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Kotaku EastJapanMan Makes Excellent Gundam Themed Masks
Usually, cosplay builder Gekidan makes helmets and armor. These are not usual times, and recently, he’s been making Gundam-themed masks. When he ventured outside in the Mobile Suit Gundam mask, Gekidan used the hashtags #自作マスク (“self-made mask”) and #ウィルス対策 (“virus countermeasure”). Its design appears to be the most functional. Gekidan isn’t only making Gundam themed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2020 -
UncategorizedIn what must be the oddest Japanese corporate announcement ever, comedian Egashira 2:50 reveals that Sega Games and Sega Interactive are merging to become…Sega. Egashira 2:50 says he’s cheering on the company, adding that he doesn’t want it to go under and hopes it creates more legendary stuff.
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2020 -
UncategorizedKeep Kids Busy By Having Them Design Warhammer 40K Space Marines
Anyone with kids (or younger siblings) is probably already feeling the strain of having them locked up for most of the day. It’s hard finding constructive things to keep them busy, but of all companies, Games Workshop might have one of the more left-field solutions. The company behind the very adult Warhammer 40K has a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2020 -
CultureStar Wars: Jedi Academy Has Secret Crossplay, And PC Players Are Killing Switch Users
Star Wars: Jedi Academy, released back in 2003 on the PC and Xbox, has only just been ported to the Nintendo Switch. And, uh, somehow PC players have been able to connect to console multiplayer servers. As PC Gamer report, PC players have been able to connect directly to the IP of the servers being…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesBorderlands 3’s ‘Door Busters’ Event Guarantees A Legendary Weapon Haul
Borderlands 3 events tend to be hit or miss. The current one, “Door Busters,” isn’t just a hit. It’s a headshot. Technically, “Door Busters” is part of a sweeping, month-long event called “Co-op Loot Drop.” Between now and April 30, if you band up with a co-op partner (or two, or three), any Badass enemies…
By Ari Notis Published March 30, 2020 -
CulturePlayers Won’t Be Able To Buy And Sell Cards In Artifact 2.0
One of the most interesting things about Artifact is that you could buy and sell cards on the Steam marketplace. It was one of the more controversial aspects of the game though, and Valve says it’s getting rid of it. In a new blog post over on Steam, Valve laid out its current plans to…
By Ethan Gach Published March 30, 2020 -
CultureSurvival MMO Last Oasis Turns Out To Be Too Early For Early Access
Just days after launching on Steam, the massively multiplayer online game Last Oasis has already gone offline following widespread reports from players about issues trying to log on and server crashes. “We are suspending Last Oasis servers for the next seven days,” said Donkey Crew, the studio behind the game, on Twitter yesterday. “Our coders…
By Ethan Gach Published March 30, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsIn Moons Of Madness, Outer Space Is Just As Scary As Alien Monsters
I’ve never had any grand aspirations of being an astronaut, even as a kid. But in playing Moons of Madness, the latest first-person adventure from Norwegian studio Rock Pocket Games, I was given definitive proof that I just couldn’t hack it in outer space, long before the eldritch abominations started showing up. Moons of Madness…
By Ian Walker Published March 30, 2020 -
OpinionThese Long, Slow Weeks
I usually check the news on my computer or my phone, but sometimes I’ll tap the New York Times app on my iPad, which is old and slow and prone to displaying headlines from several days ago. Those headlines linger for several confusing seconds before the ones for the current day materialize. This past Saturday,…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 30, 2020 -
UncategorizedSteam games you don’t play as often are going to update less frequently, Valve announced today. While games played within the last three days will still update during the next off-peak period, updates for others will be pushed back several days to help manage bandwidth amid ongoing Covid-19 related quarantines.
By Ethan Gach Published March 30, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsThere’s A Superb New Room Game, If You’ve Got VR
Let’s call The Room series the Half-Life of puzzle games about locked boxes. It’s the best in its category, and its creators just released a sequel that’s only playable in virtual reality. The Room VR: A Dark Matter, the fifth game in The Room franchise, was released for PC and PlayStation virtual reality platforms last…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 30, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsI Spent An Afternoon Playing The New Xbox Game Bleeding Edge And Have Already Forgotten Everything About It
Last week Ninja Theory and Xbox Game Studios launched Bleeding Edge, an Overwatch-style online hero brawler for PC and Xbox One. It has 11 unique playable characters and two competitive game modes. It’s going to take more than that to hold my interest. In a world where Overwatch and Paladins exist and Battleborn has come…
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesDon’t Let FOMO Ruin Animal Crossing: New Horizons For You
I had my first opportunity to try out some online play in Animal Crossing: New Horizons the weekend before last. My sister and my friend visited my island so I could give them some of the stuff I had accrued during my extra two weeks with the game. They grabbed new fits at the Able…
By Ian Walker Published March 30, 2020 -
CultureThe Worst Opponents In Call Of Duty: Warzone Are The Cheaters
Hackers and map exploits are already frustrating players in Modern Warfare’s new “Warzone” battle royale. Readers may not be surprised to hear about hackers running rampant in a free-to-play title, but many Warzone players have been taken aback by how quickly these encounters have emerged in such a newly released Call of Duty title. Warzone…
By S.E. Doster Published March 30, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Bummer Edition
It’s Monday. Can you believe they’re still making Mondays? Welcome back to our daily open thread. My foster dog got adopted this weekend, far too soon for my tastes. I begged my landlord to let me permanently adopt her, but he wouldn’t go for it. I’m happy for the dog and for her new person,…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 30, 2020 -
ReviewsMultiplatformResident Evil 3: The Kotaku Review
About five minutes into the Resident Evil 3 remake, I uttered the word “brilliant.” I don’t use that word often. I don’t know if I should have used it then. Brilliance is an incredibly rare thing, but Resident Evil 3 hooked me from the start. So I used the word. It is an explosive game…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 30, 2020 -
UncategorizedReport: Nintendo Planning To Announce New Mario Games And Remasters To Celebrate Series’ 35-Year Anniversary
Nintendo is reportedly planning to release remasters of most of the games in the Super Mario. Bros. series and announce new ones to mark the plumber’s 35th anniversary. That news comes from a report by the British gaming website Video Games Chronicle, which says the remasters are to be revealed alongside new information about the…
By Ethan Gach Published March 30, 2020 -
CultureTesting Doom Eternal On Low-End Graphics Cards
Earlier this week we benchmarked Doom Eternal extensively, but only using modern GPUs. Seeing that the game keeps receiving praise, we decided to go further and test it on a more ample number of graphics cards. This time we have a little over 40 GPUs tested at 1080p using the low-quality preset, with and without…
Steven Walton | Techspot Published March 30, 2020
