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Swapping Overwatch Character Animations Is A Good Time

A new set of animation tools released last week have made it a lot easier for people to import Overwatch’s characters into Source Filmmaker and mess around with stuff. Like swapping player animations. Created by speeder99123, there are already some cool clips being made: Not every character or animation is working right now (some, like…

Indie Zelda-Like Oceanhorn Is Getting A Sequel

With Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas soon spreading its Windwaker vibe to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, indie developer Cornfox & Bros. reveals its next project, Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm, taking the series from top-down to third-person action RPG. The first Oceanhorn arrives on current generation consoles on September 7, completing…

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In April, Nintendo announced the sale of the company’s stake in the Seattle Mariners. That sale is now complete, with Nintendocollecting $661 million

Mario Stars In Olympics Closing Ceremony

With the Rio Olympics drawing to a close, Tokyo is up next in 2020. And to mark the occasion, Mario made a surprise appearance at the closing ceremony tonight, warp-piping from Japan to Brazil and transforming into…a cosplaying Japanese Prime Miniter Shinzo Abe. Really. Here’s footage of the Rio-to-Tokyo handover show, which begins with a…

Look At This Mechanical Keyboard

I’m in love. Sadly, this isn’t a commercial product. It’s a custom job by Will_26, who took an old QFR keyboard, got some custom keys then hydro dipped the housing the get that woodgrain look. (If you don’t know what hydro dipping is, it’s essentially magic) This is the second such job he’s done this…

After Nine Years Of Work, Fez Gets Its Last Update

Perspective-shifting platformer Fez came out all the way back in 2012. It was first announced in 2007. Last week, a patch was released for it that brings nearly a decade’s worth of development on the title to a close. Programmer Renaud Bédard, with help from Ethan Lee and a group of testers (many of them…

Ico‘s Graveyard Was More Than Nightmare Fuel

In video games, graveyards usually spell trouble. Ico didn’t disappoint. This year, part of my backlog clearing strategy is to play games in series before their sequels or marginally related entries come out. In the case of 2001’s Ico and 2005’s Shadow of Colossus, I figured that I should at least play Fumito Ueda’s two…

Apparent PS4 Slim Leaks On Auction Site

Apparent images of a slimmer, sleeker version of the PlayStation 4 have popped up on the UK auction site Gumtree (h/t NeoGAF), where a British seller claims to have obtained an unannounced model of Sony’s latest console. It’s going for only £295. We don’t know if this machine is real, but the pictures are compelling.…

When Your Pokemon Go Playing Friends Think They’re So Hilarious

You know what they say: who needs enemies when you can have frenemies. I apparently have many. It’s nice to keep them around sometimes. They do just enough to keep you entertained (you know, when they’re not insulting you): …Well, actually: Not really. They’re just plain old awful. If you have frenemies of your own,…

I’m Struggling With No Man’s Sky

All of this freedom to explore in No Man’s Sky is giving me a headache. Landing on plant life is one way I’ve been utilizing my time in Hello Games’ space exploration game. As a person who primarily plays linear, story-driven games in the form of JRPGs, the open world of No Man’s Sky has…

Cartman Renames You, And Other Fun Name Prompt Screens In Gaming

Some adventures cannot begin without naming your character. It’s when Final Fantasy Clouds can be Squalls. Or Freds. Some games provide the option to change your character’s name at the start screen. Others integrate protagonists’ intros and renaming prompts in clever ways. These five games do the latter. It’s Always A Trap, Wild Arms In…

Danganronpa 3 Is Killing It So Far

Before the first episode ended, the killing game began anew. Should we have anticipated anything less? No, it’s the Danganronpa series, after all. Spoilers for the Danganronpa series to follow The stylish, ultra-violent visual novel game series Danganronpa, is currently airing an anime, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School, which picks up…

Pokémon Go Player Tries Getting A Million XP In A Day, Gets Treated Like Cheater

As far as Pokémon Go is concerned, only cheaters should be able to get massive amounts of XP in a short amount of time. Well, about that… Jimmy Derocher is a hardcore Pokémon Go player who has spent the last couple of weeks devising an ingenious plan to accrue as much XP as humanly possible.…

Five Games, Five Songs

The last few games I played couldn’t be any more different from one another. The same goes for their varied, gorgeous soundtracks. Monolith, No Man’s Sky I managed to survive my crash landing on Planet Urrkundarfjord, somehow. I say ‘somehow’ because it’s the first survival game I’ve invested any real time in. I thought I’d…

Ape Escape 2 Is Better Than I Remember

Oh how I long to relive those days chasing danger, and launching stealthy attacks on those damned dirty apes of Ape Escape on the PSN. Sadly, I’m still waiting for that release. In the meanwhile, the primates of Ape Escape 2 can terrorize me instead. I hold the first Ape Escape in high regards. Until…

I Am Setsuna‘s Charm Is Also Its Weakness

The ever-present snow in I Am Setsuna gives life to cute snowmen with askew smiles. They may be found tucked away in corners of quiet villages, near wells or behind NPCs’ houses. The snowy scenery is just one charming aspect of its world. But the game’s not all a wonderland. During my first few hours…

Doodle Fruit Games Are Less Scandalous Than Rio’s Olympics. Maybe.

One of the biggest scandals to hit the 2016 Google Doodle Fruit Games was the realization that I can’t ride a tricycle. But it’s far from the only one. My career as a Fruitlympian is over. The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio are coming to a close, after two weeks of the world’s best athletes…

Gravity Falls‘ “Summerween” Is An Excellent, Spooky Adventure

Lately, I’ve become enamored with cultural experiences associated with Summer—namely, the spookiness of ghost stories and myths, where wild imaginations help whittle away the hot days. Re-watching Gravity Falls fuels my interest, and its “Summerween” episode is a perfect nightmare—with a twist. It’s difficult to talk about a single episode of Gravity Falls being a…

Helllooo, Kotaku!

My name’s Narelle, and I’ve crawled my way from the Upside Down known as TAY to be your Guest Weekend Editor. Wait…is TAY the Upside Down, or is it the other way around…? Puzzling life questions aside, I’m a freelance writer, and an admin over on Kotaku’s wonderful Reader-run community blog, TAY. You may already…