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CultureCosplayThe Best Cosplay From Anime Matsuri 2017
Anime Matsuri is a massive anime convention that takes place in Houston every year, featuring live performances from J-pop stars, a car show, fashion, merch and…oh yeah, cosplay. Here’s some of the best from the show, ranging from Overwatch to Zelda to Overwatch to Gundam to Overwatch All pictures and video by Mineralblu, who has…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: What Remains Of Mario Kart
Battle mode makes its triumphant return. It’s hard to think that Mario Kart for the SNES was originally planned as an F-Zero sequel, or that the series original battle mode was almost conceived of as an after thought. But perhaps that explains why Nintendo didn’t give much of a flying koopa shell about Mario Kart…
By Ethan Gach Published April 23, 2017 - Esports
Team Coach And Manager Charged With Match Fixing In Overwatch Qualifier
The coach and manager of Korean Overwatch team Luminous Solar have been charged with fixing the wildcard qualifier match for OGN APEX Challengers Season 3, according to a report from Inven In a translation from ESPN Esports, Luminous Solar manager Jin Seok-hoon and coach Baek Min-jeh were booked without detention by police after OGN, the…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 23, 2017 - CultureShop Contest
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Stare Of Duty
Welcome back friends, it’s been a while. The ‘Shop Contest had to come back sooner or later, and this week’s unofficial reveal of the next Call of Duty game seemed like as good a time as any. After more than a decade away, the series is finally returning to World War II with more grey-scale…
By Ethan Gach Published April 23, 2017 - Esports
Former Counter-Strike Pro: Don’t Fix Matches, Timmy
Match fixing has been the end for several professional Counter-Strike players’ careers. At this weekend’s cs_summit tournament, Josh “Steel” Nissan appeared in a comedy PSA with a simple message for young Counter-Strike hopeful Timmy: don’t fix matches. The Summit series of tournaments, hosted by esports production hub Beyond The Summit, often creates skits and sketches…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 23, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: What Makes Nier: Automata So Great
From Nintendo’s baffling NES Classic decisions to Nier: Automata’s greatness, there’s lots to discuss on this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen We start off with some brief chat about Kirk’s cool Undertale cover (3:37) and some of the games we’ve been playing including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Dungeon Keeper (10:23). Then, we dig into the week’s…
By Jason Schreier Published April 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Mod To Put Red Dead Redemption Map Inside GTA V Gets Canceled
Last month, the mod group known as .White announced “Red Dead Redemption V,” a project that would incorporate Red Dead’s map into Grand Theft Auto V. But soon after releasing a teaser trailer for the mod on Friday, the group decided to cancel the project. “I know this is hard pill to swallow, but as…
By Ethan Gach Published April 23, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Stop Manufacturing Them
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 18. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 17. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published April 23, 2017 - Esports
Pigeon Steals Play Of The Game At League Finals
Meet the pigeon that swooped into Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver where the League of Legends spring season finals are being held. It flew around a bit and drove the crowd wild, proving not matter how advance entertainment gets, people fucking love when animals interrupt sporting events The city dove dropped in some time during game…
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
This Is How You Fix A Really Busted Copy Of Pokémon Red
Grant Haack, who goes by Snip3r95 on Imgur, found an old Pokémon cartridge while wandering around a flea market. The game only set them back $5, but actually getting the Game Boy classic up and running required some serious elbow grease. “It was at the bottom of a bin and in pretty bad shape,” Haack…
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe infuriatingly meditative N++ just got twice as big. The game’s new “Ultimate Edition,” which came to Steam yesterday as a free update, adds a bunch of new levels, colors, and a hardcore mode. The game’s currently half-off on Steam as a result, with the update coming to PS4 “soon.”
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare Remastered‘s Map Pack Is Even More Expensive Than The Original
The game’s Variety Map Pack DLC came to Xbox One and PC yesterday, and some players are upset about the price tag. Though it came out on PS4 late last month thanks to a timed-exclusivity deal, the arrival of four new maps and a handful of loot boxes on both of the other platforms yesterday…
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017 -
EsportsFaker Keeps His Throne In Korean League Finals
This weekend marks the final week of playoffs for every region in the League Championship Series, and in South Korea, a classic rivalry played out in grandiose fashion. KT Rolster and SK Telecom T1 have been locked in a heated rivalry for years—their parent companies even feuded prior to League’s competitive inception—and the production of…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedProgrammed Demo Reveals The Commodore 64’s Angsty Soul
This is A Mind Is Born, a demo of the Commodore 64 going haywire. It won first place at the Oldskool 4K Intro competition at this past week’s Revision 2017 event and it’s easy to see why. Amazingly, the 2:21 long video comprises no more than 256 bytes, and uses the retro-mystical prowess of the…
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017 - Esports
Tekken Player Survives With A Sliver Of Health
The Tekken 7 UK Championship is making a stop in Dublin today, where 122 entrants are competing to qualify for the finals at London Comic-Con in May. In a pool play match-up between two players, a high-flying kick was all that was needed to slide under and win with barely a tick of health. Sajad27…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 22, 2017 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: FIFA, The League Spring Finals, And More
The League of Legends spring season is wrapping up. After SK Telecom T1 strolled across the finish line earlier this morning in South Korea, the remaining contenders from North America and Europe are set to scrape it out in their respective regions over the next two days. Beyond League, this weekend also has plenty going…
By Ethan Gach Published April 22, 2017
