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Zelda: This Tears Of The Kingdom Paraglider Trick Basically Lets You Fly Forever
18.5.2023
So you’ve overestimated how much stamina you have left as you paraglide Link over Hyrule. Fret not: if you have a Zonai Wing from a Zonai Dispenser in your inventory, you’re in luck. While it requires a little bit of practice to get the physics right, safely dropping from your paraglider onto...
Tragic Nintendo Unboxing Story Has A Happy Ending
9.5.2023
In August 2022 we told the very sad story of a serious Nintendo collector who, having thought he’d got hold of some very special old playing cards, had in fact got hold of two hunks of worthless cardboard.Read more
Wizards Of The Coast Raids YouTuber’s House To Take Back Magic: The Gathering Cards
24.4.2023
Sometimes, you accidentally buy something before it hits the street date, and you get bragging rights with all of your friends. In the case of one Magic: The Gathering streamer, obtaining a box of cards early landed him in hot water with one of the most infamous private security companies in...
This PC Gamer Built Their Rig After Dumpster Diving For Months
14.4.2023
Dumpster divers find all kinds of things in the trash. From a full pallet of cold brew coffee to hundreds of metal tins for Yu-Gi-Oh cards, there’s no shortage of cool stuff buried in the heaps of garbage you’ll likely find in the bin. But while some of it may be useless, redditor Rydirp7 took...
Frostpunk: The Board Game: The Kotaku Review
12.4.2023
I’ve reviewed a lot of board game adaptations of video games on this website, and with good reason: it’s the most intimate intersection of our board game and video game coverage. In nearly every case, the key consideration has been how does the board game feel compared to the original. What kind...
The Sickest Battle Royale You Probably Aren’t Playing Is All About Martial Arts
30.3.2023
Battle royales are everywhere. From first-person shooters like Warzone to (now-defunct) third-person spellcasters such as Spellbreak, the genre has overtaken the industry. While battle royales may be ubiquitous, there’s one you probably aren’t playing right now that you totally should. It’s called...
The World's Biggest Airplane, Destroyed In Ukraine, Is Coming To Flight Simulator
3.2.2023
For over 30 years the Antonov An-225 Mriya was the world’s biggest airplane, a colossal vehicle that was 84 m (275 feet) long and weighed 190 tonnes, but which could still somehow not just get itself into the air, but carry loads of other stuff inside it while doing it.Read more
Psychos Impersonate Board Game Con Staff, Send Harassing Messages To Attendees
5.8.2022
Because the Culture Wars have now spread to every front imaginable, for the last few years board games have been going through their own struggles as players traditionally marginalised in the space have fought for greater inclusion, in turn facing increasingly shrill levels of opposition. That...
Make The Pastel Gaming Room Of Your Dreams With These Tips From Kawaii Pros
25.7.2022
Crack open the door to self-described “kawaii tech creator” Celeste Fleurs’ room, and you’ll suddenly feel as if you’ve been living your life as a strawberry in some Fruity Pebbles cereal. Like countless other gamers online, Fleurs is an expert of “pastel gaming”—a term borne from Japanese kawaii...