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I Can’t Stop Hunting Treasure In The Witcher 3

There’s kings to slay, monsters to hunt, and friends to save in The Witcher 3 but all I really care about is finding gear. I will climb the highest mountain for a new sword. I can’t stop. Not when there’s so much treasure to be found. I can’t say I ever thought about The Witcher…

The New BioShock Collection Won’t Let You Stream For Some Reason

If you want to stream BioShock directly from your console, you’re out of luck. Last night, I tried to stream BioShock: The Collection from my PS4 but found that the entire game was blocked from broadcast. No audio, no video. A similar issue exists on the Xbox One as well. A post on 2K’s support…

The PS4’s New Quick Menu Is A Nice Improvement 

Playstation 4’s software update 4.00 was released yesterday. It adds a ton of new features that are pretty swell and make things even better for the console. Alongside a basic redesign of the interface, the new update overhauled the Quick Menu. Holding the PS button pops open the revised menu, which now has shortcuts to…

Star Wars Galaxies Is Dead, But These People Are Keeping It Alive

The ambitious MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies shut down servers in 2011 but the fan run servers of SWGEmu keeps an old version of the game alive. There are countless players still enjoying a game that officially died years ago. What brings people back to the galaxy far, far away after all this time? The emulated…

An Interview With Staff Writer Cecilia D’Anastasio

Cecilia D’Anastasio has been writing atKotaku since June 22nd. With a keen eye for digital world and a strong journalistic drive, she’s brought dozens of amazing stories to site. Last week, Cecilia sat down to interview me. It’s my turn now. From writing about “Smash Bros. Hell” to telling the story of EverQuest’s supposedly unkillable…

Sega Takes Shot At Nintendo, Encourages Fans To Keep Making Sonic Stuff

It’s been a pretty good time for fan games. We’ve had a full scale remake of Metroid 2 and an amazingtribute to Sonic the Hedgehog. Only one of these games has been taken down by corporate forces. Last week, the Game Grumps played Green Hill Paradise Act 2. Sega noticed. And gave a big thumbs…

Guy Tries To Play Battlefield 1 With Voice Commands, Gets Absolutely Wrecked

From clearing Dark Souls with a guitar controller to besting Ocarina of Time with a dance pad, players always find new ways to play games. Slimecicle tried to fight the good fight in Battlefield 1 using only his voice. It doesn’t go well. There are moments of potential glory. Slimecicle manages some wild rides in…

Sony’s announcement of HDR support for the original PS4 yesterday even surprised some developers. The team behind The Witness didn’t know it was coming, as they explain in a post about PS4 Pro upgrades coming to the game.

Bizarre PS4 Game The Tomorrow Children Makes Hard Labor Fun

The Tomorrow Children is an odd exploration and social game that’s out now on the Playstation 4. Taking the role of a citizen laboring in the dangerous Void, it’s cute but brutal. Luckily, I’m here to deal with all the toil and monsters. The biggest thing about The Tomorrow Children is that it is a…

According to a NASDAQ newswire, Interplay Entertainment Corp has entered the process to sell its intellectual property and video game assets. Among the properties for sale are Earthworm Jim, MDK, Clay Fighters, and Descent

New Kickstarter Game Is About Fighting An Evil CEO As Hideo Kojima And Other Devs

Dawn of the Devs is a new Kickstarter project by Underdog Studios all about making game designers the heroes. The 2-D puzzle platformer features off-brand versions of designers like Hideo Kojima, Cliff Bleszinski, and Tim Schafer as they battle against a villainous “Chief Evil Overlord”. The game’s big focus is combining the various abilities of…

Battlefield 1‘s open beta will end tomorrow, Thursday, September 8. For the final day of the beta, all accessible weapons have been unlocked for use.

Battlefield 1‘s Horses Are Unstoppable Killing Machines

Battlefield 1‘s grand maps are full of deadly tanks, poison gas, bayonets and bombs but there is one threat more dangerous than anything other: horses. These equine bastards cannot be reasoned with. They will find you. They will kill you. I already looked at some of the most badass players in the Battlefield 1 beta,…

Nintendo Took Down No Mario’s Sky Fan Game, So Creators Renamed It DMCA’s Sky

Last week, Kotaku reported on No Mario’s Sky, a procedural game where you could make the plumber leap in a spaceship and explore different worlds. Two days ago, the team received a copyright takedown notice. Undeterred, they rebranded their game and pressed forward. After the team received the takedown notice from Nintendo, the project was…

Nukes Return To Call of Duty, Fans Cheer

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is bringing back one of the most infamous killstreaks. The tactical nuke is coming back and fans can’t wait to blow each other into the dirt. Tactical Nukes first showed up as a killstreak in 2009’s Modern Warfare 2, totally destroying the map and instantly winning the round for the…

Strike Vector EX Nails That Arcade Shooter Feel

Strike Vector EX is a fast paced flight combat game that pretty much feels like you’ve brought an arcade cabinet right into your living room. From the dogfighting to the near sensory overload of information, it really makes me feel like I should have some quarters on hand in case I need to continue. The…

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare will launch a beta for preorder holders on October 14th. The beta will be first available on Playstation 4.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will receive its first story DLC, System Rift, on September 23rd. The DLC has players reunite with grumpy tech boy Frank Pritchard in an attempt to steal valuable data from a highly secure data vault called the Palisade Blade.

Website Says Nintendo Threat Forced Them To Pull Hundreds Of Fan Games [UPDATE]

In a mass filing under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Nintendo has apparently flagged over 550 titles for takedown. Focusing on the site Game Jolt, a notice said to come from Nintendo listed a total of 562 titles for removal from the site. The majority of these titles were fan made tributes or independent…

Fans Make The 3D Sonic Game We Deserve

Sonic the Hedgehog has always struggled in 3D. From the picky camera of Sonic Adventure to Sonic Unleashed and its odd melee combat, Sega’s mascot has never quite gotten it right. Thankfully, fans are here to make it all better with Green Hill Paradise Act 2 Built using the 3D Sonic Games Development Kit (SonicGDK),…