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Yooka-Laylee: The Kotaku Review
Yooka-Laylee is a bright and enthusiastic throwback to classic 3D platforming. It is adventurous and full of discoveries. It is silly and irreverent, never taking itself seriously. But it also wears out its welcome fast, spiraling players into a ceaseless collectathon full of frustrating puzzles, technical difficulties, and aimlessness. It has brought back the best…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 11, 2017 - Kotaku East
Perhaps The Most Unusual PlayStation 4 Controller Ever Made
As far as officially licensed DualShock 4s go, this might be the most unusual controller the PS4 has seen yet. However, it won’t be the first of its kind. According to 4Gamer (via Hachima), Japanese peripheral maker Hori is releasing the above PS4 Slime-shaped controller. You hold the controller upside down, revealing the face buttons,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2017 - Kotaku East
Game Journalist Slashed With A Knife After Stopping An Alleged Attacker
Gyung Bae Kwak, an editor at South Korean gaming site Daily Game, is in the hospital after being slashed with a knife after chasing down an alleged attacker. The incident has made the country’s national news. Kwak was near Nakseongdae Station in Seoul for a meeting last Friday evening when he heard a woman scream.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2017 - Kotaku East
PlayStation And Nintendo Versions Of Game Sold Together In Same Box
In Japan, Dragon Quest is a big deal. But you know what might be a bigger deal than the upcoming Dragon Quest XI? The fact that Square Enix made this happen. Square Enix is releasing a special DQXI bundle that comes with the game’s PS4 version and its Nintendo 3DS one. Or maybe, its the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 11, 2017 - Culture
The Art Of Mass Effect: Andromeda
Here is a massive collection—one of the biggest we’ve run in a long time—of concept, character and level art from the latest Mass Effect game. Some of those whose art is being shown, like Senior Concept Artist Ben Lo, have had their work featured on Kotaku before. And while this isn’t every piece ever done…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedGameCube Games, Running On A Samsung Phone
Take a look at this video by GuruAidTechSupport, showing a new Samsung Galaxy S8 running the Dolphin emulator (for GameCube and Wii games) almost flawlessly. Dolphin has been available on Android for a while now, but mostly as an experimental/developmental tool, not as a practical way to play games (mostly because performance was completely garbage).…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedLook At This Little Mei Action Figure
Good Smile Company’s Tracer Nendoroid now has some company: this Mei figure, who is cute as a forzen lil’ button. She’s $50, and will be out in November. Just like the Tracer one, this figure’s official name is “Nendoroid Mei: Classic Skin Edition”, so we’re surely not far off from a skin-variant bonanza on some…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedYouTube hero Dinoflask has released another video of Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan saying stuff he never actually said, and it’s a masterpiece. This one involves a song you might recognize. Maybe. Kaplan recently (actually) said that he finds Dinoflask’s videos to be super funny… and also very embarrassing.
By Nathan Grayson Published April 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
Here’s The Sweet Book Nintendo Gives Job Applicants
As we’ve covered before, every year Nintendo holds a big recruitment drive in Japan, and as part of that they give prospective employees a beautiful handbook. Here’s what this year’s looks like. There’s nothing important in it. It’s a company handbook, and contains the same thing any other recruitment guide would: some basic company information,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 10, 2017 - Culture
The Modder Behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, A Game That Just Sold A Million Copies
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the title of Steam’s latest million-seller. It’s also a damn mouthful. So, why call it that? Who, or what (or when???) is PlayerUnknown? PlayerUnknown is not, as some people seem to think, the game’s development studio, nor is he a character in the game. Instead, it’s the handle of one person: modder-turned-game-developer…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 10, 2017 -
CultureFIFA 17 Player Is Watching His Butt
Today on Highlight Reel we have FIFA abominations, Battlegrounds saves, crotch talk, 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! Batman: Arkham Knight –Batman crotch…
By Chris Person Published April 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedFnatic Gear Rush Silent Review: The Softer Side Of Pro Gaming Keyboards
Between the quiet keys and modest decoration, it’s hard to tell the Rush G1 Silent is the product of one the world’s biggest esports organizations. Perhaps we can fix that. Rather than license the brand name to a third party, Fnatic created Fnatic Gearback in 2015 in order to make its own gaming hardware. Since…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Signal from Tolva Is Basically Far Cry With Robots
The Signal from Tolva is an open world exploration game all about commanding robot buddies and scavenging on a distant planet. It’s pretty rad. We sat down to play alongside designer Jim Rossignol to learn more about the game and blow up bots. This piece originally appeared 3/17/17. We’re bumping it today because The Signal…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedWhat Happened After Nintendo Cracked Down On A Zelda Fan Game
Following Mario Maker’s huge success, fans clamored for other Nintendo franchises to adopt easy level-creation tools. “Zelda Maker” seemed like a no-brainer, until Nintendo itself suggested such a game wouldbe difficult to pull off. One game developer took that response from Nintendo as a challenge. “I thought, if Nintendo this it’s too difficult then I’ll…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
Persona 5 Players Are Having Some Fun With Team Names
Canonically, the group of charming burglars in Persona 5 is dubbed the Phantom Thieves of Hearts. Persona 5 also allows players to give the group a custom name that occasionally shows up in dialogue and is viewable to friends with Persona 5‘s network features. I named my team Semiotecs, because I’m a fucking nerd, but…
By Gita Jackson Published April 10, 2017
