Screenshot: Sony / Kotaku 10 years ago, The Last of Us’ unexpected and morally divisive ending made history. Choosing to land in a place of uncertainty, the conclusion bucked what many other games chose to do, and often still do: present a straightforward, neat, conventionally satisfying end where the good guys are the good guys
Screenshot: PaLiX / Nintendo / Kotaku Nine years ago, Super Mario 64 player toyuru2 wall-jumped his way up the slide in Cool, Cool Mountain, sending the plumber into the void–but not before grabbing a 1-up mushroom. At the time, it was a feat, as nobody had ever gotten the mushroom. But then, a new challenge
Image: Marcel Vos / Atari / Emojipedia / Kotaku Have you ever waited for a few hours to ride a popular roller coaster? Perhaps. But I can guarantee you that nobody has ever waited the entire life of the known universe. Well, unless you are the unlucky digital folks stuck on a new wild and
Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku Like most people who require water to live, you probably like H20 a normal amount—but you definitely don’t like water as much as this famous Nintendo fan. They’re so well-known and beloved that they’ve even been featured in the official plumber website for the Super Mario Bros. movie. Super Mario Bros.
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with a delicious cocktail? The Irish Mule is a spin on the classic Moscow Mule, with Irish whiskey, ginger beer, and lime juice, making it a refreshing and festive drink for the holiday. The Moscow Mule was first invented in
Gif: Kotaku / Gotham / GC Images (Getty Images) It’s not bold to say that Colin Farrell is an attractive man (look at him in Fright Night or Miami Vice or Alexander), but it is bold to say that Colin Farrell as The Penguin in 2022’s The Batman is attractive. He’s covered in prosthetics, is
I’m a sucker for melee-focused games. Anything that emphasizes brutal brawling and flashy martial arts, like Sleeping Dogs and Sifu, is totally my jam. So, I was both curious and stoked when my Xbox Series S, the bestie that it is, recommended I check out ACE Team’s Clash: Artifacts of Chaos. Unfortunately, I walked away
Photo: Arturo Holmes/WireImage (Getty Images) Grace Van Dien is a streamer and an actress. You probably know her best as Chrissy Cunningham on Stranger Things, but she’s also starred in movies like What Comes Around and V For Vengeance. Two days ago, she told her Twitch viewers that she “turned down acting projects and decided
What’s her secret?Image: Capcom / TMS Entertainment / PNGWing / Kotaku During yesterday’s Capcom Showcase stream we got another look at the newest Resident Evil CG film, Resident Evil: Death Island. The trailer featured classic RE characters like boulder-punching enthusiast Chris Redfield; the Karen hair-bob heartthrob Leon S. Kennedy; and the railgun-wielding badass, Jill Valentine.
Image: Molly Moon / Frictional Games / Kotaku You open TikTok to find a woman rushing toward you in her kitchen. “My parents are coming over,” she informs you, her jaw snapping open and shut like a stork swallowing a fish, “can you help me clean?” Two dialogue options pop up. A mouse cursor hovers