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There’s A Guy Doing Classical Piano Covers Of All The Levels In Super Smash Bros. Melee

He goes by the name BearKeys and the self-proclaimed “child prodigy” has recently decide to dive into the world of video game music. Specifically, the GameCube version of Smash Bros. His most recent entry is a classical piano rendition of music from the game’s Break The Targets challenge. Before that he took stabs at Corneria,…

You can now battle Takashi Tokita’s party in the Switch version of I Am Setsuna’s Temporal Battle Arena. Tokita, a Square Enix veteran, was one of the directors on Chrono Trigger and until August 10 you can actually snag I Am Setsuna for 33% off on the eShop.

$20,000 Call of Duty Zombies Tournament Features Four Incredible Players

Hardcore Call of Duty Zombies players showed off impressive speed runs and even broke some records in their quest to compete in a $20,000 Zombies World Championship this month in Los Angeles. Popular YouTuber Mcsportzhawk” teamed up with 1P Entertainment to put the championship together, and invited players to compete in online qualifiers in one…

Playing Nicely With Transformers’ Biggest Decepticon Ever

Back in 2015, Hasbro asked Transformers fans to choose between Autobot Omega Supreme and Decepticons Scorponok and Trypticon as the next massive titan-class toy. City-sized T-rex Trypticon won, and now he’s on my desk, with a friend ready to help open him up. Honestly I was pulling for Scorponok, the Decepticon scorpion/base/robot who served as…

Final Fantasy VII Retrospective: Great Because It’s Weird

Before I played Final Fantasy VII, I didn’t think it was going to be very good. I don’t remember how I was introduced to the game—maybe it was a store ad, or a magazine, or that wild 1997 TV commercial—but I do remember hating it. This is part seven of Kotaku’s Final Fantasy Retrospective, in…

The Hackers And Modders Behind The Next Official Sonic Game

For decades, Sonic the Hedgehog has inspired an obsessive fandom that’s been difficult to separate from the uneven quality of the games. Fans have created impressive art, music, and even games that pay tribute to the series and its characters. Some of these creations are so impressive, that SEGA brought on fans to create the…

Fortnite Developers Apologize For Surprise Change That Wiped Out Several Players’ Bases

Developer Epic Games issued anapology this morning after several fans of Fortnite, a surprisingly cute player vs. environment game about surviving the apocalypse, were caught off guard when their labored-after bases disappeared. The unannounced change was a part of an early morningpatch for the Early Access game. Players say they spentseveral dozen hoursconstructing bases on…

This Is How It Begins

Look, not everyone sets out to have a massive Amiibo collection. A lot of people start out like I just did: with one. At the start of this week, I didn’t own a single Amiibo. Nintendo’s little chip-enabled figures just didn’t appeal to me. Unlike some of my colleagues I’ve never been a big toy…

He Beat Her Offers A Flawed But Interesting Take On Domestic Violence

With its lush art and lovely music, visual novel He Beat Her sounds like an easy sell. The way it handles its subject matter, however, lacks the nuance it deserves. [Given the subject matter of the game, this article will discuss domestic violence and mental illness. This is your content warning.] He Beat Her is…

Splatoon 2 Uses Ketchup and Mayo Ink For Splatfest, And It Looks Gross

Splatoon 2’s big event has kicked off in Japan, where players are finding that the game takes the mayo vs ketchup theme all the way. Yes, you will be shooting the warring condiments onto your enemy squids this weekend. Eww. Here’s a whole match, courtesy of Snorth93. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. It’s sort…

People Are Falling In Love With A Video Game Mouse Who Uses Sign Language

In the upcoming VR game Moss, tiny hero Quill uses squeaks and various non-verbal cues to communicate with the player. On August 2, Polyarc animator Rick Lico tweeted a test clip of the mouse issuing a greeting using American Sign Language (ASL). The response was overwhelming. Lico tweeted out the animation to his couple hundred…

Internet Sleuths Think The Last of Us Part II Is Set In Seattle

Is part of the next The Last of Us set in Seattle? Internet detectives believe so, after combing through the game’s concept art and comparing it to real-life Washington. The Last of Us: Part II won’t be out for at least another year or two, but Redditor and artist Voidsby believes they’ve already discovered one of…

Daniel Licht, the composer for Dishonored and Dishonored 2, has died at age 60, Variety reports. He also composed music for several of the Silent Hill games and for TV’s Dexter, among others.

Game That Entered Development In 1997 Comes Out Today

If you are wondering why Grimoire: Heralds of the Winged Exemplar, a new release on Steam, looks like something from the 90s, here is your answer: It is from the 90s. After a solid 20 years in development—or roughly twice as long as Final Fantasy XV—Grimoire is out today. “After more than 20 years of…

Hearthstone‘s New Cards Promise Some Wild Possibilities

We’re well on our way toward a fully-revealed Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion for Hearthstone, and so far we’ve seen some truly dope-looking cards. If there’s any theme running through the new cards that Blizzard has revealed thus far, it’s that many of them are just plain weird, and have the potential to affect…

Japanese Politicians Cosplaying As Anime Characters

The mayor of Nagoya and the governor of Aichi Prefecture both recently suited up as famous anime characters. This was not a first. Mayor Takashi Kawamura and Governor Hideaki Omura cosplay at least once a year for the World Cosplay Summit, a major cosplaying event held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Here is Kawamura: And Omura:…

In Japan, two classic shoot-em up games are coming to the PS4: Ketsui, originally released in Japanese arcades in 2003, and Sorcer Striker, originally released in 1993. Both are downloads, with Sorcer Striker coming out this fall, while Ketsui’s release date is TBA. 

The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Movie Being Called ‘Better Than Expected’

It seems like most live-action movie versions of manga and anime are terrible. (Remember Attack on Titan?) However, the release day buzz around the new Jojo live-action movie is that it’s actually good. Created by an ageless man, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure debuted as a manga back in 1987 and has gone on to spawn anime…

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You Can Complete Tacoma By Just Standing Around

Tacoma’s space station corridors, seemingly cold and barren, are alive with story. You can explore them to your heart’s content, piecing together a tale about the station’s crew—and much more. Or you can just stand around and do nothing, if you want. Your character, Amy Ferrier, is a corporate contractor responding to a distress call…