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YouTuber Thoreaufare has completed Titanfall 2‘s obstacle course in style, zooming the course backwards in less than thirty seconds.

Fire Emblem Heroes Is Getting A Hardcore Battle Mode

An upcoming update to horny strategy game Fire Emblem Heroes is making some major changes to the game. New battle modes, arena fixes, and an additional way to collect feathers should help breath some life into the game. Fire Emblem Heroes announced a major update through in-game notifications today. The “April Update” has a few changes. One…

You Should Play These Games About Political Resistance

Beautiful platformers stand side by side with state surveillance simulators in ResistJam. Focused on projects that “resist oppressive authoritarianism in all its forms,” it’s full of great games. All of them are this week’s Indie Pick. There’s just shy of 220 games in ResistJam’s collection. The jam lasted for one week, allowing designers to make…

Despite Nintendo’s Stumbles, Breath of the Wild‘s Fans Have Embraced Crossdressing Link

Breath of the Wild is light on plot, which makes any missteps stand out. One brief costume change illustrates how designers can fail and how fandom is left picking up the pieces. Here’s the moment: looking for help in the desert, Link seeks to enter Gerudo Town to speak with their ruler. Gerudo Town is…

Ghost Recon Wildlands: The Kotaku Review

Ghost Recon Wildlands seems innocuous at first glance. It is a passable open world shooter where cooperative play leads to exciting gunfights and silly stunts. But Wildland’s core is far more insipid. It is propaganda. It is jingoism made playable, perpetuating the failed logic that all it takes to solve the world’s woes is enough…

Speedrunner Completes Zelda: Breath of the Wild In Less Than One Hour, A New World Record

One week after release, the speedrun for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has fallen under one hour thanks to a slew of optimizations and new techniques. Yesterday, speedrunner gymnast86 completed the game with a time of 58 minutes and one second. It is a significant time difference from the game’s first completed…

Exodemon Is Another Take On Games Like Quake

Every now and then, you just want to leap around and blast some robots. Exodemon is a first person shooter that channels some of the best old school classics to create a stunning shooting gallery. It’s this week’s Indie Pick. Designed by Brazilian studio Kuupu, Exodemon is a real treat to play. Dashing about with…

A Team Of No Man’s Sky Players Have Spent Months Mapping A Corner Of The Universe

No Man’s Sky is a very large game. For months now, a dedicated group of players has been working diligently to map an entire sector of space to carve out a home for wayward explorers. The Galactic Hub Project kicked off earlier this year with dozens of No Man’s Sky players joining together to settle…

Ghost Recon Wildlands Impressions: Some Frowns, Some Smiles

I’ve played about eleven hours of Ghost Recon Wildlands, sniping enemies and trolling my hapless squadmates. It’s a pretty good time although I’m a bit worried that the fun won’t last forever. Here are some early thoughts on what works and what doesn’t. This is the love child of Mercenaries and Far Cry At first…

Famous Speedrunner Narcissa Wright Is Back From Retirement, But Still Worried About Health

Breath of the Wild is an exciting game for speedrunning, inspiring attempts before the game was released and early world records. The game’s unique structure and pace is now bringing famous speedrunner Narcissa Wright out of retirement. Narcissa Wright is a speedrunner best known for her work on games like Ocarina of Time and The…

Here Are Some Of The Switch Games To Expect This Year [Updated]

The Nintendo Switch is here and there’s a lot of games on the horizon. Here’s a list of all the games that have been announced for this year and when they are coming. March 3 Skylanders Imaginators The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Super Bomberman R 1-2-Switch Human Resource Machine Just Dance 2017…

Nier Automata Lets Players Buy PSN Trophies With In-Game Money

Players looking to snag a platinum trophy for Nier: Automata will have an easier time after a few playthroughs. Trophies will be available for purchase using currency collected in game. As noted by Reddit user youkatei, players can actually buy trophies in game using their gathered money. But don’t fret, this isn’t something you pay…

Someone Is Speedrunning Breath Of The Wild Before It’s Even Out

An accomplished speedrunner has been working hard all week to get to the end of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild before the game is released. So far, he’s managed to reach the final boss in 50 minutes, but not beat it yet. This isn’t quite a shock. This new Zelda game, which…

Lucasfilm Asks Fate Of Atlantis Remake To Shut Down

Indiana Jones And The Fate of Atlantis is one of the great point and click adventure games. Now, a fan remake has stopped production after being contacted by Lucasfilms. As first reported by PC Gamer, the team behind Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis Special Edition are stopping their work after an informal conversation…

An RPG Where You Fight Using Burritos and Dynamite

Hylics is surreal RPG created by Mason Lindroth. Following everyday schlub Wayne on his quest to defeat Gibby, King of the Moon, it is a game that thrives on confusion. Bloody skull will instantly kill you, some of the best armor is literal garbage, and randomized text adds to the confusion. It’s this week’s Indie…

Getting Into Fire Emblem Games After Playing Heroes

I never played a Fire Emblem game until Fire Emblem Heroes. The game dazzled me with a colorful (if horny) cast and the promise of distant realms. I wanted to see more so I bought a 3DS and played Awakening. What I found was magical and inspiring. Fire Emblem Awakening follows Chrom, a brave prince…

EA Announces The Rest Of Battlefield 1’s DLC

The rest of Battlefield 1’s downloadable expansions were revealed today. The new content will expand on the various fronts of the Great War, adding in the Russian Army and naval battles. While we already knew about the first DLC pack They Shall Not Pass, which adds in the much requested French Army and releases soon…

Vikings Rush To Surprise Victory In For Honor’s First Faction War

The first round of For Honor’s faction war ended yesterday with a surprising upset by the Vikings. Initially underestimated, the bearded brutes have suddenly become the game’s top faction. For Honor’s multiplayer has a meta-game to it in which players across platforms can distribute war assets on a territorial map, claiming enemy lands and pushing…

For Honor Is Basically A Fighting Game 

For Honor is bloody and hectic. Each exchange of blows helps you learn how to fight an opponent. Underneath a mess of micro-transactions, For Honor hides the soul of a true fighting game. We take a critical look at it in this video. Transcript: When I first booted up For Honor, I was dismayed. The…

New Non-Profit Has Plans To Save Gaming’s Past

The Video Game History Foundation officially launched today. A non-profit dedicated to the preservation of video games and video game materials, the foundation is already working on special projects to help keep gaming history alive. Directed by game historian Frank Cifaldi and a board of founders, The Video Game History Foundation is one of the…