Just like their living counterparts, the ghost Sims that EA recently added to The Sims 4 are a little different than their predecessors. Most notably, they can’t procreate. That means no pregnant ghost Sims, and no ghost babies. For now, that is. If some players have their way, that won’t be the case for long.…
In their ongoing quest to unearth the game’s hidden treasures, Sims Community, one of my favorite Sims 4 blogs, recently dug up this neat globe that’s didn’t make its way into the final game. Is it just me, or do these images remind you of the wacky spherical levels from Ratchet and Clank? via Sims…
Ever since Shadow of Mordor came out, many gamers have taken to its unique brand of orc-killing with a gusto. There’s just one problem: some of these orcs keep coming back from the dead. And while developer Monolith says this is partly an intentional feature, they haven’t given me a straight answer for how it…
Track: Shook Ones (Part II) | Artist: Mobb Deep | Album: The Infamous Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
NBA 2K15 has gotten off to a shaky start. Since the game launched two days ago, players have been reporting ongoing problems with many different aspects of the game’s performance—everything from the stability of its online multiplayer to losing progress and stuff acquired in single-player. NBA 2K15 publisher 2K Games has been quick to respond…
If you were looking forward to using the GameCube controller with any Wii U game other than the new Super Smash Bros., Nintendo had some bad news for you today: the forthcoming adapter will only be compatible with the new fighting game when the two come out next month. The company’s explanation today answers a…
Thank you for this one, Reddit’s Morbzor. These Shadow of Mordor memes are starting to get pretty good, if you ask me!
Say you love a popular fantasy or science fiction series. Then say your significant other doesn’t love that same series. Do you just accept your differences and go about your lives? That’s one way to do it. Here’s another. If nothing else, I think the guy who just won’t quit when it comes to pestering…
It might be an exceedingly violent game, but most of Shadow of Mordor has felt strangely…pleasant and lighthearted. That is: until I come across an orc that giggles maniacally instead of saying anything. So scary. So, so scary. It doesn’t help that the guy who does it in my game looks like this: After meeting…
We’ve all heard the story many times now: talented game developers leave their corporate jobs to strike out on their own, turning to Kickstarter in the process. So what makes The Flame in the Flood stand out? Something about BioShock’s art director making a modern fancified version of The Oregon Trail, if you ask me.…
A whir, a pop, and then the head explodes. Ceases to exist, really. Ropy tendrils of gray-black goop spiral outwards from the point where the head used to be, and then the body falls heavily to the ground. There’s precious little time to think about what I just saw, because another enemy is headed my…
We normally think of game ratings as little more than a useful marker of where we’ll be able to buy a game, or whether or not it’s suitable for children. But oh, let me tell you: ESRB literature can be so, so much more than that. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board’s website provides detailed rundowns…
Ubisoft just releasee a snazzy new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity that emphasizes the game’s story. Without spoiling anything, I think it’s safe to say the game is looking very French. That’s a good thing, in my book. I mean: who doesn’t want to try and kill Robespierre, am I right? Ok, I’m not actually…
Video games often strive to appear “realistic” in one way or another, but the new indie horror game The Vanishing of Ethan Carter took things a step further verisimilitude-wise: creating many of its levels by pulling from real-world photographs. Using a nifty technique known as “photogrammetry,” Ethan Carter developer The Astronauts built the game’s spooky…
Thank you to Reddit user Halefire for capturing this Shadow of Mordor orc “Skoth the Dumb” really living up to his namesake… via Reddit
Earlier this week, Techland announced that its new zombie-killing adventure Dying Light will have “50+ hours of gameplay.” Some might considering this good news. I don’t—at least at face value. Why? Because 50 hours is a long fucking time to spend in any video game, and I don’t trust Techland enough as a developer to…
Track: Grindin’ | Artist: Clipse | Album: Lord Willin’ Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Shadow of Mordor is already a pretty game, but adding the HD texture pack and playing it on “Ultra” settings really takes it to the next level. Digital Foundry recently did a comparison that shows how brightly the game shines on a maxed-out PC. Only thing is: getting there will cost you an arm and…
Confused why Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor left “Lord of the Rings” out of its name? Well, lead designer Bob Roberts just explained to Eurogamer that the omission was a deliberate choice to make sure the game was seen as “clearly its own thing” by keeping it “separate” from established LOTR franchises. Mystery solved!
“If you build it, they will come,” the saying goes. It’s never that simple when it comes to playing video games online. I love Mario Kart 8, and have been playing it consistently since it came out in May. But lately I’ve been running into a problem: other people aren’t. Or it sure feels that…
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