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The Best Competitive Local Multiplayer Games

For a couple of years, I ran multiplayer Kotaku Game Nights in bars and pubs around London and Brighton, UK. We’d play good music with actual DJs, set up a bunch of consoles, get the beers in, and welcome anywhere from 50-200 people, depending on the night. It was the ultimate testing ground for competitive…

My New Favorite World Of Warcraft Spot Is A Junk Pile

On the far western side of Tiragarde Sound in World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s island nation of Kul Tiras, surrounded by tiresome rolling green hills, lies a gold and amber treasure trove of discarded tech garbage. It’s a beautiful place, as long as you don’t mind the vicious robot dogs. It’s actually quite jarring to…

We Can’t Fix The Internet

As a teenager in the early 2000s, I was a member of a large, passionate, and loosely affiliated community of Harry Potter lovers (known, like other, similar communities, as a fandom), mostly gathered on LiveJournal. We discussed the books and characters; we wrote fanfiction and long diatribes about the movie adaptations; and we formed friendships…

Yo, Kiryu-chan! Heather and Seung are streaming Yakuza Kiwami 2 right now on Twitch Coin join the chat for an afternoon of fistfights and arcade games.

Nvidia’s Beefy New Graphics Card Will Cost $1,200

The next set of graphics cards from Nvidia will start at $600 and go all the way up to $1,200, the company announced today, promising that the new RTX lineup will come out in September. Third-party versions will run a bit cheaper, from $500-$1,000. The most powerful entry in Nvidia’s option is the new RTX…

The video-game-loving New Day sure look like they were paying tribute to Sonic, Tails and Knuckles at WWE Summerslam last night. Watch a clip of the match to see more of the Sonic-style gear. Credit to GreenPillZone on Reddit for pointing this out.

Yakuza’s Arcades Are A Sly Way To Preserve Old Games

I played Yakuza Kiwami 2 this weekend and loved every second of it. Arcades are a big part of Yakuza’s gorgeous cityscapes, and their changing roster of old Sega game shows a different way of preserving classic games. The Yakuza games take place in Kamurocho, a fictional version of Tokyo’s Kabukichō entertainment district. It’s a…

Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night has been delayed until 2019 and its Vita version cancelled. The game was expected last year but got delayed in March of 2017, at which time the Kickstarted project similarly announced a cancellation of the Wii U version, so this all feels a bit like déjà vu.

Sony Finally Gets A Little Weird With Its New DualShock 4 Colors

Sony has announced four new color variations for the Dualshock 4, including a couple of spunky two-tone ones that look fun as hell. Berry Blue and Sunset Orange are two DualShock 4 color schemes that seem loosely inspired by weird, melted Slurpee flavors. Berry Blue is aqua and burgundy, while Sunset Orange is traffic cone…

Hitman Season 1 will be remastered and playable in Hitman 2, IO announced today. The missions will be updated with Hitman 2‘s AI, graphics, new items, and new game modes. The redone missions will be free for players who own Hitman; IO doesn’t mention what it will cost for new players.

Nintendo Announces A Bunch Of Switch Indie Game News

To kick off Gamescom, the biggest gaming convention in Europe, Nintendo announced a ton of news about indie games on Switch, including release dates, ports, and even some surprise releases for today. Slay the Spire, Children of Morta, and more are coming to Switch in the next several months, among many other announcements. A lot…

Dying Light’s battle royale mode ‘Bad Blood’ enters into early access next month on Steam There’s way too many battle royales out there but I admit I’m interested in badass parkour fights. Registration is currently closed but keep a look out here for a chance to join.

North Koreans Are Playing Grand Theft Auto And Having LAN Parties, Say Defectors

Previously, Kotaku showed inside North Korean arcades. But what do people play at home? According to one fourteen-year-old North Korean defector, young people are playing some of the same games enjoyed in the outside world. “I played almost all of the most famous South Korean video games in North Korea… Every one of my friends…

Gintama Manga Is Ending Soon [Update: It’s Official]

Debuting in December 2003, Gintama is one of Weekly Jump’s most popular manga. Like anything, it will come to an end. And that end could be soon. Update August 20 – 5:01am: It’s official. The Gintama manga is coming to a conclusion in the September 15th issue of Weekly Jump. Numerous major Japanese sites (here,…

Boy Band Sells Fortnite After Disgraced Member Leaves Group

Tokio, one of Japan’s most famous boy bands, experienced a shakeup this past spring when member Tatsuya Yamaguchi was kicked out of the group, turning the five-member group into a foursome. A scandal broke earlier this year with Yamaguchi apologizing for forcing himself on a schoolgirl at his Tokyo residence. “She probably could not decline…

Understanding My Neighbor Totoro‘s Bizarre Timeline

It’s often said that My Neighbor Totoro takes place during the last half of the 1950s. But when exactly? The movie’s story might seem contained over a few months, so it should be easy to pin down when. But that’s where things get strange. The Art of Totoro, which is filled with Ghibli production drawings,…

Discovering Video Games. City of the Dead in Cairo, Egypt. By Derek Villarica | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

A PS2 Mod For Your Feet

These PlayStation sneakers aren’t official—I doubt either Nike or Sony would go with something so obvious—but the results are still pretty cool. I’m not a fan of the button placement down the sides, as it looks a bit cheap, but the colourway itself and small PlayStation logos are nice. They’re a pair of Nike VaporMax…

The Incredibles Board Game Is Real Good

All I remember about licensed board games as a kid was that they were usually cheap, terrible cash-grabs. Things are much better for the youth of today. Having spent the last few years reviewing adult board games, I wanted to try and play something with my wife and kids, and so we’ve spent time recently…

FIFA 19’s Cursed Cover Has Been Fixed

It’s been a bad couple of years for the cover stars of major sports games. Big transfers of star players like Kyrie Irving, Neymar and LeBron James have left the marketing for NBA 2K18, PES 2018 and 2K19 in need of repairs, and we can now add FIFA 19 to the list as well. When…