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Ariana Grande’s New Kanji Tattoo Is An Unfortunate Mistake [Update: She “Fixed” The Tattoo]
To celebrate her newest single “7 Rings,” pop star Ariana Grande got a kanji tattoo. Unfortunately, it’s wrong. Update January 31 – 4:30 am: Ariana Grande got her tattoo “fixed,” but at best, it’s still an odd kanji tattoo. At worst, she’s made the tattoo worse. Japanese can be read in vertical columns going right…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 31, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Childish
Sometimes, you need a break from the flashy, whiz-bang, (over)produced pomp and circumstance of mainstream K-Pop. I’ve covered a lot of indies in this column; and yet, I have a feeling no one will complain if I cover one more today. Especially if said indie song is as chill, comforting, and heartwarming as LambC’s Childish…
By Seung Park Published January 31, 2019 - Uncategorized
One Deck Of Cards That Can Play Loads Of Different Games [Update]
Anton Ödman has done a cool and very space-conscious thing: he’s designed a single deck of cards—known as a “multideck”—that can play a wide variety of different types of games, not just those reliant on Kings and Queens and an eight of clubs. Though not a professional designer (nor the first person to try this),…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
After Epic Store Deal, Steam Users Review Bomb Metro Games
It’s been a heck of a week for everyone involved with post-apocalyptic survival shooter series Metro. On Monday, the latest game in the series, Metro Exodus, became an Epic Games Store exclusive, prompting Valve to call the sudden departure “unfair to Steam customers.” For some Steam users, that’s served as a rallying cry. While Epic…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Gets New Paris Map
Surprise surprise, Overwatch—which players have taken to declaring a veritable dust bowl of new content in the wake of yet another seasonal event retread—is getting a new map. This one’s set in Paris, the city of romance (and now, romance’s close friend, Death) just in time for Valentine’s Day. Blizzard revealed the map without a…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Wii Shop Theme Was A Banger
Opening in December 2006, and serving millions around the world for over a decade, the Wii Shop closes its virtual doors at the end of today. While the storefront itself will be gone, though, its theme song will live on forever. The Wii’s low-fi system soundtrack, like the Wii U’s after it, was a beautiful…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
Fallout 76 Players Throw Up Their Hands At The Return Of Heavy Bobby Pins
Like some cruel and bewildering joke, Fallout 76 players have discovered that the game’s latest patch accidentally re-broke something that had previously been fixed, and they are not happy Bobby pins, used in Fallout 76 to pick locks, originally weighed a ridiculous 0.1 pounds. Earlier this month, Bethesda finally patched them to make them weigh…
By Ethan Gach Published January 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
Some Smash Bros. Ultimate Players Still Can’t Access Piranha Plant [Update]
Piranha Plant, Smash Bros. Ultimate’s first new DLC fighter, went live last night as part of the game’s 2.0 update, but Nintendo’s unusual way of providing fans access to the character has left some players frustrated and plantless. Piranha Plant is free for anyone who buys Smash Bros. Ultimate before January 31, but the character…
By Ethan Gach Published January 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
GTA Online Adds RC Cars In Latest Update
Grand Theft Auto Online’s newest game mode isn’t about powerful supercars or big armored tanks. Instead, this new mode focuses on something tiny and fast: remote controlled cars.The RC Bandito is a small RC car that first appeared last month in the Arena War update, which added a whole new deadly game show to GTA…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedKingdom Hearts 3 Starts Off With A Great Self-Aware Joke
Kingdom Hearts 2 launched for PS2 in 2006, so fans have been waiting 13 years for Kingdom Hearts 3, which came out this week. It appears that the developers couldn’t resist getting in a little joke at the expense of everyone who’s been wading through spinoff after spinoff since then. Last night I started Kingdom…
By Gita Jackson Published January 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
Smash Ultimate’s Piranha Plant Is Sluggish But Fun
Last night, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate got Mario’s Piranha Plant, the platform fighter’s first downloadable fighter, and it’s a doozy. Piranha Plant’s moveset is a radical departure from what we’ve seen in prior Smash games, but thankfully, unlike those games’ downloadable fighters, this one isn’t overpowered. Smash Ultimate players can get Piranha Plant by following…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 30, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryWargroove Is A Very Good Strategy Game
There are two things you should know about the indie game Wargroove, which comes out for PC, Switch, and Xbox One on Friday. The first is that it’s a smart, challenging turn-based strategy game that’s essentially Advance Wars for the modern era. The second is that you get to play as a puppy who wears…
By Jason Schreier Published January 30, 2019 - Uncategorized
Cloud storage for PS Plus members will increase from 10GB to 100GB in February, Sony announced as part of February’s PlayStation Plus lineup today. In comparison, Xbox One owners don’t need Goldmembership to use cloud storage, and Switch Online is required for cloud saves on Switch for the games that have the feature available.
By Riley MacLeod Published January 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedHitman Headlines February’s PlayStation Plus Lineup
If you never played 2016’s Hitman on its own or via the levels’ inclusion in Hitman 2, this month’s PS Plus lineup will help you rectify your grave error. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. February’s PlayStation Plus games are: PlayStation 4 Hitman For Honor PlayStation…
By Riley MacLeod Published January 30, 2019
