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Mario Maker Fans Have Built A Better Community Website Than Nintendo
Though Nintendo’s Mario Maker website makes it easier to find cool levels, it remains woefully incomplete. Where’s the ability to make playlists? Search for titles by name? Thankfully, fans are filling in the blanks. Makers of Mario, a collaboration between several members of the Mario Maker community, launched into open beta today. Though a number…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 27, 2016 - Culture
Due to some personal obligations, we’re just doing one episode of Highlight Reel this week. Sorry for the delay everyone, it should go up some time tomorrow. Watch the most recent episodes here. As always, you can submit your amazing or funny clips if you have them [email protected].
By Chris Person Published June 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedUntold Star Wars Stories Are The Best Part Of Lego: The Force Awakens
Star Wars Episode VII’s main story is great and all, but have you heard about how dashing Resistance pilot Poe Dameron and C3PO saved rescued Admiral Ackbar from a First Order Star Destroyer? Let me tell you all about it. The prequel-based Lego Star Wars made three so-so to horrible films endearing. Lego Star Wars…
By Mike Fahey Published June 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Ford Dealership Takes Firewatch Art To Advertise Sale [UPDATE]
A Ford car dealership in Quincy, Massachusetts used art from the hit indie game Firewatch in a recent advertisement, displaying the game’s signature mountain panorama in an e-mail blast sent to customers about a new sale today. Kotaku reader asmallcat forwarded us an e-mail of the ad, which clearly uses art from the game. Olly…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 27, 2016 - Reviews
Zero Time Dilemma: The Kotaku Review
There are no video games like Zero Escape. No other series plays with the interactive form to tell stories in such an elaborate, satisfying way. No other game can fuck with your head quite this much. Nothing else even comes close. Zero Time Dilemma, the third game in the series, is no exception. Longtime fans…
By Jason Schreier Published June 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Microsoft has announced plans to shut down Xbox Fitness, starting with the removal of content from the Xbox Marketplace today. Existing users can use Xbox Fitness until July 7, 2017, when Microsoft will shut it down entirely. Why not let people keep using it? To save money, presumably.
By Patrick Klepek Published June 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Woman Sues Microsoft Over Unwanted Windows 10 Upgrade, Wins $10,000
Microsoft has been forcing Windows 10 upgrades for months now, an aggressive tactic that’s rubbed people the wrong way. The Seattle Times reports one woman’s computer was messed up by the update, prompting her to sue Microsoft. Not only did she win, she got $10,000. Per The Seattle Times: A few days after Microsoft released…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedMonths Later, Players Finally Solve GTA V’s Bigfoot Mystery
Last year, fans found a golden peyote plant in GTA V that could transform players into Sasquatch. This discovery was actually the tip of the iceberg of a much larger, way more ridiculous mystery. First, some recap, just to get you up to speed. The initial discovery of the golden peyote was made possible by…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Sony Locks Guy’s PSN Account For Using ‘Jihad,’ His Real Name
A 26-year-old Saudi gamer says his PlayStation Network account was locked for using the word Jihad—which also happens to be his first name. Jihad Al Mofadda, whose story shot tothe front page of Reddit yesterday, said that Sony banned his account on June 7. At first, PlayStation customer support offered to switch his PSN name…
By Jason Schreier Published June 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Most Inspiring Overwatch Play Of The Game
Last night, my teammates and I ran into some serious Overwatch latency issues. We saw teleporting opponents, hits and ults that wouldn’t register, and mysteriously vanishing health packs. At the end of the match, the Play of the Game was something special. Whatever sick moves DEPUTY_DONG25 pulled off were apparently so amazing that they could…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Details The Division‘s 1.3 Update, PS4 Patch Delayed
Ubisoft has posted patch notes for The Division’s 1.3 update, which will accompany tomorrow’s Underground DLC. The patch will be free for all players regardless of whether they buy the DLC, though the PS4 version of the patch has been delayed. Ubisoft says only to “expect more information soon” regarding the PS4 delay. Per Ubisoft:…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 27, 2016 -
CultureHow Star Wars: Battlefront’s Beautiful Levels Were Made
Andrew Hamilton was Lead Environment Artist on DICE’s Star Wars: Battlefront. So if you’ve ever paused during the game just to admire how utterly gorgeous the vegetation and dirt is, he’s one of the main people to thank for it. I wrote about the game’s use of “photogrammetry” earlier this year if you need a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedPewdiepie: Clickbait Makes YouTube ‘Really Unfair’
YouTube has an enormous “clickbait” problem, and everybody knows it. Even the biggest channels around constantly rely on totally misleading thumbnails and titles that trick you into clicking on terrible content. The most infamous form that this trickery takes is when a thumbnail uses a bombshell of a woman, or when a title promises something…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
For Book Readers, Season Six Of Game of Thrones Was Worth It
The season six finale of Game of Thrones was one of the strongest hours in television history, a relentless episode that burnt up loose ends and set the stage for the show’s future. It capped off an excellent season and spent as little time as possible in Dorne. I’m glad I watched it. SPOILERS FOR…
By Jason Schreier Published June 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe New Witcher 3 DLC Is Hiding A Small Secret That Is Normally Impossible To Find
Blood and Wine, the latest (and final) DLC pack for The Witcher 3, has an easter egg that I am frankly shocked anyone found at all. The secret is remarkably well-hidden, and not accessible through normal means. pippo311lp happened to be messing around with a free-cam mod for The Witcher 3, when the YouTuber noticed…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter V’s June Story Update Arrives July 1 With Extra Balrog
Street Fighter V’s long-awaitedstory mode arrives this Friday on PlayStation 4 and PC. In case you need more incentive stay offline to play an extended single-player mode, Capcom’s releasing Balrog as well. As detailed in Patrick’s lovely what to expect when you’re expecting Street Fighter V story DLC article from earlier this month, all of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 27, 2016 -
Kotaku EastThis CG Hamburger Looks Delicious [Update]
This burger might not be real, but my hunger is. Update – June 28 12:30am: An earlier version of this story linked a Nico Nico uploader who claimed to have created this work. It seems that is not true. Instead, it was created by the folks at Primitiva, a VFX and animation company in Santiago,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2016 - Kotaku East
PlayStation 1’s Most Unusual Japanese Box Art
The PlayStation 1 got an array of games. Some were good, some were bad and some had odd box art. “Odd,” however, isn’t a bad thing at all. Considering how video game box art can sometimes feel similar, you have to applaud the bold graphic design choices that were made. They don’t always work, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2016 - Kotaku East
With E3 over, now is as good a time for another friendly reminder that Capcom’s Deep Down is still M.I.A. The last time the game’s website was updated was December 25, 2014, and the last activity on its official Twitter was a retweet from March 23, 2015.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2016
