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Little Girl Finally Gets To Play Mario Kart 8 Thanks To Smart Steering

If you’ve been playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Nintendo Switch this weekend, you might have noticed that the game has something called Smart Steering turned on by default. While most players have started the game by turning it off, the feature was a welcome addition for Molly, a four-year-old who suffered a stroke…

Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn will be coming to the Nintendo Switch according to Saber Interactive’s CEO. The game was funded via Indiegogo back in 2014 with a trailer revealed at the 2015 Game Awards but little has been heard since. EA once called the first Shaq Fu an “abomination.”

Kojima Tries To Explain Naked Norman Reedus At Tribeca

The man behind Metal Gear continues to hone his persona as a really weird creative dude. At the Tribeca Film Festival’s games event, Hideo Kojima revealed why the teaser for Death Stranding opened on a naked Norman Reedus as well as some other random Kojima Facts™. Like for instance, you might have known that the…

The Accidental Origins Of Kirby

25 years ago this week, the pink puff ball made his Japanese debuted in Kirby’s Dream Land for the Game Boy. But the game’s titular character was originally just a placeholder. One of Nintendo’s most iconic characters almost didn’t get created, at least not in the form we’ve come to know and love. Kirby started…

Watch 29 Make Daily Life Feel Otherworldly In Its New Trailer

That’s part of the premise behind 29, the first chapter in Humble Grove’s No Longer Home series, a point and click game that delves into the ordinary by stripping away many of the elements that help us make sense of it. Apartment life can be all sorts of things. Cramped. Predictable. Embarrassing. Now imagine taking…

Ark: Survival Evolved‘s Volcano Is About to Erupt, And Players Will Want to Dive In

Ark: Survival Evolved’s long-dormant volcano, situated near the center of the game’s Island map) is about to blow, and developer Wildcard is strongly suggesting that anyone in the immediate vicinity kindly steps out of the way. (But you’ll want to go back later.) As of Ark’s next big PC update, called “v257″ and scheduled to…

The Lack Of Master Chief Was The Least Of Halo 5’s Campaign Problems

Video game sequels often fix the problems of their predecessors thanks to, among other things, the iterative advancements of technology. That’s on top of the fact that making creative work in the gaming medium is still an exercise in being an artistic pioneer. So you at least hope that the people making sequels know what…

Nintendo Finally Says Goodbye To 3D

Few video game systems have had as strange a journey as Nintendo’s 3DS. The spunky portable console flopped, got a massive price cut, gradually built up a spectacular library of games, and received several bizarre (and confusing) hardware models throughout its six years on store shelves. And now, it’s ditching its biggest selling point. Farewell,…

Battlefield 1 Easter Egg Hunters Find Giant Shark

The Battlefield series is renowned for intricate easter eggs. In the latest, a series of clues added in the recent They Shall Not Pass DLC allows players to summon a terrifying giant shark from the depths. Before They Shall Not Pass, the game had alreadyhidden a secret dog taglocated by deciphering encrypted morse code message.…

Hearthstone‘s Formerly Garbage ‘Hungry Crab’ Is Making a Comeback

Can a crab become a hero? In both Hearthstone and in the animal kingdom at large, the answer has long been a resounding “no.” But now the answer is: maybe. Crabs are small creatures with pincers unsuited for serious combat, whose prime virtues include a hard shell and innards that taste good when cooked and…

The World of Pokémon Fan Games Has Become A Minefield

Some of the people who make Pokémon fan games are scared, if not a bit angry. They’ve been crafting amazing Pokémon games that rival the official releases for a decade, dodging lawsuits and relying on increasingly dated tools. It’s never been easy, but it’s also never been as stressful as it is today. Pokémon fan…

Try Not To Be So Greedy, Fire Emblem Heroes

This week, Fire Emblem Heroes added characters from the popular title Path of Radiance. But an additional banner with top tier characters raise the question: why don’t you slow the hell down? Fire Emblem Heroes is a mobile take on the popular strategy game series. I’m a big fan but it’s not perfect. The most…

Debugging A Massive RPG Like Skyrim Means Leaving Some Bugs In

When a company like Bethesda is trying to debug a massive game like Skyrim, where do they even start? Skyrim lead programmer Brett Douville tackled that question (and much more) on this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen Here’s an excerpt from our conversation: Jason Schreier: Something that I bet is a really interesting topic of…

GTA IV’s Slow Opening Hours Were Also Some Of Its Best

You can go several hours in Grand Theft Auto IV before you get a gun. Soon after that, you’re blasting your way through shootouts with SWAT teams. But for those first few hours, you’re just some guy in Brooklyn, trying to make a new life. I’ve been replaying GTA IV, which came out nine years…

Magic: The Gathering Issues Rare Emergency Card Ban

Magic: The Gathering has issued a rare emergency card ban effective today. One card in a popular but dramatically overpowered two-card combo is now illegal in Standard play. Publisher Wizards of the Coast announced Felidar Guardian’s emergency ban two days after they put out their April “Banned and Restricted” cards list, prompting players to raise…

Robot Unicorn Attack Isn’t Screwing Around This Time

Since the release of the 2010 original, Adult Swim’s unicorn runner has been delighting players with fanciful flights over fantastic dreamscapes to the turn of Erasure’s “Always.” Robot Unicorn Attack Forever takes that base and builds a collectible robot gacha game on top. When you first start playing Robot Unicorn Attack Forever, available as a…

Sony is making money again! According to AP, Sony netted US$250 million in profit between January and March, thanks in part to PS4 game sales. Sony’s report states that PlayStation division sales were up 6.3% year-on-year.

Buggy D.Va Is Temporarily Unplayable In Overwatch  (Update: She’s Back!)

Blizzard announced that due to an Overwatch bug, D.Va has been removed from the game for the time being. UPDATE April 28 – 2:50am: Blizzard announced she’s returned to the game: Original story continues below. This message popped up in Overwatch, surprising players. A short tweet also appeared on Blizzard Entertainment’s official Twitter: Over on…

NFL Draft Pick Excited To Spend His Cash On A Gaming PC

Jonathan Allen just got picked by Washington at #17 in the NFL draft, guaranteeing him a big paycheck. Which he is most excited to spend on…something that can play Total War

Some interesting nuggets from Nintendo’s financial presentation this evening: 1) the company has somehow shipped nearly a million copies of 1-2 Switch; 2) the 3DS has hit a total of 63 million sales; and 3) Nintendo won’t be holding a big E3 press conference this year, which isn’t a surprise. The company hasn’t had a live…