-
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Alamo City Comic Con 2018
Beginning in 2013, the Alamo City Comic Con has grown to become one of the fastest-growing shows in the US, with around 80,000 people turning up at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio last month. There were plenty of cosplayers among them, and Mineralbluwas there to take these shots and video for…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 22, 2018 -
Culture
The Art Of Battlefield V
Every year, the art team at DICE do some of the best work in video games, and 2018 has been no exception. Battlefront II featured some of my favourite pieces from 2017, and some of the work that went into imagining Battlefield 1 could have been hung in a War Memorial. That’s a theme running…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 22, 2018 -
CultureThe World Record For Highest Xbox Gamerscore Is Now Two Million
Ray Cox, known in the gaming world as Stallion83, previously held the world record for being the first person to get 1 million points in Xbox achievements. Yesterday, he beat his own record by bringing his Gamerscore to 2 million. Cox streamed the achievement on Twitch, which he completed by playing Halo 2 from the…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 22, 2018 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Can’t Stop Talking With This Red Dead Redemption 2 Character
There’s a lot to do in Red Dead Redemption 2. There’s so much going on that even when I head into a town for a few errands I’m besieged by things to buy, strangers to help, and places to rob. But there’s a guy in Valentine I always make time to speak with, whether I…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 22, 2018 -
Culture
It Takes Lots Of People To Remake Resident Evil 2
While the 2019 Resident Evil 2 game is a remake of the 1998 release, lots and lots of people are needed to make the game happen. Wonder how many? At least 800! That’s according to a recent NHK special on Capcom, as pointed out by Alex Aniel: Aniel adds that around 600 people worked on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 22, 2018 -
CultureCosplay
Geralt, Is That You?
It is accepted truth that Maul is the King of Geralt cosplayers, but boy, Joshua Rifle is giving him a run for his money. He made this outfit with the help of his wife, and it’s one of the most impressive pieces of Witcher cosplay I’ve ever seen. You can see more of Joshua’s cosplay…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2018 -
Culture
The Art Of Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
Now that the third game in Lara Croft’s modern reboot is out, let’s take a look at some of the concept and promotional work that went into imagining Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s world. You’ll find links to each artist’s portfolio in their names below. And note that while this is a lot of art…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 21, 2018 -
CultureKotaku Game Diary
My Son And I Have Issues With The Latest Paw Patrol Game
Paw Patrol: On A Roll is a capable, kid-friendly platform game. Heroic hounds of every rescue discipline travel left to right, collecting items and using their special skills to save humans and animals in peril. It’s fun, but after a dozen missions, its endless instruction repetition and a lack of equal puppy representation frustrates even…
By Mike Fahey Published November 21, 2018 -
Culture
Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has acknowledged that new hero Ashe has aim issues Players have been complaining that it feels harder to aim with Ashe than heroes like McCree and Soldier 76, and Kaplan explained that it’s because of an issue with her aim-down-sight animation. It can feel “a bit off” if you’re playing at…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 20, 2018 -
Culture
The Art Of Insomniac’s Spider-Man
Insomniac’s Spider-Man for the PS4 is out, it’s good and it looks good. Because of that, let’s take a look at a range of concept and promotional art that went into the game’s creation. Most of the images you’ll see below are also available in Marvel’s Spider-Man: The Art of the Game, a new book…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2018 -
Culture
Valve Says Steam Link Hardware Is ‘Almost Gone’
It seems like only yesterday that Valve declared it was making hardware. In reality, Steam controllers, Steam machines, and an odd little gadget called the Steam Link came out back in 2015. Now, three years later, the most useful of those devices is about to enter retirement. While Steam machines and Steam controllers didn’t exactly…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 20, 2018 -
CultureTwitchThe Singular Life Of Twitch’s Most Foul-Mouthed Streamer
To hear her tell the story, Twitch streamer Sweet_Anita has lived a fascinating and unusual life. Here’s what you might learn watching her stream the first-person shooter Overwatch: Anita takes care of 35 animals, including rabbits, rats, and chinchillas, although in the past, that number has swelled to 200. Her mother contracted an illness from…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 20, 2018 -
Culture
What We Liked And Didn’t Like About Pokémon Let’s Go
Mike Fahey and I have been battling all up and down Kanto in Pokémon Let’s Go. Now that our respective quests are at an end, we sat down to talk about Master Trainers, playing with kids, and how weird Pokémon type weaknesses are. Gita Jackson: Hey Fahey! It’s amazing to be in the presence of…
By Gita Jackson Published November 20, 2018 -
CultureKotaku Game Diary
Pokémon Let’s Go‘s Leveling System Raises Some Morbid Questions
If Pokémon Let’s Go is banking on my nostalgia, it’s working, but it’s also bringing to mind some disturbing questions about the nature of Pokémon. ’90s kids’ idle fantasies of weed-whacking our way through forests alongside some loyal, sweet Pokémon companion are realized in the latest Pokémon game, which even lets you pet and play…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 20, 2018
