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CultureFall Guys Season 4 Kicks Off March 22
Not even time can erode the irrepressible cheer of face-planting beans. The futuristic fourth season of Fall Guys kicks off on March 22, developer Mediatonic announced today. Set in 4041—which totally explains the absence of humans—the new season will introduce seven new rounds to the platformer royale. One of them, Skyline Stumble, will have anti-gravity…
By Ari Notis Published March 15, 2021 -
CultureSevered Steel Is A First-Person Shooter With A One-Armed Protagonist
Announced this morning on the PlayStation Blog, Greylock Studio’s Severed Steel (formerly known as Impact) is a first-person shooter starring a character who can’t reload because she only has one arm. Her name is Steel, and before the game starts she loses her arm in an accident caused by megacorporation EdenSys. When the company abandons…
By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2021 -
ReviewsHeadsetsThe New Xbox Wireless Headset Is A Good Option At A Great Price
I’m not a fan of wireless headsets, mainly because I’ve had some bad experiences with them. So I was hesitant about Microsoft’s fancy new $100 wireless Xbox headset. Luckily, this new headset, while not perfect, is a solid piece of gear with some nifty features and a great design. Microsoft provided this headset ahead of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 15, 2021 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Eat Some Brains All Over Again
The loveable (and a bit decayed) Stubbs the zombie returns in… Stubs The Zombie, a remastered port of the cult classic game releasing later this week on Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and PC. I was a big fan of the original game back in the day. This new remaster seems cool, but what I really…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 15, 2021 -
CultureMorning MusicNine Inch Nails’ Ambient, Droning Quake Soundtrack Massages My Brain
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, lull yourself into productivity with the sound of nightmares. (Hmm, Ima keep workshopping that.) Angsty Nine Inch Nails fan though I was back in 1996, and curious to hear how Trent Reznor and co had…
By Alexandra Hall Published March 15, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanYet Another Producer Leaves Sony’s Japan Studio
In the wake of the news that Sony’s Japan Studio is reorganizing, another producer has left the company. This time, it’s Masami Yamamoto, who made his debut as a producer on the Tenchu series. Yamamoto would go on to work on a number of titles, including Tokyo Jungle, Soul Sacrifice, and Bloodborne On Twitter, Yamamoto…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 15, 2021 -
AnimeUpload The New Evangelion Film And Risk Prison, Studio Warns
It often seems inevitable. Whenever a big movie is released, people will pirate the film. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time is no exception. Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 has currently only been released in Japanese theaters, where it’s been setting the box office ablaze. Khara, the studio behind the film, posted a statement on Twitter…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 15, 2021 -
CultureControversial Taiwanese Horror Game Devotion Is Back And Available For Sale
After disappearing from Steam in early 2019—after upsetting Chinese gamers with a Winnie The Pooh joke—and then returning before disappearing again last year, Taiwanese horror game Devotion is now finally on sale to basically anyone who wants a copy. After running into nothing but trouble on other people’s platforms, the game’s developers have decided to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2021 -
AnimeKonami’s Big-Headed Baseball Game Is Getting An Anime Adaptation
You know Power Pros, right? That big-headed baseball game Konami makes that’s hugely popular in Japan. Well, it’s getting an anime. Set in high school, the anime follows students giving their all on the diamond. What’s interesting is that the anime, which will air online, will be animated by Clover Works, the studio behind Persona…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 15, 2021 -
CultureStreamers Suspended After Call Of Duty Actor & Community Catch Them Cheating
Streamer Alex Zedra—the face behind an actual character in Call of Duty—was hosting some Warzone the other day, when she and her community noticed some pretty suspect behaviour on display from the two people they were watching. People who’ve since had their Twitch channels suspended for cheating. As PC Gamer report, Zedra was hosting Sarah…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2021 -
Opinion“We Just Despise The Police”: Persona 5 Strikers Is OK
If you’ve played Persona 5 you’ll know that, aside from a few notable exceptions, Tokyo’s cops are kid-torturing assholes. So it’s little wonder that in the game’s kinda-sequel, the Phantom Thieves have no time for them. By virtue of the original game’s youthful, rebellious themes, the police are framed throughout Persona 5 as authoritative villains,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsExpert Doom Players Continue To Complete Challenges Once Thought Impossible
Classic Doom players are continuing to pick away at some of the hardest remaining community challenges left, beating missions without attacking a single enemy in some of the hardest retail Doom levels ever released. In the early 90s, shortly after the release of Doom II, some of the best Doom players in the world joined…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 14, 2021 -
CultureOdds and Ends14 Years Ago Rockstar Ran Weird TV Ads Of Just A Clock Counting Down
Back in 2007, Rockstar Games teased Grand Theft Auto IV with a series of late-night ads that appeared on channels like FX. All the ads amounted to were 30 minutes of watching a clock tick down, with every second punctuated by a gunshot. Young Zack, ever the sucker, fell for the hype hard. Yes, cast…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 14, 2021 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Bethesda+Microsoft
It’s official. Microsoft has completed its purchase of Bethesda. They had a whole roundtable discussion about it and everything. (More importantly, it was officially approved by regulators.) Let’s have some fun with these two companies now stapled together like some hideous mega-beast. Your challenge this week: Mix Xbox and Bethesda together. Feel free to mix…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 14, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsPeeled Pokémon Are Disturbing, But I Can’t Stop Looking
Nothing really prepares you for stumbling upon a Lopunny that has had parts of its fur and flesh peeled off it, leaving a smooth monstrosity. And yet, that happened to me one day on Twitter. Now I can’t stop looking at all the other peeled Pokémon. (Peeled Pokémon gave me permission to share their artwork…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 14, 2021 -
CultureSunday Comics: How Could You Tell?
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published March 11. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 8. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 14, 2021 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: The Artifact Imps, Winners!
Remember Artifact, that card game Valve made? No…? Well, it was killed last week. It also had two imps who helped in-game and now they need work. That’s why last week I asked for your help. Our winning image this week comes from Kaput Noob, who gives the imps a pretty terrible new job, all…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 13, 2021 -
CultureParadox Interactive Announces A New Digital Event During A Digital Event
Paradox Interactive’s annual fan event, PDXCON, is going digital this year. This announcement came today during PDX Insider, a different digital event. Due to covid-19, PDXCON is going digital. The new event is officially called PDXCON Remixed. PDXCON is an annual fan showcase that Paradox Interactive has been hosting since 2017. They usually announce some…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 13, 2021 -
CultureCrusader Kings III‘s First DLC Is Viking-Themed, Releases March 16
Crusader Kings III, one of the best games released last year, is getting its first DLC. And you don’t have to wait long, it released in three days on March 16. This new DLC, The Northern Lords Flavor Pack, was announced during Paradox Interactive’s PDX Insider video showcase. According to Paradox, this new DLC is…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 13, 2021