Defunctland VR Lets You Experience A Classic Disney Ride 25 Years After It Was Closed

Way back in the groovy 70s, Disney World had a ride based on the classic 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea film released in the 50s. Sadly, in 1994, the popular ride closed. But now, thanks to a YouTuber dedicated to covering the history of classic theme park attractions, you can experience the old ride virtually,…

Magnezone Might Be An Alien UFO

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Magnezone! Magnezone Details Type: Electric/ Steel Average Height: 3′ 11” Average Weight: 396 lbs First Added In Generation IV…

Jonas Neubauer, Legendary Tetris Player, Dies At 39

Legendary Tetris player Jonas Neubauer has died, according to a statement on his Twitter account, after a “sudden medical emergency.” He passed away on January 4, at the age of 39. Neubauer was one of the all-time great Tetris players, winning seven Classic Tetris World Championships from 2010 to 2017. As he told Kotaku in…

Mod Puts Gilmore Girls In Fire Emblem

Okay, I’ll admit that my only exposure to the show is listening to it in the background while my sister binge-watched it years back, but this mod that adds elements of Gilmore Girls to Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is just too incredible for words. It’s the little things that make this project, created by…

I Love Everything About The PS5 DualSense Except The Home Button

Since the PS3, DualShock controllers have had a nice, round home button nestled between the analog sticks that you can easily press to quickly return to the console’s main menu. The PS5’s DualSense changes that. I hate it. Instead of a small acrylic lump with a PlayStation logo on it, the DualSense’s home button is…

A Final Fantasy XIV Player Paid It Forward By Giving Me Money For New Clothes

Speaking to people online can be fraught with miscommunication, but a recent interaction in Final Fantasy XIV made my week. A much more experienced player, out of nowhere, dropped a few thousand gil in my pockets to upgrade my wardrobe. I started playing Final Fantasy XIV on the last day of my holiday break after…

After A Very Shitty Day, The Mr. Bones Speedrun Helped Me Cope

The speedrunning festival Awesome Games Done Quick is not yet over but the greatest run of the event has already been crowned. There’s a good chance you might not have even seen it. No, I don’t mean Argick’s Sonic Mania run that might have broken the Guiness record for fastest commentating. I’m talking about Lizstar’s…

Twitch Will Have A Different Pogchamp Emote Every 24 Hours From Now On

Earlier this week, Twitch removed its extremely popular Pogchamp emote, which is used to express excitement in chat, after the face of the emote, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, encouraged further “civil unrest” after the insurrection at the Capitol Building. Now, just two days later, it’s replaced Gutierrez’s likeness with an elaborate plan that is, honestly, pretty…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for decompressing after an incredibly trying week. Riding a dog and hunting some monsters sounds like it might do the trick. I am not a Monster Hunter player, but after everything that’s happened this past week, I crave human interaction and the Switch demo for Monster Hunter Rise looks like it’ll do…

The Fastest Hat In All The West

This week we check in some old Fallout 3 questions, rebuild Nancy Pelosi’s garage door, go snowboarding in The Witcher 3, assassinate people in VR, play a canceled Tomb Raider game, and reach for the sky. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Try to think about how you would even BEGIN to explain this…

Tech Company Imagines The Nintendo Switch As A Fully Functioning PC

The Nintendo Switch is great, but it would be even better if it could also work like any other computer tablet. Chinese tech manufacturer Lenovo tried to show off what that dream would actually look like with its new prototype: the LaVie Mini. Revealed ahead of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the LaVie Mini…

The winter Wonder Festival, the biannual garage kit model event held in Tokyo, has been canceled. The event was supposed to be held on February 7, but was nixed due since a state of emergency has been declared because of covid-19.

Samurai Shodown’s next two characters are Cham Cham and The Last Blade 2 rep Hibiki Takane. Cham Cham is expected sometime in March, along with a new Guard Crush mechanic and balance changes.

King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match is heading to PlayStation 4 Like previous SNK re-releases, it will include rollback netcode for more consistent online play. No release date was provided.

King of Fighters XV has been officially revealed with a 2021 release window. While very light on gameplay, the teaser does provide a great look at the stylish new graphics and returning characters like Kyo, Benimaru, Leona, K’, Mai, and Shun’ei.

PlayStation Store Pricing Error Lists Greedfall At £10,000

Greedfall is one of three games available to PlayStation Plus subscribers this month, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at social media. Screenshots shared on Reddit and Twitter throughout the week show that some sort of pricing error has listed the role-playing game at £10,000 rather than its regular price. While the bug seems…