Zack Zwiezen

Most PC Stores Have Terrible Controller And TV Support

I prefer to play many PC games on my TV with a controller. Some games, like Far Cry New Dawn, just feel better to me when played using a gamepad on my big TV. Yet, while we now have more stores on PC, with Epic Game Store, Steam, GOG Galaxy, Uplay and others, many of…

‘Shop Contest: Pokemon Starters Escape, Winners!

Last week I asked you amazing artists to take the newly revealed Pokemon Gen 8 starters and share them with other games, movies, TV shows and more. The world needs more cute creatures and you folks delivered! Our winning image this week was created by Mrichston who gives The Judge from the Phoenix Wright series…

Drifloon Steals Children And Was Created By Ghosts

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Drifloon! This Pokemon was suggested by Kotaku reader coolchazine. Thanks! Drifloon Details Type: Ghost/Flying Average Height: 1′ 04″ Average…

Where Can I Buy The Claritin Console? 

Hello! Welcome to this inaugural edition of Morning Checkpoint. Each Saturday I’ll help you get caught up on last week’s best gaming stories while having some fun and learning a few things. This week won’t have any reader questions or stories, but hopefully, that will change next week! Send any questions, stories, ideas or whatever…

Red Dead Online Players Are Cloning Hundreds Of Cougars

If you stop by a local butcher in Red Dead Online right now, you might find stacks of dead cougars. This isn’t because of a cougar population explosion. Instead, this is because some players have discovered an easy way to make a lot of money in Red Dead Online that involves spawning hundreds of dead…

Red Dead Online’s Big Update Is Testing The Patience Of Frustrated Players

Red Dead Online received update 1.06 last week that was its biggest since the game launched last year. It added tools to combat griefing, new cosmetics, bounties, and more. Though the update was substantial, many players disliked the changes, leaving Rockstar’s online game in a tough spot. Red Dead Online has been out since late…

The Week In Games: Time To Kill Some Demons! 

Devil May Cry 5 is almost here and ready to slice up some demons. I played the demo and had a good time. I’ve never been a huge Devil May Cry fan, but I might check this latest game out. I like games where I can grab arms and use them as weapons! I feel…

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More Games Should Let You Destroy Empires

I recently finished Crackdown 3. While it wasn’t the best game ever made, I had a great time jumping around and blowing stuff up. But it also let me take down an evil corporate empire. I love taking down empires. More games need to let me topple regimes. In Crackdown 3 players are tasked with…

What Your Favorite Apex Legends Character Says About You

Apex Legends is a game where players choose from a selection of different heroes. Each of these characters has different abilities and outfits. While you can choose a different hero each match, many players choose to main one or two characters. So what does your preferred legend say about you as a person? Let’s find…

YouTuber Teams Up With LEGO Star Wars Developer To Explain Its Secrets

The YouTube channel Boundary Break has been featured many times on Kotaku, but the channel’s most recent video is maybe my favorite. That’s because a developer who worked on LEGO Star Wars actually joined the YouTuber and helped explain some of the secrets found while exploring outside the boundaries of the game. Jon Burton was…

Latest Fortnite Save The World Update Makes Big Changes To Heroes

The latest update to Fortnite Save The World is changing the way heroes work, giving players more customization and choice over perks and abilities. This new hero loadout system is part of the Season 8 update. Heroes will now each have a specific perk and most reskins will be unique. For example, as explained in…

‘Shop Contest: Pokemon Starters Escape

Earlier this week we were shown the first glimpse at the new Pokemon games, Sword and Shield. We also got our first look at the new starters and the internet fell in love with the little scamps. I did too! It is a shame that they are stuck in only the Pokemon universe. Let’s fix…

Sunday Comics: Rough Crowd

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 25. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published February 28. Read more of Corpse Run   Double XP by M.S.…

The People In Anthem Sure Like Wearing Masks

The stars of Anthem are obviously the powerful Javelins. These mech suits are really cool and deadly in the hands of a skilled pilot. But the citizens of Anthem seem to care more about something else: Masks. These folks really, really love masks. The first time I reached the hub city of Tarsis, I explored…

Ubisoft, Please Stop Teasing And Give Us More Splinter Cell

The last Splinter Cell game was released in August 2013. It’s been nearly six years since we last got to play as grizzled spy Sam Fisher. Near Six years since we got to creep around the shadows and use those sweet goggles that make that cool noise. Going this long without a new game in…

Original Resident Evil Intro Turned Into An 80s Sitcom 

The intro for the original Resident Evil is something special. The cheesy acting, the low production values, and the clothing all combine to create something I still love watching. But one fan decided this video could be improved and made the whole thing into a sitcom intro. Created by GreyGhost Mike, it works. It really…

GTA Online Players Earned Millions Of Dollars Thanks To A Single NPC

For about a week or so, fans of Grand Theft Auto Online were able to park in a hangar and make millions of dollars doing basically nothing. This was all thanks to one in-game character, Lester. As Rockstar tried to fix this exploit, fans rallied behind Lester and mourned the exploit’s eventual demise. Late last…

Fans Find Evidence That Respawning Might Be Coming To Fortnite

Fortnite fans and data miners have found evidence that a respawn feature seemingly inspired by Apex Legends is coming to the game. This feature might be added soon. Before Season 8 launched, Epic confirmed that they were looking into adding better pinging and respawning. Both of these features are part of Apex Legends. Pinging was…

Conkeldurr Taught Humanity About Concrete 2000 Years Ago

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Conkeldurr! Conkeldurr Details Type: Fighting Average Height: 4’07” Average Weight: 191.8 lbs. First Added In Generation V   I…