Agents: this week it is your task to show your co-worker 47 what it is like to “have a good time.” That’s right, it is Agent 47’s vacation week, and I want him to see the sights. Agent 47 of Hitman fame is no stranger to world travel, but I think he might be a…
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 November 26. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published November 29. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
At last month’s AdventureX 2018 conference, game developer and Inkle Studios co-founder Jon Ingold offered a practical skills workshop about writing better dialogue for games. It involved a lot of Blade Runner. In the talk (which has now been uploaded to YouTube), Ingold claims that game writing isn’t always the best, especially when put up…
Anodyne 2 is looking very cool and very weird. In a video released this week, developer Sean Han Tani revealed that the game’s 2D and 3D worlds are connected by a mechanic that asks the player to shrink down and “clean” the inside of enemy bodies. Anodyne 2 will release in 2019.
The developers of Battlefield V are looking into rebalancing the game’s time-to-kill and time-to-death. In a post on the game’s official Reddit, the devs wrote: “We’re seeing players die too often/too quickly and get frustrated because of it. So, we’re looking at how we can improve the experience for new players and veterans alike.” While…
In a thread on the Dungeons & Dragons Reddit forum, user KiddBlack floated an idea: What if Frosty the Snowman is actually a lich? What if that joyful fella is actually an undead wizard of immense power. We investigate. KiddBlack’s initial diagnosis of the relationship between Frosty and lichdom is compelling: The “old top hat”…
If you’ve ever thought about what it would be like to swing the mythical Blades of Chaos around your head on chains wrapped around your arms, YouTuber Odin has you covered. Oddly, there are some spoilers about God of War in this video. Be aware! The Blades of Chaos are, of course, the Spartan protagonist…
Last week I asked all of you to help me celebrate the 20th anniversary of Ocarina of Time, and you did some excellent work. It takes a lot of commitment to create a game centered on tooting a little oval woodwind, and yet it is a game that has continued to resonate with audiences for…
It’s an interesting week with the long-awaited Darksiders III, Artifact, and Floor Kids on a new platform. As a card game lover, I’m interested in what’s going on with Artifact, and I have stayed almost completely unspoiled as to how it works through this long beta cycle that has been running recently. I’m exciting to…
Track: Barf Day | Artist: Diet Cig | Album: Swear I’m Good At This Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
The new world record in the Any% category for Slay The Spire is 5:03. You can watch runner AntiFlame do some very fast card slinging here.
Frog Detective is the second best detective in the world, and despite his ranking behind Lobster Cop, he’s gotta solve the mystery of the haunted island. The game’s about that. The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game is an odd creature. In terms of genre, I’d call it a “conversational adventure,” sitting somewhere between the…
Pauline, Luma, and Boom Boom are coming to Mario Tennis Aces in 2019. Now you can play tennis as a mayor.
This week we celebrated the 20th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, so now we’re going to continue that birthday party with ‘shops. I don’t have much love in my heart for The Ocarina of Time. I was a PlayStation person at the time, and I just missed out on many…
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 November 19. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published November 19. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
In a patch earlier this week, the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 developers added in a slight tweak to movement controls: an Auto Mantle toggle. It allows you to decide when and how you want to jump over things. It makes a real difference. The mantle system in Black Ops 4 has been concentrated…
Return To Boletaria is an event to encourage players to play Demon’s Souls, and it is going on right now. It runs until December 7th. You can learn more on the official Reddit thread, including directions for using a private server so that you can access multiplayer
I love a good Cities: Skylines time lapse, and this is one of the best. As I’ve said before several times, I like to chill out with a well-oiled machine city. Cities: Skylines is the easiest choice for creating stylish cities, and so I spend quite a lot of time digging through YouTube to find…
The name “Alien: Blackout” has been trademarked by 20th Century Fox. Gematsu reports that the application for trademark with the European Union Intellectual Property Office specifically claims it will be used for game software. The application also mentions “on-line computer games.”
A YouTuber named TheParryGod has created a short film called “Fate” that cinematically tells the story of Dark Souls. It is disturbingly beautiful. If you watch “Fate,” the entire plot of Dark Souls will be spoiled for you. The entire thing. You have been warned. TheParryGod’s video is what people from the deep time of…
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