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Track: Organ Donor | Artist: DJ Shadow | Album: Endtroducing Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

NBA 2K19 MyCareer: The Kotaku Review

Oh no, not this again. For the longest time, if you wanted to play a proper singleplayer sports game, the NBA 2K series was your only option. Its MyCareer mode, which lets you create a fictional player then live through their career in the NBA, helped (along with Fight Night) pioneer the idea that a…

Bungie has detailed a bunch more changes coming to Destiny 2: Forsaken in October. Among other things: an increase to the Malfeasance quest drop rate, reduced Sleeper ammo in Gambit, a Scout rifle PvE damage buff, map names for discovered Lost Sectors, tracking for up to three pursuits, and no prestige Last Wish raid.

Music Is The Secret Weapon Of Mario Speedrunners

Is there anything so satisfying to watch as a well-played Mario speedrun? What makes an expert run of Super Mario Bros. so eminently watchable, and how do the players master their moves so perfectly? It turns out that the answer to both questions could be “music.” “Most of the movement is timed with the rhythm…

Reynald landed a high-flying Dragon Ball FighterZ combo at Wednesday Night Fights last night, finishing it with a huge Android 16 dunk from off-screen. Gotenks’ model actually disappeared for a split-second before being plowed into the ground due to some unknown bug. Fighting games!

Last month, Bandai Namco revealed that Yu-Gi-Oh’s Yugi Moto will fight alongside Dragon Ball’s Goku and Light from Death Note in upcoming fighting game Jump Force. Today, we saw what Yugi’s fighting style looks like, and it looks bonkers. Yugi can summon monsters—yes, like dragons—to fight on his behalf. The real question: Can he spear…

The Games That Inspire Coheed And Cambria’s Sci-Fi Saga

Claudio Sanchez is a rock star. His band, Coheed and Cambria, has millions of fans across the world. His cascading mane of heavy metal hair is the envy of other musicians and prides of lions alike. The secret to Sanchez’s success: being a giant nerd. Some bands tell stories with their music. Then there’s Coheed…

Track: Emily (Live in Helsinki) | Artist: Bill Evans Trio | Album: Letter to Evan Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.