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The Internet Reacts To Smash Bros. For Switch
Super Smash Bros. is finally coming to the Switch and the announcement is blowing minds. We all knew it was inevitable, but still: Smash Bros.! On the Switch! The race to comb through footage for some clue about who will be in the game has begun. Nintendo Directs these days always elicit lots of reactions,…
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CultureNightmare Man, You Take The Right Flank
Today on Highlight Reel we have Rainbow Six nightmares, touch of death combos, stab trains, and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up…
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UncategorizedJapan Is Getting Some Switch Games We’re Not (Yet?)
We just got a whole bunch of awesome Nintendo Switch game announcements in today’s Nintendo Direct, but as usual, Japan got a little bit extra. Here are the announcements you didn’t see if you only watched the U.S. Direct. SaGa Scarlet Grace, the latest in Square Enix’s long-running series of really complicated RPGs originally released…
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UncategorizedCrash Bandicoot Trilogy No Longer Exclusive, Coming To Switch, Xbox One And PC
Released last year as a PlayStation 4 exclusive, remastered versions of Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot: Warped are coming to Switch on July 10. Update: And Xbox One and PC as well. The Crash Bandicoot series was a PlayStation exclusive when it debuted back in 1996, but these days…
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Praise The Sun, It’s A Dark Souls Amiibo
No really, praise the sun. It’s what the Solaire of Astora amiibo does. Due out on May 25 alongside Dark Souls Remastered, tapping the Solaire of Astora amiibo to your Nintendo Switch while playing the game will cause your character to perform the iconic gesture. I don’t know if that’s all it does—it’s all the…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Original Luigi’s Mansion Is Coming To 3DS In 2018
GameCube launch game Luigi’s Mansion is coming to 3DS in 2018, Nintendo said during a Nintendo Direct today. Nintendo says the game will have “an updated look and new features, like a map that displays on the bottom screen and a boss rush mode.” Luigi’s Mansion got a long-awaited 3DS sequel in 2013 called Dark…
By Chris Kohler - Uncategorized
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story is getting a remake for the 3DS some time in 2019. It’ll also include new content Nintendo is calling “Bowser Jr.’s Journey.” Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga got a remake last year which was excellent, but Bowser’s Inside Story was an even better DS game, though 2019 is a…
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UncategorizedMy Very Realistic Suggestions For Making The Chrono Trigger PC Port Better
Square Enix suddenly released Chrono Trigger on Steam last week. Several seconds later, fans around the world discovered it was a port of the mobile version of the game. I, too, was disappointed. I made this video with some suggestions on how they could make it better. The port currently sits at a “Mostly Negative”…
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UncategorizedReport: Russia Tried To Mess With The 2016 Election Using A Bad Video Game
“Hilltendo” was a flash-based platformer game aimed at smearing Hillary Clinton days before the 2016 election, according to a new CNN report. While it’s hard to gauge how effective it was, it certainly speaks volumes about the bizarre lengths Russian agents may have gone to in trying to influence American politics. As if developed with…
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
Lord of the Rings Fanfiction Did What the Books Couldn’t
In 2001, when the first Lord of the Rings movie came out, no one anticipated how big a hit the cinematic adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien’s books would be. These movies exploded. Some people loved the lore. Some were into Peter Jackson’s directing. And some simply thought that Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen and Orlando…
By Gita Jackson
