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McDonald’s Chocolate French Fries Don’t Taste Disgusting

To be honest, I didn’t think they would. Even if the sight of golden fries covered in white and dark chocolate doesn’t look or sound all that appetizing, these were not too bad. Recently in Japan, McDonald’s released what it’s calling “McFry Potato Chocolate Sauce.” They’re a medium order of fries but with two kinds…

If you understand this reference, you should probably play LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. I’m currently battling the urge to collect all the bits while playing through the game for review, but in terms of pure Marvel cinematic universe fan service it’s a magical place.

Rainbow 6 Grenade Toss Does Not Go As Planned

Today on Highlight Reel we have parachutes, 1 player comebacks, rocket vespas, game physics gone wrong, and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube page, 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. Battlefield 4…

Players Uncover New Secrets Buried In Undertale‘s First Big Patch [Updated]

Undertale just got its first big update, and at first glance it doesn’t seem like much. Players, however, have begun picking it apart like hungry vultures, and they’ve already found some interesting stuff. This post originally ran on 1/20/16. It’s been updated with more secrets. For a while now, Undertale creator Toby Fox has been…

That Time Ubisoft Made a Spanking Party Game For The Wii

We Dare was more famous for its commercial than its gameplay, largely because the backlash to the trailer was so strong that Ubisoft basically cancelled it. Mini-game collections existed before Nintendo launched the Wii in 2006, but the explosive popularity of Wii Sports, combined with the new possibilities of motion controls, meant every publisher under…

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam: The Kotaku Review

When you think of sensational action sequences and explosive setpieces, your mind may jump to big-budget productions like Uncharted or Tomb Raider. Allow me to present a dark horse contender: the unassuming Mario & Luigi series, with its goofy animations and sight gags, which has carved out its own healthy niche in the realm of…

For Years, A Few Steam Games Seem To Have Been Hiding A Larger Secret

Throw your detective hat into a pile of rotting fish after that whole Steam winter sale sorta-kinda-not-really alternate reality game? Well, snatch it out. Intrepid sleuths have uncovered evidence of something much larger: a series of symbols and puzzle pieces that span multiple seemingly unrelated games. People are only just now beginning to piece together…

Guitar Hero Player Finds Perfect Way To Get Around YouTube’s Bullshit

GuitarHeroFailure says he uploaded “Bark at the Moon” to YouTube, but the song was taken down—presumably due to YouTube’s automated copyright system. As you may already know, YouTube is particularly aggro about music. It’s cool, though. GuitarHeroFailure re-uploaded the video with a different audio track, and honestly? I think this is wayyyy better. Make sure…

TotalBiscuit Quits Social Media With Emotional Goodbye

John “TotalBiscuit” Bain is not the first to struggle with social media as he’s become more popular, nor is he the first to announce he’s quitting a service like Twitter. But uniquely, the YouTube star is living with terminal cancer, and his statement on why he’s leaving is gut-wrenching and understandable. Bain first discussed his…

Five Nights at Freddy’s RPG Pulled Off Steam Due To Bad Reviews

Last week, FNAF World launched on Steam early, surprising everyone. A day later, Scott Cawthon, its developer, apologized for rushing the game and pushing it out on Steam without important features. And today, the game has been taken off of Steam entirely. Writing on the Five Nights at Freddy’s 4 news page, Scott Cawthon said…

The X-Files Premiere Was Terrible And I Still Loved It

It’s easy to sneer at Hollywood’s obsession with sequels and reboots, but eventually, the dice rolls in your direction. One person’s cynicism is another’s nostalgia. For me, it’s The X-Files, a show that defined my childhood. Last night was a big deal—The X-Files was back. It kinda sucked, and I definitely don’t care. Now nearly…

Mortal Kombat X’s New Tri-Borg Is Really Four Robots in One

One of the new characters coming to Mortal Kombat X is an amalgam of three man-machine characters from the fighting game franchise’s history. But it turns out that there’s another robot ninja lurking inside that chassis. One who makes things a whole lot cooler. During the Season 2 Finals of competitive gaming promotion ESL, fans…

Super Bowl Commercial Shows Pokémon Would Look Amazing In Real Life

Up until the very end of this commercial, the entire thing comes across as a Nike ad—not something about Pokémon. That’s just how fierce it is. As of late, Pokémon advertisements have really stepped up their game. I think back on the stuff for Pokémon Go, the upcoming mobile spin-off for example…. Both of these…

Acer Predator 17 Gaming Laptop: The Kotaku Review

The 17-inch Predator gaming laptop is one of several new black-and-red gaming-focused products aimed at getting gamers to utter the words “Acer” and “badass” in the same breath. Let’s see if that trick works. Acer is not a brand I normally associate with gaming, which is strange considering I’ve been staring at an Acer monitor…

Street Fighter V, Turned Into Nightmare Fuel

Things get pretty freaky when you switch up the movesets and animations available to your favorite Street Fighter character. Street Fighter V Mods ( SFV ) has spent some time messing with the fighting game, and the results are as strange as they are hilarious. Take, for instance, Laura. Typically, she looks like this: …but…