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CultureWhat The Hell Is The Atari Mini PONG Jr.?
Coming this holiday season from arcade amusement company UNIS Technology, and the hollow, spider-infested shell of Atari, is the Mini PONG Jr.—an electronic device that is both Mini and Jr. at the same time, and features a PONG-like game for up to two players. There’s no price or release date for the Atari Mini PONG…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicIf I Die In Space Please Play The Among Us Theme At My Funeral
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Prepare yourself, things are about to get spooky. Today’s soundtrack comes from the recently exploded-in-popularity murder-mystery party game Among Us There’s really only one extended piece of music in Among Us, and it’s the main HQ…
By Ethan Gach Published October 21, 2020 -
AnimeTeam Of Makeup Artists Turns Celebrity Into Anime Character
Many talented cosplayers do their own makeup when transforming into the character of their choice. Japanese celebrity Yoko Kumada did not. That’s okay! To each their own! On her official YouTube channel, Kumada showed how a team of makeup pros turned her into Nezuko Kamado, one of the protagonists in the popular Demon Slayer anime.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanForget Money, Japanese Esports Tournament Is Giving Away Crabs (Yes, Actual Crabs)
At this year’s Toyama Gamers Day in Japan, it’s only fitting that the prize for the game Fight Crab in the King Crab Tournament is, wait for it, crabs. But, as Kai-You points out, not just one crab but a total of one hundred during the entire tournament. Why crabs? Well besides the fact that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Wasurerarenaino | Artist: Sakanaction | Album: 834.194
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 21, 2020 -
CultureTwitchAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez Streams On Twitch With Hasan Piker And Pokimane, Draws Over 430,000 Viewers
It began on Monday with a simple question: “Anyone want to play Among Us with me on Twitch to get out the vote?” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked on Twitter, and nearly every even vaguely left-leaning streamer on Twitch answered. Mere hours later, AOC had a verified Twitch channel with hundreds of thousands of followers. Tuesday…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 20, 2020 -
ReviewsToysThe Mandalorian Season 1, Retold With Action Figures
With the second season of The Mandalorian about to start, maybe you need a refresher on what went down in the first season. And maybe you need it in the form of…action figure dioramas? Sure, why not. These photos are the work of Matthew Cohen, who you might remember we featured earlier in the year.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2020 -
UncategorizedCall of Duty’s Halloween Event ‘The Haunting Of Verdansk’ Is Good
The Haunting of Verdansk is the best Call of Duty seasonal event in a long time, especially if you enjoy the spooky stuff. Today’s update for both Modern Warfare and Warzone brings classic horror-movie villains and terrifying twists to both games. From now until November 3, people can play a nighttime version of Warzone’s map,…
By S.E. Doster Published October 20, 2020 -
CultureCivilization VI Gets A New Mode That Sounds A Lot Like Sid Meier’s Classic Pirates! Game
Back in the 1980s, Civilization co-creator Sid Meier released a game that in some ways is his best ever: Pirates!. Now, a new game mode for Civilization VI is paying homage to it in a very cool and unexpected way. If you’ve never played Pirates, or one of its many remakes, here’s how I’ve written…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2020 -
CultureControl Ultimate Edition Doesn’t Quite Fit On Its Xbox One Disc
505 Games has clarified that the physical version of Control Ultimate Edition, released today, has a one-time internet connection requirement on Xbox One to download everything in the expanded package. “Control Ultimate Edition, including all the latest expansions, is over 50 GB, so we’re unable to fit everything on the Xbox disc,” 505 Games wrote.…
By Ian Walker Published October 20, 2020 -
CultureTwitchTwitch DMCA Purge Deletes Thousands Of Streamers’ Videos
It’s finally happening: Twitch is taking action against copyrighted music—long a norm among streamers—in response to music industry pressure. Today, hundreds of streamers received emails from the company stating that videos or clips in their back catalogues had run afoul of copyright rules, resulting in deletion. This, it seems, is just the beginning. Something similar…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 20, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesYou Can Stream Xbox Games To Your iPhone Now, But It’s Messy
Following this week’s update to the iPhone Xbox app, you can now remotely play Xbox games on your iPhone. It’s not quite last month’s ballyhooed Android xCloud launch, but it’s a neat feature with a lot of potential, in limited circumstances. To play, you’ll need an iPhone updated to iOS 12 or later, according to…
By Ari Notis Published October 20, 2020 -
CultureEVE Online‘s Alien Invasion Is Finally Over
EVE’s long-running alien invasion has come to an end. Over the last few months, the aliens known as Triglavians have taken over many of the game’s star systems, with the help of some players. The mysterious forces’ ultimate goal was not known until the launch of the Phoenix Quadrant last week, when 27 of those…
By Lee Yancy Published October 20, 2020 -
CultureStadia Is Getting A Pac-Man Battle Royale Game
The battle royale train apparently hasn’t run out of steam yet, as now Pac-Man is jumping aboard. Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle is a spin-off of the classic arcade series in which players will try to survive an all-you-can-eat buffet of death. Announced during a brief Stadia presentation today, the 64-player competitive game will be coming…
By Ethan Gach Published October 20, 2020 -
CulturePlayers Discover Luigi Easter Egg In Super Mario Bros. 35
It turns out there’s a way to unlock 8-bit Luigi in Super Mario Bros. 35 after grinding through a bunch of the game, because it’s always the Year of Luigi somewhere. It’s unclear who was the first person to discover Mario’s brother in the battle royale game, but players started to take note after Tetris…
By Ethan Gach Published October 20, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Can’t Stop Playing Picross, Send Help
I’m going to make this quick so I can get back to the game that’s making me write this in the first place: Picross has taken over my life. Mario’s Super Picross (pronounced PIE-cross) is a free puzzle game on the Super Nintendo service available to all Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. (Yes, I know the…
By Ash Parrish Published October 20, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsGenshin Impact‘s Sidekick Is Annoying As Hell, But Also Good
When I first met Genshin Impact’s mascot character, Paimon, I had serious second thoughts about playing any more of the game. This was an issue, because she first shows up approximately two minutes after the game begins. Many things about Genshin Impact, the free-to-play Breath of the Wild-inspired JRPG that’s blown the absolute heck up…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 20, 2020 -
CultureMaster Chief Collection Is Getting Upgraded To Play At 120 FPS On Xbox Series X/S
Halo fans on console will finally get to see Master Chief at double the frames per second when Halo: The Master Chief Collection gets upgraded for Xbox Series X and S on November 17. Microsoft announced the news on Twitter today, stating that the next-gen optimized version of the collection would play at 120 FPS…
By Ethan Gach Published October 20, 2020
