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There are a lot of good scenes in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This one is my favorite.
In an email sent to customers, Oculus has cited “an unexpected component shortage” as the cause of the widespread launch-week shipping delays for their Rift VR headset. To make it up to people, they’re covering shipping costs for all orders made before yesterday. They say everyone’s order status page should be updated… Read more
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I’ve played a lot of VR games this week, but the best thing I’ve done in virtual reality wasn’t a game at all. It…
On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, special guest Stephen Totilo and I talk about new video games, new gaming…
The Oculus Rift’s big launch week has been dampened a bit by the fact there apparently just aren’t that many…
Ubisoft says they’ve identified the cause of The Division’s nasty backpack bug, and while they still haven’t patched it, they say a fix is their “top priority.” In the meantime they advise you “not to attach mods on items you are not using.” Read more
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Have you ever wanted to visit an alien planet and make friends with some cute alien creatures? Farlands might be…
PC gaming is pretty much the best. You get the prettiest, cheapest, most flexible versions of almost every game,…
After years of anticipation and hype, the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset launched on Monday. It’s pretty damn…
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I sit down when I play VR games, so I like it when the character I’m playing is also sitting. Turns out I also like…
Lately, my time with The Division has dwindled. That’s partly because I’ve had other games to play, but mostly…
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There’s no official VR version of Dark Souls (yet), which leaves the door open for Chronos, a very cool Oculus Rift…
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If you dropped $600 on an Oculus Rift, you’ll get a copy of Lucky’s Tale along with the headset. It’s basically…
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The Oculus Rift VR headset is officially out this week, and there are a bunch of games to play on it. One of the…
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The Bullet King may be dead, but that doesn’t mean The Division players have been unable to find new farming…
For the past week, I’ve been strapping a headset to my face and embracing the sensory overload of modern virtual…
It’s the weekend! The days may be longer and the weather may be warmer, but that doesn’t mean you can’t spend a…
The Division is a bleak game for the most part. There’s a nice pocket of coziness and kindness in the game, however,…
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A bummer of a bug has been completely locking some players out of The Division, and the developers at Ubisoft…