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UncategorizedAs reported last month, the latest Pokémon animated feature Pocket Monsters the Movie: Coco will be delayed in Japan due to covid-19. It was originally slated for July, but is now scheduled for “this winter.” Since 1998, Pokémon feature anime films have been released every July in Japan—except for this one.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanAnimal Crossing: New Horizons‘ Real Money Trade Violates The Terms Of Service, Nintendo Points Out
A digital economy has sprung up around Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Japanese website J-Cast reports that the characters Dom (pictured), Judy, and Marshal are being sold for 5,000 yen ($46.59) on Twitter in Japan in the real money trade. The character Jack, J-Cast adds, is going for 8,000 yen ($74.49). Nintendo has strictly defined rules…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 15, 2020 -
CultureSheik Looks Great In Overwatch
Shayleen Hulbert is a 3D artist based in the UK who has worked on games like Heroes of the Storm, Spyro Reignited and Borderlands 3 This, though, is her part of a team’s shot at what Zelda’s Sheik would look like in Overwatch, as “a fearless non-binary hero, a lone wolf raised and trained by…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2020 -
UncategorizedNow For Some Pokémon Boots
Chinese Zara stores have started selling these Pokémon boots, which don’t just look surprisingly cool, but are also downright affordable. Normally when we post about some weird Pokémon collab with a fashion house that sits anywhere above Uniqlo or Adidas on the prestige chain, the price tag looks like the $250 Glamb were asking for…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2020 -
CultureCosplayPlease Don’t Bury These Real Animal Crossing Items
Wanting to bring a little Animal Crossing into the real world, props builder Kiril Hearn from Flux Tide Designs has gone and made replicas of some of the game’s items/icons, like the furniture leaf and fossil. They’re small enough to fit on your desk (6cm long, 7cm high), but what I really like about these…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2020 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Anime Opening Was Made By One Guy
Joshee Kis to thank for this amazing Overwatch video, imagining the series was an anime with this being the intro. Any one-person animation job is impressive, but the fact it runs for 1:55—an eternity in this situation—makes it even moreso.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 14, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Funky Worm | Artist: Ohio Players | Album: Pleasure
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 14, 2020 -
CultureYou Can Now Play Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge From The Simpsons
Would you like to play Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge? You have selected…yes. Yesterday, former Simpsons writer and executive producer Bill Oakley shared on Twitter a free browser game built by Aaron Demeterthat recreates the disappointing golf game from the episode “Marge Be Not Proud.” This is the game Bart gets at the end end of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 14, 2020 -
CultureNew Divinity: Original Sin II DLC Out Today
A new DLC pack for Divinity: Original Sin 2 is out today for free and features new quests, loot, and enemies. “The Four Relics Of Rivellon” is the latest and biggest gift bag DLC for the popular RPG. It launches on all platforms today at no cost, with developer Larian Studios explaining that Divinity: Original…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 14, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: The PS5 Cat
A lot of people are having fun with the PS5 console and how wild it looks. But I think the real star of the PS5 event earlier this week was the cat from the upcoming game Stray. Let’s have fun with this cat! Your challenge this week: Spread the PS5 cat around. Add this great…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 14, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Cereal Edition
Another day, another daily open thread. Come in, talk, and then get out of here. I don’t want y’all making a mess. This weekend was an unusually busy one. I had shows to watch and news galore to round up and sift through. So my meals became simple and quick and one of my favorite…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 14, 2020 -
CultureSunday Comics: …Somewhere Else
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published June 11. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 8. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 14, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Ladders, Winners!
Ladders! They’re like stairs but cooler, taller and more portable. And ladders were finely added to The Sims 4. So to celebrate, I asked you folks to give more gaming characters ladders. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach and it solves a problem I know many of us have faced. What do you…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 13, 2020 -
CultureGiant Hand Takes Sun, Won’t Give It Back
This week on Snapshots: Creepy skeletons, a quiet Red Dead Redemption II farm, face-punching, cool-looking ships, and a giant hand. “Someone sacrifice a goat and bring the sun back, please.” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest and coolest screenshots players have taken in their favorite games. If you have…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 13, 2020 -
CultureEverything Announced At The PC Gaming Show 2020
Even though we aren’t getting a proper E3 this year, we still got the annual PC Gaming show. The show didn’t have a ton of huge new announcements, but we did get some new trailers for games like Outlast Trials, Twin Mirror, and Weird West. And some new info about Mafia Definitive Edition and Total…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 13, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsPersona 4 Golden PC Is The Definitive Edition Of A Damn Good Game
Trapped on a dead Sony handheld no longer: The ultimate version of Persona 4, the once Vita-exclusive Persona 4 Golden, launched today for PC via Steam I’ve been playing it for a couple weeks now, and I have no new complaints. Old complaints, sure. The fourth game in the storied series, originally released in 2008…
By Mike Fahey Published June 13, 2020 -
CulturePersona 4 Golden Just Launched On Steam
Persona 4 Golden, the formerly Vita-exclusive enhanced version of Atlus’ classic role-playing game, launched today on Steam. It is available in a standard $20 version or a $25 “digital deluxe” edition that includes an art book and soundtrack. It allows you to choose between English and Japanese voiceover.
By Chris Kohler Published June 13, 2020
