The Week In Games: Get Over Here!!!

It’s time once again for decapitations, burning flesh and other grisly deaths. Mortal Kombat 11 is out this week. In the words of Scorpion “Get over here and play my game. Thank you.” I love me some Mortal Kombat. I’m not a huge fighting game guy and I’m not great at them, but I always…

The Internet Celebrates The Game Boy’s Birthday

On April 21, 1989, the Game Boy first went on sale in Japan. This year marks the handheld’s thirtieth anniversary. And this weekend, the internet was more than happy to celebrate. The Game Boy went on to spawn several iterations including the Game Boy Color, the Game Boy Advance and the Game Boy Micro. It…

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Forza Street Is Pretty Looking, But Too Simple

The newest game in the Forza franchise isn’t a sequel to Horizon 4 or a new entry in the main Motorsport series. Instead, Forza Street is an upcoming mobile game spin-off that is now available on the Windows 10 Store on PC. The game focuses on one-on-one street races and looks gorgeous. Sadly, there isn’t…

A New Mod Adds CJ And Big Smoke From GTA: San Andreas Into Resident Evil 2

The mod adds audio clips and character models ripped right out of the original San Andreas into RE2

‘Shop Contest: Easter Sunday 2019

It is that wonderful time of the year when bunnies lay eggs and Jesus did something. I think? I actually don’t know much about Easter and stopped celebrating it years ago. But I like the pretty colors and eggs! Your challenge this week: Help video game characters celebrate Easter! Agent 47 will celebrate any holiday…

Sunday Comics: Slushie Tornado!

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 April 15. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published April 19. Read more of Corpse Run  Clueless Hero by Luis…

World War Z Is Almost The Left 4 Dead Successor I’ve Wanted For Years

I’ve come to peace with the fact that Left 4 Dead 3 will never happen. So without Valve creating a new entry in the franchise, it is up to other studios to fill that zombie-co-op-action hole that L4D3 will never fill. World War Z feels like it might just do that, but it is a…

YouTuber Uses Fan Made Tools To Showcase Unused Content In New Super Mario Bros. U

Popular Mario superfan and YouTuber, Ceave Gaming, recently made a video showcasing some of the unfinished and cut content hidden in New Super Mario Bros. U. Ceave used a fan-made level editor for the game to show the unused content. Ceave used the fan-created level and game editor, named Miyamotoafter Mario’s creator, to dig deep…

Something Ain’t Right With The Latest Dinosaur Added Into Jurassic World Evolution

The newest DLC was recently released for the park building game Jurassic World Evolution. This new update included some new features, like a photo mode for consoles, but more importantly, it added some new dinosaurs. But one of these new dinos is a bit broken. Proceratosaurus is a small carnivore which was added in the…

‘Shop Contest: Models And Video Games, Winners!

Last week I asked you wonderful readers to add some more video games to a series of fashion photos and models. I didn’t know what to expect and as usual, you folks knocked it out of the park with some funny and creative creations. Our winning image this week was created by Bob The Rock…

Buzzwole Is An Alien That Communicates Exclusively In Body Building Poses

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 Buzzwole! This Pokemon was suggested by Kotaku reader Aeternus. Thanks! Buzzwole Details Type: Bug/Fighting Average Height: 7‘10“ Average Weight:…

Insomniac Developer Reveals A Spider-Man PS4 Easter Egg Nobody Noticed

Spider-Man on PS4 was filled with little secrets and easter eggs. From a failed marriage proposal to Seinfeld referencesand more, the game is packed with easter eggs. But one secret was so subtle it seems nobody actually noticed it until someone at Insomniac revealed it on Twitter. Yesterday, Elan Ruskin, a programmer at Insomniac, revealed…

A Sea Of Thieves Player Is Hiding On An Island And Waiting For You

Hello! Today we long to ride a motorcycle, discover the corn man, think about tricking pirates on a deserted island and ruin(?) Smash Bros. with dicks. It’s Morning Checkpoint! Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week Like most weeks, Kotaku was filled with some great stories. Here are a few of my favorites! Humanity once…

Forager, Steam’s Latest Hit, Is All About The Grind

When I first started playing Forager, I nearly fell asleep. My little marshmallow man spawned on an abandoned island, and I was all alone, sans direction save for the option to build a furnace and hack at some trees to collect supplies. I couldn’t understand what all the fuss was about. Then I leveled up,…

Konami’s New Arcade Collection Could Have Been A Lot Better

Konami’s Arcade Classics Anniversary Edition is out this week, collecting eight of its classic coin-op games like Haunted Castle, Gradius, and Twinbee. While the games and the emulation are solid, Konami has taken a strangely bare-bones, region-locked approach to the collection that makes it a lot less exciting than it could have been. Here are…

God’s Trigger Is A Hotline Miami-Style Shooter That’s Better With A Buddy

A demon and an angel need to kill lots of people to stop Armageddon. That’s the premise of God’s Trigger, a gory top-down shooter whose slick combat and interesting levels help make it more than just another Hotline Miami wannabe. Out this week on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, God’s Trigger sees you play…