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UncategorizedMigos’ Offset Mourns The Loss Of Call Of Duty Player Who Got Him Into Esports
Up-and-coming Call of Duty competitor Eric Pedro Cruz, who played under the names “Philosophy” and “Losophy,” passed away on August 18. Though he was just 18 years old, he left behind a legacy in the world of esports, which included forming connections with superstars like Migos rapper Offset. “I used to play the game and…
By Ian Walker Published October 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedSplitscreen co-host Kirk Hamilton just posted this arrangement of the theme from The Secret of Monkey Island. It features a bunch of different instruments, including what he tells me is his first ever recorded pennywhistle solo. It also appears to feature several clones of Kirk.
By Stephen Totilo Published October 22, 2019 -
CultureLove To Log Into Overwatch And Play Some Tetris
Someone made Tetris using the Overwatch workshop. It’s pretty incredible. The Overwatch workshop allows players to make custom modes by altering in-game scripts, and players have already been making some nifty things with it. To me, this latest creation is more than just nifty. This is Tetris. Somebody put a whole-ass other game in this…
By Gita Jackson Published October 22, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsA Mario Maker Remake Perfectly Captures The Moodiness Of Hollow Knight
Mario Maker isn’t all that great if you’re craving something moody. The game has proven itself to be an incredibly flexible tool for making clever video game levels that are quite unlike standard Mario designs, but it’s only got a few ways to tinker with mood or tone. That means player CerulanOak has a hell…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedNewsweek has reported that Echo Fox owner Rick Fox has settled his lawsuit against his Echo Fox business partners out of court. Fox’s lawsuit alleged fraud, drug use and racism and, in sum, alleged over $10,000,000 in damages. Those partners are also dismissing their lawsuits, too.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 22, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Want To Play Trails Of Cold Steel III But Can’t Force Myself To Skip The First 2
The third game in Nihon Falcom’s The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel JRPG series finally arrives in North America for the PlayStation 4 today. Picking up a year and a half after the events of the previous game, Trails of Cold Steel III stars a compelling mix of new and old characters and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2019 -
CultureFinally The Sims 4 Gets College, And ‘Juice Pong’
The Sims 4’s college expansion pack, Discover University, is coming to PC on November 15th and consoles on December 17th. Simmers everywhere can now breathe a deep sigh of relief that one of the most longed-for expansion packs is soon to arrive. Discover University comes with a new world, Britechester, where Sims can enroll in…
By Gita Jackson Published October 22, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Use The Switch’s Zoom Feature To Make Game Text Bigger
It’s great that the Nintendo Switch can play so many excellent games on the go, but some games have menus that can be as hard to read as the fine print on a food label. Thank goodness the Switch has a smartly-designed zoom feature. Nintendo added the zoom option in April, but it remains very…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 22, 2019 -
ReviewsToysMagic Meets My Little Pony In Ponies: The Galloping
Friendship is Magic. Magic is Gathering. Why not both? Going on sale today at noon Eastern from Hasbro, Ponies: The Gathering is a collection of special limited edition cards and Ultra Pro playmats celebrating the series finale of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Magic: The Gathering’s November 2 Extra Life charity event. Sold…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2019 -
ReviewsMultiplatformThe Outer Worlds Will Rattle Your Idea Of A Perfect Planet
The very first quest in The Outer Worlds, Obsidian’s highly anticipated first-person RPG out October 25, asked me to make what felt like an impossible choice. On one side was a community of outsiders frustrated by corporate control. Their outpost was something like a worker’s paradise—they were well fed and mostly happy, surviving by relying…
By Gita Jackson Published October 22, 2019 -
ReviewsHeadsetsI Don’t Think I Need A Wireless Switch Headset
Bundled with a first-of-its-kind USB-C 2.4GHz dongle that fits nicely in the bottom of the Switch, SteelSeries’ $99 Arctis 1 Wireless gaming headset is the first truly wireless headset for Nintendo’s latest console. It’s very nice. I just don’t see myself using it a lot, at least not on the Switch. The Arctis 1 Wirelessly…
By Mike Fahey Published October 22, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Who Are You | Artist: The Who | Album: Who Are You (single)
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe Zelda Theme Played On Musical Calculators Sounds Great
The AR-7778 is a calculator that makes musical notes when the buttons are pressed. Twitter user Atarime uses this neat calculator to play famous tunes. The Zelda tune, for example, sounds terrific: So do other tunes.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanMother Creator Shigesato Itoi’s Memories of Satoru Iwata
When Shigesato Itoi started work on Mother 2 (Earthbound), development hit a wall. Things were at a standstill, and the programming was apparently to blame. That’s when Nintendo suggested Itoi meet with another programmer who could help out. His name was Satoru Iwata. In an interview with GameCenter CX’s Shinya Arino, Itoi recalled how Iwata…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedNintendo’s Old Japanese Websites Are An Internet Time Trip
During the late 20th century, Nintendo launched websites to promote games and hardware. At the time of writing, some of those websites are still live, providing an opportunity to visit the internet of yesteryear. The earliest sites date from the early 1990s during the Super Famicom era. It’s amazing that these websites are still live.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 22, 2019 -
CultureWhoso Pulleth Out This Carrot Of This Dirt Is Rightwise King Born Of All England
Iqnatius Budi is an artist and illustrator from Indonesia who has worked on games like Smite and Mobius Final Fantasy. You can see more of Budi’s stuff at their ArtStation page
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Filth Castle | Artist: Caustic Casanova | Album: God How I Envy The Deaf
By Nathan Grayson Published October 21, 2019 -
CultureUnpacking is a puzzle game about moving your possessions into a new home. And by “your,” I mean “somebody else’s.” By unpacking and arranging objects—all of which click and clack oh-so-satisfyingly—you’ll gain “a sense of intimacy with a character you never see and a story you’re never told.” I, personally, was not a big fan…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 21, 2019 -
UncategorizedMansions Of Madness Is Still One Of The Best Co-Op Board Games Out There
After somehow avoiding it for over two years, I finally got the chance this week to sit down with the second edition of Fantasy Flight’s Mansions of Madness, easily my favorite of their line of Lovecraftian games. The big difference between this version and the first is that it gets rid of the role of…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 21, 2019
