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Mario Is Making Animal Crossing Weird For Me
5.3.2021
Before Animal Crossing: New Horizons added Mario items on March 1, my island was a pleasant place that was not being stalked by a dead-eyed plumber cosplayer with an axe.Read more
Pyra Is My New Favorite Sword Main In Smash Bros. Ultimate
5.3.2021
I greeted Pyra and Mythra’s announcement last month with a big sigh. Ugh, more sword fighters? It’s my preferred class in Smash Bros. Ultimate, but even I was beginning to get sick of them. After a couple hours with the new duo, however, I’m pleased to announce my initial skepticism was misplaced....
Thank You, Persona 5 Strikers, For This Adult Who Doesn't Suck
5.3.2021
Persona 5 Strikers has been out for a little more than a week, so I feel pretty comfortable saying this:Read more
Pokémon Go Holds Make Up Event For Letting In Players Without Tickets, Lets In Players Without Tickets
5.3.2021
It’s now officially a trademark move for developer Niantic. Last month Pokémon Go players were accidentally let in for free to the ticketed Kanto Tour event. To make up for it, Niantic announced there would be a special bonus event for those who’d paid. That started today, and guess what: They...
We All Know Gackt’s Track, But Dirge Of Cerberus’ Other Songs Were Good Too
5.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re kicking open the vault of weird-ass Final Fantasy spin-offs and unearthing Dirge of Cerberus.Read more
Best Buy's 3 Day Games Sale Includes Everything From Avengers to Zelda
5.3.2021
3-Day Gaming Sale | Best BuyRead more
Pokémon Go's Professor Willow Is Coming To The Pokémon Card Game
5.3.2021
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. What better way to celebrate that than sticking Professor Willow from Pokémon Go in it?Read more
Report: Florida Super Nintendo World Delayed To 2025
4.3.2021
After being delayed for nearly a year, construction on Universal Orlando’s new theme park, Epic Universe, has resumed. This new park will contain a US version of Super Nintendo World, but it won’t be open until early 2025, two years later than first expected.Read more
Sakurai Hides Figures Of Unreleased Smash Bros. Fighters In His Desk At Work
4.3.2021
In his latest episode of “Mr. Sakurai Presents”, Smash Bros. Ultimate director Masahiro Sakurai revealed that he often keeps figures of upcoming fighters locked away in a drawer at work while developing them. Not just Amiibo either, but the good stuff. Read more
These Final Fantasy XIV Characters Ain’t Sh*t
4.3.2021
Last night, I finished the true ending of A Realm Reborn and made it, at long last, to Heavensward. This means yes, I saw the event that was basically FF14’s equivalent of the Red Wedding (refresh your memory here), Instead of discussing my feelings regarding what the absolute flying fuck I just...
Pyra And Mythra Join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Later Today
4.3.2021
Nintendo provided a deeper look at the latest fighters, Pyra and Mythra, getting added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on later today, during a new presentation by director Masahiro Sakurai today. Yes, they might be yet another set of sword fighters, but the duo’s complimentary move sets look like...
Grab This Frankly Dope Book of Final Fantasy Pixel Art for $14
4.3.2021
FF Dot: The Pixel Art of Final Fantasy | $14 | AmazonRead more
Japan Edges Closer to its First IEO – an NFT Platform
4.3.2021
Japan is about to welcome its first initial exchange offering (IEO) – and yes, you guessed it, as with almost everything else that is currently happening in the crypto world, it’s non-fungible token (NFT)-flavored.
Per a press release from the crypto exchange Coincheck, which will host the IEO,...
How Persona 5 Strikers Did (And Didn’t) Steal Our Hearts
3.3.2021
At long last, the Phantom Thieves ride again as Persona 5 Strikers—the Atlus RPG turned Koei Tecmo hack and slash—is out in North America. I’m a big Persona 5 nerd and I’ve been anxiously waiting for fellow nerd Luke Plunkett to get far enough into the game that I could finally have someone with...
Legend Of Mana’s Grand Score Helps Me Take Its BS Seriously
3.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, it’s time to revisit an obscure PS1 classic from Square Soft’s JRPG heyday, which had some of the chillest city-builder tunes around. I’m talking about Legend of Mana,...
Square Enix Launches Official Final Fantasy XIV Masks In Japan
3.3.2021
Merchandising! Square Enix loves to do it. And with lots of people wearing masks in Japan, the Tokyo-based game maker saw an opportunity.Read more
An Ode To My Favorite Flavor Texts
2.3.2021
More than the set piece battle or the final showdown between hero and villain, it’s the quieter, smaller moments in video games that get me. In some games, those tiny moments can be a sudden expression on a character’s face or a short piece of dialogue from an inconsequential scene. But more often...
The 10 Best Deals of March 2, 2021
2.3.2021
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How To Beat Bravely Default 2’s Brutal Boss Battles
2.3.2021
Bravely Default 2, the new Nintendo Switch game about watching numbers go up, isn’t easy. The boss fights in particular are guaranteed to mess up your day. If you’ve been playing the game since it launched last week, you’ve likely found yourself banging your head against a wall on more than...
Final Fantasy Creator's New JRPG Lets You Procrastinate With Its Random Encounters
2.3.2021
Fantasian, the next game from Mistwalker, the studio founded by Final Fantasy creator, Hironobu Sakaguchi, is coming to Apple Aracde later this year. Now we’ve a new trailer finally showing off gameplay of the diorama-based JRPG, including its unique take on random encounters, called the “Dimengeon...