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Mario Maker Contest: I Love Power-Ups, Winners!

Last week I asked you Mario makers to create courses that featured power-ups. You could add a lot of ‘em to a level or create a level that centered around using one power-up in an interesting way. A nice bit of variety this week. I got big courses, smaller courses, a music course, and even…

The Emerald City Comic Con taking place next week in Seattle, Washington has been postponed until the summer, the event’s organizers announced today. This news comes just five days after the company behind the convention, Reedpop, had previously said the event would take place as scheduled

The Sonic the Hedgehog movie was originally scheduled to open on March 27 in Japan. However, due to the coronavirus, the movie’s Japanese release is being pushed back. The new release date is to be announced. In case you missed it, check out Kotaku’s review of the movie right here 

Castlevania’s Third Season Is A Violent Slow Burn

By the end of its second season, Netflix’s Castlevania show seemed to have reached its apex. Dracula was defeated, and the story—largely based on the NES’ Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse—was over. Season three could have gone in a lot of directions. It ends up focusing on the characters that viewers have come to know and…

Samurai game Ghost of Tsushima comes out June 26, Sony announced today. You can watch a new trailer above.

As of now, the Anime Expo is still scheduled for early July in Los Angeles. “With that being said,” reads an official statement, “the health and safety of our community is our number one priority. During the coming weeks, we will continue to monitor the situation, review the guidance by global health authorities, and consider…

Nintendo’s Japanese store will start taking preorders for the Animal Crossing Switch dock and Joy-Cons on March 7. Check out our story about how to import them if you want to buy either one of them separately without having to buy the whole bundle.

Silent Hill VR Demo Gets A Big No Thank You From Me

As has been established repeatedly on this website of record, I am a coward, and so maybe this fan-made Silent Hill 2 virtual reality demo is not for me. Perhaps it is for you, though. This is just a concept trailer, not something that’s actually being worked on, and for you that might be terrible…

A bright spot of news for Google Stadia: The cloud gaming initiative has recruited PlayStation veteran Shannon Studstill, who led Sony Santa Monica during the creation of 2018’s acclaimed God Of War, to run a Stadia studio in Playa Vista, California that will focus on making exclusive games and game features.

The esports company Echo Fox has settled claims in a defamation suit brought by co-founding partner Amit Raizada. The suit stemmed from accusations made by co-founder Rick Fox, who left Echo Fox last fall. Editor’s Note: March 5, 2020, 10:42am: This item has been updated to clarify the resolution of the lawsuit.

How Edith Finch Helped Me Deal With My Family’s Dark Secret

One dry October morning in 2019, my father came to my apartment, already in tears by the time I opened the door, to tell me a family secret. I was still in my pajamas. I’d planned to spend the morning playing a video game. By the time my father left two hours later, I, too,…

Planet’s dyin’ Cloud! I’m streaming the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo alongside Highlight Reel maven Chris Person right now on Twitch. Join us to talk about mako reactors and how Shinra is ruining the damn world!

Maverick, one of EA’s Star Wars projects, has apparently leaked onto the PlayStation Network. Kotaku can confirm that this is EA Motive’s “smaller, more unusual project” we previously reported on in February.

Just in time for the third season of the Netflix animated series it inspired, PlayStation classic Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is now available for $2.99 on iOS and Android devices. It’s the PS Vita and PS4 re-release of the game, now with virtual on-screen controls, which everybody loves.

Former Counter-Strike Pro Receives 116-Year Sentence, Which She May Not Have To Serve

Shayene “shAy” Victorio made her name on the Brazilian Counter-Strike circuit. ESPN reports that the former pro has been served a 116-year prison sentence in the wake of fraud charges. According to ESPN, Victorio ran an online store between 2013 and 2017. Her sentence was due to the charge that 118 customers did not receive…

YouTuber Says He Didn’t Recently Buy 1,000 Rolls Of Toilet Paper

While hoarders have been causing toilet paper sell-outs in Japan, there has been a rumor that popular Japanese YouTuber Hikakin is to blame. The above image is proof of his mass purchase. However, this isn’t a recent screencap. Hikakin bought twenty-years’ worth of toilet paper nearly four years ago. Below is the original clip, which…

Chun-Li Is 52 Years Old

Street Fighter star Chun-Li was born on March 1, 1968. That would make her 52 years old this week, which is a damn sight older than she looks in any of the recent game’s character art. Which is fine! Much of the original Street Fighter II cast, from Dhalsim to Vega, have obviously aged just…

Surprise! Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is out on PC today It’s the second Halo game to make its way there as part of the Master Chief Collection and comes with some nice features in addition to 4k resolution and variable framerate like the option to switch between classic and remastered graphics.

Apex Legends‘ New Patch Increases Inventory Slots, Reduces Muzzle Flash

Apex Legends gets a new limited-time mode today, called Deja Loot, as well as a host of changes to inventory, heirlooms, and—at last—a reduction to muzzle flash. Deja Loot will be available today until March 17, as part of the System Override Collection event. In Deja Loot, circles and the drop ship trajectory will change…

There’s a new trailer for Destiny 2‘s Season of the Worthy which starts March 10. It looks like it’s based around teaming back up with Rasputin to defend the Last City by powering up Seraph Towers through public events and clearing out bunkers with wanted enemies in them.