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UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Spooky And Scary
This is the month of Halloween, which makes it my favorite month of the year. I love Halloween and the spooky season leading up to it. So let’s celebrate the spooky season with some creepy, scary and Halloween themed levels! Your Challenge This Week: Create spooky, creepy, scary or Halloween inspired levels! Theme: Spooky &…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 12, 2019 -
CulturePokemonGourgeist Is A Floating Pumpkin That Sings Creepy Songs
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 Gourgeist! Gourgeist Details Type: Ghost/Grass Average Height: 2′ 04″ – 5′ 07″ Average Weight: 20.9 – 86 lbs. First…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 12, 2019 -
CultureMorning CheckpointMeet The Horse Man Who’s Also A Broncos Fan
Hello! This week listen to Hideo Kojima, scream about Yoshi, learn about the man who stole Gabe Newell’s minigun, get a pet skeleton and turn into a horse. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Blizzcon is going to be a huge fucking mess and they deserve it. I like the idea of Kojima going…
By Zack Zwiezen Published October 12, 2019 -
CultureProtests Are Coming To BlizzCon In The Wake Of Blizzard’s Hong Kong Fiasco
Multiple groups are in the process of organizing protests set to take place outside BlizzCon, the annual convention held by game developer Blizzard, in response to its suspension of a Hearthstone player for expressing support for Hong Kong during a live event. Today, digital rights non-profit organization Fight For The Future launched a website and…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 11, 2019 -
CultureBlizzard Finally Comments On Hearthstone Debacle, Reduces Suspensions And Returns Prize Money
After a week of controversy surrounding its decision to boot Hearthstone pro Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai from a tournament and suspend him for a year for delivering a pro-Hong-Kong message during an official broadcast, Blizzard has finally made a statement about the situation. It plans to allow Blitzchung to collect his prize money after all…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 11, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe New Digimon Mobile Game Is More About Bonding Than Battling
It doesn’t take a lot to win a fight in Digimon: ReArise, the latest digital monster game for iOS and Android devices. As long as your party is properly leveled up, the auto-battle function breezes through the turn-based team battles. The real challenge in Digimon: ReArise is collecting, raising, and training an ever-expanding horde of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedFortnite‘s World Is Full Of Fast Food, Which Makes Sense
This weekend could be the last hurrah for Fortnite’s current map, since Epic Games has described the season’s standard game-changing event as “the end.” I feel ready for a new map, but I hope it retains the game’s fast food icons and restaurants. They aren’t the biggest part of Fortnite’s lore, but they’re the perfect…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 11, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesOne Well-Placed Grenade Will Bring Down A Boss In Destiny‘s Latest Raid
Once upon a time, Destiny was new, and no one knew what to expect from it. In those halcyon days, the most exciting thing about it was its very first raid, Vault of Glass. It’s still considered one of the best, but there was one problem—a very silly, laughably easy exploit that meant players could…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 11, 2019 -
CultureUpcoming Museum Sim Lets Players Combine Artifacts To Tell Cool Stories
According to its creator, upcoming management sim Mondo Museum represents an ideal version of what museums can be. Game designer Michel McBride-Charpentier, who loves management sims, told Kotaku over the phone that he couldn’t believe that there hadn’t been one based around curating and running a museum before. “I think the first time I ever…
By Gita Jackson Published October 11, 2019 -
CultureRiot Forbids League Of Legends Players And Commentators From Discussing Politics On Air
Ever since Hearthstone pro Chung “Blitzchung” Ng Wai got suspended for a year by Blizzard after making a declaration of support for Hong Kong earlier this week, the issue of politics during esports streams has been a hot topic. The head of Fortnite studio Epic Games, for example, said he supports players’ right to speak…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 11, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for trying to make focaccia, after last weekend’s attempt at Mark Bittman’s no-knead bread was, uh, unsuccessful. Bread requires a lot of sitting around, though, so that’s plenty of times for video games. Fortnite has a big season event this weekend, so I’ll be tuned into that Sunday afternoon. Beforehand, Frostpunk is…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedEVE Online Enemies Are Working Together To Encourage More War
EVE Online has been made famous by its players doing outrageous things in their shared sandbox. Recently, a group of players on opposing factions came together to shut down the ability for players to make money in the game, so that they can focus on war instead. EVE’s Faction Warfare mechanic allows players to swear…
By Lee Yancy Published October 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedHearthstone Streamers Respond In Aftermath Of Controversial Blitzchung Ruling
In the days since Chung “blitzchung” Ng Wai received a one-year suspension from the Hearthstone esports scene following his support for the ongoing protests in Hong Kong in the middle of a stream, the community has become a hotbed for politically charged discussion. The scene’s subreddit—where a large portion of community news is shared and…
By Joshua Calixto Published October 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedAn image purported to be from Fortnite’s new map is circulating on Reddit. Seemingly via the Italian app store, a thumbnail for Fortnite “chapter 2” shows characters standing in front of a river with boats. There’s also a short sizzle reel. We’ll find out when Season 10 ends on Sunday at 2pm Eastern. (Correction 10/13/19—This…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 11, 2019 - Culture
Frostpunk‘s Developers Don’t Want To Call The Console Version A Port
Snowy city-builder Frostpunk was one of my favorite games of 2018, even though most of my Victorian outposts fell to cold, starvation, or citizen uprisings. Video producer Paul Tamayo and I sat down with the game’s developers from 11 Bit Studios to talk about how they’re bringing the PC survival game to consoles this summer.…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 11, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesThe One Fire Emblem: Three Houses Paralogue I’m Glad I Didn’t Miss
It’s hard to decide which optional Paralogue battles to play and which to ignore in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. I could look up which battles would give me the best weapons, but what I really want to know is which have the best storylines. The game doesn’t have a way to tell me that; I…
By Maddy Myers Published October 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedThere Are Now Sonic Movie Halloween Costumes And No One Is Ready
You ever spot a really bad idea and think, “that’s definitely going to have consequences that no one can foresee”? To me, that’s the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. Not because of its questionable design choices (give me the weird hog, it’s good, actually) but because no matter how great Sonic’s movie design is, Halloween was…
By Joshua Rivera Published October 11, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryThe Tension Of Playing Overwatch During A Blizzard Controversy
Yesterday, like I do every day, I wrapped up my workday, closed my Chrome tabs and, without pausing, hit the Windows button on my keyboard. In the search bar, I typed “Over-” and hit enter. My eyes found the big, blue “Play” button on the game launcher. Overwatch’s familiar orchestral music swelled and, in an…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 11, 2019
