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It’s officially summer! Time to crank the AC and play some video games.
Oculus didn’t just launch their Rift VR headset back in March—they also launched a software interface and an online…
Bungie has issued a Destiny hotfix that they say should fix the bug in the “Players In Activity” feature that forced them to cancel multiplayer events like the Trials of Osiris and this week’s Iron Banner. Both events “may” return this weekend (Trials) and next week (Iron Banner), provided everything checks out… Read more
Limbo is free today and tomorrow on Steam. It’d be a fun one to replay in anticipation of Playdead’s extremely good follow-up Inside. But mostly: free Limbo!
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At the Game Developers Conference in March, Bungie’s David Candland gave a really cool talk about the evolution of De…
The carpets have been rolled up, the speakers torn down. The bathrooms have gotten a vigorous cleaning. E3 is over,…
E3 has come and gone, and we can groggily get back to talking about video games that are actually out. To that end:…
Every time there’s a mass shooting in America—which is more or less constantly—politicians take to social media to…
No podcast episode today, sorry! Due to unexpected travel complications, Jason and I won’t be able to record our final E3 bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen. Thanks for listening along this week; we’ll be back next week with regular episodes. Read more
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I was wondering if we’d written about Death’s Gambit before, and all I could find was a 2014 post about how much I…
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We last checked in on Rain World a little over a year ago, with its nifty platforming and cute little Slugcat…
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Today in sea shanties: These folks in pirate garb outside the Sea of Thieves booth at E3, as captured by Jason Schreier.
We’re three days into E3, and there’s still plenty to talk about. Final Fantasy XIV, for example. And Final Fantasy…
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Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past will be out in North America on September 16. There’s a new trailer and everything! Dragon Quest theme music always makes me smile.
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The line to play Zelda: Breath of the Wild at E3 is apparently really, really, really, really, really, really, really long.
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Of all the games at this year’s E3, Gravity Rush 2 might be the one I’m most excited for.
Yesterday, the show floor at the LA Convention Center opened and the E3 expo got underway. Zelda! Final Fantasy! Gwen…
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Gravity Rush 2 is still looking great. I was remiss in not posting this trailer last night, and to be honest I halfway think Sony should’ve just spent their entire E3 press conference on this game. That’s just me, though.