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Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
As we begin the march into March, it’s time to take a couple days off and play some games. What will you be playing this weekend? I’ll go first: I finished Superhot but still want to make more progress in the various challenge modes, so I’ll probably play some more of that. Mostly, however, I’m…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 26, 2016 -
Culture
Heya Fran, Been A While
James Strehle is an artist currently working at VOLTA, a studio whose members we’ve showcased here on Fine Art a bunch of times You can see more of James’ work at his personal site and ArtStation page, while you can check out his Patreon page here To see the larger pics in all their glory…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2016 -
Culture
Remember Punch Club, the game about managing a starving kickboxer? It’s getting a free expansion. It’ll be about three hours long. The plot sounds great. “New storyline where you find a suitcase that pinpoints crimes in the city. Only logical thing to do is put on a mask and start fighting crime.” Truth.
By Nathan Grayson Published February 25, 2016 -
CultureGiant Cat Eats Caveman Dick
Today on Highlight Reel we have savage prehistoric cats, close street fighter calls, quiet meetings between muscular men, killer streaks, and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the…
By Chris Person Published February 25, 2016 -
CultureModder Is Trying To Make XCOM 2‘s Snake Ladies Sexier
I suppose this was inevitable. Somewhat notoriously, XCOM 2 has snake lady enemies called Vipers. They’re alien snake monsters with boobs, which of course flies in the face of hella biology, but whatever. Aliens. They don’t play by our silly, boob-less rules, apparently. Maybe they store venom in there. Or maybe Firaxis didn’t take time…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 25, 2016 -
Culture
Valve Is Making Counter-Strike Look Better
After a lengthy update drought, Valve is suddenly lobbing Counter-Strike news like a first-time player haphazardly tossing grenades. First there was the new Nuke (Newke) and Operation, then $1 million CSGO majors, and now new graphical effects. Valve has introduced a whole host of new lighting and shader effects to CSGO (the nitty gritty elements…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 25, 2016 -
CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Kirk’s Only Friends Are Fire Emblem Characters
“It’s not sad if it’s anime,” Kirk says on this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, explaining his love for Fire Emblem characters. OK, Kirk. On today’s show, we take a deep dive into Fire Emblem Fates and all of the waifus it has to offer. We also talk about Final Fantasy XIV, Destiny 2, and…
By Jason Schreier Published February 25, 2016 -
Culture
The Rarest World of Warcraft Items
In an MMO like World of Warcraft, which is basically about collecting items and gear, the rarest, still obtainable ones are in legendary status. And they’re not just rare: they’re rare for various interesting reasons. It’s worth noting that there are quite a few items that are no longer available. Some were removed due to…
By Gergo Vas Published February 25, 2016 -
Culture
The Steam Controller has rumble functionality now… kinda. A new beta update adds “experimental rumble emulation,” which reproduces the feel of rumble despite the fact that Steam Controller’s haptic tech is “a very different technology than rumble motors.”
By Nathan Grayson Published February 24, 2016 -
Culture
Wait, That’s Not How I Remember The Battle Of Hoth…
Stepan Alekseev is an artist working in the video game business who we last saw killing it in the Star Wars: Reimagined contest You can see more of Stepan’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper),…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2016 -
CultureA Survival Game Based On Actual Survival Techniques
The Flame in the Flood is a survival game that just launched on Steam. It’s not about building, or zombies, or pranking your friends. Just surviving and seeking civilization. That makes sense, given its background. The Flame in the Flood may not strike you as the most realistic-looking game around, but it started from a…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 24, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Cerys! You’re Real!
As I’ve made clear, I am very fond of Cerys, the takes-no-shit Queen (in my game) of Skellige. Thus, I am also quite fond of any cosplay paying tribute to this badass. This is Niamash, not only with a perfect costume but an actual horse just to top things off. Photos by Catherine Badulina
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Dishonored’s Seedier Side Brought To Life Through Cosplay
We’ve seen some top-shelf Dishonored cosplay on this site before, but it—and most other cosplay like it—tends to focus on the game’s main characters. People with expensive uniforms and high collars. Nobody ever spares a thought for the game’s less upstanding denizens. Ophidia and her friend Rin have, though, putting together this fantastic shoot with…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 24, 2016 -
CulturePopular Driving Game OutDrive Just Isn’t Very Good
OutDrive has spent the past couple days near the top of Steam’s popular new releases section, and it only costs a few dollars. What could possibly go wrong? OutDrive is a neon-drenched—or drowned, really—endless driver. Billed as an “aesthetic experiment” with a focus on experiencing music, it looks very nice and sounds even nicer. Unfortunately,…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 24, 2016 -
CultureAn Hour With The Solus Project, A Survival Game With An Actual Story
A lot of survival games claim to Not Be Like The Other Survival Games. The Solus Project is actually not like other survival games. While ostensibly sharing at least part of a genre with the likes of Ark: Survival Evolved, DayZ, Rust, and the like, The Solus Project also has a lot in common with…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 23, 2016 -
Culture
Um, That’s Not Anne Hathaway
Per Haagensen is an artist at DICE who has also done stuff for DC, Warner Bros and Blizzard. As you’re about to see, these promo shots for Dark Knight Rises aren’t photos. They’re not even heavily-photoshopped photos. They’re 100% 3D models. You can see more of Per’s work at his ArtStation page To see the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 23, 2016 -
Culture
From now on, all Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major tournaments will offer $1 million prize pools Valve says the massive bump (previously majors topped out at $250,000) is representative of CSGO’s growth into one of the world’s most popular eSports.
By Nathan Grayson Published February 23, 2016
