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Thanks! Someone asked about this earlier but I think Kinja ate my answer. I hate micr0-transactions and particularly hate loot boxes, which I find a really big ethical concern but I think if you’re going to hate on Survive, and make no mistake I think this is a bad game, the micro-transactions rank as one of the less… Read more

I’ll take that into consideration going into the future although I don’t necessarily think a writer should be required to include something in their review that doesn’t further the analysis. Read more

This is really kind (perhaps too kind!) praise that I’ll try to live up to. My hope is that Kotaku can continue to take the time to really look at games and what they’re doing. Read more

A fair question! I found you could use purchasable coins to unlock character slots, buy emotes, and have additional weapon loadouts. Read more

Thanks. This is a really nice comment that made me smile. I’m really grateful to Stephen for letting me have the extra time to really write something with a bit more detailed analysis. Read more

I know writers who use subtext and they’re all cowards. Read more

Sometimes you write a measly 31 words on Hearthstone and just grab a picture of some gosh damn’ card packs, friend. Read more

I wrote an entire book about it if you want to know why but it’s okay if you want to to stand in the corner and be an edgy gamer. I’ll just be over here enjoying things. Read more

No real embargo but we didn’t get access to the game until servers went live at launch. This means I need a little more time to play through the game and see everything it has to offer. I’ll have a proper review in the next week or two depending on certain factors. Read more

For sure. I said that they’re not overly intrusive for the moment. That doesn’t mean I don’t think they’re still bullshit. They are. I’m just playing more of the game to see if it gets worse and if they affect anything else before I give the final word. Read more

I’m holding off to see what my final thoughts are on the coins. I’m not in favor of any microtransactions in games but I’ve also been surprised by how little the game’s tossed them in my face? There’s a shop but it was tucked in menus. Read more

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On the one hand, I’ve been planning this for nearly a year. On the other, I do like the many shenanigans of Dan Ryckert... Read more

It will be coming to everyone else at a later date. Read more

So many games, Riley, most of which I’ll be streaming on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. Tomorrow, we’ll be doing Monster Hunter: World with a private session that folks can join. Sunday, I’m starting up the original Metal Gear.

Oh, and a certain game involving a tough ex-yakuza and a baby. Read more

For the record, even as I criticize this I think that Deadly Premonition is an awesome game that everyone should play. Just avoid the PC port. Read more

I’m speaking to a broad point here. While I certainly have preference for the raw visuals of the original version, I acknowledge that the remake can look pretty nice in some places. A bit less so in others.. If you’re interested in a closer reading of the text itself, the first thing I ever did on YouTube was a really…

A lot of games have ACE exploits that are really awesome. The Legend of Zelda has a highly specific series of inputs that let players go right to Zelda’s room at the end and Symphony of the Night has a really amazing bit of menu navigation that triggers a credits warp. Read more