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I Made Getting Over It‘s Bennett Foddy Play The Hardest Level Of Battletoads, Because He Deserved It

Last week, I invited my longtime friend Bennett Foddy into Kotaku Headquarters to play the hardest part of Battletoads. I did this because Bennett Foddy made Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, and therefore deserves this. He gave two hours of his valuable time to the task of traversing the Turbo Tunnel. Did he make…

Here’s a new video from the makers of Octopath Traveler, talking about improvements they plan to add to the upcoming Switch game after reading feedback to last year’s demo. The list includes faster walk speed, a better interface, and a less cumbersome save system. Inject this game directly into my veins, please.

You Can Now Battle Kefka In Final Fantasy XIV

Everyone’s favorite demonic clown is now a boss in Final Fantasy XIV, a hodgepodge of Final Fantasy fanfiction that also substitutes as an MMO. Today’s patch 4.2 adds a bunch of new content to the game, including our lord and savior Kefka. Of course, people have already found and defeated FFXIV’s version of Final Fantasy…

1985’s Premier Insect-Based Toy Line Is Staging A Comeback

Released by Coleco in 1985, Sectaurs: Warriors of Symbion was a children’s toy line about a planet where giant insects and arachnids roam free and humans mutated with bug DNA wage war over control of a mysterious “ultimate power.” Toys included action figures and giant ride-able spider hand puppets. They were terrifying. Now Zica Toys…

This week, Hunter X Hunter is back! As previously reported, the manga once again begins serialization after a four-month break. Hope this latest run continues for a long time.

First Images Of The Detective Pikachu Movie Set

Production has started for the Detective Pikachu movie. If you are wondering what the final film will look like, we don’t yet know. These set photos, however, might be hints at what to expect. They’re currently shooting the movie in London, and these set pics show the Ryme City Police Department. Ryme City is the…

Real-Life Dragon Ball Hair Is Impractical 

In manga and anime, Super Saiyans look cool, but in real-life? Cool, too, but absurd. Pop group Kinki Kids donned Super Saiyan hair for mobile game Dragon Ball Z Dokkan Battle. While the hair looks like in the anime, it makes the duo appear stiff and awkward when they turn their heads. Maybe they don’t…

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Persona 5 Statue Is Maybe Also A Desk Lamp

There are two versions of this Futaba statue by Hobby Japan x Amanuki. One will just sit on your desk, the other will light up. You can see the effect in this clip: And below are some shots of the statue. It’s out later this year, and will cost around $180 for the regular version,…

Deceiver is a shooter about scrounging up enough cash to escape from a “pre-apocalyptic” cyberpunk earth before it ends. You’ll parkour around the city, meet weird characters, and challenge other players to spiderbot battles. You’ll also silently curse at wealthy people, who’ve already evacuated to an off-world colony. It’ll be out next year.

After $120,000 Crowdfunding Campaign, Mini Switch Dock Has A Rough Launch

After multiple delays, backers for a third party portable Switch dock finally got what they helped crowdfund. Unfortunately, backers claim that what they’re getting is very different from what they paid for. In June 2017, a company called SFanslaunched an IndieGoGo campaign for a small, portable Switch dock. They touted it as being “oreo sized,”…

Tuesday’s update to Friday the 13th: The Game brings a new map, a new killer, and changes to item spawns Pinehurst Youth Development Center and Jason impostor Roy Burns both hail from the controversial Part V: A New Beginning. Beware Roy’s garden shears…and those damn enchiladas

Our Favorite Weapons In Monster Hunter: World

One of the toughest choices you’ll face early in Monster Hunter: World is which weapon to pick. There are so many options, and anything can be viable if you know what you’re doing. Decisions, decisions… I am fully obsessed with World, but my limited time with Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate on 3DS hadn’t really prepared…

Genital Jousting’s New Story Mode Lets You Play As A Penis With Problems

By now you may have seen Genital Jousting’s party mode, where players compete to penetrate their friends (with consent, of course). The game finally came out of early access this month, and the full release includes a story mode that works way better than it should. It’s kind of like The Stanley Parable, but with…

Few Things In Gaming Are As Satisfying As A New Room Game

The Room video games are among the most satisfying things you can play. They’re all about figuring out how to unlock intricately-locked boxes—or locked stoves or locked model submarines or some other beautifully intricate piece of old-fashioned gadgetry. The newest one, The Room: Old Sins, came out last week for iOS. It’s great. Kotaku senior…

Hub Worlds Can Be Games’ Greatest Pleasure

Video game hub worlds are towns and hamlets that the player returns to between gameplay to restock and reflect. In games like Monster Hunter World or Splatoon 2, they offer a sense of security and community that ground the player in the world and make them feel truly at ease. Monster Hunter World’s central hub…

“Fixed various issues with flying boats” – That’s from the patch notes for Assassin’s Creed Origins’s next patch, 1.21, which will hit on January 30. The patch also promises changes to make the game’s recently-added Horde mode easier.

Dragon Ball FighterZ’ Lobby System Is A Huge Hassle

Dragon Ball FighterZ’s multiplayer battles are spectacles filled with blazing-fast combat backed by outstanding netcode. If only getting into one of those battles didn’t involve fumbling about with the game’s clunky multiplayer lobby system. I spent the better part of the weekend playing Dragon Ball FighterZ, and I’ve noticed several issues that make the game’s…

The Six Phases Of A Limited-Time Video Game Event

A lot of mobile games, especially ones that rely on random drops or loot boxes, have special, limited time events.If you play those games, even if you swear you don’t care about missing an event, you kind of always do. Today is the last day of Uta No Prince Sama’s first event in their English…

PlayStation Network Keeps Going Down

What’s up with the PlayStation Network? For the past week, Sony’s premium online service has been intermittently offline, with users reporting issues playing games, streaming videos, and logging into their accounts. The problems appear to have started around January 23, and we’ve gotten tips and seen reports of sporadic outages on almost every day since.…