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CultureStadia’s Exclusive Battle Royale Bomberman Launches September 1
Launching on September 1 exclusively for Google’s streaming Stadia platform, Super Bomberman R Online is all the fun times of Super Bomberman R plus a special online battle royal mode where 64 players battle it out across multiple stages simultaneously. Oh hey, and Louies are back. It’s Super Bomberman R with a little extra Bomberman…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2020 -
ReviewsToysTodd McFarlane’s Batman Action Figure Has Swords And Spikes
What does Spawn creator Todd McFarlane do when given the chance to design his own DC Multiverse Batman action figure? He puts spikes on it, gives him a pair of swords, some knives, and gives the cape a little extra flair. McFarlane’s Batman is very McFarlane. Todd McFarlane is no stranger to Batman, having drawn…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2020 -
CultureMorning MusicTekken’s Pretty Outdated, But Its Music Still Owns
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s new, daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. If you were Namco in 1994, designing your Virtua Fighter killer, what would it sound like? In Namco’s case, it sounded like Tekken …Which is to say bright, high-energy techno with a fair share of…
By Alexandra Hall Published August 25, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanSnuggle Up With A Chopped Off Pikachu Tail Pillow
If you are in the market for a hug pillow and like Pokémon, here’s one that looks like a giant, chopped off Pikachu tail. Priced at 8,658 yen ($81.31), the hug pillow measures 110 cm (43.3 inches) and sure looks comfy. While this was previously released in 2018, the tail will be re-issued this December.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanJapanese Vending Machines Are Selling Bugs You Can Eat
Japan is famous for vending machines. While most sell soft drinks and coffee, there are some unusual ones selling batteries, umbrellas, and bottles of sake. Add insects to that list. In Japanese, the word 昆虫食 (konchuushoku) means “insect eating”. During the past few years, it seems, there has been an increasing number of vending machines…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2020 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Fall Guys Being 6ft Tall
Not only is Fall Guys a big hit, but the jelly bean characters themselves are also big—measuring in at six feet to be exact. The official Fall Guys Twitter account posted the above image, writing: In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute unit. 183 cm Fall Guys actual size. Yikes! I imagined the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Fade Into You [cover] | Artist: Bully | Album: N/A
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2020 -
UncategorizedReport: Nintendo Releasing “Upgraded” Switch Model In 2021
Back in March 2019, there was a rumour that Nintendo would be releasing two new models of the Switch, one a premium upgraded version, the other a cheaper successor to the 3DS. We certainly got the latter with the Switch Lite, and Bloomberg is now reporting that the former is still on track, due in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2020 -
CultureEpic Tells Court Its Apple Case ‘Had To Be A Big Fight’ [Update: Unreal Protected, But Not Fortnite]
We’re still waiting on a written decision from today’s court hearing between Apple and Epic, which was to determine whether to grant Epic’s temporary restraining order restoring Fortnite to the App Store and stopping Apple from removing developers’ access to Unreal Engine tools. [Update: we’ve got a temporary decision]. Update 1:08am, August 25: U.S. District…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 24, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Love How Skaters Get Hype In Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
I’ve spent a lot of time with the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 demo despite being confined to short, two-minute runs in a single level. It’s an incredible achievement that feels almost exactly like the iconic franchise’s earliest installments. My favorite part, however, is a new addition that sees your skater of choice…
By Ian Walker Published August 24, 2020 -
CultureOdds and EndsYou Can Fly Into The Windows XP Wallpaper In Flight Simulator
I’ve seen folks flying to all kinds of places in Flight Simulator, from Point Nemoto Jeffrey Epstein’s island, but I’m yet to see a journey as niche and impressive as the one that lets you recreate the experience of booting up Windows XP for the first time. rockin_gamer managed to find the exact coordinates and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2020 -
CultureCall Of Duty Trailer Replaced Worldwide Over Tiananmen Square Footage
The debut trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been blocked in China, and subsequently edited everywhere else, after featuring around one second’s worth of footage from the Communist government’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1989 When the game was first announced last week, a trailer running for 2:02 was released to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2020 - Uncategorized
The A.V. Club One and sadly done: 12 excellent features from directors who never made another feature | The Takeout Your peaches might be contaminated with salmonella | Jezebel The Making of Ellen DeGeneres, the Nicest Person on Television | Jalopnik How I Got My $600 Diesel Manual Chrysler Minivan Running And (Sorta) Driving |…
By G/O Media Published August 24, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Use ‘Primary’ Console Settings To Share Digital Xbox One, Switch, And PS4 Games
In 2013, during the runup to the launch of the PlayStation 4, Sony released an “instructional” video on how to share PS4 games with friends. The 22-second clip features Shuhei Yoshida, then the president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, handing a PS4 game to Adam Boyes, another Sony exec. At the time, it was a dig…
By Ari Notis Published August 24, 2020 -
CultureTwitchStreamer Drums His Way To Improbable Call Of Duty Headshot
Imagine being the person who got headshotted by a guy controlling Call of Duty with a drum set. What would you do? How would you react? Who would you become? This improbable kill, complete with a perfectly timed cymbal crash that caused several drummers who played for stand-up comedians back when that was a thing…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 24, 2020 -
CultureWorkers Leave Skullgirls Developer Over Studio Head’s Behavior
Back in June, two people came forward to share their experiences with Mike “Mike Z” Zaimont, longtime fighting game player and lead developer behind indie darling Skullgirls, saying that he made inappropriate sexual comments to them on multiple occasions. Lab Zero Games, the studio behind Skullgirls, has yet to address the allegations, prompting employees to…
By Ian Walker Published August 24, 2020 -
OpinionAsk KotakuDo You Still Prefer Physical Games?
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites assemble to deliberate on a single burning question. Sometimes a serious one, other times less so; mostly it’s just a nice opportunity to talk more about video games. You down? This week we Ask Kotaku: Do you still prefer physical games? Fahey Prefer?…
By Alexandra Hall Published August 24, 2020
