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UncategorizedReport: Jimi Hendrix, On Acid, Was Unbeatable At Risk
You may not associate Jimi Hendrix with board gaming, but as you’re about to find out, the former (and very brief) member of the 101st Airborne Division was a fiend for military strategy classic Risk In an interview withSirius (which actually took place last year, but only just surfaced thanks to some reddit posts), Graham…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2019 -
CultureFallout Speedrunner ‘Tomatoanus’ Changes Name For Upcoming Event
Tomatoanus, one of the best Fallout speedrunners on the planet, will be playing at January’s Awesome Games Done Quick under a different name after reaching an agreement with organizers. He’s actually already played at six Games Done Quick events in the past under the name Tomatoanus, but several of those had not displayed his runs…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedA Lot Of Work Went Into Creating Over 5000 Gun Sounds For Borderlands 3
The Borderlands series has always been known for having billions of guns, with each gun randomly generated. But all of these weapons also make noises when they shoot, like the loud crack of sniper or the blast of a rocket launcher. And as explained by the senior sound designer at Gearbox, Joshua Davidson, it took…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 20, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Big Pikachu
Chunky Pikachu has returned. The true and original form of the world’s most famous Pokemon is back and bigger than ever in the new Pokemon games,Sword and Shield. Let’s honor this giant’s return with some Photoshop creations. Your challenge this week: Add this big Pikachu to video games, movies, and TV shows. To help make…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedHONK! Someone Modded The Goose Into Resident Evil 2
The goose, star of the mega-popular Untitled Goose Game, is now ready to honk and annoy the stars of Resident Evil 2. Thanks to talented modder Alister, the goose is on the loose in Raccoon City. God help us all. The mod is not yet finished, but the final version will include honks. Also, you…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedA Mom Rates All The Characters In Fire Emblem: Three Houses Based On Their Looks
I don’t know much about the Fire Emblem series, but that hasn’t stopped me from enjoying a Twitter thread that has recently gone viral. Created by Twitter user eiouna, the thread is all about their mom and what she thinks of all the men featured in the most recent Fire Emblem game, Three Houses. The…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 20, 2019 -
CultureSunday Comics: What A Cute Rabbit!
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 Oct. 17. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Oct. 14. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 20, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Sonic Mask, Winners!
Last week we all, sadly, got to see a new Halloween mask based on that terrible looking live-action Sonic film. I don’t know who wants to be Sonic for Halloween, let alone THIS particular version of the character. Regardless of all that, I still asked you folks to create some images featuring the mask. Our…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Spooky And Scary, Winners!
Last week I asked you folks to create some spooky and creepy levels. Halloween is almost here, so what better way to celebrate than by creating scary Mario courses. I got some great levels and surprisingly not all of them contained Boos. Just most of them. I got a few levels that were set underwater,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedRanking Every Plant In Plants Vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Based On Tastiness
Plants Vs Zombies: Battle For Neighborville is filled with zombies and plants, as the name suggests. They fight each other for control of the world. Plants wanting to protect humans and zombies wanting to eat humans and their brains. Speaking of eating… I appreciate everything the plants have done for us humans, protecting us from…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 19, 2019 -
CultureVampire: The Masquerade-Swansong Coming In 2021
Big Bad Wolf Studios, the developers behind the narrative RPG The Council, has partnered with White Wolf and Paradox to create a new game set in The World Of Darkness tabletop universe. This new game, Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong will release in 2021 and will be based on Vampire’s fifth edition tabletop rules and…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 19, 2019 -
CulturePokemonDuskull Loves The Sound Of Crying Children
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 Duskull! Duskull Details Type: Ghost Average Height: 2′ 07″ Average Weight: 33.1 lbs. First Added In Generation III Throughout…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 19, 2019 -
CultureMorning CheckpointThis Guy Is Awesome
Hello! This week we learn how much data game developers have on players, honk at Principal Skinner, play 2500 classic PC games, dye our underwear and watch a grandpa get it. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Our long national nightmare is finally over… A wonderful look into just how much data companies like…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 19, 2019 -
CultureEverything Paradox Interactive Announced At PDXCON 2019
Earlier today at PDXCON 2019, Paradox Interactive revealed a ton of new expansions for many of their popular games. They also announced a new sequel to Crusader Kings II and a delay for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Crusader Kings III This was most likely the biggest announcement from the event. We have more…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedRejoice, For Crusader Kings III Cometh
Crusader Kings II, one of the greatest strategy (and family murder plot) games of all time is finally getting a sequel, publishers Paradox announced today. I’ve gone on at length on this website about how special CKII is, but the fact is, despite getting a ton of important expansions as recently as earlier this year,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for doing basically everything that isn’t staring at that god damn Fortnite hole, which I am still tired from getting up at 3am to look at, because I am an old, old man. There’ll probably be some video games in there too. The Witcher 3 is on Switch now, which means time…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 18, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsManifold Garden Is A Puzzle Game About Infinity, No Big Deal
Video games are quite fond of the work of M.C. Escher—you’ll see his influence in the mundane labyrinths of Control, the disorienting symmetry of the stealth game Echo, or in the clever puzzles of games like Monument Valley and echochrome. You can now add Manifold Garden to that list. And, like those other games, it’s…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 18, 2019 -
CultureNinja Streams A Game With A Woman; World Doesn’t End
On Wednesday, controversy surrounding Fortnite golden boy Tyler “Ninja” Blevins resurfaced after a high-profile callout of his apparent avoidance of streaming with female gamers. Blevins defended himself on Twitter and, on Friday afternoon, did in fact play Fortnite with a female gamer. Blevins was criticized 14 months ago after telling Polygon “I don’t play with…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 18, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesSo You’re Into Fortnite Now
While those of us who play Fortnite were riveted to last weekend’s black hole, the rest of the world watched us watching it in confusion and, in some cases, curiosity. Almost two days later, when the game finally came back online, many of my friends—and many of you, in the comments—asked if you should get…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 18, 2019
