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CultureCosplayThe Best Cosplay From The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo
The Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, aka C2E2, is one of the biggest nerd shows in the country. It was held earlier this month, and there sure was a lotta good cosplay there. Below is a selection of some of the best of it, with all photos and video taken by Mineralblu. You can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2017 -
UncategorizedMaking Zelda’s Biggest Enemies Fight Each Other
Here is a fun thing to do next time you’re running around Zelda with nothing to do: try and make the big guys kill each other. That’s what Dorkly did in this video, doing a lot of mundane dragging and leading to lure bad guys like Guardians and Talus into the same space then trying…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2017 - Esports
Hungrybox Wins Melee Finals By Running Out The Clock
The final day of DreamHack Austin was filled to the brim with explosive Melee plays, from Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman’s incredible run through the loser’s side of the bracket to Daniel “ChuDat” Rodriguez taking down some of the game’s finest on his road to the top. Comparatively, the grand finals of Melee were a little disappointing.…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 30, 2017 -
UncategorizedRussian Man Facing Prison For Making Pokémon Go Video Inside A Church
A Russian man might be spending years in prison after his trial wrapped up last week, after being arrested in 2016 for making a video about Pokémon Go while inside a church, a violation of the country’s laws against “inciting religious hatred”. Last year, Ruslan Sokolovsky made a video inside the famous Church of All…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2017 - Esports
The Late Team Fight That Spun The Dota 2 Kiev Finals On Their Head
OG might have been favorites heading into Valve’s Dota 2 Major hosted in Kiev, but they certainly didn’t look it by game five of the grand finals. Arguably the more talented team, and certainly the more experienced, it wasn’t until a fateful team fight in the 39th minute of the final match that the European…
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: Preying For More
It feels like only yesterday a giant open-world game was coming out every week. But alas here we are, inching towards the summer drought like a caterpillar in a cabbage patch. The Nintendo Switch is getting a game, which is good. And the NeoGeo compilations continue on a pace. Otherwise beyond Bethesda’s Prey it’s slim…
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Glory Of Being Hit With A Blue Shell At The End of A Mario Kart Race
You’re about to cross the finish line. Suddenly, a spiky blue shell starts hovering over you. Now, there are ways to avoid getting hit by the world’s most annoying item, but in that moment, there is only tunnel vision for the goal in front of you. We’ve all been there, yeah? Sometimes, you let that…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
Zelda Fan Game Changes Course After Nintendo Issues Takedown
It was only a matter of time before Breath of the NES caught the eye of Nintendo and got pegged with a takedown notice. According to its creator, however, the game will live on. Winter Drake, the developer who once sought to bring to life the vision for a top-down version of The Legend of…
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2017 - Culture
Kingdom Hearts Speedrun Ruined Eight Hours In Thanks To Saving Glitch
No one likes having their game crash on them, but it’s gotta be especially painful when you’re in the middle of marathon speedrunning session That’s what happened to Bl00dyBizkitz in the middle of a platinum trophy attempt in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix on PS4 (available as part of the 2.5 Remix compilation). Over eight…
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: WWII multiplayer will have women in it, confirmed Sledgehammer’s Michael Condrey. Women soldiers were first introduced to the series in Ghosts’ multiplayer mode. Making up approximately half of humanity, women played a big part in World War II, but some fans are already concerned about the game’s “realism.”
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
Little Girl Finally Gets To Play Mario Kart 8 Thanks To Smart Steering
If you’ve been playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch this weekend, you might have noticed that the game has something called Smart Steering turned on by default. While most players have started the game by turning it off, the feature was a welcome addition for Molly, a four-year-old who suffered a stroke…
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Stories From LucasArts And Bethesda
Veteran programmer Brett Douville joins today’s Kotaku Splitscreento talk about LucasArts, Bethesda, and much more. Kirk and I start off the show by talking about the new indie games What Remains Of Edith Finch and The Sexy Brutale before jumping into this week’s news: the announcement of Call of Duty: WWII (13:01), an Overwatch player’s…
By Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will be coming to the Nintendo Switch according to Saber Interactive’s CEO. The game was funded via Indiegogo back in 2014 with a trailer revealed at the 2015 Game Awards but little has been heard since. EA once called the first Shaq Fu an “abomination.”
By Ethan Gach Published April 30, 2017 - Culture
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
