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I Can’t Stop Building Churches In Frostpunk

At a certain point in Frostpunk you get the option to choose a path: order or faith. This opens up a new set of laws you can enact, with their own progression. In my playthrough I chose faith. I haven’t used it to much practical benefit, but I like having it around. Frostpunkis a city-building…

Beyond: Two Souls Headlines May’s PlayStation Plus Lineup

If you need some David Cage before Detroit comes out in May, next month’s PlayStation Plus lineup has you with Beyond: Two Souls. As ever, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus account. May’s PlayStation Plusgames are: PlayStation 4 Beyond: Two Souls Rayman Legends PlayStation 3 Risen 3: Titan Lords…

New City-Building Game Frostpunk Is Great For Those Of Us Who Love The Cold

In Frostpunk, a new snowy city-builder by This War of Mine studio 11 Bit that is out today, the player develops a city in a frozen wastelands. You must fuel the churning generator at the heart of your town, feeding it enough coal to keep your people alive. The cold is your first and greatest…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for laundry (boo) but also sleeping in (yay). Also, video games. I did not finish Far Cry 5, alas, because I am chronically distracted and then find myself in a completely different part of the map than I meant to go. Maybe this weekend? We’ll see. I did get to see this…

Wintry battle royale The Darwin Project is now free-to-play on Steam. For people who already bought the game, the developers say “you’ll receive the Founder’s Pack containing 2 Legendary sets, 3 Legendary Axes, 3 Legendary Bows, a full jumpsuit collection, and 5 Fan Gifts” on April 24.

Capcom’s mobile Puzzle Fighter will shut down in July, the company announced today. It will be playable until July 31st, but in-app purchases will be disabled on April 23. We enjoyedour time with it.

Video Games Can’t Handle Their Booze

I never pass up the opportunity to drink in a game. I’ve visited every bar in The Witcher 3. I’ve filled Adam Jensen’s pockets with booze in Deus Ex; I’ve chugged those drinks in the bars in Hengsha and Prague, alone in his apartment, or on street corners just because. I’ve gotten Commander Shepard blackout…

Sunday Comics: Puppies

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 9. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published April 12. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for the weather being nice enough to hang out on my fire escape, which means returning all of the things that have fallen from the upstairs neighbors’ fire escape onto mine. It’s also for playing video games! I’m determined to finish Far Cry 5 this weekend. I’ve only got one area to…

In The Witcher 3, Boxing Brings Geralt Down To Earth

The Witcher 3’s Geralt of Rivia spends most of his time fighting. But for all the mountaintop battles and magic powers, the best fights in the game are the ones where he gets into a ring and uses his fists. This piece originally appeared 1/5/18. As a professional monster killer, most of Geralt’s actions involve…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for finally doing your taxes, partially because you’re running out of time and partially for the smug satisfaction of saying you did them “early” because you didn’t wait until the absolute last minute. It’s also for video games. I finally cleared out an area of Far Cry 5 and am determined to…

Far Cry 5‘s Religious Radio Station Reveals A Different Side Of The Game

Growing up as a Jewish kid, I had a guilty pleasure. Every Saturday night at midnight, I would close my bedroom door, turn down the sound on my little TV, and sneakily watch Christian rock videos on the religious channel TBN. Lately, I’ve been doing roughly the same thing with Far Cry 5’s cult radio…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for having ordered an immersion blender at long last and spending the whole weekend, I don’t know, blending stuff. Also, video games. Here’s an unpopular opinion: winter is the best season and I’m sad it’s over (barring another massive snowstorm). Every so often I’ve been popping into Steep just to take in…

April’s Xbox Live Games with Gold include The Witness and Dead Space 2. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Games with Gold subscription.

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for making mac and cheese, oh boy! Also, video games. I’m finally going to get the chance to play some Sea of Thieves, which I haven’t touched since the first beta. I had a good time getting into trouble with my friends, so I’m hoping the full game has lots more opportunities…

PUBG Mobile is live in the US for iOS and Android Our colleagues at Kotaku UK liked what they played of it last week via its Canadian soft launch.

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for hoping the bar under my house doesn’t get rowdy for St. Patrick’s Day because I’m cranky and old. Also, video games. I’m excited to play more Surviving Mars this weekend. I think my second colony is already on the rocks, so I might start over (again). Gotta get that perfect start.…

Surviving Mars Is Tempting Me To Build The Perfect Martian Colony

I’m using Paradox’s new space colony sim Surviving Mars to see what would happen if I tried to establish a Mars colony full of people like me. First, though, I need to make sure they have a worthwhile colony to live in. That part’s been tricky. Though it’s a game about living in space, Surviving…

The Crew 2 will release June 29th for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. The game was originally slated to launch this month but was delayed in December.

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