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Nintendo just announced that it is working with Illumination (Despicable Me, Secret Life of Pets) on a Mario movie, confirming a report from the Wall Street Journal last year. Shigeru Miyamoto will be co-producing.

By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2018

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Mario Kart Is Coming To Smartphones

First Mario, then Animal Crossing, now Mario Kart is on its way to iPhone and Android devices. Nintendo just announced Mario Kart Tour, which is due for release sometime before March 2019. And…that’s all they said. But it’s not hard to look at the changes made to those other series and draw a line to…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2018

Culture

Time For Some Tea

Jourdan Tuffan is a freelance artist based in the UK. You can see more of Tuffan’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2018

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The Nintendo Switch’s Online Service Will Launch In September

Nintendo Switch Online, the console’s long-delayed premium monthly subscription service, will finally launch in September 2018, the company just announced. The service, originally supposed to launch last year, will cost $20 a year, which will allow users to play Switch games online (they are only free until the service launches). Subscribers will also get access…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2018

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Murderous Pursuits Is A Game About Murdering People Having A Party On An Airship

The team behind The Ship: Remastered, a remake of a very good 2006 game about walking around a party and murdering people, are back with a new game called Murderous Pursuits. It’s basically the same deal as The Ship, except this time it’s set on a steampunk airship. There’s a Dishonored influence to the art…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2018

Culture

It Sure Looks Like The Winner Of This PUBG Charity Match Cheated

Here’s a thought: Don’t cheat. And definitely don’t cheat during a charity stream hosted by a game’s developer. It’s hard to say for sure, but unfortunately it seems like that’s what happened during a portion of the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds official five-day charity marathon for Extra Life. The even-more-unfortunately-named streamer Bustin_the_nuts noticed that something fishy was…

By Nathan Grayson Published January 31, 2018

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Oh, This Is From An Adventure Game, OK

You don’t normally associate Telltale’s games with fast-paced, hard-hitting action, but their Batman series has a bit of combat in it. Which had to be choreographed in real life, with two stunt fighters beating the crap out of each other. In an entertaining look behind the scenes (studios: this is way more interesting than twitch…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2018

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There are too many Warhammer games, but one of the better ones of the last few years was the space-based RTS Battlefleet Gothic Armada. Which is now getting a sequel.

By Luke Plunkett Published January 31, 2018

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With the recent release of Monster Hunter: World, we’ve put together a video full of tips to help get newcomers started and veterans brush up a little. Check out our tips post for more in-depth hints. Monster Hunter: World is available now for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and is scheduled for PC later this…

By Paul Tamayo Published January 31, 2018

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Elite: Dangerous Players Band Together To Save Cancer Patient’s Expedition From Griefers

Since January 12, a group of Elite: Dangerous players has been journeying across the galaxy to reach Dove Enigma station, named for a member of the expedition, Brandon “DoveEnigma13” Keith. Keith is fighting terminal cancer. The trip, a relatively leisurely sightseeing tour and charity drive assembled for the benefit of both Keith and his five…

By Nathan Grayson Published January 31, 2018

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Accomplishing As Much As Possible Before Dying Miserably, The Game

Jason Rohrer once buried a titanium board game in the Nevada desert, and then handed out hundreds of pages containing printed-out GPS coordinates, one of which indicated the game’s true location. According to Rohrer, it will take 3,000 years for anyone to ever find that board game. Jason Rohrer once put a Minecraft mod on…

By Tim Rogers Published January 31, 2018

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Slay The Spire Is A Roguelike Card Game, And I’m Hooked

Slay the Spire, a roguelike where you try to deckbuild your way out of brutal dungeons, went into Early Access on Steam last November and has since been slowly winning over unsuspecting players who go into it with low expectations. I am one of those recent converts. Developed by Mega Crit Games, Slay the Spire…

By Ethan Gach Published January 31, 2018

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Wolfenstein 2 Finally Gets Good Stealth With New DLC

Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus featured stealth sequences that didn’t always work out. The game’s latest piece of downloadable content, The Diaries of Agent Silent Death, provides the sort of sneaky backstabbing that the main game was missing. The Diaries of Agent Silent Death tells the story of Jessica Valiant, a former British secret agent…

By Heather Alexandra Published January 31, 2018

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Which New Nintendo Stat Is Most Impressive?

We reported earlier that Nintendo is doing well. No kidding. The Switch is on fire. The company posted a bunch of sales numbers overnight, and we at Kotaku HQ have been discussing which is the most stunning. Let’s just say that we’re not all in agreement. Which is your pick? (Please say it’s the Splatoon…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 31, 2018

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Dragon Ball FighterZ, As Told By Steam Reviews

According to Steam reviews, Dragon Ball FighterZ is one of the best fighting games out right now. Don’t worry, the reviewers also made some “over 9,000″ jokes. Dragon Ball FighterZ was a highly anticipated game, and it seems like fans got what they asked for. They say it’s well balanced for beginners, faithful to the…

By Gita Jackson Published January 31, 2018

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My Quest To Find A Special Tree In The Witcher 3

One Sunday morning a few weekends ago, I opened up my computer to play some video games. I had a mess of games to review, but I ended up in The Witcher 3. There was this tree I wanted to find. I had finished the story of The Witcher 3 a week or so before.…

By Riley MacLeod Published January 31, 2018

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The Mashup Of WarioWare and Pornhub You Never Knew You Wanted

There are some things you never know you need until the moment you realize their existence, a fundamental truth that is responsible for almost every infomercial and episode of Shark Tank ever created. Note: This story contains NSFW imagery. I wasn’t expecting to find one of those on itch.io, but here I am, on the…

Kate Gray Published January 31, 2018

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Trump’s State Of The Union Donation Stunt Feels Straight Out Of Twitch

Prior to last night’s State of the Union speech, Donald Trump’s re-election campaign contacted the President’s supporters to ask them for small donations. Unlike in the past, however, anyone who donated the day before the speech would get their name added to a ticker running at the bottom of the campaign’s livestream of the event.…

By Ethan Gach Published January 31, 2018

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Hero shooter Gigantic’s servers will be discontinued on July 31st, the developers announced today. Most of the studio behind the game was laid off in November

By Riley MacLeod Published January 31, 2018

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The Counter-Strike Boston Major Is Fake War Presented By Real War

Watching Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in a 7,000-seat arena for 24 hours over the course of three days made me feel like I was 19 years old again. I don’t miss it, especially after being surrounded by fans around that age at Eleague’s CS:GO major in Boston. When my 19-year-old friends and I argued about the…

By Maddy Myers Published January 31, 2018