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Fortnite’s New Nike Characters Are Made Out Of…Hmm
21.6.2023
Fortnite, Epic’s free-to-play online battle royale, is one of the biggest games in the world and contains some of the most famous characters in pop culture, including Spider-Man, Batman, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Goku, and Darth Vader. But now, it’s time to say hello to the two greatest fictional characters...
McDonald’s Just Released A Game That Runs On Game Boy Color
13.6.2023
McDonald’s, purveyor of refrigerated cheese and meat patties, is getting into the video game business to celebrate original character Grimace’s 52nd birthday. The hairy purple blob inspired a side-scrolling platformer that runs on mobile, desktop, and most surprisingly, Game Boy Color,...
Three Gorgeous, Unreleased Games We Just Played That Should Have Your Attention
10.6.2023
The Day of the Devs showcase at Summer Game Fest is a colorful, diverse collection of indies offering up a wide variety of gaming experiences, and Kotaku got to play a handful of them.Read more
Nintendo Switch Online Gets Another Weird Assortment Of Classic Games
6.6.2023
Nintendo is slowly but surely rounding out the Switch Online retro game libraries with another trickle of random games. From a special rumble edition of Kirby on the Game Boy to a Famicom game that was never previously ported to the NES in the West, June’s additions are one of the most eclectic...
Nintendo Seemingly Goes After Switch Emulation Following Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Leak
8.5.2023
When The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom began leaking online, Nintendo initially fought back with standard copyright takedowns of screenshots, video streams, and entire Discord servers hosting links to pirated versions of the game. Now it appears to be ramping up the offensive, going after...
Every Pokémon Card I've Gotten From My Local Weed Shop, Ranked
20.4.2023
I’m not exactly up to speed on laws governing the sale of marijuana here in New York, but as a way of circumventing certain restrictions, there are some shops here where, rather than buying weed, you’re “technically” buying something else and getting some weed, gratis, with your purchase. This...
Someone Built A NES That Could Probably Murder You
10.4.2023
Some retro gaming enthusiasts are so preoccupied with what they could build, they won’t stop to question if they should. One such diabolical maker has combined his love of retro consoles with his expertise in 3D printing and robotics to build the NESdestroyer: a repurposed NES console shell with...
The Best-Looking Video Game Consoles Of All Time
4.4.2023
You silly fans. All these years arguing over things you thought were important, like specs, and libraries, and exclusives, and controllers, wasted. Not once have you considered the most crucial thing about a video game console: how good it looks.Read more
The Resident Evil 4 Remake Changing Ashley’s Skirt Gives Me Hope
20.3.2023
I’m anxiously awaiting Capcom’s, so far, highly praised Resident Evil 4 remake, but not because I’m preoccupied by updated fight mechanics, or graphical fidelity, or any monsters, really—I’ve been thinking about skirts. Read more
Gorgeous Pokémon, Anime Sneakers Are Too Good For Nike
1.3.2023
While Nike likes to dabble in the out-and-out nerd market sometimes, from Doraemon to Hello Kitty, for the most part the company likes to keep its collabs subtle, and has not worked with Nintendo for a long time. Meaning it will likely never officially release shoes this nice.Read more
Japanese Museum Reunites Gamers With Their Lost Retro Games
15.2.2023
Do you ever wish you could reacquire the games you once had? And not just copies of the same ones, but the very discs or cartridges you used? Well, the Named Cassette Museum in Tokyo is making that very thing a reality for many gamers: reuniting those who once wrote their names, addresses, or other...
Massive Pokémon Discord Owner Banned For Allegedly Sexually Preying On Minors
3.2.2023
The r/Pokémon subreddit Discord is one of the bigger online meeting places for players and fans of the hit Nintendo series. It boasts over 300,000 users who use it to battle, trade, or just hang out in between work, classes, or whatever else is going on in their lives. And this week its owner...
The PS5 Is Getting An Ultra Customizable Controller That Lets New Fans Play
5.1.2023
Sony has unveiled an accessibility controller meant to give users with disabilities a highly customizable means of playing games. The controller, codename Project Leonardo, should offer a more accessible gaming option to the PlayStation 5’s typical DualSense controller.Read more
Controversial Marvel Snap Card Getting Nerfed, With More Tweaks Coming Later
5.1.2023
Marvel Snap’s latest round of balance changes hasn’t officially been released yet, but following a last-minute delay and leak, the info is out there. And players have begun debating one nerf in particular involving the controversial Leader card. For many, the leaked nerf details aren’t enough....
The 10 Biggest Kotaku Posts Of 2022
26.12.2022
What did Kotaku readers click on this year? Once you see the list of 2022's top 10 posts below, the topics likely won’t be too surprising. Things like Pokémon, hentai, and and fast food are practically internet catnip. You might read about them even as you curse your curiosity about these...
Call Of Duty DMZ: Let's Get You Some Keycards For The Mysterious New Building 21
19.12.2022
For a game that’s still technically in beta, Call of Duty’s DMZ sure has been one hell of a fun experience. DMZ’s latest twist concerns a new playable area selectable when loading into DMZ—but you’ll need a keycard to get in. You can find keycards for this new area throughout Al Mazrah. So, want...
Pokémon Cards Get Rid Of Those Hideous Yellow Borders After 23 Years
9.12.2022
The date for the all-new Pokémon Scarlet & Violet TCG cards has been revealed, along with some really excellent news: International cards are losing their godawful yellow borders! Woo-hoo! We’re at last getting the gray/silver Japan enjoys, along with a bunch of other quality-of-life...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Passive EXP Hack Feels Too Cruel To Use
6.12.2022
Farming experience points has never been easier. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet introduced a “Let’s Go” function that allows your leading Pokémon to auto-battle roaming opponents in the overworld. But if you want to take your laziness a step further, there’s a passive farming hack that lets...
Nintendo's Latest DMCA Takedowns Are Over (Checks Notes) Fan-Created Steam Icons
22.11.2022
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Nintendo is using its army of lawyers and chests of money to go after people who appear to be some of the biggest fans of its games and franchises. Yeah, you probably have, huh? This time, Nintendo is going after people who create and host custom artwork...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Fans Are Obsessed With A Yassified Water Starter Evolution
11.11.2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Game Freak’s new monster collecting and battling RPG launching on November 18 for Nintendo Switch, has already started leaking online. I mean, someone has been streaming the entire game, so be careful of spoilers if you care about that sort of thing. But one aspect...