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Turns Out, Cappy Can Kill You In Super Mario Odyssey 

We were right to suspect something messed up was going on with the possession mechanic in Mario Odyssey Cappy has a mind of its own, and if you’re not careful, it can take Mario out of the picture entirely. It’s some creepypasta-level stuff. Twitter user @NichtSascha discovered a peculiar glitch in Odyssey’s co-op mode that…

It Happened To Me: I Kept My Redbox Game For Way Too Long

I just got totally owned by my local Redbox. I thought I was beating the system by enjoying a new game at a fraction of the cost of buying it. As it turns out, I’m a Redbox whale: one of those poor sops who’s helping prolong the company’s slow decline because I can’t keep track…

Rocket League‘s Switch Port Is Perfect For Casual Players

Until today, I only got my ass kicked at Rocket League indoors, on a couch, proximate to a television. Now that the beloved car soccer game is on the Switch, the realm of ass-kicking possibilities is infinite. I didn’t know I wanted this and I am so happy. Rocket League’s Switch version, released today, is…

The space fascists of New Monarchy have won Destiny 2‘s second faction rally. Wouldn’t have been my first choice, but hey, at least Dead Orbit didn’t win. Time to go buy the New Monarchy sword and then never really use it.

Switch Developers Dedicate Entire Trailer To New Icon

Nintendo Switch owners yearning to keep their system dashboard as pretty as possible did not appreciate Kingdom: New Lands’ minimalist icon design. Well their nightmare is now over. This week’s game update swapped the pixelated crown for an icon so epic it got its own trailer. As we reported back in September, Kingdom: New Lands…

What Made L.A. Noire So Great

I gazed into the future, saw L.A. Noire’s Switch release and other remasters coming and did an entire playthrough of the game on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. Here’s a collection of writings inspired by that playthrough. First, I looked at the early missions and noted how the game, while offering an intriguing and gorgeous world, has…

The nominees for 2017’s edition of The Game Awards are out, and you can check out a full list here. Will Mario and Zelda split the Nintendo vote for Game of the Year? Staff from our competitive gaming site Compete were on the jury for the esports categories of the awards. Alas, our fighting game…

Report: Nintendo Making Animated Mario Movie With Studio Behind Minions

Nintendo is in talks to bring Mario back to Hollywood, according to a report today by the Wall Street Journal The paper reports that Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures are close to reaching a deal with Nintendo for an animated Super Mario Bros. movie. Illumination is the company behind Despicable Me—which foisted Minions on the…

Someone’s Making A Spiritual Successor To Theme Hospital

On the back of the recent revival of management sim games, a new studio out of Prague has decided to tackle healthcare with an upcoming game called Project Hospital As the name suggests, the game revolves around building and maintaining a hospital. Players will focus on identifying diseases, researching cures, and treating as many patients…

This War of Mine: Stories—Father’s Promise is out today on PC. It’s the first of a planned ‘season’ of story-oriented DLC for This War of Mine.

Sabotage And Stealth Make For Call Of Duty: WWII‘s Best Mission

Call of Duty: WWII mostly focuses on large battles and explosive confrontations, but the game’s best mission is quiet, intimate, and subtle. Call of Duty: WWII’s narrative focuses on the US Army’s 1st Infantry Division, centering on major battles like the Invasion of Normandy and The Battle of the Bulge. These levels feel as loud…

GameStop ‘Temporarily Pauses’ Unlimited Used Games Program

GameStop has suspended its PowerPass program, which offers customers six months of unlimited access to used games. The retail chain told employees yesterday to pull down all signage involving the program and store it in their backrooms, according to two GameStop staff. It’s not clear why GameStop is freezing the program, but employees have speculated…

Shining Resonance is getting a revamped version for the PS4. Originally released in 2014 on the PS3, the “power-upped” PS4 release will feature remastered graphics. It will be out on March 29, 2018 in Japan. No word about an international release.

Godzilla Head Appears In Tokyo For The New Anime

Anime feature film Godzilla: Kaiju Wakusei (Godzilla: Monster Planet) opens this month in Japan. This week, a huge Godzilla head went up in Tokyo over a Shinjuku train station entrance. It’s kind of unsettling, no? Like the head has been lopped off or something. But when it gets dark, those eyes are freaky. Kotaku East…

John Wick creator Derek Kolstad is writing the pilot script for a Hitman series for Hulu and Fox 21. Kolstad is also executive producing. No word how is starring or when the show will starting filming. 

Forget Noctis, Here Are Other Ideas For Tekken 7 Characters

In a surprising announcement, Final Fantasy XV’s Noctis is joining Tekken 7. But fans have their own ideas regarding which characters they’d like to see in the King of Iron Fist Tournament. Namely, Kazuma Kiryu. The one character many fans keep saying they’d like to see in Tekken 7 is the Yakuza protagonist. For a…

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Pokémon Fans Are Losing Their Minds At The End Of The New Movie

There is a weird thing about the new Pokémon movie that is kind of a spoiler, so if you’re sensitive to that stuff, look away. If you’re not, here is a room full of adults losing their shit over what happens at the end of the newest movie in the series, I Choose You! WARNING:…

The Challenge Of Designing Two Of Persona 5’s Best Characters

Persona 5’s art book, now available in English, has some…interesting things to say about the design of a couple of the game’s best characters, Takemi and Kawakami. The book—which is incredible, by the way—is full of developer commentary, explaining the design process behind everything from the Phantom Thieves to the game’s boss battles. A lot…

The ‘Free’ CS:GO Skin Industry Is Booming, Following Gambling Crackdown

Gambling for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skins is so 2016. Now, there’s a burgeoning new industry giving them out to players for free. Well: “free.” For years, CS:GO players have bought and sold virtual weapon skins in Steam’s marketplace. They’re cosmetic finishes players can paste on top of guns. As time went on, rarer skins’ market…