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Culture1988 MS-DOS Game Gets 2021 Steam Release
1992’s Sensible Soccer is one of the greatest video games of all time, but developers Sensible Software didn’t create their classic in a vacuum. They had to work to get there, by developing 1988’s MicroProse Soccer first. In almost every way the direct forerunner to Sensible, MicroProse—released in the US as Keith Van Eron’s Pro…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureCounter-Strike Was Accidentally Removed From Steam Today
Earlier today, anyone trying to find or play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Steam ran into a weird surprise: the game was missing. Just…gone. It soon came back, but for a little while there one of the biggest video games on the planet had just up and disappeared. Its store page presented an “OOPS, SORRY!” message,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureFans Can’t Decide Whether New Overwatch Skin Is Cute Or Horrifying
Today, Overwatch announced the PachiMarchi Challenge, the newest event celebrating the game’s weird half-onion, half-octopus mascot Pachimari. Starting today, players who win games in Quick Play, Arcade, or Competitive mode can win Pachimari-themed cosmetics, including a Pachimari Roadhog skin that is, depending on your inclination, either very cute or extremely unsettling. Watching the trailer feels…
By Ash Parrish Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureGod Will Not Forgive This Doom Modder For Giving Mario Legs To Cacodemons
It is one thing to give Doom’s Cacodemons legs. That’s a felony, at least. It’s another to identify the specific, worst-imaginable legs they could possibly have and then, heart and mind heavy with that knowledge, unleash it upon the world. That’s exactly what modder The Kinsie has done, for some reason. As part of their…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsThis Totally Random Guy’s Hollow Knight Cover Is Pretty Good
When you think of terrific musical covers, you probably think of “All Along the Watchtower” or that one screamo cover of Britney’s “Toxic” you heard in high school. A tune that maybe doesn’t come to mind: “Greenpath,” from Hollow Knight’s original soundtrack. Guitarist, bassist, ukulelist, pianist, flautist, clarinetist, saxophonist, wine…glass…ist, drummer, vocalist, shaker player, percussionist,…
By Ari Notis Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsDestiny 2 Players Stomp Alien Ship To Death
The Fallen Skiff never saw it coming. Destiny 2 players have been dodging laser cannon fire from Fallen ships since the series launched. But unlike every other alien thing in the game, they’re not meant to be destroyed, appearing only briefly in-between hyperspace jumps to drop off fresh fodder for the Destiny loot grind. A…
By Ethan Gach Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsSpongeBob Players Discover Filthy Game Discs Make Speedrunning Tricks Easier
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom may be one of the most improbable video games of all time, a licensed project that turned out to be both a great game and a worthwhile challenge for the speedrunning community. But the absurdity doesn’t stop there: SpongeBob speedrunners recently discovered that smudging their Xbox discs could result…
By Ian Walker Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureNBA Player Drops Antisemitic Slur During Call Of Duty: Warzone Stream [Update]
Miami Heat center and FaZe Clan member Meyers Leonard apparently hates being sniped in Call of Duty: Warzone, so much so that he referred to a long-range online opponent as a “kike bitch” during a Twitch session Monday night. As first noted by sports blog Defector, that particular stream archive doesn’t appear on Leonard’s channel,…
By Ian Walker Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureI Also Accidentally Ordered A Burger From A YouTuber
In early January, Kotaku weekend editor Zack Zweizen wrote about his experience unknowingly purchasing burger delivery from popular YouTuber MrBeast. I read, laughed, shook my head, and promptly forgot it happened. Then, late last month, while home alone and hungry, I did the same damn thing with drastically different results. Frequenters of dining apps like…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2021 -
ReviewsToysThere Is No Love For Toad In This Cat Mario Three-Pack
Following up on yesterday’sgorgeous Bowser boat, toy-maker Jakks Pacific’s second MAR10 week reveal is a $30 Super Mario 3D World three-pack featuring articulated four-inch figures of Cat Mario, Cat Luigi, and Cat Peach. Cat Toad can go straight to hell. There’s probably a perfectly good reason the box set, coming this fall to toy stores…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2021 -
OpinionHades Almost Starred Theseus, Which Would’ve Been Boring AF
Imagine playing Hades, working to escape the underworld, fighting, and succumbing to swarms of relentless enemies. Every time your character perishes, you hear the low, sinister chuckle of the King of the Dead in your ear, mocking you for your weakness. Until finally, after countless attempts, you stand before Hades, preparing for the final confrontation,…
By Ash Parrish Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureGameStop Puts WallStreetBets’ Favorite Rich Guy In Charge Of Figuring Out How To Save It
Just a few weeks ago, it seemed like the GameStop stock frenzy was finally done and dusted. But late last month, it began to rally again and was buoyed this week by the news that former pet food website founder and hero of the WallStreetBets investment subreddit, Ryan “Papa” Cohen, will be put in charge…
By Ethan Gach Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureMicrosoft Confirms Some Future Bethesda Games Will Be Exclusive To Xbox And PC [Update]
Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of Bethesda Software parent company, Zenimax Media, is complete, the company announced today. While the full ramifications of the deal will play out in the months and years to come, Xbox boss Phil Spencer did confirm one thing: some of Bethesda’s future games will be exclusive to Microsoft’s platforms. “With the…
By Ethan Gach Published March 9, 2021 -
ReviewsToysNow You Can Play With Sonic The Hedgehog’s Pretty Head
Sega has teamed up with toymaker Tomy to give Sonic fans a 15-inch plush hedgehog head. It costs $39 and is a Target exclusive, just like a real hedgehog head. Sonic’s soft, pliable skull is the product of Tomy’s Club Mocchi- Mocchi- line of squishy plush toys, which are basically Tomy’s answer to the wildly-popular…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2021 -
Kotaku EastChinaLive-Action Dynasty Warriors Movie Is Hack-And-Slash Brought To Life
Koei Tecmo’s popular Dynasty Warriors series is getting a live-action cinematic version. It looks wild. Called Dynasty Warriors, the movie will be directed by Hong Kong director Roy Chow Hin-Yeung (Nightfall) and will star Louis Koo, Wang Kai, Tony Yang, and Gulnezer Bextiyar. Variety reports that the movie has a cameo from ex-Super Junior member…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2021 -
Kotaku EastLarge Evangelion Statues, Yours For Either $16,000 Or $27,000
It’s that time again! Time for large, expensive statues that cost lots of money. This time, we have two of them: a life-sized Rei Ayanami, and a human-sized Evangelion Unit-01. As Nico Nico News reports, the Rei, which features the character in her plugsuit, is priced at 1,815,000 yen ($16,665). The official website notes the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsCrunchy Dreamcast Loading Noises Make For A Charmingly Retro Twitch Stream
Twitch streamers go to great lengths to make their channels unique and interesting, but sometimes separating yourself from the pack is as simple as miking up your console to capture the sounds it makes while loading data from its disc drive. Hungry Goriya is a retro video game collector who regularly showcases her collection on…
By Ian Walker Published March 8, 2021 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Finally Beat Ghosts ‘N Goblins Resurrection‘s First Level, But The Victory Feels Hollow
I’ve done the unforgivable: I lowered the difficulty in Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection because I wasn’t getting anywhere close to beating the first level. But now, after finally doing so, I have zero motivation to keep playing. I was beyond excited to get my hands on Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection when it landed on Switch…
By Ian Walker Published March 8, 2021
