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CultureThe Creepypasta Community That Influenced Control
Control’s setting, a secretive government facility that studies supernatural happenings, is engrossing. If you can’t get enough of the game’s surreal atmosphere, perhaps you should check out the SCP Foundation, a community-run fiction archive that many speculated was an inspiration for Control. It turns out that speculation was correct. Kotaku spoke with the SCP Foundation…
By Gita Jackson Published September 20, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Everyday | Artist: Perfume | Album: Perfume The Best “P Cubed”
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2019 -
CultureSNK Reveals The 20 Games For Neo Geo Arcade Stick
Earlier this month, SNK announced the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro. It’s packed with 20 built-in games, which weren’t revealed—until now. According to IT Media, the 20 games SNK is including for the release are: The King of Fighters ’95 The King of Fighters ’97 The King of Fighters ’98 The King of Fighters ’99…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: 1.2.3.4
A lot of K-Pop stars’ vocals are described as “soulful,” often a product of a public relations team short on English and long on imagination. Lee Hi is one of the few artists whose voice actually lives up to that descriptor. She debuted at a relatively young age, having made her first broadcast appearance on…
By Seung Park Published September 20, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Fan Expo Canada 2019
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre played host this year to 2019’s Fan Expo Canada, which attracted around 150,000 people with video games, comics, anime and, hey whaddya know, cosplay as well. Mineralbluventured north of the border to take these photos and shoot this video of the latter, and as usual you’ll find each cosplay shot’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedJurassic Dream Lets You Peacefully Explore A CryEngine Jurassic Park
Jurassic Dream is a fan-made CryEngine project that imagines a Jurassic Park where the catastrophic events of the novel/movie never happened, and everything is just fine. It’s beautiful, with the only catch being that there are no dinosaurs. Being a fan project handled almost entirely by one person (LifelessTapir, who started it when he was…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedPlease Be Kinder To Shitty Teams, Sports Games
I got to choose a lot of things in my life. My job, my wife, my friends, my dog—all have been good and wonderful. Some things, though, I have been born into, and supporting Aston Villa Football Club is sadly one of them. My grandmother was born and grew up a block away from Villa…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe next Total War game—a Saga title,like Thrones of Britannia—is called Troy. Here’s the debut trailer.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 19, 2019 -
CultureThere’s An XCOMish Narcos Game, Which Just Might Work
There’s already one game based on Netflix’s excellent series Narcos, and it sucks. The second game, though, is looking a lot more promising, as it’s a turn-based tactical combat experience similar to XCOM Announced today, the game is out in Fall 2019 for PC, Xbox One and PS4. For a licensed game coming so long after…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedBorderlands 3 Patch Removes Screaming From Boss Who Screamed Too Much
Borderlands 3 is fun, but it’s had some problems since launch. It takes an absolute lifetime to boot up and occasionally hangs during simple actions like opening the menu. This morning, developer Gearbox pushed out a hot fix that deals with the most pressing issue of all: the incessant screaming of an endgame boss. WARNING:…
By Ian Walker Published September 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedModern Warfare Makes Night Vision Goggles Mandatory (And Fun)
Night vision goggles in first-person shooters often felt like a gimmick, so I was surprised to find myself actually enjoying them in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta over the weekend. The PlayStation 4 beta featured two maps, “Azhir Cave” and “Hackney Yard,” in a nighttime setting with night vision goggles that you toggle…
By S.E. Doster Published September 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedIn the wake of complaints from developers earlier this week, Valve is conducting an experiment with game pages’ “More Like This” sections. Developers of unreleased games, especially, complained that recommendation sections were no longer surfacing their creations, leading to significant drop-offs in page traffic and wishlists. Valve’s experiment, which it told Kotaku has gone out…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 19, 2019 -
CultureSplitscreenWhat’s Your Weirdest Video Game Ritual?
Do you have any bizarre rituals that you always perform in a video game, no matter what? This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss that question and much more. First, Kirk, Maddy, and I talk about the great new visual novel AI: The Somnium Files, the wonderfully addictive Fire Emblem, and Remnant: From the Ashes,…
By Jason Schreier Published September 19, 2019 -
CultureFrench Court Says Valve Must Allow Steam Users To Resell Games
Back in 2015, Valve got sued by a French consumer organization called UFC-Que Choisir (not to be confused with non-French, non-consumer organization the Ultimate Fighting Championship). UFC-Que Choisir had a multitude of bones to pick with the longtime Steam steward, the biggest among them being that Steam doesn’t let users resell their games. Four years…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedDevil May Cry 2 Is Out On The Switch So Here’s The Deal
Devil May Cry games kick ass. The stylish and over-the-top antics of demon hunter Dante and his cohorts helped define the action game genre. This year’s Devil May Cry 5 made everything sleeker, sexier, and energetic. Dante’s had great games over the years, but there’s one game that doesn’t shine. Devil May Cry 2, whose…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedApex Legends‘ Third Season Will Bring A New Character, Changes To Ranked Mode
Respawn has officially revealed the next champion slated to join Apex Legends. Players can get their hands on hacker Crypto, a brand new weapon, and a slew of battle pass goodies alongside extensive changes to the game’s Ranked mode when season three, called Meltdown, arrives October 1. Today’s “Stories from the Outlands” cinematic isn’t the…
By Ian Walker Published September 19, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsApple Arcade Is Mobile Gaming Without All The Bullshit
Entering into the busiest video game season of the year, we didn’t exactly need Apple Arcade, nor did we really want it, given Apple’s mediocre stewardship of video games for the past decade. What a shock, then, that Apple Arcade is one of the best gaming launches we can remember, and that we can recommend…
Michael Fahey & Stephen Totilo Published September 19, 2019 -
CultureAsk Dr. NerdLove: I Still Hate My Ex
Hello, you hideous and shimmering sexbeasts, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to guide you through the Metroidvania of love. This week, it’s all about the end of relationships. Break ups and divorce aren’t the end; they’re the beginning of a new chapter in your life. But how do you…
Harris O'Malley Published September 19, 2019
