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Akira Sakuma, creator of the Momotetsu train games, was rushed to the ER on New Year’s Day after suffering a heart attack. His familyposted this image to Twitter, saying he’s still in the ICU, but is conscious and doing “very” well. We wish him a full recovery.
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 2, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
Inside Hong Kong’s One Piece Restaurant
If you like One Piece and are ever in Hong Kong, you might want to swing by this One Piece-themed eatery. Fittingly, it’s located in the city’s Whampoa area, a former dockyard. Not only is the decor One Piece themed, but so are the food and drink. While not the world’s only One Piece restaurant…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 2, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Games That Really Deserve Official Translations
Over at the indispensable Legends of Localization website, author Clyde Mandelin has rounded up a list of the most-requested official game localizations. Of course Mother 3, the sequel to EarthBound, is #1 on that list, but below that are many other excellent Japanese games in popular series that never made it over. The second-place entry…
By Chris Kohler Published January 1, 2019 - Uncategorized
It’s 2019, which means that for the first time in 20 years, some creative works have now entered the public domain in the U.S., including the first Felix the Cat cartoon and the song “Yes! We Have No Bananas.” It’ll still be a long time before any video games enter the public domain, though, which…
By Chris Kohler Published January 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedAn Old-School Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Throwdown Was The Best Fighting Game Event Of 2018
On the evening of December 30, a group of fighting game veterans gathered together in New York City for Battle of the Strongest, a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 exhibition featuring some of the game’s best east coast competitors. Even though it was a small show with relatively low stakes by modern standards, the tournament turned…
By Ian Walker Published January 1, 2019 - Culture
It’s Much More Fun To Play Phantasy Star On Switch
Over my holiday vacation, I played all the way through Phantasy Star, Sega’s classic 1987 Master System role-playing game. I did this by way of playing the new Sega Ages release of the game for Switch—and now that I’m finished, I realize that I’d never have played it any other way. RPGs for 8-bit game…
By Chris Kohler Published January 1, 2019 - ReviewsYear in Review
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2018
2018 has come and gone. As we do every year, Kotaku’s staff came together to play, consider, and debate the games that stood out to us. Here, in alphabetical order, are our top 12 video games of 2018. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Celeste Dragonball FighterZ God of War Gris Hitman 2 Into The Breach Monster Hunter:…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 31, 2018 -
UncategorizedNoted Undertale fan and pro wrestler Kenny Omega collaborated with the team behind the game to promote an upcoming event. The resulting video, which centers around a fictional Undertale-esque game called Kenny’s Quest, was going to air at Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Japan on January 4, but got cut due to “circumstances beyond” Omega’s control.
By Nathan Grayson Published December 31, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Five Best Anime Of 2018
Anime wasn’t very generous to us in 2018. There weren’t as many wholly original standouts, like in 2017, or 2016’s steady flow of genre-defining pillars. Adding to that, 2018 also gave us a couple stinkers in the “thanks, I hate it” category: an anime about anthropomorphic horse girls who race each other and are idol…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 31, 2018 -
CultureFortnite‘s New Year’s Eve Event Catches Some Players By Surprise
It’s starting to be 2019 around the world, and Fortnite’s in-game New Year’s party has begun. Some players were surprised to see a New Year’s ball drop when it wasn’t New Year’s in their time zone. Hints of an in-game Fortnite event for New Year’s leaked earlier in December, but now we get to see…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 31, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
Don’t Miss Out On CrossCode, An Excellent Action-RPG
What I love about CrossCode, an action-RPG that came out on Steam earlier this year, isn’t just that it’s charming as heck and feels great to play. No, what I love about CrossCode is that it’s secretly a puzzle game. Don’t miss out on this one, folks. CrossCode, which I started playing last week after…
By Jason Schreier Published December 31, 2018 -
CultureTop Speedrunner Outlines Perfect Dark‘s Wildest Skips
Rare’s 2000 shooter Perfect Dark is a classic game, building upon Goldeneye 007’s frame to create a more robust shooting experience. Speedrunners are good at finding the cracks in even the best games, and one runner has collected some of the game’s biggest skips and breakthroughs into a video, showing how some of the trickiest…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 31, 2018 - Culture
The Week In Games: Human Boxing
Another light week at the end of the year, but some neat games are showing up on the Switch. Developers are clearly avoiding the post-holiday release window, and it shows, but Switch owners who are into smaller games are still getting an interesting trickle of stuff to check out. Some highlights are obviously The Aquatic…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 30, 2018 -
CulturePortal Speedrun Breaks The Game And My Brain
A speedrunner named Can’t Even has achieved the new world record for the “Out of Bounds” category in Portal by zipping through the game in a blistering 7:07, toppling their own previous record of 7:12. The run is pretty astonishing. The basic play of this Portal speedrun category involves getting the camera out of bounds…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 30, 2018 -
UncategorizedRappers Saving A Puppy In VR Is Very Good
The YouTube channel 88Rising has put together a compilation video of rappers trying to save a puppy on a rooftop in VR. There’s a lot of rude language. There are two reasons why this video is more special than any group of random people trying out rooptop virtual reality experience. The first is that rappers…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 30, 2018 - Uncategorized
There’s a Gravelord Smash in Dark Souls Remastered for Switch today. It’s all about doing PVP as a part of, or against, the Gravelord Covenant. The event is going on until tonight at 7:00PM EST, so grab your Switch and get over the the Moonlight Butterfly Garden. Learn more here
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 30, 2018
