Ethan Gach

Speedrunner Kicks Battletoads‘ Ass, Sets New World Record

Earlier this year, Piotr Delgado “The Mexican Runner” Kusielczuk completed his quest to beat every NES game ever made. Today, he made history by beating one of its most difficult, Battletoads, and setting a new world record in the process. Shaving just two seconds off the previous record, Kusielczuk managed to finish the game earlier…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Arms And The Helix, Winners!

The mystery of Helix has been solved. Nintendo claims he was created in a lab but Kotaku’s ‘Shop contestants know better. This contest was intended to the ongoing debate around whether ARMS’ Helix is totally rad or actually a creep. Jabberwocky’s entry transcended the question entirely. Helix might not be a real human being, but…

Sunday Comics: Three-Player Secret Of Mana

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published July 1. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 26 Read more…

Anime Expo 2017 Is This Weekend And The Line To Get In Is A Special Kind Of Hell [UPDATE]

E3 was just a few weeks ago at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Open to the public for the first time this year, there were reports of people standing in line for hours just to demo games like Super Mario Odyssey. At this weekend’s Anime Expo 2017 being held at the same place, attendees are…

Gundam Versus Has Big-Ass Swords, Comes To PS4 September 29

Gundam Versus is an arcade fighting where giant anime mechs demolish one another with building-sized laser swords and blasters and it’s finally coming to North America for the first time on September 29 on PS4. Bandai Namco announced the news earlier today at Anime Expo 2017. While the series has existed for years in Japanese…

Here’s the trailer for Max Brass, the first DLC character coming to ARMS who we originally learned about thanks to Nintendo’s livestream during E3. The Roman Centurion-inspired will be free when the DLC finally arrives, although Nintendo hasn’t yet revealed when that will be.

Track: Stupid in Love | Artist: Wavves | Album: You’re Welcome Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Breath Of The Wild‘s New Master Trials, Beaten In Just Over An Hour

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s first DLC, The Master Trials, came out yesterday, and already players are trying to find conquer it in record time. Outside of new items and costumes (Tingle!), like a Korok mask that helps players locate the game’s 900 Korok seeds, the bulk of the DLC is based…

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time will hit the PS4 and Steam in North America early in 2018 Bandai Namco announced at this year’s Anime Expo. The game is an action RPG adaptation of the show which recently became available in the West with subtitles via Netflix

The Weekend In Esports: Pokémon Championships And Overwatch Contenders

With the Dota 2 TI7 qualifiers behind us and ESL One Cologne yet to begin, this weekend belongs to some of pro gaming’s other scenes. Most notably Pokémon with the North American Championships pitting the best trainers across the continent against each other. Who’s ready for the parade of Arcanine? Below you’ll find where and…

Beyond Skyrim Mod Adding Giant City From The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Is Now Available

Sitting on the edge of the Cyrodiil province in Oblivion, the mountainous snowscape known as Bruma has been recreated in Skyrim thanks to modders. The fan-expansion was released earlier today and includes new quests, dialogue, and music. Bruma 1.1 (1.0 has already been updated to address some scripting errors which led certain quests not to…

The Week In Games: Back To The Wild

Did you hear? The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is getting its first DLC this week, in case you already didn’t have enough to catch up on in that game. Last week I lamented how few releases there were. This week there are a ton more, although I can’t say I’ve ever heard…

Shadow Of The Colossus Was Unfinished, And Better Because Of It

Shadow Of The Colossus was broken, unpolished, and incomplete, and the upcoming remake shouldn’t try to fix that. Technically, Team Ico did complete Shadow Of The Colossus. It shipped in 2005. You could put the disc in a PS2 and experience what would become one of the most iconic adventures in gaming. But a much…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Arms And The Helix

Earlier this week, two of our writers discussed the merits of ARMS’ most controversial character, Helix. They both made some good points, but I think the only way to settle this once and for all is with a proper ‘Shop Contest. Nintendo’s little goo boy just can’t seem to catch a break. Misunderstood and, in…

A Game Where You Slap A Watermelon To Learn About The Existential Horror Of Being A Watermelon 

The Revolutionary Watermelon came out of the Watermelon Game Jam I covered a few months ago. Unlike the other games that came out of that joke, however, this one actually uses a watermelon as a controller. In the game you play as a self-away fruit trying to escape its circumstances. The music and sound design…

868-HACK is getting an expansion next month according to a tweet by creator Michael Brough. Arriving first on iOS in 2013 and then Steam a couple years later, 868-HACK is a brilliant, beautiful puzzle game that totally deserves more levels, or even a sequel. (H/T Rock, Paper, Shotgun). 

So Beating Prey In Under Seven Minutes Is A Thing Now

The world record for beating Prey is now 6:59 without load times, making Arkane Studios’ sci-fi thriller one of the shortest games of the year. A one-game speedrunning machine, Seeker doesn’t hold records outside of Prey, focusing instead on bending its world and zipping through it thanks to the game’s GLOO Cannon. Speedrunners have been…

Track: Jump Up, Super Star! (8-bit Remix) | Artist: Bulby | Album: Super Mario Odyssey Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Sunday Comics: Anything But Rabbids 

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 24. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 19. Read more…

This Is What A Pacifist Run Looks Like In A Pro Dota 2 Match

Just because you aren’t good enough to beat the very best doesn’t mean you can’t troll your way into the history books. And whether they know it or not, that’s what Czech player JohnnyCryptoN and his team are on the verge of doing as they battle their way through the Open Qualifiers for this year’s…