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UncategorizedThe Man Behind Blinking White Guy Is Just Happy To Be Here
Drew Scanlon is a video producer at Giant Bomb. He’s also a blinking white guy and the face attached to thousands of social media posts and jokes. What is is like to suddenly become the face of the internet’s latest meme? Scanlon sat down with Kotaku to talk about it. Scanlon’s journey to memedom started…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
One Month Later, Guy Recovers $10,000 Worth Of SNES Games That Were Lost In The Mail
Last week, I reported on Byuu, an emulator developer and game archivist who was trying to preserve every single SNES game ever made. He declared his plan “dead,” however, after $10,000 worth of rare games went missing in the mail. Fortunately, this story has a happy ending. Today, Byuu finally received his package. A European…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 23, 2017 - Esports
The Next Dota Major Is Already Running Into Issues
The Kiev Major, the second and final major of the Dota 2 season before the next International (Dota 2’s world cup), is facing a raft of problems. Travel issues, ticket scalpers, and changing dates are dredging up ghosts of majors past. In December, it was announced that the Kiev Major would take place from April…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 23, 2017 - Esports
Welcome To Compete
Welcome to Compete, a joint venture between Deadspin and Kotaku dedicated to covering the best, worst, dumbest, most thrilling, most interesting, and, generally, the most stupefying—in the better and worse senses of the word—in esports and competitive gaming. We’re just getting started here, but hope to make this a destination for the kind of coverage…
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UncategorizedGetting Started In Anarchy Online After A Decade Away
Norwegian developer Funcom has been making waves lately withConan Exiles, but for me they’ll always the studio behind science fiction MMO Anarchy Online. The 16-year-old game finally hit Steam this week, so I hopped back in to create my first new character in a long, long time. I first played Anarchy Online during its infamously…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2017 - Culture
Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Cheated And My Husband Might Never Forgive Me
Hello, all you wheel-eyed death lemmings. Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column that’s the king of the luchadore ring. This week, I bring you tales of struggle. It’s hard enough to recover from a mistake in your relationship, but what if your partner refuses to let it go? On the other hand,…
Harris O'Malley Published February 23, 2017 -
UncategorizedYouTube’s Edgy Jokes Are Part Of A Bigger Debate In The Comedy World
The conversation surrounding what is or isn’t “over the line” in comedy isn’t new. More recently, the conversation has shifted from young comedians fighting for freedom of speech to older comedians decrying political correctness. The latest controversial jokes from Felix “Pewdiepie” Kjellberg sit at the crossroads of that ongoing debate: is there a line you…
By Gita Jackson Published February 23, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Hunting Robot Dinosaurs In Horizon: Zero Dawn
This week on Kotaku Splitscreen we’re talking about robot velociraptors, bows and arrows, and a bunch of other things related to the upcoming PS4 game Horizon: Zero Dawn First Jason and I discuss the news of the week, then we’re joined by our colleague Patricia Hernandez to talk about Horizon, which she reviewed and all…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
For Honor’s Anti-Cheat System Is Allegedly Banning Innocent Players
For Honor players claim they’re getting banned from the online fighting game because of a haywire, or over-sensitive, anti-cheat program. Players are getting kicked from matches after receiving the EasyAntiCheat 0006000043 error code, which means Ubisoft’s software detected “an authorized hacking program.” It’s a problem players have encountered since For Honor’s beta Following its February…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Early Impressions Of My Very Own Nintendo Switch
I carry the thing around in a big wool sock and finally had the nerve to play it on the beleaguered C train this morning, fearful someone would try to snatch it. This is Nintendo’s new console, the Switch, and I’ve had it since Tuesday evening. Not much time, really, so what can I say?…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fan Alters Code To Newly Discovered SNES Game, Refuses To Share Original
Quik the Thunder Rabbit is a platformer for the Super Nintendo that might have been lost to time if a fan hadn’t found it. Unfortunately, their decision to alter the old game’s code has been met with backlash. TheRealPhoenix of AssemblerGames forums managed to get his hands on the ROM for Quik the Thunder Rabbit,…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 23, 2017 - Culture
Hope You Like Pictures Of Giant Combat Mechs Because
GKR: Heavy Hitters, a new board game by Weta set in an anime-ish post-apocalyptic world full of giant mechs, looks great! Especially when you get to take a close look at the art that went into the game’s fantastic miniatures. Weta have shared a ton of art from development of the game’s mechs/factions, and it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2017 - Culture
Celebrate Pokémon Day With These New Gallery Figures
February 27 is Pokémon Day, commemorating the 1996 release date of the first two Pokémon games in Japan. The Pokémon Company is marking the occasion with the release of the first four entries in its premium Gallery Figures line, showing off fan-favorite pocket monsters performing their signature moves. Obviously crafted for collectors, the Gallery Figures come…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2017 - Esports
Hearthstone Arena Going To Standard Will Make Drafts Less Awful
Blizzard announced significant changes to Arena mode for its upcoming “Year of the Mammoth” patch, so hopefully players won’t draft so many 0-3 runs. When the patch goes live “near the end of February,” Arena will switch from a wild format to standard, limiting the cards available to those recently released, the same limited card…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 23, 2017 -
UncategorizedDraymond Green Video Game Is About Basketball, But Also Kicking Dicks
Welcome to Draymond Green’s Shut Up And Slam Jam Karate Basketball, a basketball game where you must score, but also kick dudes in the figs. Made for Ludum Dare 37 late last year (but only released online earlier this week), it supports four players in local multiplayer, and is not screwing about with the combat…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2017 -
UncategorizedLego City Undercover Launches April 4 With Co-Op Mode
The updated version of the Wii U’s Lego launch title is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on April 4, and this time you don’t have to go it alone. Though the feature was leaked in a Best Buy listing for the game last month, it’s nice to have official confirmation…
By Mike Fahey Published February 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Switch Will Not Have Virtual Console At Launch
We all thought this might be coming, and now it’s official: the Virtual Console will not be live when the Switch launches next week, Nintendo said today. “Virtual Console games will not be available on Nintendo Switch at launch,” the company said in a press release. “We will share more information in the future.” It’s…
By Jason Schreier Published February 23, 2017
