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CultureCosplayMetroid Cosplay Is Blowing Socks Off
Here’s Japanese cosplayer 11Vadu with one of, if not the best Samus outfit I have ever seen. The accuracy, the movement, it’s incredible. I think what I like best, though, is the material used for the bulk of the chestpiece. It’s…modular foam floor mats, cut and shaped, which you can see in this vid that…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Throw It Back | Artist: Missy Elliot | Album: Iconology
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 8, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Latest Minecraft Trend Has Fans Building Creepy, Giant Skeletons
Over on the Minecraft subreddit, a new trend has popped up in the last week or so where players use in-game blocks to build giant skeletons. Some are designed to look like humans or giants, others are built to look like large,dead versions of Minecraft animals or enemies. As usual with these trends, it is…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 8, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: That Weird Switch Teaser
Hey, remember a few days ago when Nintendo quietly dropped a teaser for some weird peripheral or game for the Switch? It looks like it might be a Wii Fit or Wii Sports successor. It also looks really silly. Your challenge this week: Take these silly looking people from the trailer and have some fun!…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 8, 2019 -
CultureMountain Dew VooDew Is A Tasty Way To Kick Off The Halloween Season
We are only a few days into September, but it seems the Halloween season is starting. Stores are already starting to sell Halloween decorations. So to celebrate the spooky season, a new flavor of Mountain Dew, VooDew, has recently hit shelves. Mountain Dew’s latest flavor, VooDew, is actually a mystery flavor. The bottle is filled…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 8, 2019 -
CultureSunday Comics: Finished A Book Today…
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. (No new comic this week.) Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Originally published July 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Sept. 7. Read more…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 8, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: Why So Serious, Winners!
We live in a society that loves photo manipulation contests. So, after the first reviews of the upcoming Joker film went live last week, I asked you fine folks to create some images featuring the new and dark Joker. Our winning image this week comes from Neuroplastique who has pulled a George Lucas and made…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 7, 2019 -
CultureWorld Of Warcraft Classic Is Currently Facing DDoS Attacks And Is Down For Many Players [Update]
World Of Warcraft Classic is currently down for some players. The issues have been happening since around 11 AM EST in the United States. Blizzard has confirmed that the game is currently facing DDoS attacks and is working to fix the issues and get the game back up and running. Some WOW fans believe they…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 7, 2019 -
CultureEA Received A Guinness World Record For Most Downvoted Comment In Reddit History
Back in 2017, EA was dealing with the mess that was Star Wars Battlefront II and its hated loot boxes. During that time an unknown community manager used the official EA Community Team Reddit account to respond to a complaint about unlocking characters. Over 600k downvotes and two years later, EA’s infamous comment has officially…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Pipes, Pipes And More Pipes, Winners!
Last week I asked you, folks, to create some Mario levels featuring pipes! You delivered, giving me a diverse set of levels featuring every color and shape of pipe. Mario would be proud! This week I got some of the best levels yet! Most of the entries I enjoyed a lot, even if they weren’t…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 7, 2019 -
CultureThere Are Now 100 Hidden Action Figures To Find And Collect In GTA Online
The world of Grand Theft Auto Online is filled with crime, action, and destruction. Often players are given jobs that involve robbing banks, assassinating enemies, stealing cars or blowing up drug dens. But in the latest GTA Online update, players have a decidedly more mundane task: Collect 100 action figures for a toy collector. To…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 7, 2019 -
CulturePokemonExploud Screams So Loud It Causes Earthquakes
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 Exploud! Exploud Details Type: Normal Average Height: 4‘ 11″ Average Weight: 185.2 lbs. First Added In Generation III You’ve…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 7, 2019 -
CultureMorning CheckpointIs It The X Button Or The Cross Button?
Hello! This week we run around the dark woods, talk about K.K. Slider, destroy a perfectly good pool, run a TV network, fix a six-year-old typo and argue over what to call a button on a controller. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here…
By Zack Zwiezen Published September 7, 2019 -
CultureKerbal Space Program 2 Will Have Real Science Underlying Its Wacky Spaceships
One generally accepted idea about outer space is that it’s really, really hard to get there. It took pretty much the whole of human existence for any of us hairless apes to sail among the stars, and we basically had to break the concept of physics to make it happen. That in mind, the developers…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 6, 2019 -
CultureThe Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Beta Is A Debate On What A Ghost Recon Needs To Be
Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, the follow-up to 2017’s popular and controversial Ghost Recon: Wildlands, kicked off its closed beta weekend yesterday, letting players who pre-ordered the game take on two early story missions and a host of side missions that ostensibly will give players a clearer picture of what to expect when the game launches October…
By Joshua Rivera Published September 6, 2019 -
Tips & GuidesHow Gears 5’s Confusing Microtransactions Work
Unlike Gears of War 4, Gears 5 technically doesn’t have loot boxes. But don’t have a party just yet. It has a convoluted system for unlocking cosmetic rewards that can be used to outfit the characters in Gears 5’s many multiplayer modes. It’s not intuitive, partially involves microtransactions and will definitely test people’s patience. For…
By Maddy Myers Published September 6, 2019 -
CultureDestiny‘s Warlock Outfits Are Still Way Too Corny
Let me tell you about some pants. They’re a soft sort of charcoal, not really grey, not really black, straight cut, good with sneakers or dress shoes, relaxed but not too relaxed. They’re good pants; I know this because two people complimented them on the same day. This makes me a style king, or at…
By Joshua Rivera Published September 6, 2019 -
CultureTwo Old Men Rank The SNES Games On Switch
After years of wishing and hoping, Nintendo finally added a selection of Super Nintendo gamesto its Switch online service. Which of the 20 classics should you play first? We had Kotaku’s resident old men, Chris Kohler and Mike Fahey, Statler and Waldorf together a ranked list. 20. Super Soccer Chris Kohler: I played this for…
Chris Kohler and Mike Fahey Published September 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedAfter Disappearing For Six Years, Cube World Is Finally Coming Out
The much-anticipated, long-simmering-in-development-hell Cube World is actually coming out, according to its developer, who said today that the exploration game will be out either this month or next. “Cube World will be released on Steam!” wrote developer Wolfram von Funck on Twitter this afternoon, linking to the game’s new Steam page. “Hopefully around the end…
By Jason Schreier Published September 6, 2019