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Draymond Green Video Game Is About Basketball, But Also Kicking Dicks

Welcome to Draymond Green’s Shut Up And Slam Jam Karate Basketball, a basketball game where you must score, but also kick dudes in the figs. Made for Ludum Dare 37 late last year (but only released online earlier this week), it supports four players in local multiplayer, and is not screwing about with the combat…

Lego City Undercover Launches April 4 With Co-Op Mode

The updated version of the Wii U’s Lego launch title is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC on April 4, and this time you don’t have to go it alone. Though the feature was leaked in a Best Buy listing for the game last month, it’s nice to have official confirmation…

Nintendo Switch Will Not Have Virtual Console At Launch

We all thought this might be coming, and now it’s official: the Virtual Console will not be live when the Switch launches next week, Nintendo said today. “Virtual Console games will not be available on Nintendo Switch at launch,” the company said in a press release. “We will share more information in the future.” It’s…

That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata

It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…

That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata

It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy.  To get it, you need to do this ten times.  Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…

That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata

It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…

That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata

It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…

That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata

It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…

That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata

It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…

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Cards Against Humanity hasa special 14-card pack all about Mass Effect that’s now available for $1. I only point this out because the url is totallyfuckablealiens.com. Oh, and because the FAQ is wonderful

An Anime Commercial For The Legend Of Zelda’s Milk

Let us all close our eyes and imagine, that as part of Breath of the Wild’s marketing campaign, Nintendo had thought to make an anime trailer for some Lon Lon Milk. Now, open them and watch the clip anyway, because Channy & Kimberly were smart enough to make it for us.

Ooblets Is About Farming And Collecting Cute Animals

I don’t normally like “Game is like Game” comparisons, but when you can say “Ooblets is like Harvest Moon and Pokemon and Animal Crossing”, it really helps get a point across. Point being this looks great We’ve been quietly tracking its progress for a while now, so it’s nice to see that Double Fine has…

Giant Robot Board Game Looks Fantastic

GKR: Heavy Hitters is a new board game up on Kickstarter. If you like robots and turn-based combat it might be worth a look, if only for the incredibly cool design of the game’s miniatures. God, they are so good. And with good reason! GKR is the work of Weta, the creative studio behind movies…

In The Wake of Marathon Streamer’s Death, Twitch Community Discusses Healthy Streaming Practices

World of Tanks streamer Brian “Poshybrid” Vigneault’s recent death during a 24-hour charity stream rattled the Twitch community. Despite his unknown cause of death, the Twitch community is reconsidering the toll sleep deprivation takes on marathon streamers. More pressingly, streamers are wondering whether 24-hour charity streams are worth the human cost. Vigneault’s charity stream last…

YouTubers Are Getting Dragged For Not Supporting PewDiePie 100%

Following the Pewdiepie controversy from last week, a good deal of YouTube rallied around the Swedish star in an attempt to defend him against ‘unfair’ attacks by the mainstream media. A few high-profile YouTubers weren’t quite as enthusiastic in their defense, which has led to some backlash. Last weekend, video game YouTuber Jacksepticeye uploaded a…

We Debate What’s Best For Overwatch’s Bastion

This week on our semi-regular Overwatch show, Let’s Break It Down, Cecilia, Heather, and I discuss the upcoming Bastion changes, as well as custom games and, for some reason, ‘90s anime classic Neon Genesis Evangelion. I, personally, am not a huge fan of Bastion, but I will admit that the walking tuna tin piloted by…

For Honor Players Claim To Be Troubled By Lag [Updated]

For Honor’s handling of multiplayer is causing frustrations for some players as lag rears its head, ruining fights and disrupting matches in the online melee fighting game. “It’s almost unplayable like this,” one Reddit poster said. “I’m lucky if I can play one complete game out of every three.” “Finally able to join a game,”…

Secret Hitler, A Fascist Party Game That Hits Awfully Close To Home

Your ability to enjoy the tabletop game Secret Hitler will likely depend on your ability to laugh as an increasingly impotent progressive coalition fails to halt the rise of fascism. No but seriously, it’s a fun party game. Secret Hitler is brought to us by a number of designers including Cards Against Humanity’s Max Temkin.…

I Wrote A Book About The Making Of Uncharted 4, Star Wars 1313, And More

For the past year, I’ve been reporting and writing a book full of stories about how video games were made. Today, I’m psyched to announce Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, a look behind the scenes of games like Uncharted 4, Star Wars 1313, and many more. It’ll be out on September 5. I set out to…