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Sunday Comics: The Boss’s Bandanna
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 April 27. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 24. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
Kojima Tries To Explain Naked Norman Reedus At Tribeca
The man behind Metal Gear continues to hone his persona as a really weird creative dude. At the Tribeca Film Festival’s games event, Hideo Kojima revealed why the teaser for Death Stranding opened on a naked Norman Reedus as well as some other random Kojima Facts™. Like for instance, you might have known that the…
By Ethan Gach Published April 29, 2017 - Esports
David And Goliath Clash In Climactic Dota Quarterfinals
SG Esports had already conquered a titan in Team Secret, and just a day later, the team found itself facing another giant in Evil Geniuses. Though the underdog didn’t overcome the odds this time, the match between these two was a barnburner. Game 1 was the first sign that it would be a drawn-out contest…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 29, 2017 -
CultureShop ContestKotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Stare Of Duty, Winners!
And that’s it! All the entries are in and after looking through all of them, I think one thing is clear: the events of WWII have been terribly misunderstood. Congrats to this week’s winner: Ravel. What can I say, I love me some War Horse. He single-hoofedly won the first great war, so why not…
By Ethan Gach Published April 29, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Accidental Origins Of Kirby
25 years ago this week, the pink puff ball made his Japanese debuted in Kirby’s Dream Land for the Game Boy. But the game’s titular character was originally just a placeholder. One of Nintendo’s most iconic characters almost didn’t get created, at least not in the form we’ve come to know and love. Kirby started…
By Ethan Gach Published April 29, 2017 -
UncategorizedWatch 29 Make Daily Life Feel Otherworldly In Its New Trailer
That’s part of the premise behind 29, the first chapter in Humble Grove’s No Longer Home series, a point and click game that delves into the ordinary by stripping away many of the elements that help us make sense of it. Apartment life can be all sorts of things. Cramped. Predictable. Embarrassing. Now imagine taking…
By Ethan Gach Published April 29, 2017 - Esports
Smash ‘God’ Drops Out Of Tournament Because His Controller Isn’t Properly Malfunctioning
Adam “Armada” Lindgren, considered one of the “five gods” of competitive Super Smash Bros. Melee, has dropped out of this weekend’s DreamHack Austin due to a controller that isn’t malfunctioning properly. Yes, you read that correctly. The obvious questionhere is why is a professional player—with the resources of an organization behind him—isn’t prepared with multiple…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 29, 2017 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Dota 2, DreamHack Austin, And Splatoon
A Brazilian Dota 2 team looks to make history in the Ukraine this weekend but one of the best teams in the game still stands in their way. With the League of Legends spring season behind us, the spotlight this weekend is on the Valve’s $3,000,000 Major in Kiev where the stage is still being…
By Ethan Gach Published April 29, 2017 - Esports
The Lowest Seed In Dota‘s Kiev Major Just Beat The Top Team
It’s not often you see upsets like the one that happened today in Kyiv, Ukraine, where the lowest seed of the tournament not only pushed the top seed to a game three, but eliminated them altogether. SG Esports is the South American qualifier team, and they hail from a region not traditionally known for strong…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 28, 2017 -
EsportsNot Even Excellent Outfits Can Save Overwatch Pros From Other Team’s Genji
KongDoo Panthera’s outfits are so good. While other Overwatch teams go with the standard “we wear jerseys basically all the time” look (aka “the Kevin Smith”), KongDoo’s players prefer to snazz it up. Last season they wore stylish dress shirts and suspenders. This season? Sailor uniforms It’s a heck of a fashion statement, which I…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 28, 2017 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Weekends are for going to sing karaoke for your friend’s birthday but never knowing the available songs because all you know is 90s punk rock, musical theater, and obscure hymns from the 1800s. Also, video games. I’ve been playing Sailaway, a sailing simulator that just came into early access. It uses real-time weather data, so…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Lack Of Master Chief Was The Least Of Halo 5’s Campaign Problems
Video game sequels often fix the problems of their predecessors thanks to, among other things, the iterative advancements of technology. That’s on top of the fact that making creative work in the gaming medium is still an exercise in being an artistic pioneer. So you at least hope that the people making sequels know what…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Finally Says Goodbye To 3D
Few video game systems have had as strange a journey as Nintendo’s 3DS. The spunky portable console flopped, got a massive price cut, gradually built up a spectacular library of games, and received several bizarre (and confusing) hardware models throughout its six years on store shelves. And now, it’s ditching its biggest selling point. Farewell,…
By Jason Schreier Published April 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedBattlefield 1 Easter Egg Hunters Find Giant Shark
The Battlefield series is renowned for intricate easter eggs. In the latest, a series of clues added in the recent They Shall Not Pass DLC allows players to summon a terrifying giant shark from the depths. Before They Shall Not Pass, the game had alreadyhidden a secret dog taglocated by deciphering encrypted morse code message.…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe World of Pokémon Fan Games Has Become A Minefield
Some of the people who make Pokémon fan games are scared, if not a bit angry. They’ve been crafting amazing Pokémon games that rival the official releases for a decade, dodging lawsuits and relying on increasingly dated tools. It’s never been easy, but it’s also never been as stressful as it is today. Pokémon fan…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 28, 2017
