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It Took Six Minutes For E3’s First Battle Royale Announcement

Battlefield V bring the series back to World War Two and, dear God, has playable women. EA revealed more details today at the EA Play press conference including a closer look at the game’s multiplayer. And of course, that means a battle royale mode. The battle royale format mode will be called “Royale,” although no…

Watch The EA E3 Press Conference Here, Live [Update: Over]

E3 2018 kicks off today with Electronic Arts’ presentation at 11am PT/2pm ET. What’s the latest with Anthem, Battlefield V, and Madden? Let’s find out! You can watch the livestream on YouTube below. Here’s a Twitch link too.

‘Shop Contest: Assassins Vs Templars Forever, Winners!

We know that the lovable Assassins are going to go on an odyssey, so I asked all of you excellent image editors to show me where this game series should go next. The pitch of the Assassin’s Creed series is that Assassins and Templars can be anywhere. As long as someone wants to control someone…

This Week In The Business: Valve Opens The Flood Gates

QUOTE | “I’ve talked to one Valve rep, and I’m like, ‘I want to put this kind of content on Steam,’ and the Valve rep responded, ‘Yeah, that seems okay, I’ll let you know if we change our mind.’ Which doesn’t provide any certainty. It puts developers in a weird position because we have to…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for press conferences about video games. But it’s also time to play some games too. I’m determined to finish Vampyr, despite having trouble with the combat. In addition to the fights I’ve been putting off, I’m dreading hearing Jonathan Reid say “It’s locked all right.” Why are all the doors in this…

Conan Exiles Struggles With Unmoderated Griefing, Racism

Conan Exiles officially launched last month, and was playable in early access for more than a year before that. Unfortunately, the game still contains no means of reporting other players for griefing, abuse, or racism. It’s a common question asked on Conan Exiles’ forums, Steam discussion page, and subreddit: “how do you report a player…

Track: Animal Nitrate | Artist: Suede | Album: Suede Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Nice Wheels, Batman

Michael Broussard is a concept artist and illustrator who has worked at companies like Telltale and Rocksteady. You can see more of Michael’s work at his ArtStationand personalsites. To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video…

Steam’s Irresponsible Hands-Off Policy Is Proof That Valve Still Hasn’t Learned Its Lesson

Yesterday, Valve announced a sweeping new policy for Steam: From now on, the platform will allow “everything” except for games Valve decides are “illegal, or straight up trolling.” In light of controversies like the recently removed school shooter game Active Shooter, the announcement came as a surprise to those who were expecting Valve to offer…

Symmetra Turret Launched From Space

Today on Highlight Reel we have Reworked Symmetra strategies, Vampyr glitches, bike flips, and much more Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on all…

Whoops, I Started Playing Bloodborne Again

You know how you tell yourself you’re gonna finally try some new restaurants, then a week later you’re back at the same pizza place you always go to? I’ve been doing that same thing, except with Bloodborne Over the last two days, I’ve spent a good dozen hours replaying FromSoftware’s 2015 PlayStation 4 monster-slicer. I…

Track: Fast Slow Disco (Live) | Artist: St. Vincent | Album: NA (Later… with Jools Holland) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Track: The Beigeness | Artist: Kate Tempest | Album: The Beigeness Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Survival Games Are At Their Best When You’re Alone

I lost my raft. Not the best way to start a game called Raft, but I soldiered on, desperately doggy-paddling through an endless sea in hopes of finding dry land before I starved to death or got eaten by a shark. As the in-game sun set, I accepted my fate: I would die cold, afraid,…

Valve Says It Will Now Allow ‘Everything’ On Steam, Unless It’s Illegal Or ‘Straight Up Trolling’

In recent times, Valve has struggled to draw a line in terms of what’s allowed on Steam. Controversy has raged over the removal of games with explicit sexual content as well as objectionable themes like the glorification of school shooters. In response to all of this, Valve has decided to open the floodgates even wider.…

The Secret Glitch Players Used To Break Mario Kart 64‘s Chocolate Mountain

Chocolate Mountain doesn’t look like much. The Mario Kart 64 level is sparse compared to others in the game, filled only with varying shades of brown and a dense fog. But the unassuming level is one of the game’s best for astounding speedrunning records, thanks to the evolution of one particular shortcut trick. It all…

The Struggle Over Gamers Who Use Mods To Create Racist Alternate Histories

Last December, a 22-year old modder who calls himself Ted52 purged the Steam forums for his Hearts of Iron IV mod, Millennium Dawn. Steam’s infrastructure made it difficult to remove unsavory threads individually, and he tells me he has more control of things over at his Discord channel, where he can eliminate any racists, idiots,…

Track: Hear My Train a Comin’ | Artist: Jimi Hendrix | Album: Both Sides of the Sky Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Queen Of WarCraft Cosplay

Nargais one of the best cosplayers on the planet, especially when it comes to Blizzard games. This is her latest shoot, based on WarCraft’s Battle for Lordaeron. Nargais cosplaying here as the Alliance’s Jaina Proudmoore, and made the entire outfit and props herself. All photos by kmitenkova You might remember Narga from last year’s WoW…

The Art Of Detroit: Become Human

Kirk didn’t much care for Detroit in his review of the game, but I still thought the game’s vision of the near future was interesting enough to take a look at in tonight’s Fine Art Below, you’ll find a showcase of pieces that went into Detroit’s development from a range of artists-some of them working…