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UncategorizedDid You Know Mickey Mouse And Donald Duck Parodies Almost Appeared In Shin Megami Tensei?
Before the arrival of Kingdom Hearts in 2002, it seemed impossible to imagine Disney characters appearing alongside original characters in a Japanese role-playing game. But it apparently came close to happening back in 1992, almost 10 years before the world was introduced to Sora and company. As some longtime fans may already know, two unused…
By Ian Walker Published September 17, 2019 -
CultureBorderlands 3 Developers Fix Nasty Bug That Erased People’s Save Files (Although It’s Too Late For Them)
Some Borderlands 3 players have reported issues with crashes leading to corrupt save files and, more concerningly, some wonkiness with cloud saves preventing players from loading up an older, non-corrupted save file. Publisher 2K Games says that they have a fix. Yesterday, Kotaku’s own Paul Tamayo fell victim to the unfortunate combination of issues that…
By Gita Jackson Published September 17, 2019 -
CultureRockstar Has Its Own PC Games Launcher Now
Rockstar Games has released a new digital launcher for its games on PC. The new launcher, creatively titled the Rockstar Games Launcher, is a way for players to buy and play Rockstar games. It’s very bare-bones at the moment, but it works. Mostly. The Rockstar Launcher was first spotted by numerous GTA and Red Dead…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 17, 2019 -
CultureDevelopers Cash In By Selling Their Switch Games For Pennies
Every few days, I tap the eShop icon on my Nintendo Switch. I’ll look at the new games released that week, but honestly, I just want to see what’s on sale. I especially want to see what’s really on sale. One of the few categories by which you can browse Switch games on the eShop…
Stephen J. Bronner Published September 17, 2019 -
ReviewsMultiplatformGreedfall: The Kotaku Review
In many ways, Spiders’ latest, Greedfall, does what it sets out to do. It provides a role-playing adventure comparable to BioWare’s most compelling narratives, with companions to meet and recruit, quests to discover, and more. But Greedfall’s tendency to settle for the barest possible option constantly weakens it. Whether that is an unwillingness to reckon…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 17, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryIt’s Kind Of Creepy How Obsessed Professor Byleth Is With Her Students
Fire Emblem: Three Houses protagonist Professor Byleth is very good at spying. Three Houses isn’t a stealth game; Byleth doesn’t use her impressive sneaking skills in combat. Instead, she uses them to listen in on dozens of private conversations that unfold between her students. It’s never actually specified in-game whether Byleth can hear all of…
By Maddy Myers Published September 17, 2019 - Culture
I’m on two recent podcasts yammering about old video games if that’s the kind of thing you like: Memory Card, talking about the SNES CD-ROM with Kotaku contributor Ben Bertoli, and Axe of the Blood God talking about SNES and Genesis RPGs with the USGamer staff.
By Chris Kohler Published September 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe latest documentary from fighting game community storytellers Hold Back to Block chronicles the creation of Them’s Fighting Herds, a fighter that started as a My Little Pony fan game before aHasbro cease and desist took it in a new and different direction. It’s one of my favorite fan game stories ever.
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsEverything You Need To Know About Ni no Kuni Remastered
This week, the charming role-playing game Ni no Kuni will come to three new platforms. On two of those platforms it’ll be all fancy and remastered, and on the third it’ll be portable. Here’s everything you need to know about this new release. What’s a “Ni no Kuni”? Good question. Ni no Kuni is a…
By Jason Schreier Published September 17, 2019 -
CulturePokémon Go‘s Pokédex Expands Into The Unova Region
While other Pokémon games trim down their collection of pocketable monsters, Niantic’s mobile Pokémon safari continues to expand. Critters from Pokémon Black & White’s Unova region have started showing up in Pokémon Go. Come to me, Tepig. Come to me. A veritable parade of adorable old friends started popping up in game yesterday, including Snivy,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsApple Arcade Is Live In The iOS 13 Beta And It’s A Lot
While the $5-a-month Apple Arcade subscription doesn’t officially launch until Thursday, iOS 13 beta testers can sign up right now and dive into new games from some of the best indie studios on the planet. With nearly 60 games on the service so far, it’s an overwhelming amount of entertainment, all at once. Last week…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Rebellion (Lies) | Artist: Arcade Fire | Album: Funeral
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2019 -
Kotaku EastWhen Japanese TV News Trolls Criminals
Crime is serious stuff. But everyone once and while, some Japanese TV news stations make it as goofy as possible. For example, the above photo is a likeness of a suspect. Around 25 years old. Plump, with a thin moustache. Have you seen him? Eh… Other times, unflattering photos are used for criminals. Not sure…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedFor the first time in 17 years, a totally new Angelique love sim has been announced. According to Koei Tecmo, the game will have a new illustrator and is headed to the Switch in 2020. No word yet about an international release. As ANN points out, the game originally launched in 1994 as “the world’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedUFC Fighter Plays Smash While His Tesla Drives Itself
Tesla cars have an “Autopilot” feature where the car can, on a long straight drive like a highway, take care of some stuff like lane changes and cruise control. The driver is supposed to still be paying attention, but some people—like UFC fighter Kevin Lee—haven’t got time for that. Lee posted a video of himself…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2019 -
CultureFallout 4 Mod Lets You Pet Any Dog
Fallout 4 first came out in 2015, and it shows. In the base game, you can only pet a single dog—your dog, Dogmeat—and you can only do it once, during a cut-scene. 2019, emboldened by the Can You Pet The Dog Twitter account, will not stand, sit, lie down, shake, or roll over for that.…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 16, 2019 -
CultureThe Next Castlevania Game Is Coming To Phones
Konami quietly announced a new Castlevania game at the Tokyo Game Show last week, called Grimoire of Souls. Before you get too excited, you might want to check out the trailer first. It’s coming to phones and phones only, and while it features appearances by series favourites like Simon Belmont and Alucard, it also looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2019
