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Super Monkey Ball x Jet Set Radio Crossover Is Like A Tasty Peanut Butter Cup
Jet Set Radio protagonist Beat will appear in the upcoming Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania as a playable character, Sega announced this morning.
KotakuKotakuActivision Blizzard’s Latest Investor Call Was An Especially Ghoulish Affair
Every few months big game companies hold investor calls in which one set of rich people reassures another set of rich people that they are both still rich and will, over the coming months, likely get even richer. Sometimes one of the rich people hints at a new game that’s in development. Other times they announce an…
KotakuCompetitive Horde Mode Coming To Ghost Of Tsushima
Last October, Ghost of Tsushima received a surprise multiplayer expansion called Ghost of Tsushima: Legends, which pit teams of players against waves of enemies in various cooperative scenarios. Nearly one year on, Legends is on the edge of some big changes, including a new competitive mode and a standalone release,…
KotakuThe OG Halo Announcer Is Winning The Internet's Heart Right Now
Usually Halo multiplayer announcer Jeff Steitzer says things like “Double Kill”, “Triple Kill”, and “Killing Spree.” But this time, at the request of folks on celebrity video request platform Cameo, he’s saying much more—and winning the internet’s heart in the process.
KotakuThe Sims 4: Cottage Living Is Already One Of Its Best Expansions
There are some “must-haves” for fans of _The Sims._These are staples that are so ingrained in our IRL worlds or the franchise that a Sims game feels lacking without them: Attending university, having a pet, changing seasons, family gameplay, something magical or otherworldly, oh, and farming.
KotakuWhat You Should Know About Solar Ash, From The Makers Of Hyper Light Drifter
If you played Hyper Light Drifter, you got your ass kicked by Hyper Light Drifter. Heart Machine’s top-down action RPG was a bona fide gauntlet designed to run you through the wringer (a lot) before you acclimated to its resolutely unforgiving peculiarities. So you might be pleased to hear that the studio’s sophomore…
KotakuTokyo Olympics Gold Metal Celebrated With One Piece Pose
When Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou was introduced for the Tokyo Olympics, he walked out in sunglasses and stood proud before his country’s flag. What he did next was unexpected: He bent over and touched his fist to the ground. Any One Piece fans watching would immediately recognize the reference.
KotakuThe Tricky, Essential Art of Preserving Canceled Games Like Starfox 2
What we know of history is preserved in the art we create, and what we leave behind. Cave paintings tell stories of great hunting feats, crumbling texts give us a glimpse into ancient cultures, and film reels show us how far life has come. In the same way, these artifacts represent the breadth of human experience,…
KotakuNintendo Lawsuit Forces Japanese Dev To Cough Up $30 Million
In December 2017, Nintendo sued Japanese developer Colopl over patent infringements in the free-to-play mobile game Shironeko Project. According to an official statement, Colopl has agreed to pay Nintendo 3.3 billion yen ($30 million).
KotakuSplitgate Not Only Slaps, It's The Best Arena Shooter I've Played In Years
As good as Halo Infinite‘s beta was the other day, it has a problem. Splitgate does the same brand of gunplay just as well, and it’s got portals.
KotakuPharaoh Rebirth+ Has That Nostalgic PlayStation Sound
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re digging into the music of Pharaoh Rebirth+, a hidden gem buried amid the ever-growing numbers of forgotten games on Steam.
KotakuSkyward Sword HD Revisits The Stumble That Lead To Breath Of The Wild
Almost a decade after its original Wii debut, Nintendo’s released The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD for the Switch. And let’s be frank: Skyward Sword wasn’t the best-received Zelda title ever. Even as it charmed most media outlets, many fans bemoaned its linearity and questionable controls. Frankly, it wasn’t many…
KotakuThe Ramp Is Skateboarding Stripped To Its Beautiful Basics
I wrote about The Ramp a few weeks back when I thought it looked like a cool little skateboarding game, but I’m writing about it again now because it’s out and I’ve played it and it’s wonderful.
KotakuA Tiger In The Grass
Netflix’s The Liberator was a pretty hokey experiment in cel-shaded war drama, but I’m not here tonight for a review of a TV series few of you will have bothered to watch. What I’m looking at tonight is some of the fantastic art that went into the creation of the show.
KotakuStreet Fighter V's Last New Character Is A Kickboxer Named Luke
During today’s Street Fighter V presentation, Capcom revealed that Luke, a new character to the Street Fighter universe, will be the much-ballyhooed final fighter added to the five-year-old game.
KotakuGuile & Cammy Coming To Fortnite, Look Weird
Street Fighter’s Guile and Cammy are coming to _Fortnite_which, whatever, who isn’t in _Fortnite_at this stage. What I’m more interested in here is what the hell happened to Guile’s face.
KotakuCrossword Fans Are Mad At The New York Times
Many fans of The New York Times’ iconic crosswords will soon have to find a new way to play, as the paper announced it will stop supporting the popular Across Lite file format third-parties use to import the daily puzzles into their apps. Crossword fans are a passionate group, and many of them are a five-letter word…
KotakuBlizzard’s Top HR Guy Out Following Lawsuit And Widespread Criticism
Another top manager at Blizzard Entertainment has left in the wake of a California lawsuit alleging widespread sexual harassment and discrimination at parent company Activision Blizzard. Following the news that Blizzard president J. Allen Brack stepped down earlier today to “pursue new opportunities,” the company…
KotakuShiny New Xbox Controller Adds A Subtle Upgrade
Microsoft’s latest special-edition controller for the Xbox Series X/S is called “Aqua Shift” and it comes out August 31. In addition to looking like a moonbeam shot through the ocean surf, it has a new rubberized panel to help you keep hold of it even when your hands start to sweat. At long last, no more slipped…
KotakuActivistion Blizzard Faces Second Lawsuit Over First Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit filed today in the U.S. District Court of Central California on behalf of investors alleges that Activision Blizzard’s intentional failure to disclose its ongoing problems with sexual harassment and discrimination artificially inflated the company’s stock value. In layman’s terms, if investors…
KotakuHalo Infinite's New Radar Sucks
Over the weekend, 343 Industries ran a technical test for Halo Infinite, allowing the wider public a chance to go hands-on with one of the year’s anticipated shooters. By most measures, Infinite’s multiplayer component shows promise, somehow both capturing that Halo quintessence while also feeling like a totally new…
KotakuActivision Blizzard Workers: Leadership Isn’t Actually Meeting Our Demands
Activision Blizzard employees issued a new statement today criticizing leadership’s actions in the wake of California’s sexual harassment lawsuit against the company. The message specifically calls out CEO Bobby Kotick’s lack of “meaningful” progress after his first public statement and the executive decision to hire…
KotakuActivision Blizzard Is Losing Overwatch Sponsors After Lawsuit
In the wake of a lawsuit detailing a sickening culture of harassment at Activision Blizzard, the Overwatch and Call of Duty publisher is starting to bleed sponsorships. As spotted by the esports site Dexerto, T-Mobile has apparently pulled support for the professional leagues of both games.
KotakuTake-Two Touts ‘Diverse’ Slate Of Games, Like GTA, GTA V, And GTA Online
Rockstar Games is widely known as the Grand Theft Auto company, a reputation owner Take-Two tried to dispel in its latest presentation to investors by pointing out that Rockstar Games also used to make other stuff like_L.A. Noire_ and Midnight Club.
KotakuVideo Games Are "Spiritual Opium," Says Chinese Government-Owned Media
Tencent stock fell as much as 11 percent today after a Chinese economic paper blasted gaming, referring to it as “spiritual opium” and “electronic drugs.”
KotakuGrand Theft Auto V Is Already Leaving Xbox Game Pass After A Few Months
After just four months, Grand Theft Auto V is getting delisted from Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft’s games-on-demand service. But its big shoes are getting filled by some heavy hitters, including the one-and-only Hades. Here’s everything coming to Xbox Game Pass in the coming weeks.
KotakuPokémon Unite Patch Stops Eldegoss The Murder Healer, Buffs Poor Charizard
About two weeks after launch, Pokémon Unite is getting its first real patch on August 4. Before you ask, yes, the character select menu will still have a heart attack every time you sort through your monsters. There’s nothing in the patch notes addressing the fact that the most unstable part of the game is looking…
KotakuDeath’s Door Is As Good As Everyone Says
Within five minutes of starting Death’s Door I knew I was going to love it. The combat was basic but weighty. The visual presentation was sparse but bespoke. Its music, sometimes pastoral and serene, sometimes grim and despairing, made no secret that something special was going on, and my love for the indie action-RPG…
KotakuBlizzard President J. Allen Brack Is 'Stepping Down'
J. Allen Brack, the President of _Warcraft_and Overwatch studio Blizzard Entertainment, is leaving his position less than two weeks after an investigation by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing made public explosive allegations of harassment and discrimination within the company.
KotakuGet Down, Mr. Freeman
Denis Mozgovoy is an artist from Russia.