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OpinionImpressionsRed Dead Online’s Halloween Update Is Disappointing
Last month, Red Dead Online dataminers found what appeared to be zombies buried in the game’s files after an update. These new zombie models, along with other creepy content found via datamining, pointed towards a new Halloween event. That event is finally, here and it’s pretty disappointing. The Red Dead Online Halloween update went live…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 22, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsDodging Death In Disc Room Is A Lot Of Fun
Disc Room is top-down puzzle game where you dodge giant saw blades. That’s pretty much it. It’s also fantastic. The combined work of Jan Willem Nijman (Nuclear Throne), Kitty Calis (Minit), Terri Vellmann, and doseone (who both made Sludge Life), Disc Room is frenetic, precise and oozing with sound and color. Planning and forethought are…
By Ethan Gach Published October 22, 2020 -
Culture30 Years Later, The Original Fire Emblem Is Getting Localized For Switch
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, the game that kicked the turn-based strategy series off, is finally getting an English version on Switch on December 4. The game will be $6 to download, but Nintendo is also releasing a special 30th Anniversary edition of the game for $50 complete with a replica…
By Ethan Gach Published October 22, 2020 -
OpinionMarvel’s Avengers Is Fantastic Once You’re Fully Powered Up
When I first played Marvel’s Avengers, I thoughtit had a fun campaign and some great moments of escapism, but was hobbled by a repetitive, slow-paced endgame. Since then, I’ve put many additional hours into the game and changed my mind. Once your superhero is fully powered up—with the best Gear and all of his or…
By Kevin Wong Published October 22, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicFake MMO CrossCode Sounds Like A Real SNES RPG
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re listening to the soundtrack from CrossCode, a 2018 game that sounds like an early ‘90s RPG classic. Radical Fish Games’ CrossCode (playlist / longplay / VGMdb) is a thoroughly modern action role-playing game that’s…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanFormer Japanese Prime Minister Wasn’t Thrilled With The Mario Olympics Stunt
During the 2016 Rio Olympics closing ceremony, then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared out of a large green Warp Pipe, wearing a red Mario hat emblazoned with Tokyo 2020. But what did Abe think about the whole experience? In a recent interview with Nikkan Sports, Abe was frank, honest and refreshing about the whole…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsLook At These Metal Gear Solid Air Jordans
Last year, film director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island) showed off some epic Pikachu Air Jordans. Now in 2020, he’s back with a pair of excellent Metal Gear Solid themed ones. Vogt-Roberts posted the custom AJ1s this week on Twitter to mark the anniversary of Metal Gear Solid’s PlayStation release in North America. Bud Sanfilippo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Wednesday Campanella | Artist: Shakushain | Album: Wednesday Campanella (single)
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsNintendo Nerfs Steve’s Meat
Steve Minecraft, the latest addition to the ever-growing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster, has been nerfed. He’s lost his mojo, so to speak. When Steve joined Super Smash Bros. Ultimate last week, players were surprised to see him holding a piece of grilled meat in a very…let’s say provocative position. So provocative that we here…
By Ian Walker Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureEA Accused Of Running “Unlicensed, Illegal Gaming System”
A pair of Canadians have filed a class action lawsuit against Electronic Arts, alleging that the company’s use of loot boxes violates the country’s Criminal Code. As The Patch Notes report, the civil action has been instigated by Mark Sutherland, who bought some stuff in Madden, and Shawn Moore, who did likewise in NHL. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsSpellbreak‘s New Mode Isn’t Quite Deathmatch, But It’s A Very Good Time
When I first wrote about Spellbreak, the battle royale whose battles royale evoke Avatar: The Last Airbender more than Battle Royale, I said that its combat was so good that it could form the backbone of a myriad of other kinds of games, including a more traditional deathmatch. Now that’s exactly what’s happening. And by…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureNBA 2K Just Keeps Putting Unskippable Ads In A $60 Video Game
One of the many shitty things about the NBA 2K series is the fact that, for the last few years, there have been unskippable ads that sometimes load before a game. This year is no exception. The ads usually turn up as part of a pre-game video, and while in previous years they’ve been for…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsDoom Eternal Patch Adds Hidden Reference To Popular VTuber
Inugami Korone is a lot of things. She’s a cute anime girl. She’s a dog. She’s one of the most popular VTubers—a subset of YouTube personalities who stream with virtual avatars—on the internet. And now, she’s an Easter egg in Doom Eternal After applying the most recent Doom Eternal patch, players can find a peculiar…
By Ian Walker Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureUbisoft Unlocks Over 1,000 Club Rewards As Uplay Phases Out
Ubisoft has announced that its Ubisoft Club and Uplay services will be coalescing under a single banner on October 29 as Ubisoft Connect. As several older games won’t be making the transition, however, the publisher has decided to unlock over 1,000 Club rewards that will no longer be accessible under the new program. “Some of…
By Ian Walker Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureFortnite‘s Latest Patch Makes The Game Smaller
Fortnite’s patch 14.40 arrived today, bringing this year’s Halloween event and drastically reducing the game’s file size. According to the Fortnite Status Twitter account, the 14.40 patch is “larger than normal on PC (approx. 27 GB). This is to make optimizations on PC resulting in a massively reduced Fortnite file size (over 60 GB smaller),…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 21, 2020 - Uncategorized
The A.V. Club Movies with legs: 11 unexpected cinematic spider infestations | Lifehacker What’s New on Hulu in November 2020 | The Root Here’s an Exclusive Excerpt of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Newest Fiction (You’re Welcome!) | Gizmodo Regretting That Tesla You Just Bought? Well, You Might Be Stuck With It Now | Deadspin John Wall…
By G/O Media Published October 21, 2020 -
UncategorizedPuyo Puyo Tetris 2‘s Got A Little RPG In It
How do you improve upon the cutest way to get your ass kicked while matching colored blobs and blocks? Hit points, stats, and experience levels. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2‘s skill battle mode adds some RPG mechanics to the dual-puzzle mix. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2‘s skill battles have players forming teams of three characters, each with…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2020
