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Sunday Comics: Floor Swords

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 16. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published April 19. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

It Seems That Metal Gear Solid V and Vanquish Will Be Free For XBL Subscribers Next Month

An unlisted video on the official Xbox YouTube channel has appears to have revealed May’s Games with Gold lineup, so get ready to hit some home runs in Super Mega Baseball 2 and ride a horse in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. According to the video, May’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One…

‘Shop Contest: Celebrating Our Favorite Witcher, Winners!

Geralt of Rivia deserves to do whatever he wants, so I asked you to help me achieve his dreams. I asked that Geralt be put into lots of games, and you delivered things beyond my wildest imagination. I requested Geralts, and you gave me Geralts. Most of you stuck with his skills as a hunter…

PUBG‘s Best Helmets Are Going To Get Harder To Find

In a dev blog posted on their official Steam page, the PUBG developers have announced some sweeping changes to weapon damage, the attachment system, and the loot table arriving in an upcoming patch. In the short post, the team explained that there is currently an imbalance of weapon use in the game. Players are often…

The Week In Games: Beware Virtual Rick

We spent a minute playing games last week, but this week we’ve got some new JRPGs to explore, VR experiences to stumble through, and sacrifices to make. Also, Owlboy This week is dominated by games coming to platforms they’ve not yet been to. Earthlock, Hellblade, Owlboy, and a few others are finally branching out, giving…

Soul Reaver‘s Intro Still Holds Up Almost 20 Years Later

Although it was released almost 20 years ago, the opening cinematic of The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is still some of the most exciting weird fantasy storytelling in games. I missed the Legacy of Kain games when they originally released. Other than a playthrough of Blood Omen back on release, I haven’t ever touched…

A Fan-Made Trailer Perfectly Captures Why I Love PUBG

I’ve been playing Battlegrounds longer and with more consistency that I have played any other multiplayer game, and this cinematic fan-made trailer helps express why. PUBG has been a game that I haven’t burned out on, and I’m always down to play a couple fast games. If I’m not playing it, it’s because I’m pressed…

‘Shop Contest: Celebrating Our Favorite Witcher

This week contained the 10th Anniversary of The Witcher series of video games, and I think it’s appropriate that we celebrate Geralt, the lovable protagonist of those games. Personally, I think that Geralt might be one of the best characters in contemporary games. He’s often conflicted about his choices, has a sense of humor about…

Sunday Comics: Stolen Nerd Badge

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 2 Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published April 4. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

Track: Huarache Lights (Soulwax Remix) | Artist: Hot Chip | Album: Why Make Sense? Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Seek The Golden Hot Dog In This Dreamlike Game

We all have weird dreams, but have you ever had a dream about a naked fella who’s looking for a golden hot dog in a dreamlike world? Well then you might enjoy Hot Dog Dreamer Hot Dog Dreamer is a short exploration and platforming game made in 72 hours for the Hot Dog Jam back…

I Love How Mimics Work In The Dark Souls Series

The mimic is a unique video game monster in the Dark Souls universe. These games reward players who pay attention and punish players who cavalierly make their way through the world. The mimic is the ultimate encapsulation of that design ideal. Mimics, well, mimic chests in the game, and when you go to open the…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Give Me All The Dogs, Winners!

I asked for dogs, and you gave me dogs. Lots and lots of dogs, some of them excelling at their craft, and others just hanging out. It’s the perfect storm of dogs and video games, so let me show you the submitted images that I enjoyed the most. Last week I politely requested dog mashups,…

The Week In Games: Wait A Minit

After a week of cult fighting, we’ve got a slower, more contemplative week of new games coming down the pipe. Minit, a game where you’ve only got a minute to live, is arriving on a plenitude of platforms this week. The MMORPG TERA is coming to consoles, and King of Fighters ‘97 Global Match is…

Track: Wondering | Artist: Xiu Xiu | Album: Forget Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Breaking Mario Party 8 Reveals The Importance Of Camera Positioning

The art of game creation is always interesting, but looking behind the curtain of Mario Party 8 is a particularly wonderful experience that shows the power of a highly controlled camera. In the newest episode of Boundary Break, a show dedicated to moving cameras around to find the hidden things in games, we get to…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Give Me All The Dogs

We’ve talked a lot about dogs a lot this week. We appreciated them in Divinity: Original Sin 2, praised them in Far Cry 5, and got sad when they were hurt. This week, I want you to put dogs in every game. There are plenty of dogs in video games. The problem is that they…

The Best (And Worst) April Fools’ Day Jokes For 2018

It is April 1, the cursed day, when every person and brand decides that they are, in fact, the funniest person or distributed agent on the planet. Here’s a roundup of the best and worst April Fool’s gags from the land of games for 2018. (For a recap of last year, here are 2017’s offerings.)…

Sunday Comics: Working Holodeck

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 26. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published March 29. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

I Love Ni No Kuni II‘s Simple, Elegant Side Quests

I’ve been dipping back into Ni no Kuni II over the past week in short spurts in order to collect all of the possible citizens for my kingdom of Evermore. It’s because the game excels at making me feel like I did a good job at finishing simple quests. I don’t think think that many…