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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile Is A Pretty Decent Port

In the past 24 hours, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Mobile has soft-launched on Android devices in Canada, presumably to test things out before the wider launch. While Kotaku UK’s office is not in Canada, we did manage to get our hands on a build of the new game, and have spent this morning trying our very best…

Burnout Paradise Didn’t Need A Remaster, But It’s Nice

I’ve played hours of the remastered version of Burnout Paradise prior to today’s release of the game on Xbox One and PlayStation 4. So how are the higher resolution textures and enhanced lighting effects? I don’t know, man. I’m just playing Burnout Paradise again, and it’s as wonderful as it ever was. Burnout Paradise has…

Bowser Is Only Four Feet Tall, Judging By Luigi’s Penis

Assuming it’s not a 1-up mushroom that he stashed away for later, that is presumably Luigi’s penis

Video Game News Of The Week, March 16, 2018

How many times more than twice will we mention Fortnite on this week’s Kotaku XP? Click “play” to find out! In Kotaku XP, Gita Jackson and I discuss 10 Kotaku stories for around 30 seconds each. I did not get a haircut yet. I promise I will do so very soon. I’m waiting until I…

Players Are Putting Fortnite‘s New C4 Explosive To Good Use

Fortnite’s new remote minesare incredible fun, unless, of course, you’re on the other end of one. Released last night, the C4 mines are inspiring strategies that take down huge player-made buildings and wreck existing zones in exciting battles for area control. Detonating a C4 mine is simple. I’ve picked them up in packs of 4…

This GameCube Is Now A Switch Dock—With Working Controller Ports

I love my Switch, but you know what was also great? The GameCube. If only there were a way to combine the two…Oh wait, there is! At least if you’re as clever as this DIY modder. On his YouTube channel this week, Dorison Hugo took a replica Switch dock and put it inside an old…

Developers At One French Game Studio Have Been On Strike For A Month [UPDATE]

Félix Habert is a game designer and staff representative at Eugen Systems, a small French studio behind several well-received strategy games, including the recent Steel Division: Normandy 44. He joined the company as an intern five years ago, but walked out last month alongside 20 other employees because of unpaid wages and breached contracts. Today…

Developers At One French Game Studio Have Been On Strike For A Month

Félix Habert is a game designer and staff representative at Eugen Systems, a small French studio behind several well-received strategy games, including the recent Steel Division: Normandy 44. He joined the company as an intern five years ago, but walked out last month alongside 20 other employees because of unpaid wages and breached contracts. Today…

Surviving Mars Is Tempting Me To Build The Perfect Martian Colony

I’m using Paradox’s new space colony sim Surviving Mars to see what would happen if I tried to establish a Mars colony full of people like me. First, though, I need to make sure they have a worthwhile colony to live in. That part’s been tricky. Though it’s a game about living in space, Surviving…

Our Favorite (And Least Favorite) Marvel Movies

It’s 2018, and there have been approximately six hundred Marvel movies. Some of those movies have been good, some less good. But which were the best, and which were the least-best? Earlier this week, Jason Schreier and I had Rise of the Black Panther writer (and our former Kotaku buddy) Evan Narcisse on Kotaku Splitscreen…

Please take some time out of your day to listen to this Pokémon style remix of “Eleanor Rigby.” Almost as much of an earworm as the “dog in a trenchcoat” version.

EA Is Putting Microtransactions Back Into Star Wars Battlefront II, But They’ll Be Cosmetic-Only

Months after removing controversial microtransactions from Star Wars Battlefront II, publisher EA today announced its plans to bring them back, this time tied only to cosmetics rather than gameplay. In a blog post today, EA outlined the new progression system for Star Wars Battlefront II, which will “begin rolling out” on March 21. The biggest…

The Final Volume Of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft Chronicle Gets To The Good Stuff

The third and final volume in Blizzard’s exhaustive history of Azeroth comes out on March 27. Dark Horse Books slipped us a few pages from World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 3 to give us an idea of what to expect. The first volume dealt with the formation of the universe and the rise of ancient…

Who Wore It Better, Gundam Or Gucci?

Gucci.com has people doing a double take, thinking they’re seeing an outfit that appears inspired by Dozle Zabi from Mobile Suit Gundam Was it inspired by the iconic anime? Dunno! But surely, you can see the similarity. The outfit is from the Gucci’s 2017 fall collection. A Gucci spokesperson told Japanese site RocketNews that there…

So Far, The Best-Looking Mecha Game Controllers Of 2018

It’s only March! There is still time for another company to top this. But for now, Japanese peripheral maker Hori has the honor or making this year’s best-looking mecha game controller. Sorry, controllers Earlier this week, Hori teased that it had a meeting at Sega. Fans hoped that this meant the company was working on…

The Ace Attorney anime is coming back for a second season! A-1 Pictures is handling animation duty, and season two will debut this fall.

YouTube Video Causes Sushi Restaurant Chain To Ban Photography

Earlier this month, Tokyo-based YouTuber TkyoSam put a GoPro on the conveyer belt at a Sushiro rotating sushi restaurant. The chain has issued an apology and is now banning photography in their restaurants. Sushiro is one of Japan’s biggest conveyor belt sushi chains. The incident has made national news. Kotaku sent longtime Tokyo resident TkyoSam…

Half Way Up Mount Takao. Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. By Kaleo | 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! 

The Best Mods For Kingdom Come: Deliverance

Kingdom Come’s inconsistent adherence to hardcore survival and historical elements means that while some parts of the game are fine, you may find that others are an unnecessary drag. Luckily, there are already a ton of mods that can help with that. Having tested a number of these over the past few weeks, here are…

Toys ‘R’ Us, RIP: One Last Trip To Toy Heaven

For nearly two decades, this pressure-washed-to-hell beige building in a strip mall off North Point Parkway in Alpharetta, GA has been one of my favorite places. Soon it will close its doors for good, along with the other 734 Toys ‘R’ Us locations across the United States. So I gathered up one of my children…