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CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Japan Expo Thailand 2020
While cosplay cons are definitely not taking place anytime soon, Jan. 31-Feb. 2 saw Japan Expo Thailand take place. It’s one of the biggest shows in all of Asia with over 500,000 fans coming through the gates over the weekend. We’ve got coverage of the show thanks to a collaboration between local photographer and video…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2020 -
UncategorizedNike Made More PlayStation Shoes, But You Can’t Buy These Ones
Nike’s recent PlayStation collabs have been some of the most successful video game tie-ins of the last decade, from the classic AF1to the more recent PG2. This next sneaker, though, won’t be available to buy. These Air Max 90s are limited to just 50 pairs, and will go to winners of an in-game sweepstakes in…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2020 -
CultureF1 Is Cancelled, So Drivers Will Race Each Other In The Official Video Game
The F1 season, like most major international sports, is currently on hold. And like a growing number of international sports, athletes have found one of the best ways to keep busy is to challenge others online in the video game version of what they normally do for a living. So as La Liga’s footballers finish…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2020 -
CultureYou Can Poop In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing has always let you sit on its decorative toilets, but in New Horizons they’ve suddenly become a more practical consideration. Because you can poop on them. If you just sit on a toilet, under regular circumstances, it’s the same as it’s always been. You sit there, you’re sitting on a toilet, and even…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2020 -
CultureEntire Spanish Soccer League, Including Barcelona And Real Madrid, Are Going To Play Each Other In FIFA [Update: Real Madrid Wins]
After the success of a one-off game between Sevilla and Real Betis on the weekend, all 20 sides in Spain’s currently-suspended La Liga—from Barcelona to Atletico Madrid to Valencia—are getting together to play a tournament in FIFA 20 The draw will be made tomorrow, with the tournament seeded according to the current league standings in…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Down With The Sickness | Artist: Richard Cheese | Album: Aperitif For Destruction
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 22, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryWhy Can’t The Doomguy Break Windows?
The Doomguy is an incredibly strong and powerful warrior who can smash through concrete walls, rip off limbs and survive falls that would kill most humans. But he can’t break a window. Why is that? Last night I waited patiently for Doom Eternal to unlock. The moment I could, I jumped in and started playing.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 22, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Half-Life Games That Don’t Star Gordon Freeman
The latest Half-Life game comes out tomorrow. But unlike Half-LIfe 2 and its episodes, where you play as Gordon Freeman, Half-Life: Alyx has players taking on the role of Alyx Vance. While it has been a while since this last happened, this isn’t the first time a Half-Life game has ditched Gordon Freeman. Half-Life: Opposing…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 22, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Respect Your Cat Day
Next weekend, on March 28th, is Respect Your Cat Day. It’s a real thing. I swear. Look it up. So what better way to show cats respect then to add them into video games. I can’t think of a better way. Can you? Your challenge this week: Add cats (real or fake) to video games.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 22, 2020 -
CultureSony Pulls Popular Mario Creation From Dreams After Nintendo Complaint
One of the most popular and downloaded Mario character models in the PS4 game Dreams has been removed after Sony received a complaint from Nintendo. As reported by Eurogamer, a Dreams creator by the name of PieceofCraft, who made the popular Mario model, recently Tweeted the news that Sony had pulled their Mario from the…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 22, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going?: Pizza Edition
Hi! Welcome back to our daily open thread. Who else here loves pizza? My girlfriend and I have been limiting how often we go out to grab groceries. But we also don’t want to panic-buy $400 worth of cereal or bread or other useful things that are hard to find. So instead I’ve been slightly…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 22, 2020 -
CultureSunday Comics: Is This Hacking?
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 March 19. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Originally published March 16. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 22, 2020 -
UncategorizedGameStop Finally Closes Stores To Customers
GameStop will close all of its stores to customers tomorrow, switching to a “delivery at the door” service for locations that remain open, company CEO George Sherman said in a letter to employees today that was obtained by Kotaku Shoppers will be able to order games online, by using the GameStop app, or with QR…
By Jason Schreier Published March 21, 2020 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Going To Hell, Winners!
Last week I asked you all to send some video game characters to Hell. None of you objected and did as you were told. Which is really messed up. Come on, folks. Don’t let me push you around like that. None of these game characters deserved to go to Hell. Well..okay, maybe some of them……
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 21, 2020 -
CultureStuck Inside All Weekend? Get Drunk
This week on Snapshots, cool lighting, dangerous monsters, a wolf, explosions, a poor robot getting sliced in half and Kratos hits day 5 of staying home, so he starts drinking. Drink responsibly. Unless you are a demi-god badass. Then you can just get wasted all day. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 21, 2020 -
UncategorizedAnimal Crossing Players Are Cluttering Their Islands With So Many Cages And Crates
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a peaceful game about living on an island and slowly building up a small town, complete with its own museum. But the museum, where you can donate animals and other items, doesn’t open up until you play for a few days. And because Animal Crossing is in realtime, that means…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 21, 2020 -
UncategorizedMortal Kombat: Komplete Edition has been removed from Steam A notice on the game’s store page states it was removed “..at the request of the publisher.” WB Games originally published Mortal Kombat back in 2011. The game can still currently be bought on PS3 and Xbox 360.
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 21, 2020 -
CulturePokemonStunfisk Smiles When It Hurts People
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Stunfisk! Stunfisk Details Type: Ground/Electric Average Height: 2′ 04 Average Weight: 24.3 lbs. First Added In Generation V Some…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 21, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going: Pets Edition
Hi! Welcome back to our daily open thread. Let’s talk about our wonderful pets. My girlfriend has started working from home. She has always had retail or office jobs and working from home has been weird for her. What has helped, a lot, is having our two cats around. She pets them and kisses them…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 21, 2020
