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PS4 Users Are Claiming That Malicious Messages Are Breaking Their Consoles [Updated]

PlayStation 4 users are claiming that they are receiving messages that are preventing them from using their consoles. In several threads on the r/PS4 Reddit board, users are reporting that they are receiving messages through the console’s messaging application that are hard locking their consoles. The stories all follow a similar pattern: users receive a…

Cities: Skylines Mod Helps You Get Your Blade Runner On

Cities: Skylines is about building cities and unleashing your urban designer, and now there’s a mod for the PC version of the game that will let you make sky roads that look right out of our best dystopian films. In reality, the mod doesn’t seem all that complicated. Created by originalbassbass, the basic idea seems…

Black Ops 4 Players Are Using Emotes To Peek Around Corners, But A Fix Is On The Way

The launch for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been pretty smooth so far, but some nefarious players have been abusing the game’s emote system to look around and over objects to gain an unfair advantage over other players. As reported by VG 24/7, players of the Black Ops 4‘s Blackout mode are able…

‘Shop Contest: Wonders Of The Greek World, Winners!

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has been out for more than a week now, and people are discovering the wonders of Ancient Greece. Last week, I tasked our loyal ‘Shop Crew with the job of showing us some of the strangest stuff from the Classical Period. I was not disappointed. I’ve been having my own fun as…

This Week in the Business: Red Dead Is Number Two With A Bullet

STAT | 2 – The ranking of Red Dead Redemption 2 on Nielsen’s list of the Most Anticipated Holiday Games of 2018. The only title to beat it out was Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 QUOTE | “The future of gaming is a world where you are empowered to play the games you want,…

The Week In Games: Scary Tactical Operations 

It’s the beginning of the Spooky Month, and that means we’ve got a Goosebumps game and Luigi’s Mansion for the 3DS. Also Disgaea and Black Ops 4 for those of us who prefer less spooky games. We’re right in the middle of the autumnal avalanche of video games, and we’re experiencing a mix of remasters…

Track: Just Can’t Get Enough | Artist: Depeche Mode | Album: The Best of Depeche Mode Vol. 1 Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Into The Breach Speedrunner Completes Game At Blistering Speed

Into The Breach is fiddly, tactical game where I have often taken three or four minutes to consider a single turn, so watching someone beat the game in less than twelve minutes is pretty impressive. A runner by the name of Darn is responsible for this run, and they currently hold the world record for…

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Players Are Getting Their Asses Kicked By Chickens

If you’ve put any time into Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, you’ve probably encountered some aggressive wildlife. Lions, boars, and dogs roam the Greek landscape looking for blood. But you never expect a chicken attack. You don’t want to piss off a chicken in Odyssey. They are small, aggressive, and they attack for seemingly no reason. Unlike…

Nightdive Studios have released footage of the “Adventure Alpha” of their System Shock remake. The footage was linked in a Kickstarter update that has a lot of info about doors. There is currently no release date for the game. 

‘Shop Contest: Wonders Of The Greek World

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is out in the world, and that means people are exploring ancient Greece to find all of the weird and wonderful things that Ubisoft packs into a game. We’re going to add some even stranger stuff. We already know that there are interesting easter eggs in the Ancient Greece of Odyssey, but…

Sunday Comics: Crown Transformation

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 October 1. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published October 1. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

Adapting A Magic: The Gathering Card Into A Life Size Cosplay Weapon Is Cool

There are quite a few equipment cards in Magic: The Gathering that get players excited, but the ever-scary Bonesplitter has been cleaving through enemies since it was printed in the Mirrodin set fifteen years ago. And now you can see how you might recreate it in real life. The YouTube channel Odin Makes is generally…

My Favorite Part Of Forza Horizon 4 Is Naming Myself Sonny Jim

Like many other people, I have been enjoying my time scooting around the United Kingdom in Forza Horizon 4, but that has been made all the sweeter because my name is Sonny Jim. Not in real life, of course. I am not Sonny Jim. But when Forza Horizon 4 presented me with with a huge…

Fan Recreates Metal Gear Solid In Lego Worlds

A fan tribute to Metal Gear Solid is always welcome, but when it comes with a hefty helping of Lego it is hard to ignore. Lego Worlds has allowed for some really fascinating creations, including a Dark Souls replication, and YouTube user Craig Kelly has used the extensive Lego tools to do an incredible job…

Fortnite Event Will Let ‘Creators’ Earn Money From Fans’ In-Game Purchases

Epic Games have announced a new “Support-A-Creator” event that begins October 8 and runs through the end of the year that allows creators to earn real-world currency when their supporters spend V-bucks, Fortnite’s in-game currency. Players will be able to support creators by adding a creator’s Epic tag in the Support a Creator menu in…

Halo: The Master Chief Collection is getting a “match composer” for multiplayer. In a tweet yesterday, Brian Jarrard, the Community Director for 343 Industries, said it would facilitate mixtape matchmaking. The mode will enter into testing “soon.”

‘Shop Contest: Pet Distribution, Winners!

Fortnite has pets now, so I asked our intrepid ‘shop-savvy readers to put pets in all of the games. I wasn’t disappointed. Pets make the world a special place, and the developers working away on Fortnite clearly know that. The real question, though, is why everyone else does not know that. Thankfully, you all have…

The Week In Games: Cool Car Assassin

I hope you like the vroom vroom sounds of very cool cars, because Forza Horizon 4 is coming this week. We’re also getting a new Assassin’s Creed and Super Mario Party. We’re now taking the plunge into the Autumn of Many Games, and that means that there are things for literally everyone coming out constantly.…

Track: The Boy Who Destroyed The World | Artist: AFI | Album: All Hallows EP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.