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CultureCapcom Cup Sucked
Last year, it was my belief that Capcom Cup was saved by the incredible performances of its finalists, a group of 32 talented Street Fighter V competitors whose skills outshone the myriad issues I had with the event’s organization and scheduling. But not even the incredible stories of Capcom Cup 2019 could wipe away the…
By Ian Walker Published December 16, 2019 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewHeather Alexandra’s Top 10 Games Of 2019
2019 might be the strangest year of my life so far. It felt more like a full decade compressed into 365 days. But there was, as always, video games. So many video games. Many of them were fantastic. My previous years at Kotaku were defined by a voracious consumption of any and all games, but…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedI’ve finally done it. I’ve crammed the entirety of the first Legend of Zelda into a single Mario Maker 2 level (KFH-GN2-L2G). And I was able to do it without cutting anything. Okay, maybe there are some small insignificant cuts here and there, but why quibble? Let’s just say it’s 100 percent identical.
By Chris Kohler Published December 16, 2019 -
CultureHappy Holidays, Interlopers! Hello Games has added a music synthesizer and sequencer to No Man’s Sky as a surprise gift. The ByteBeat Device can be added to bases in No Man’s Sky and produce sound as long as they’re powered. I can’t wait to hear all your tunes.
By Gita Jackson Published December 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedCEO Of Japanese Indie Publisher Steps Down After Harassment Allegations
The CEO of indie publisher Dangen Entertainment Ben Judd has stepped down in the wake of allegations against him that intensified last month. He has also been fired from his other job, at Digital Development Management (DDM), a video game agency that works with a number of major studios and publishers. It’s a messy, complicated…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedI am jumping headfirst into Wattam, the newest Keita Takahashi game! Tune in and join me in the chat.
By Paul Tamayo Published December 16, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsWattam Is Complete Nonsense And I Love It
At the beginning of Wattam, the latest PC and PlayStation 4 game from Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi, I control a green cube with a face and a bowler cap, sad and alone in a dark world. Then I make friends with a small rock. Then a large rock. I tip my hat to my…
By Mike Fahey Published December 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe NES Game That Inspired Resident Evil
One of the best horror games ever developed came out for the Famicom in 1989 from Capcom. It was a rare, licensed game that was somehow better than its source material. This piece originally appeared 2/23/15. We’re bumping it today for the game’s 30 year anniversary. Deceptively called Sweet Home, it was an RPG that…
Peter Tieryas Published December 16, 2019 -
CultureMinecraft Player Makes Futuristic Metropolis Inspired By Cyberpunk 2077
CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 is still several months away, but Minecraft players who want to get in the spirit of exploring neon-fueled dystopias will soon be able to visit their own version of Night City. Minecraft YouTuber Elysium Fire released a trailer for their upcoming tribute to Cyberpunk 2077‘s world earlier this month (thanks…
By Ethan Gach Published December 16, 2019 -
CultureAnthem Is Still Pretty
It’s felt like years since I last thought about Anthem, but following the game’s seasonal update last week I decided to pick it back up and was immediately struck by how beautiful its new wintery vistas are. Anthem’s Icetide event added flight time trials, a mission called Coolant Harvesting, and a new way to earn…
By Ethan Gach Published December 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter V is getting Seth as part of the Champion Edition coming February 14, Capcom revealed during last night’s Capcom Cup finals. The Street Fighter IV villain is a genetically engineered M. Bison clone who’s able to copy other characters’ move sets
By Ethan Gach Published December 16, 2019 -
CultureThe Week In Games: The Goose Is Loose On PS4 And Xbox One
HONK! The internet’s favorite game, Untitled Goose Game, is coming to PS4 and Xbox One this week. Meanwhile, the rest of the week is mostly empty. As usual, this close to Christmas means fewer games are coming out. These next few weeks are the perfect time to catch up on games you wanted to play…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 16, 2019 -
Kotaku EastUpcoming Anime Doesn’t Even Bother With Rising Sun T-Shirt
For the past few years, anytime a Rising Sun design has popped up in a movie, anime or video game, it’s caused controversy. The typical result is that the motif is then replaced. Upcoming anime A Certain Scientific Railgun T avoids that bruhaha completely. In the original manga, the character Gunha Sogiita wears a Rising…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedAdidas’ New Pokémon Sneakers Are An Improvement [Update]
Adidas’ pop culture tie-in sneaker releases have been unrelenting this year, from Game of Thrones to Star Wars, and if there’s been one thing they’ve all had in common, it’s that they’ve been a little underwhelming. This was also the case with the company’s first two shoes in a new Pokémon collaboration, but these new…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2019 -
ReviewsBoard GamesPipeline: The Kotaku Review
Pipeline is a board game about buying cheap crude, pushing it through loads of pipes then selling it for cash. It’s clean, it’s stressful, and I’m still not 100% sure whether I like it or not. It’s a Euro-style game, which means that it’s abstracted to an extent from its subject matter and interested more…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Christmas In Hollis | Artist: RUN DMC | Album: A Very Special Christmas #XmasSongsILove
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 15, 2019 -
UncategorizedThere’s A Creepy Ghost Secretly Following You In Super Mario 3D Land
Ghosts are part of the Mario universe, no doubt about that. But there’s one ghost in Super Mario 3D Land that is unlike any other ghost. And because it is easy to miss, most players have no idea it’s even there. As explained in a recent video from YouTuber, SwankyBox, this spooky spirit looks like…
By Zack Zwiezen Published December 15, 2019
