Here’s five pounds (pounds!) of Albanese Candy Gummi Bears for $11. There are 12 flavors in the bag, and they have amazing reviews. I don’t know what else to tell you except that if you don’t buy them, you’re a cop.
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Five Pounds of Gummi Bears For $11 Is the Best Deal of the Day
A Chill And Challenging Puzzle Game With A Sega Dreamcast Vibe
Sometimes, you look around at games today and say, “Gosh, I need some more Sega Dreamcast vibes.” CROSSNIQ+, a relaxing but challenging puzzle game that exudes late-nineties aesthetics, fills that gap. With a difficult time attack mode and an extremely low-key “chill mode” wrapped in its distinct “Y2K” look, it has…
The Art of Pirated Software
If you grew up in the age of BBSes, chances are the image above (or something like it) is familiar to you—a big splashy piece of artwork made with only ANSI characters, often accompanying a piece of software some faraway group of kids had cracked for all to use.
Monster Prom Team Says Papa Roach Stole Game Art For Tour Poster
This past week, the video game Monster Prom had its promotional art reused without permission by the band Papa Roach for a tour poster.
I Didn't Think The Surge Was For Me Until I Saw It In A Netflix Show
I had no intention of ever playing The Surge. It looked boring, overly familiar, and mostly desolate, like a dozen other third-person action games by studios I’d never really heard of in which some dude, always some dude, is on a mission to wreck shit up because that’s what’s supposed to make for a cool video game.…
Wednesday's Best Deals: Gaming Rig Gold Box, Brother Printer, Star Wars Film Collection, and More
An HP Gaming Computers and Redragon Accessory Gold Box, a printer that is actually good, and Star Wars: The Complete Saga lead off Wednesday’s best deals from around the web.
Sniper Elite 4 And Wipeout Omega Collection Are August's PlayStation Plus Games
August’s PlayStation Plus games are pretty different. As always, they’re only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus subscription.
Breaking Down The Animation Of Guilty Gear and Dragon Ball FighterZ
With games like Guilty Gear Xrd and Dragon Ball FighterZ, Arc System Works has managed to basically make playable anime games. It looks like hand-drawn animation even if it’s really complex 3D. Daniel Floyd of YouTube channel NewFramePlus took a closer look at how it all works. It’s a fascinating dive into some of the…
It's Time To Bring Back Suikoden
Fire Emblem: Three Houses is full of political intrigue, massive wars, and multiple perspectives on the same conflict. As the narrative unfolds, I can’t help being reminded of one of the best JRPG series: the fantastic and long-absent Suikoden.
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: The Blue Bird Flew Away: A Reflect
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: The Blue Bird Flew Away: A Reflection On Gentleness And Kyoto Animation • I Really Want To Play Outer Wilds But I’m Playing So Many Other Games • Question Of The Day: Fast Food Go-Tos • Discussion: What Music Hits You Right In The Feels?
Japan Approves Scientist's Plan to Create World's First Humanimals
For the first time, a government is supporting a plan to create animal embryos with human cells and bring them to term, resulting in a type of humanimal known as a human-animal chimera.
Glitch Reveals Popular Young Streamer Is A Middle-Aged Woman
Qiaobiluo Dianxia, also known as “Your Highness Qiaobiluo,” was racking up followers and donations on DouYu, a Chinese live-streaming platform. The photos she uploaded and the short clips she posted showed a young woman, leading her growing number of fans to think this was her. It was not.
I Wish To Inform You That Another Garfield Kart Has Been Made
Garfield Kart came out in 2013, was ignored, then reborn in 2018 as a thing, because the internet has taken the lazy cat and reshaped it in its image. The game is now getting a sequel on Xbox One, PS4, PC and Switch.
Rick Fox Accuses Fellow Esports Organization Investor Of Trying To 'Engineer A Firesale'
In a new interview with The Richard Lewis Show, Rick Fox accused fellow Team Echo Fox investor Amit Raizada of being a “bully,” “self-dealing,” and holding the company “hostage.”
Looks Like EA's NBA Live Is Being Weird Again
It’s easy to forget that there are two AAA basketball games on the market, so complete is 2K’s dominance of the scene, but EA Sports just keep plugging away with their NBA games. Some get released to little fanfare, others get cancelled at the last minute and some, like this year’s game, get delayed before they’re…
This Backpack Turns a Coffee Shop Table Into a Private Office
Nearly two years after Moose Designs showed off its totally unique workstation bag, the company is back with a new, improved, and larger version that can be worn as a backpack, carried as a briefcase, or slung over your shoulder as a messenger bag.
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
Streamer Sparks Debate Over Whether Twitch Should Allow Breastfeeding
When a Twitch streamer breastfed her baby on stream last week, clips of the moment ended up getting removed from Twitch, and it sparked a debate about whether or not the practice violates Twitch’s terms of service, with some arguing that breastfeeding constitutes “sexual” content.
The Nintendo Switch Lite Is Now Available For Pre-Order
Just in time for back-to-school shopping, the Nintendo Switch Lite is now available for pre-order. Choose form the Gray, yellow, turquoise, and Pokemon Limited Edition models for $200.
Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood... annotated
Let’s get this out of the way first: This is not a complete recounting of every single pop culture reference in Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood. To claim as much would be hubris. No, this is simply the best The A.V. Club could do after two back-to-back viewings of Quentin Tarantino’s latest, the second of which was…
How to Protect Your Account After the Capital One Hack
On Monday night, Capital One reported that a hacker gained access to more than 100 million of their customers’ accounts and credit card applications. According to a press release, this breach included access to users’ names, addresses, phone numbers, date of births, and email addresses—in addition to 140,000 social…
It's Awkward When Madden NFL 20 Characters Avoid Saying My Player's Name
Madden 20’s new Face of the Franchise single-player mode lets you create a custom character and give them whatever name you want. I named my custom quarterback Madden Myers, because my actual name is Maddy Myers, and that’s the type of thing that I find funny. It was great to hear the in-game NFL commentators say my…
Tuesday's Best Deals: Nebula Capsule II, Down Comforters, Electric Scooters, and More
A First Alert Gold Box, a Kohler bidet, ThermoWorks probe, and a Levi’s sale lead off Tuesday’s best deals from around the web.
Vivid Painting Adventure Concrete Genie Will Release On PS4 In October
After being delayed earlier this year, Sony’s painterly puzzle platformer Concrete Genie will finally come to PS4 on October 8 for $30.
A meeting of the (twisted) minds: The directors of The Witch and Hereditary talk horror on The A24 Podcast
Summer is the perfect time for sitting around the campfire to revisit the nostalgia of ’90s Nickelodeon classic Are You Afraid Of The Dark? Hosted in the heartfelt way that only folks from Springfield, Illinois can pull off, Sara Laurel Goeckner and Jeremy Goeckner, the wife-and-husband team behind Are You Afraid Of…
Sony Has Shipped 100 Million PS4s
The PS5 may be on the horizon, but the PS4 is far from dead. Sony reports that they have now shipped 100 million PS4s between the machine’s late 2013 launch and June 30 of this year.
The Fortnite World Cup Was A Kids' Paradise
The people who filled Queens, New York’s Arthur Ashe tennis stadium for this weekend’s Fortnite World Cup were people who love Fortnite, or at least those people and their parents. The bulk of the attendees I saw were young kids, swimming in soccer shorts and baggy Fortnite t-shirts. They performed the game’s emote…
Smash Ultimate Is Getting Its New Dragon Quest Fighter Today
Today, Smash daddy Masahiro Sakurai announced that Dragon Quest’s Hero fighter will arrive in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate today as part of the version 4.0 update.
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Five Reasons Why The Wheel Of Time
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Five Reasons Why The Wheel Of Time Series Could Be Amazing • Japanese Cookbook 101, Pt 3: Oyakodon • When Do You Fast Travel? • Operation C Shows Gameboy Games Rule On The Switch • The Playlist: “Embrace Death” Edition
Forget Hug Pillows, Here Is An Anime Boy Hug Speaker
Instead of hugging a pillow, let this speaker hug you. Behold the hug speaker, ready to wrap you in music and a soothing embrace.
Anime Made Realistic, Oh Goodness Why
Welcome To Hell: Rollercoaster Tycoon Ride Takes 45 Years To Finish
Earlier this year, Rollercoaster Tycoon player Marcel Vos thought he’d pushed the game to its limits by building a ride that would take 12 years to complete. Turns out he was wrong, because he’s now built one that would take you 45 years—in real, actual human time—to get to the end of.
Everything You Need to Trick Out Your Home Theater or Gaming Rig's Lighting
You’ve installed a new graphics card, you’ve added a ton of LEDs to your case, but your gaming PC isn’t quite complete. What you could really use is some ambient lighting behind your monitor to make the whole thing really pop. Here’s what you need to make your rig glow.
Watchdog Slams Lead Grand Theft Auto Studio For Avoiding Corporate Taxes In The UK
Rockstar North has used tax programs and other smart accounting to avoid paying corporate taxes in the UK for years, even while its most successful game Grand Theft Auto V has sold millions of copies and made billions of dollars.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood's Microtransactions Aren't Even Worth Getting Mad At
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a video game with microtransactions, which is another way of saying that there are some who will object to its existence out of principle. Some people became so angry about microtransactions in the new game that they harassed one of its lead level designers, Mitja Roskaric, on Twitter,…
Madden NFL 20’s Replacement For Story Mode Falls Short
For the past two years, Madden games have included story modes about a fictional up-and-coming NFL quarterback named Devin Wade. In Madden 20, you can still play a single-player story about a would-be quarterback, but this time you design him yourself, from his facial features to his strengths on the field. It’s a fun…
Two Years Later, Minecraft Still Doesn't Have Its Xbox One X Graphics Enhancements
The Super Duper Graphics Pack for Minecraft was announced at E3 2017. Just over two years later, it’s still never been released, and there has been little news about the update’s progress.
What To Know Before Choosing A House In Fire Emblem: Three House
Fire Emblem: Three Houses released last week, and if you haven’t joined one of the game’s three houses, it’s time to make a choice. Want to know which group has the most mages? Which is the most chill? Which will give you the most heartbreaking narrative experience? We have you covered with this nifty guide.
Characters' Watches In The New Call Of Duty Will Display Real-World Time
Today in tiny, hyper-specific details that might end up having grave ludonarrative consequences: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)’s multiplayer avatars can wear watches. These watches display whatever time it is where you are, opening the door to a grim future in which somebody can land a perfect headshot on you…
Competitive Farming Simulator Is Like An Adorable Tortoise Race
Farming Simulator, a game about planting and harvesting crops using giant pieces of agricultural machinery, held its first tournament since launching an esports league this past weekend. The results were surprisingly chill and wholesome to watch.
Despite what this interviewer repeatedly insists, Jim Carrey is not playing Sonic The Hedgehog
Jim Carrey interviews can go different ways. In some cases, he may decide to blow his interviewer’s mind by musing on the absurdity of existence at a Fashion Week red carpet. In others, like in a chat with an Access reporter from back in April, he may reign himself in entirely, politely insisting over and over again…