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Fallout 76’s Bobby Pins Are No Longer 60x Heavier Than Actual Bobby Pins
Amidst all of Fallout 76’s launch woes, one of the funnier stories was how its lock-picking bobby pins—normally a weightless commodity in Bethesda games—were now hilariously heavy, to the point where just 60 of them would weight as much as a mini-nuke. As part of a new update, that has now been rectified. You can…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2019 -
UncategorizedFans Create Short, Terrific Breath Of The Wild Animation
Since Nintendo hasn’t licensed an official Breath of the Wild animation, it’s up to fans to do the work. This amazing clip was made by Youyang Kong (with help from Qianya Yin), who has some other very cool animations on their YouTube page
By Luke Plunkett Published January 10, 2019 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft Adds Tribute To Stan Lee
The world got a little less imaginative when beloved Marvel Comics writer, editor, and publisher Stan Lee died in November, but now World of Warcraft is doing its best to pick up some of the slack. As part of WoW’s recent 8.1.5 public test server patch, there’s a new character roaming the Alliance stronghold of…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 10, 2019 - Uncategorized
Bungie Splits With Activision, Keeps Destiny
Developer Bungie and publisher Activision are splitting up, an industry-shaking divorce that will see the shared world shooter series Destiny enter fully into Bungie’s control. This development comes after years of tension between the two companies—tension that has existed since before the first Destiny even shipped. Bungie, the studio that created and has led development…
By Jason Schreier Published January 10, 2019 -
CultureAtom Feels Like Old-School Fallout Set In Post-Apocalyptic Russia
Nearly every Steam review and description of Atom RPG I read said the same thing: It’s old-school Fallout, but Soviet. “That can’t be,” I said to myself as I waited for the game to download. “That’s too reductionist.” A few hours of playtime later, I’ve revised my opinion: Atom is old-school Fallout, but Soviet. This…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 10, 2019 -
UncategorizedAGDQ’s ‘Sonic Block’ Embodies The Hedgehog’s Speed And Attitude
Awesome Games Done Quick continues to blast along with several great speedruns, some of the best of which have involved a certain blue hedgehog. The “Sonic Block” featured numerous Sonic games and a look at how speedrunners manage to make Sega’s mascot go even faster. There were a total of five games played during the…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 10, 2019 - Uncategorized
Five Transformers Trading Cards Combine To Form Predaking
First, the official Transformers Trading Card Game gave us extra-large character cards. Then a super-sized Metroplex. Now, in the grand tradition of Yu-Gi-Oh’s Exodia the Forbidden One, the next Transformers Trading Card Game expansion gives us combiners—five cards creating one giant robot. Predaking is just one of six sets of combiners featured in the “Rise…
By Mike Fahey Published January 10, 2019 - CultureSplitscreen
Our Video Game Predictions For 2019
What’s coming for video games in 2019? What sort of wild predictions do we have for the year? Today onKotaku Splitscreen, we discuss. Every January, Splitscreen makes a bet to see who can rack up the most correct guesses about what’s going to happen in the coming year. Last year, Kirk won, which is why…
By Jason Schreier Published January 10, 2019 - Uncategorized
Monthly Waves Of NES Games Are Triggering Monthly Complaints About Switch Online
Every time Nintendo posts a YouTube video about its NES games for Switch Online, it gets more thumbs down than thumbs up. Some Switch owners are clearly unhappy with how the paid online service is going so far, but they’re not all in agreement about what it is they’re complaining about. That’ll make it a…
By Chris Kohler Published January 10, 2019 - Uncategorized
Wild New Destiny 2 Puzzle Stumps Players, Leading Bungie To Reverse Course
On Tuesday, Destiny 2 opened up Bergusia Forge, the fourth and final activity in the game’s recent Black Armory content pack. There was a catch, though. For everyone to access it, at least one player in the world would have to solve a fiendish puzzle called Niobe Labs. The puzzle turned out to be so…
By Jason Schreier Published January 10, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
All I Do In Final Fantasy XIV Now Is Play Mahjong
This week’s 4.5 update for Final Fantasy XIV brought players an exciting new raid encounter featuringa Final Fantasy XII cameo, a new dungeon to explore and the first half of the conclusion to the exciting Stormblood storyline. It also added multiplayer Mahjong. Guess what I’ve been doing for the past two days. Competitive Mahjong is…
By Mike Fahey Published January 10, 2019 - Uncategorized
Romantic thriller and psychological horror puzzle game Catherine is now available on PC for $20. This version of the game has options for higher resolution, customizable controls and an unlocked frame rate. Unfortunately though here’s still no online multiplayer. Meanwhile, Catherine: Full Body, the remake, comes to PS4 later this year.
By Ethan Gach Published January 10, 2019 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy X/X-2 will be on Switch and Xbox April 16, Square Enix said today, while the Final Fantasy XII remaster will be out for those platforms on April 30. No word on the other old Final Fantasys that were announced for both platforms last year(FFVII and FFIX). And Final Fantasy VIII is still ignored.
By Jason Schreier Published January 10, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Written In The Stars
I really need to start paying better attention to what SM Entertainment is doing with their STATION brand, because I totally slept on this amazing collaboration between John Legend and Red Velvet’s Wendy—for almost three months, it seems. I’m also ashamed to report that I had never heard a single John Legend song until I…
By Seung Park Published January 10, 2019 - Uncategorized
Fortnite Maker Gets ‘F’ In Customer Service From BBB
Epic might be swimming in a pool of money thanks to the success of Fortnite and the debut of its exclusive-gobbling Steam competitor, but it’s also—to hear the Better Business Bureau tell it—in hot water with its own customers. Today, the Better Business Bureau announced that it’s awarded Epic with an F, its lowest grade…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 9, 2019 -
UncategorizedMaybe Board Game Rules Can Suck Less Now
The best thing about playing board games is sitting around a table with some beers and playing board games. The worst part is having to learn the rules beforehand. Video: Shut Up & Sit Down Unnngh, even writing about rules makes my eyes roll over. A good rule book is as important a piece of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 9, 2019 - Uncategorized
Xbox Game Pass Quests Give You Money For Earning Achievements
Today, Microsoft announced a new slate of quests for Game Pass games in January. Earning certain achievements in particular games available through the monthly subscription service will net you rewards points. It’s a small but interesting new development in how the company has been trying to gamify how people play games on Xbox. Announced over…
By Ethan Gach Published January 9, 2019
