Microsoft’s Bug Bounty Program Will Pay Players To Find Security Flaws In Xbox Live

Xbox Live has never suffered a major hack, and Microsoft would like to keep it that way, in part by rewarding people who report vulnerabilities in the gaming network with cash. “The Xbox Bounty Program invites gamers, security researchers, and others around the world to help identify security vulnerabilities in the Xbox Live network and…

The Latest Magic: The Gathering Game Is A Decent Card-Based Tower Defense

If you want a pure Magic: The Gathering video game experience, stick with Arena. Netmarble’s Magic: Manastrike, out now for iOS and Android, has two players dropping card-based creatures and spells into a two-lane battlefield in order to destroy their opponent’s towers. I don’t love it, but I don’t hate it. Call it tower defense…

Let Waddle Dee Have An Apple, You Monsters

I know Waddle Dees are Kirby’s enemies, minions of King Dedede, but that isn’t stopping my heart from breaking over the sad face on Good Smile Company’s new Waddle Dee figure. Like Good Smile Company’s popular Kirby figures, two of which are being re-released in conjunction with this latest addition to the line, Waddle Dee’s…

Cloud Strife Looks Great In A Dress In Final Fantasy VII Remake

In the original Final Fantasy VII, Cloud Strife dons a dress as part of a rescue mission. Way back in 2015, Square Enix’s Tetsuya Nomura said the character would once again wear a dress in the remake, and now the character finally shows off those threads. The original Honey Bee Inn looked like it was…

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Chun-Li Cosplayer Now Treating Coronavirus Patients

Previously, Kotaku introduced Yuan Herong. She’s a bodybuilder who works as a physician in Shandong Province, China.  “I’m a doctor,” she recently wrote on Instagram, adding that she “must [be] on the front line” and that she needed to do her best to fight the epidemic. “171 cases of new pneumonia were cured and 15238…

Nintendo Says No New Switch Models Planned For 2020

Despite already announcing and releasing a new Switch model in 2019, rumors that Nintendo would release another variant of its latest console—a beefier, fancier “Pro” version—have refused to go away. So Nintendo has come out and just flat out said it: There are no new Switch models coming. At least in 2020. No doubt keen…

Maybe Just Run, Guys

Luis Carrasco is an artist who has worked on stuff like Solo, Jurassic World and The Revenant You can see more of Luis’ stuff at his personal site

Sega Europe Ditches Plastic Game Boxes On PC, Everyone Else Should Follow

After what I guess wasa trial run with Football Manager last year, Sega Europe has made the decision to make all the boxes for its PC releases cardboard. They’ll be made from 100% recycled materials, and will in turn be 100% recyclable themselves. Here’s the announcement, with the first game being a compendium re-release of…

Nintendo Is Releasing An Animal Crossing Switch, And It Is Beautiful

To tie in with the release of New Horizons, Nintendo is releasing this new Animal Crossing-themed Switch console in March that has very strong animal vacation vibes. From the Nooks on the dock to the ocean-colored Joy-Cons, this is a beautiful console. There’s also an Animal Crossing motif on the back of the Switch itself.…

$350 Baby Yoda Figure Is An Exercise In Abject Terror

Yeah, he’s cute on the screen, but in the flesh? With those enormous dead eyes and wistful stare? Anyone who buys this “life-size” recreation of Baby Yoda is in for nothing but nightmares. Proving that the uncanny valley exists for toys as well as 3D visuals, perhaps the most unsettling part of Sideshow’s 16.5″ tall…

The Pedestrian Is A Good Platformer, But Great Puzzle Game

Three years after it first caught our attention, platforming puzzler The Pedestrian is now out. And it’s everything I was hoping it would be. The Pedestrian puts you in control of a tiny little guy/girl from a street sign, warning sign, door sign, whatever sign. From humble beginnings you soon set off an adventure, leaving…

Blacksmith Creates Real, Flaming Overwatch Hammer

There are a lot of smaller, easier props you could make if you wanted to recreate a weapon from Overwatch, but nope, H-arthas skipped past all of those and forged himself an enormous replica of Reinhardt’s hammer. Unlike most replicas you’ll see, which will have been made with foam and/or wood, H-art torched, welded and…

Luigi’s Mansion 3 Developers Explain Why Their DLC Is Multiplayer

The developers of Luigi’s Mansion 3 say they didn’t strongly consider making single player expansions for the hit Switch game, but they promise that the recently announced $10 multiplayer add-ons will satisfy players. They’re aware that it might be a tricky sell. “Most people buying or even thinking about a Luigi’s Mansion game just want…

Funky Tetris Remix Lets You Play 4 Games At Once

There are a few key ways to increase the difficulty of a puzzle game. You could add new rules that limit player options or strange hazards that shift their strategies. You can also just add a metric crap-ton of variables to track. Schwerkraftprojektionsgerät, a game by Stephen Lavelle, does exactly that by cranking Tetris up…

Overwatch Is Making Big Changes To Keep The Meta ‘Fluid’

By this point, I would imagine that Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan is sick of talking about the meta. It’s a perennial topic among vocal portions of the Overwatch community and a near-constant source of consternation. The meta over-prioritizes certain heroes, say some people. It changes too slowly, say others, asking for MOBA-style solutions like hero picks…

New Mortal Kombat Animated Film Releasing In April

Arriving on digital platforms April 12 with Blu-ray and DVD on April 28, Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge will tell the story of the original arcade battle between Outworld and Earthrealm, before things got more complicated. Things were so simple during the events of the original Mortal Kombat. It was just warriors of Earth versus…