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Here’s Breath Of The Wild Running On A PC
CEMU, an emulator that lets people play Wii U games on their PC, has come a long way since it struggled with Mario Kart 8: next month, it’ll be running the latest Zelda game in an entirely playable state. The emulator’s 1.7.4 update, due in the first week of April, fixes nearly all the glitches…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedPokémon Go Players Are Finding Shiny Magikarp
Pokémon Go’s big water event started today, and it holds a cool new surprise: shiny monsters. Behold, Pokémon Go’s first shiny monster is none other than the beloved and slightly useless Magikarp, as you can see in this footage by Fabien Parent. As it is a shiny, Magikarp appears in a golden color, rather than…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Run Is Now Available On Android
Better late than…never? Despite coming out on iOS in December, it’s taken until today for Android owners to get their hands on Mario’s side-scrolling mobile adventure. But hey, despite the long wait, it’s here now. The game’s pretty good, even if it does have some very weird ideas about how mobile users should pay for…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2017 - Opinion
A Puzzle Game About Shuttling Around Alien Pals
Cosmic Express is a cute and surprisingly difficult puzzler about guiding aliens through a space colony. It’s easy to pick up and offers a lot of challenge underneath all the bright colors. It’s this week’s indie pick! The goal is pretty simple: get the aliens where they need to go on a one way track.…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedHere’s How Mass Effect: Andromeda Handles Sex and Romance
When Bioware first showed off Mass Effect: Andromeda, some fans didn’t care about the premise, the story, or the combat. The question many of us had was, “what aliens can I fuck this time?” Fear not, thirsty reader, you can indeed fuck some aliens in Andromeda. Like many Bioware games before it, Andromeda allows you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 22, 2017 - Esports
First Pro Player To Pick Overwatch‘s Newest Hero Immediately Gets Stomped
Overwatch’s quadrupedal African robot Orisa is so new that she’s not even allowed in the game’s official competitive mode yet. Despite that, a team decided to pick her in a pro match yesterday evening, hours after she came out. It did not go well for them. The team? Renegades. They were up against Complexity as…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedThree Indie Games Are Vying To Out-Smash Smash Bros.
18 years after Super Smash Bros’ initial release, a slew of indie games are challenging its dominance of the platform fighting genre. Rivals of Aether, Brawlhalla, and Melee Masters are all upcoming indie platform fighters riffing on the theme Smash has been singing for two decades—one that 2013’s Towerfall circled with its archery-based play. Players…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
Every Time Nier Automata Ends, It Gets Better
Nier Automata is a game that gains meaning through repetition. The ending to the game changes following multiple playthroughs. Players see events from new perspectives and learn new information that recontextualizes past actions. It’s given us a lot to think about. Mike and Heather dissect the story in this discussion. SPOILERS AHEAD Heather Alexandra: So.…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Says JoyCon Wireless Issues Were Caused By ‘Manufacturing Variation’
If you, like me and several other Kotaku staff, have run into a consistent left Switch JoyCon signal issue, don’t worry: Nintendo says it’s not in fact a hardware problem, but a “manufacturing variation.” The company also says to contact them for a fix if you’re running into the problem. Here’s Nintendo of America’s full…
By Jason Schreier Published March 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedFor Honor director Damien Kieken responded to player concerns over pricey new emotes during a livestream yesterday. Part of his answer has been transcribed below: “We never had an intention for you to unlock everything in the game. We applied RPG mechanics to a fighting game. It’s like World of Warcraft, you would not try to…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Worst Mission In The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
After dozens of wonderful hours playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I finally came across a bad mission. It’s bad enough to serve as a point of reference for just how good the rest of the game is. It sticks out like a sore thumb on an otherwise beautifully manicured hand. I’m…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 22, 2017 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Mass Effect: Andromeda
Andromeda is an entirely new galaxy, and exploring it can be overwhelming. Here’s what you need to know to make the most out of the latest Mass Effect game. Don’t try to do everything at once Mass Effect: Andromeda throws a lot at you from the get-go, and stopping to immediately make sense of every…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 22, 2017 -
ReviewsEverything: The Kotaku Review
For large portions of Everything, I wasn’t sure how to feel. By the end of it, I cried. A lot. Everything is a game about everything. In this new game from the developer of experimental game/virtual pet Mountain, you can take control of every object in the game world, from ants and buildings to solar…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedDiablo III Seasons Finally Come To Consoles
Years after Diablo III’s seasons first started, they’re finally coming to consoles. Just as PC players begin clicking their way through the game’s 10th season, those who decided to go with the superior version of Diablo III will get to start seasonal characters on Friday, March 31. Seasons, of course, are limited periods(usually lasting around…
By Jason Schreier Published March 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Live-Action Death Note Movie Gets A Trailer
Netflix just showed off its trailer for the live-action adaptation of horror anime Death Note. Slated for release later this year, the film is directed by Adam Wingard. Here’s the trailer: Death Note is about a teenaged boy who mysteriously acquires a book that kills anyone whose name is written in it. Flush with power,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Go‘s New Water Event Makes The Rare Lapras More Common
If you’re still waiting for Lapras to land in your Pokémon Go PokeDex, it might be your lucky day. Pokémon Go announced its new Water Festival event today, which will increase select water spawns globally. Totodile, Squirtle, Magikarp and others will appear more often after 1 P.M. PDT for the next week. To celebrate, your…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 22, 2017
