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EsportsVideo Of Odd Behavior In Fortnite Match Leads To Accusations That Pro Was Cheating [Update]
Earlier this week, Fortnite pro Damion “XXiF” Cook was accused of colluding with other players during a World Cup open qualifier match in which he took second place, earning $4,000 in prize money and a spot in the eventual finals this summer in New York. In a statement, XXiF denied any wrongdoing, but that hasn’t…
By Ethan Gach Published May 1, 2019 -
CultureSpeedrunner Smashes A Computer-Assisted Super Mario Bros. Record By A Single Frame
A tool-assisted Super Mario Bros. speedrun category that had seen no significant improvements for years may be getting a second wind after a single-frame improvement submitted by runner Maru370. Super Mario Bros. speedrunning is a highly popular activity, and today has hit a point where every significant improvement made is down to a matter of…
By Natalie Degraffinried Published May 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedBlack Ops 4‘s ‘Spectre Rising’ Event: The Good, The Bad, And The Flooded
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s “Operation Spectre Rising” update arrived on April 30 for PlayStation 4, with Xbox One and PC users joining the event within a week, but the new content drop comes with some highs and lows. The theme of this new event centers around Black Ops 4’s newest Specialist character Spectre,…
By S.E. Doster Published May 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedEpic Acquires Rocket League Developer Psyonix
On the spending spree to end all spending sprees, and apparently unable to buy the concepts of “cars” and “soccer” wholesale, Epic has settled for acquiring Psyonix, the developer of acclaimed car soccer game Rocket League Epic announced its latest purchase in a press release Wednesday afternoon. The acquisition will officially be complete at the…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedEverything We Learned Today About Borderlands 3
On Wednesday, Gearbox Software showed off the first Borderlands 3 gameplay, playing through an hour’s worth of tutorial and gunfights in new regions of the series’ long-term setting of Pandora, and a place or two beyond. The gameplay displayed a vault’s worth of small new tweaks while still sticking to Borderlands’ art style and core…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedSome Players Are Really Excited About Rocket League’s New Icon On Switch
Two years out from its release, the Nintendo Switch’s user interface design remains incredibly minimalist and barebones in comparison to other modern consumer electronics. Maybe that’s why its biggest fans get so excited about especially striking art for game icons, or in this case, icon redesigns like the one Rocket League just got. The icon…
By Ethan Gach Published May 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XII Is Great On Switch
The Final Fantasy XII remake came to Switch this week, and the good news is that it runs pretty well in handheld mode. The even better news is that it’s got some killer features that should probably have been in the game from the start, which sure sucks for anyone who bought it two years…
By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedDays Gone Has Gotten A New Patch Nearly Every Day Since Launch
Days Gone, the Playstation-exclusive zombie (okay, “freaker”) survival game, has received nearly daily tweaks since launch, including a new patch today that corrects an issue introduced in yesterday’s patch. The game launched with bugs that included things like audio that dropped in and out, texture pop-in, and frequent frame rate drops. It’s received seven patches…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedRonda Rousey Being In Mortal Kombat 11 Is Bullshit
Ronda Rousey: Trailblazer, UFC Hall of Famer, and WWE star. Ah, I forgot a couple of her accomplishments: She shared an inflammatory conspiracy video about the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre to her millions of Twitter followers and made transmisogynistic and outright asinine comments about transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox. And as of Mortal Kombat 11,…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 1, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI’m Playing Six JRPGs At Once And You Can’t Stop Me
There are about four or five things I tell my friends that make them look at me like I’m deranged, and one of them is how I’m fond of playing the few hours of a Japanese role-playing game and moving on to another. (“It’s kind of like edging,” I say, “but with video games,” as…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedOvercooked And Edith Finch Are May’s PlayStation Plus Games
May’s PlayStation Plus games are here, and even though it still feels weird that there’s only two of them, they’re not bad. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus account. May’s PlayStation Plus games are: What Remains of Edith Overcooked
By Riley MacLeod Published May 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedCounter-Strike: Global Offensive is getting a bunch of Apex Legends-inspired stuff added to its battle royale mode. This includes a new ping system, respawns, and a set of futuristic boots that let you run faster and jump higher. The mode also has a new map based in northern Africa called Sirocco.
By Ethan Gach Published May 1, 2019 -
Kotaku EastChinaThis Osaka Tradition Is Dangerous
Pictured is Ebisu Bridge. It’s the most famous in Osaka, and the Dotonbori canal below runs through the heart of the city’s southern district. When people in Osaka are celebrating, inevitably folks start jumping off Ebisu Bridge into the water below. This is called the “Dotonbori dive” (道頓堀ダイブ). Originally, it was baseball fans who jumped…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2019 -
CultureHere Are The Magic: The Gathering Cards That Caused Cheating Allegations
This weekend, Japanese player and Magic Hall of Famer Yuuya Watanabe was booted from Mythic Championship II in London after judges found markings on his cards’ sleeves. Here are said cards. After the disqualification, Watanabe released a statement regarding the cards and their sleeves. “I honestly don’t know how my Urzatron lands became marked, so…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: The Chaser
Out of the dozens upon dozens of boy groups that debuted near the beginning of K-Pop’s recognition on the world stage in the early 2010s, few have had more impact or have lasted as long as INFINITE. INFINITE released their first album, First Invasion, in 2010. They overcame a lukewarm debut to gain a reputation…
By Seung Park Published May 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Echo Fox esports organization shareholder who was accused of using racial epithets in emails to business partners has issued a statement to Dexerto confirming one of the instances but denying that the language was ever directed at former NBA player Rick Fox or that his family had ever been threatened.
By Ethan Gach Published May 1, 2019 -
CultureA Different Age
Visual design studio Karakter (who we’ve featured for their Game of Thrones work) were brought on by Ubisoft to help out with Anno 1800, and for a niche strategy series the results are gorgeous You can see more of Karakter’s stuff at their company site and ArtStation page. As for Anno 1800, we probably won’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2019
