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For A Brief Period, Anthem‘s Loot System Was Much Better–Then BioWare Fixed A Bug
For a short while over the weekend, Anthem was practically showering players with loot. Players thought this might be the result of changes that came in Saturday’s big 1.0.3 patch, but it turned out it was a bug. Now, despite welcome improvements from the new update, players are back to the same toilsome grind, with…
By Ethan Gach Published March 11, 2019 - Uncategorized
New Harry Potter Game From Pokémon Go Creators Shows Portkeys, Giant Spider
Pokémon Go developer Niantic and WB Games just gave us our first in-depth look at the gameplay for their next augmented reality game, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, slated for release sometime this year. From the screenshots and videos Niantic dropped today, it’s immediately apparent that Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’s beta looks a lot better than its…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 11, 2019 - Culture
The Week In Games: White House Down
Prepare to collect some loot and beat the DC heat, The Division 2 launches this week on PS4, Xbox One and PC. I played a lot of the first game and after playing the beta for the upcoming sequel, I’m excited to jump back into the grind. Oh and I’m excited to close so many…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 11, 2019 - Uncategorized
Cosplay Inspired By Former Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn
During this weekend’s cosplaying event in Osaka, people didn’t only dress up as their favorite anime and video game characters. A few people cosplayed as the recently released-from-jail Carlos Ghosn. When Ghosn made bail, he dressed as a construction worker. His lawyer mistakenly thought the Japanese media wouldn’t recognize the disguise. It did The lawyer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
Rumor Leads To Studio Ghibli Fans Trespassing For Instagram Photos
In one of the most famous scenes of Studio Ghibli film Spirited Away, the protagonist Chihiro follows train tracks that led into the sea and boards a train. Instagram users began flocking to the spot in Ehime Prefecture after a rumor circulated that a local spot inspired the scene. However, the Spirited Away fans caused…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2019 - CultureCosplay
Once Again, Cosplayers Overrun Osaka
This weekend, the Street Festa was held in Osaka’s geek district of Den-Den Town. The streets were packed, and the cosplayers were out in full force. Den-Den Town’s main strip was closed to cars and turned into a cosplay-loving pedestrian paradise. Let’s have a look at some of the standouts.
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2019 -
CultureTrack: High As A Kite | Artist: Weezer | Album: Weezer (The Black Album)
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UncategorizedFar Cry New Dawn Brings Back A Surprising Element From The Franchise’s Past
Far Cry: New Dawn is the latest game in the series and because it is set after nuclear bombs have destroyed the world, things get a bit strange. Weird creatures roam the world, like deer with bright pink antlers or glow-in-the-dark critters. But another weird element of this nuclear apocalypse actually feels inspired by something…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2019 -
UncategorizedMario Games Have Amazing First Levels
Ceave Gaming has done some amazing things in Mario games, like beating New Super Luigi. U without collecting or touching a single gold coin. But in his latest video, Ceave dives into the overall history of Mario. He looks back at the first levels in every 2D Mario game to figure out what makes this…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2019 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Alex Trebek Edition
Sometimes you hear a bit of news that catches you off guard. I recently experienced this when I saw a short video of Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy!, announcing he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. I barely watch the show these days, but boy that news hit me hard. It fucking sucks. Cheer me up,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2019 - Culture
Sunday Comics: See You Soon
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. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 4. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published March 4. Read more of Corpse Run Clueless Hero by Luis…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 10, 2019 - Uncategorized
Horizon Zero Dawn’s Machine Monsters Sure Looked Silly At First
It was recently the two year anniversary for the release of Horizon Zero Dawn. The open world PS4 exclusive is one of the best looking games of the generation and has some incredible looking machine creature, both big and small. But thanks to a fun post detailing some information about the development of Horizon, fans…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 - Uncategorized
Earn Free Money And Gold In GTA Online and Red Dead Online By Activating Two-Step Verification
Rockstar Games has announced a reward for players who activate two-step verification on their accounts. These players will earn free money in GTA Online and free gold bars in Red Dead Online. First announced on Rockstar’s Newswire blog, this program will reward players with $500k in GTA Online for activating the extra security on their…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 -
UncategorizedTo Create Smart AI Command & Conquer Devs Made Units Stop Acting Stupid
Developing the popular RTS Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun involved solving a whole host of problems. But the biggest and most interesting problem was figuring out to allow hundreds of troops and vehicles to move around maps without slowing and destroying PCs at the time. The latest video in Ars Technica’s wonderful War Storiesseries is…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 - Uncategorized
Most PC Stores Have Terrible Controller And TV Support
I prefer to play many PC games on my TV with a controller. Some games, like Far Cry New Dawn, just feel better to me when played using a gamepad on my big TV. Yet, while we now have more stores on PC, with Epic Game Store, Steam, GOG Galaxy, Uplay and others, many of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Pokemon Starters Escape, Winners!
Last week I asked you amazing artists to take the newly revealed Pokemon Gen 8 starters and share them with other games, movies, TV shows and more. The world needs more cute creatures and you folks delivered! Our winning image this week was created by Mrichston who gives The Judge from the Phoenix Wright series…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019 - CulturePokemon
Drifloon Steals Children And Was Created By Ghosts
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 Drifloon! This Pokemon was suggested by Kotaku reader coolchazine. Thanks! Drifloon Details Type: Ghost/Flying Average Height: 1′ 04″ Average…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 9, 2019
