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UncategorizedSplatoon 2 Coming To The Nintendo Switch
The freshest shooter of the last few years will be making a splash on the Switch, Nintendo announced today. Expect new weapons, new hair styles, and more importantly, new threads for your squid kid. Excellent. Here’s the trailer: The first Splatoon debuted on the Wii U, and it featured a unique combat system: instead of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Next Big Mario Game Is Super Mario Odyssey
The next major, 3D entry in the Super Mario series is headed to the Nintendo Switch, with the announcement tonight of Super Mario Odyssey It…looks like a 3D Mario game, only the catch here is that Mario leaves the Mushroom Kingdom behind to spend some time in the real world. Nintendo also says it will…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedArms Is A Weird New Boxing Game For The Switch
This is Arms, a new multiplayer fighting game for the Nintendo Switch that sees users taking advantage of the console’s break-apart controllers to punch each other in the face with giant stringy arms. Because combatants can jump and sling their fists, it’s a lot more complicated than a regular boxing title; it looks more like…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedNintendo Switch Gets A Mini-Game Compilation Called 1-2 Switch
One of the Switch’s launch titles will be a party game that makes heavy use of the detachable Joy Cons and face-to-face interaction. It’s a pretty Nintendo idea. During tonight’s demo, we saw people racing to do shoot-outs, sword fighting, air guitar, tennis, dancing, among other things. Here’s the trailer: 1-2 Switch will be available…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Switch Will Cost $300, Charging For Online Play
Nintendo just announced the final release date and price for the Switch. The company’s new home console/handheld hybrid will cost $300 and will be released on March 3 in the US. It will also be region free! Online play will be free for everyone until the Fall, after which Nintendo will begin charging for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedWatch The Big Nintendo Switch Event Right Here [UPDATE: Over]
UPDATE (1am): And we’re done. Here’s a look at everything we now know about the Nintendo Switch Tonight, Nintendo is expected to release details on the price, release date, and launch lineup for the Switch. Let’s watch, shall we? The big event starts at 11pm Eastern, and you’ll be able to tune in right here:…
By Jason Schreier Published January 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedCancelled Version Of Resident Evil 4 Gets Playable Demo
Resident Evil 4 went through a lot of changes between the time it was first shown off in 2001 to the time it was released in 2004. The finished product is a classic, but we’re now getting a chance to play through an earlier, cancelled edition of the game, which has been rebuilt by a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedYouTubers Face Fines, Possible Eviction For Making Videos From Their Home
YouTuber and Call of Dutyteam owner Justin ‘KOSDFF’ Chandler recently moved into a home in Cobb County, Georgia with a bunch of fellow YouTubers. Their plan? To play games, vlog, and, you know, exist. But then they got in trouble with the law. It was a strange situation from the get-go. Seemingly out of the…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedOne Guy Is Making His Own Street Fighter Movie
Paul “Oatking” Johnson, aka the man responsible for that amazing Tie Fighter anime short, is working on a new project: a 20-minute Street Fighter II movie, drawn in the style of the 1994 animated film It’s still a work-in-progress, but here’s a short demo: If you want to help get it made, Johnson’s running a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedOK, Bear With Me: What If Mario And Wario Are The Same Guy?
In Nintendo’s recently released mobile game Super Mario Run, the famous plumber leaps his way through a couple dozen levels on his way to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser. Been there, done that. Yet perhaps there is a second, darker reading of this game? Maybe there’s an interpretation that shakes the accepted Mario lore to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 12, 2017 -
CultureSpeedrunners Tear Through The Original Final Fantasy
If you’re a Final Fantasy fan, there are far worse ways to spend a few hours than to watch this wonderful AGDQ speedrun of the first game on NES. In this run, which lasts around four hours, speedrunners Feasel and Gyre (along with puwexil on the couch) power through Final Fantasy using all sorts of…
By Jason Schreier Published January 12, 2017 -
CulturePrompto Doesn’t Care About Your New Recipe, Ignis
Today on Highlight Reel we have new recipes, Rainbow 6 Montagne strategies, perfectly synchronized titans, rodeos, face glitches 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…
By Chris Person Published January 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
The First Five Games I Use To Test A Surround Sound Headset
I’ve reviewed a lot of surround-sound headphones in my years writing for Kotaku. When I’m testing out a new one, I have a stable of good-sounding games I go through to see how everything sounds. The majority of modern video games are mixed for 5.1 or 7.1 surround in addition to stereo, but the actual…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedI Love This German Grandma Reading Children’s Books On Twitch
My knowledge of foreign languages amounts to “can read some French okay and could conceivably order a beer and ask where to bathroom is if I really had to.” Despite this, I still can’t get enough of a German grandma reading what I’m pretty sure are children’s books on Twitch. I do not speak any…
By Gita Jackson Published January 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Over Two Years Later, The Sims 4 Gets Toddlers
The Sims 4 is getting Toddlers in a free update today. After two years of waiting, get your sims ready for sleepless nights and emptying potty chairs. “I’m not exaggerating when I say we’ve been talking about this particular update for years,” The Sims 4 team said in a blog post. “We just had to…
By Gita Jackson Published January 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
It’s Reckoning Day For Nintendo Switch Rumor Reporters
On October 20, 2016, Nintendo revealed their next big console, the Switch. To some fans the announcement was no doubt a surprise. But to those of us who have kept a close eye on gaming websites over the past year, it was simply confirmation of rumors that were all already out there. Tonight, Nintendo will…
By Jason Schreier Published January 12, 2017 -
CultureMighty No. 9 Is Better When You’re Watching Someone Else Play
Mighty No. 9 was less Mega Man revival and more colorful train wreck, but in the skillful hands of speedrunner GreenZSaber, playing the game during theAwesome Games Done Quick charity marathon Wednesday evening, it’s a much more entertaining train wreck. While my attempt to play through Keiji Inafune’s Kickstarted embarrassment took hours on normal difficulty,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Dishonored 2 is getting mission select and custom difficulty options starting next week, Bethesda said today in a blog post. The new options will be available in beta on Steam starting January 18, with a full rollout for PC and consoles on January 23rd.
By Riley MacLeod Published January 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Titanfall Twitter Spams Random People Who Tweet They Want New Games
Titanfall’s official Twitter account is taking a rather active approach to their marketing. The account is messaging users who make the smallest mention of wanting to play a new game. First noted by CMA Productions on Reddit, the Titanfall Twitter is pretty aggressive when it comes to suggesting their game to players looking for a…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 12, 2017
