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I’m Loving Titanfall 2‘s Crosshairs

I’m working my way through Titanfall 2 and will have a review next week. For now, we need to have a very important discussion about the game’s user interface. One small touch makes it truly shine. A very nice thing about Titanfall 2‘s UI is that it is clean. Some folks might look at the…

Battlefield 1 Players Are Trying To Solve A Mysterious Morse Code

The search for answers is on as Battlefield 1 players have found strange headphones across various maps and odd morse code messages relayed from special locations. Originally discovered by Reddit user RHabib, collectable headphones were located across many multiplayer maps. Only one player could collect them per match. Initially, no one was really clear on…

A BDSM Game That Let Me Explore A New Type Of Sexual Experience 

Ladykiller in a Bind is a visual novel by Christine Love. It’s about affection, sex, consent, manipulation, and expression. Video games can often be a vector for experimentation and escapism. Playing Ladykiller in a Bind has taught me a surprising amount about myself. WARNING: This article contains images that are Not Safe For Work. There’s…

Hacker Discovers A New Super Mario 64 Coin That Is Impossible To Collect

Some time ago, the “Impossible Coin” was discovered in Super Mario 64. It took 18 years to finally collect. Mario 64 guru Scott “pannenkoek2012″ Buchanan recently discovered a new, unobtainable coin in Tiny Huge Island Scott managed to collect the first impossible coin on the same level in 2014 and recently achieved memetic status with…

Many Voice Actors Have No Clue What Game They’re Working On [UPDATE]

Last week, members of the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike against key game companies. Per Motherboard, we’re getting a closer look at one of the guild’s complaints. According to a piece by Emanuel Maiberg, the issue of transparency is far worse than we might have initially thought. Game…

A Beginner’s Guide To Battlefield 1 Multiplayer

Battlefield 1‘s multiplayer is very intense. While the game teaches you some basics during the campaign, it doesn’t do much to explain what’s going on in the multiplayer. Don’t worry, doughboys and gals: I’m here to help! Know Your Game Modes Battlefield 1 has six multiplayer modes at the moment: Conquest is the bread and…

Battlefield 1: The Kotaku Review

Matthew McConaughey once said that sometimes you need to go back to move forward. The team at DICE must have been very moved by that sentiment. Taking it to heart and pushing the Battlefield series nearly 100 years back into World War I for this year’s release of Battlefield 1 was a gamble. It has…

Following an announcement on Monday, voice actors within the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have begun their strike against certain video game employers as of 3:01 AM EST today. Kotaku has reached out to the involved parties. Update—2:45 p.m: The negotiator for the games companiesreleased a statementthis afternoon that claims their…

Some Battlefield 1 Players Are Sucky Squad Leaders 

Being a squad leader in a Battlefield game can be intimidating. It’s hard enough worrying about your own skin when there’s tanks rolling around, mortars dropping, and baddies on the prowl. I get it. But some of you suck at doing your job. Some of you are great squad leaders but for you clowns who…

Arena Brawler Battlerite Adds Two New Champions Tomorrow

Battlerite is a good time. For a MOBA/Brawler, it is easy to pick up and filled with fun champions. Tomorrow, the roster will expand a little more during the game’s Halloween update. While the update will include limited time holiday content, the real thing to know about are the two new champions. The first is…

Glitch Ruins Destiny Players’ Attempt At Raid Glory

A bug in Destiny’s Rise of ‘Wrath of the Machine’ raid prevented a top clan from getting the world’s first completion on the newly released Hard Mode difficulty. Per Eurogamer: Redeem was the first clan to defeat ‘Wrath of the Machine’ when it was released, blazing through the endgame raid with ease. They seemed a prime…

A Western Game Where Players Literally Shoot The Story

It is the Wild West. Gun drawn and at the ready, you prepare yourself for the next unfortunate collection of words to stumble across your path. You level your pistol, fire, and branch off to the next bit of narrative. This is Words Must Die. Created as part of The Pippin Barr ‘GAME IDEA’ Game…

Even the hellfires of war can’t stop nature’s impossible beauty. Reddit user needfx encountered his awe inspiring double rainbow while playing on Battlefield 1‘s Ballroom Blitz multiplayer map.

Fans Translate Rare Japanese Zelda Game, Now Everyone Can Play It

The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets is a nearly forgotten spinoff title originally made for the Super Famicom Satellaview but a new fan English translation has brought the game back to the masses. BS Zelda no Densetsu Inishie no Sekiban was a special title for the Satellaview, a Japanese only peripheral that allowed players…

A Look At How No Man’s Sky‘s Procedural Generation Works

No Man’s Sky might not be everyone’s cup of tea but its code is pretty impressive. Blogger gregkwaste outlined exactly how the space exploration game creates its procedurally generated creatures and more. In a post at 3dgamedevblog.com, Greg provides an exhaustive breakdown of the process behind No Man’s Sky’s various monsters and spaceships. Here’s how…

New River City Ransom Password Discovered After 27 Years

River City Ransom has a pretty intense password system. With so many symbols and combinations, it’s not surprising that players might have missed a password or two. One of those hidden passwords was recently found. The process is pretty intense but YouTuber Bisqwit did some serious code cracking to find a lost password that turns…

Video Game Actors Once Again Threaten To Strike [UPDATE]

Members of the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) are threatening to strike against eleven game industry employers in a protest seeking changes to their contracts. According to a post from the guild, unless changes are made to voice acting contracts, members will start a strike on Friday against the following…

Infinite Warfare Multiplayer Isn’t New, But It’s Still A Good Time

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare hasn’t particularly had my interest but after playing a weekend of its multiplayer, I’m impressed. Running around as a machine gun armed robo-soldier was a damn good time. I don’t know if Infinite Warfare dazzles the same way that larger scale shooters like Titanfall 2 or Battlefield 1 do but…

Battlefield 1’s Multiplayer Undercuts Its Dramatic Single Player Campaign

Diving into Battlefield 1 has been a surprising experience. Making a game that focuses on the absolute tragedy that was World War One seemed like a setup for failure. The single player campaign has genuinely impressed me, but when multiplayer is added to the mix, there’s a fundamental tension that cannot be reconciled. Battlefield 1’s…

Battlefield 1 Lets You Play As A Pigeon

Battlefield 1 makes it a point to look at the Great War from a variety of perspectives. “Through Mud and Blood” focuses on a British Mk. V tank crew before shifting to a very unlikely point of view. You can view the whole scene below, as captured by MathChief The single player mission recounts the…