Highlight Reel we have bad Mimics, Mario Kart comebacks, Hitman killings, 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! Sleeping Dogs –Don’t Wreck…
By Chris Person Published May 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
Overwatch’s Hanzo Mains Don’t Think They Deserve All The Hate
In Overwatch, “Hanzo main” is a dirty word. The Japanese marksman has become a joke, an insult bandied about by hardcore players and school children alike. But people keep picking him, sometimes heedless of team composition and multiple all-caps insults. Why? I asked a whole mess of Hanzo mains to find out. The majority of…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 8, 2017 - Esports
Street Fighter Pro Annoyed That Two Big Tournaments Are On The Same Date
Joshua “Wolfkrone” Philpot dominated the roster on Friday night’s Eleague Street Fighter V bracket, earning himself one of the slots in the playoff bracket on May 26. The only games Wolfkrone lost were to Kun “Xian” Ho, the winner of Final Round 20 and a big contender to win Eleague. In the end, Wolfkrone went…
By Maddy Myers Published May 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Artist Draws Some Cool Art For Call of Duty
If you start to get Metal Gear Solid vibes off of the new Zombies Chronicles expansion for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, there’s a good reason: Treyarch has tapped artist Yoji Shinkawa to create portraits of the game’s characters. “To be able to work with him and have him realize our main characters in…
By Chris Kohler Published May 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
Bath Scenes, Of All Things, Are Adding Depth To Our Game Heroes
Bathing is a well-used trope in film and TV. The “shower of angst,” for example, is usually a stand-in for an emotional moment happening to our hero. It might make us empathize more with the person lowering their head under a flow of water. A few video game bathing scenes over the years have let…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 8, 2017 - Culture
Steam just added a widget that helps shed light on why the store is showing you particular games. It’s not crazy in-depth or anything, but it does demystify the processes underlying Steam’s increasingly important algorithm a little bit. Check out Valve’s full post for the reasoning behind this addition.
By Nathan Grayson Published May 8, 2017 -
CultureSomeone Already Beat Prey In Less Than 20 Minutes
Yesterday, speedrunner DraQu beat the sci-fi shooting sim Prey in just 45 minutes. Today, he’s knocked it down to 20. This is a game that has been out for three days. You’re safe to watch the first few minutes without spoiling too much, just to see how he pulled it off. The short version: DraQu…
By Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2017 -
UncategorizedCube World Hasn’t Been Updated In Years, But Some Fans Still Play Every Day
In 2013, voxel exploration game Cube World blew up, amassing millions of viewson YouTube and video game sites. Despite the hype, Cube World’s creators became infamous for going radio silent, while the paid alpha for the game hasn’t updated since July 2013. Many fans have probably asked themselves, “What happened to Cube World?” And yet,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Zelda Escape Room Is A Little Disappointing (And Not Really An Escape Room)
When I first heard that there was a Zelda escape room coming to the United States, I imagined a labyrinth of elaborate puzzles, growing more challenging and complicated with each subsequent chamber. I did not expect to be solving brainteasers at a conference table. But I am pleased to report, dear Kotaku readers, that my…
By Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2017 -
UncategorizedOverwatch YouTuber Gets Harassed After Redditor Makes False Accusations
Over the past few years, Reddit has become the go-to destination for those who feel they have been mistreated and want to hold powerful figures accountable. But the popular website, which refers to itself as “the front page of the Internet,” is also a breeding ground for mobs that require little evidence before embarking on…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 8, 2017 - Esports
League Revising Rules After Trans Players Rejected From Women’s CSGO Tournament [UPDATE: Hoax]
UPDATE 5/9/17 12:00 PM: This story seems to have been based on a hoax designed to get BuzzFeed and, by extension, other sites to publish an inaccurate news article. Sly Buehl Rigilio is quoted in a new article on Infowars saying that he and his friends posed as trans women to trick BuzzFeed “for the…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 8, 2017 - Uncategorized
Behold, Four Different Systems Running On A Single Monitor
You’ll probably never need to play Prey on PC, Wonder Boy on PlayStation 4, Mario Kart 8 on Switch and Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 on Xbox One all at the same time, but it can be done with Phillips’ 40-inch 4K curved monitor with MultiView. While I am still in the midst of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 8, 2017 - Esports
Smash 4‘s Competitive Scene Is Thriving, But Can It Take The Next Big Step?
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U often toils in the shadow of its predecessor, the GameCube classic Melee. Yet in the backyard of the live music capitol of the world, surrounded by more established games, DreamHack Austin showcased a $10,000 Smash 4 tournament that was electric to watch. It seemed a premonition of greater things…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 8, 2017 -
UncategorizedInjustice 2‘s Mobile Game Is A Little Rough, But It’ll Do
While Injustice 2 doesn’t come out until May 16, the free-to-play mobile version is available in soft-launch on iTunes in the Philippines. The three-on-three fighter is far from perfect, but more than up to keeping players in the action during bathroom breaks. The mobile version of Injustice 2 is a free-to-play fighter in which teams…
By Mike Fahey Published May 8, 2017 -
CultureRöki, An Adventure Game About The Deep Dark Woods
Röki is an upcoming adventure game about a girl who heads out into the wild and runs into a lot more than just some deer and snow. It’s the product of Polygon Treehouse, a new studio founded by two former art directors at Guerrilla Cambridge. The game is due out in 2018. While the stills…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 8, 2017
