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Track: Nothing To Be Done | Artist: The Pastels | Album: Truckload of Trouble  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Saying Goodbye To Sega’s Old Headquarters

Sega has moved its cooperate offices from its former location in Tokyo’s Otorii to a new Sega Sammy Holdings site in Ousaki, Tokyo. Sega sold off its old headquarters, and with talk that the building will be torn down, Sonic developer Yuji Naka came to say goodbye. As Game Biz (via Siliconera) reports, Sega Sammy…

Android Is Kinda Running On The Nintendo Switch

Developers Billy Laws and Max Keller have got a rough version of Android Q up and running on the Nintendo Switch. Given the Switch’s development heritage—the console is an ARM-based tablet—it’s surprising that it’s taken this long to get a version of Google’s OS running, but the progress being made here is exciting. Not necessarily…

The Best And Worst Hairstyles From The Resident Evil Franchise

The Resident Evil series is filled with zombies and monsters, but it also contains some awful and amazing haircuts. Some of these haircuts are styles I would try or wish I could try. Other hairstyles featured in the series are terrible or bad ideas for folks who need to shoot and move around a lot.…

The New Driftboard Is Breaking Fortnite Save The World [Update]

Recently, Epic Games added a new driftboard into Fortnite. This hoverboard allows Battle Royale players to quickly move around the map and pull off tricks in the air. However, in Save The World the new board is breaking the game in a few different and annoying ways. The Driftboard was added in update 7.40 and…

Far Cry New Dawn Players Love The Judge And Think They Know Their True Identity [Update]

Far Cry New Dawn is set nearly 20 years after a nuclear bomb has hit Hope County, the stetting of Far Cry 5. While many were killed in the blast and aftermath, some Far Cry 5 characters survived. Fans of Far Cry New Dawn believe The Judge is a surviving character from the previous game…

Hurk Has Become The Mascot Of Far Cry

I remember the first time I encountered Hurk in a Far Cry game. It was his very first appearance in the series, in Far Cry 3 as part of a downloadable mission pack called Monkey Business. I remember thinking “This guy seems annoying. I can’t take any more of him.” Seven years later and he…

Fortnite Developers Talk Respawning And Planes Being Vaulted In Season 8

In a recent AMA developers from Epic Games talked to fans about the future of Fortnite. Their answers included hints to more vehicles, better team communication features, possibly adding respawning and sound improvements. Many of these changes will be found in Season 8. Currently Fortnite doesn’t allow players to respawn after dying, unlike the newest…

An Exciting Game of Shark And Boats

The Jaws franchise has had some video game adaptions in the past. But Jaws.io is the first time the franchise has made the jump to online gaming. Playing with others makes chasing prey or escaping a deadly shark more exciting. Available now on iPhone and Android devices for free, Jaws.io is a simple game. Players…

Your Favorite Apex Legends Character Might Have A Bigger Hitbox Than Others

Have you been playing a lot of Apex Legends, but just can’t seem to get a win? Does it seem like you die a lot or can’t get a kill? Maybe you need to practice more or maybe your character’s hitbox is screwing you over. Over on the Apex Legends subreddit, players are sharing clips…

IKEA Stores And Hitman Levels Are Both Snail Houses With Swiss Cheese

The wonderful YouTube channel Game Maker’s Toolkit has released a new video detailing all the planning and work that goes into making a Hitman level. Specifically, the video focuses on the Miami level found in Hitman 2. Turns out Hitman and IKEA have a lot in common. Both Hitman and IKEA are “snail houses” or…

Anthem Has Me Wondering What A ‘Release Date’ Even Is Anymore

Anthem releases today—even though plenty of folks have been playing it since last week. As games continue to evolve through patches and players pay for early access to fully priced titles, I find myself asking oddly philosophical questions: When is a video game “finished,” and when are games actually “released”? Let’s be real: Anthem had…

David Hayter Delivers A Rousing Performance Re: Solid Snake’s Ass

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Metal Gear’s Solid Snake has a big fat ass. This basic underpinning of our universe has now reached all corners of the internet, including Solid Snake’s longtime voice actor. Solid Snake is the leading character in a game about stealth, so it stands to reason that he would…

Fallout 76 Gets A Full Roadmap For 2019

Three months after the game’s disappointing launch, Bethesda has announced its plans for Fallout 76 throughout the rest of 2019, including new modes, story quests, and vault raids. The new updates, all of which will be free, are broken up by season. Spring will mark the beginning of “Wild Appalachia” on March 12. It’ll add…

Apex Legends Player Spent $500 To Unlock A Rare Item, Says ‘It Wasn’t Worth It’

If you’re lucky, opening a loot box in Apex Legends might get you a set of “heirloom” items. These are ultra rare cosmetic items with a less than one percent chance of dropping, though you’re guaranteed to get one after 500 boxes. One player ended up paying $500 to go through 500 boxes in the…

Tim and Heather are streaming Dead or Alive 6 over at our Twitch channel. Join us in the chat!

How Reggie Fils-Aime Became A Nintendo Legend

In the spring of 2004, the public perception was that Nintendo was in deep trouble. Going into the company’s E3 presentation in Los Angeles that year, fans wondered which of the company’s heroes might appear, in its time of need, to save it. Mario? Link? As it turned out, they did get a new hero,…

KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! for PS4 and PS Vita has been delayed from March 28 to June 27 in Japan. The developers apologized to those looking forward to the game. 

It’s just been announced that Koei Tecmo is co-developing Fire Emblem: Three Houses, working with Intelligent Systems and Nintendo on the upcoming Switch game. Fire Emblem: Three Houses will be out July 26.  

Leon Kennedy’s Resident Evil 2 Weapon Turned Into Real Airsoft Gun

In the Resident Evil 2 remake, there is a custom long barrel for Leon’s Lightning Hawk. Japanese airsoft gun maker Marui has brought the 10-inch barrel add-on to life for a version of the gun. This is part of a limited edition set that will go on sale next month in Japan. Price is currently…