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Code Vein‘s Character Creation Has All The Options

There are nearly 500 eyebrow options in Code Vein’s character creator. There is a lot of every option in the robust character creation toolset of Bandai Namco’s post-apocalyptic vampire adventure. Players begin by choosing a gender, one of the creator’s simplest options. From there, they can choose between 32 different premade characters. These serve as…

By Mike Fahey Published September 26, 2019

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Earlier this month, Bastion, Transistor, Pyre, and Hades developer Supergiant Games put on an orchestrated concert to celebrate its tenth anniversary. You can watch it in its entirety now. It features songs from all the games’ soundtracks and is really just an immensely good performance, with some magnificent vocal harmonies and powerful orchestration. There’s also…

By Nathan Grayson Published September 26, 2019

OpinionImpressions

Mario Kart Tour’s Microtransactions Feel Gross In A Post-Apple Arcade World

Mario Kart Tour is a fine racing game. The graphics are lovely. The simple touch controls are fine once you get used to them. It’s overflowing with colorful Nintendo brand polish. Mario Kart Tour is also a free-to-play game with a microtransaction-fueled gacha collection mechanic and game options and rewards locked behind a paid monthly…

By Mike Fahey Published September 26, 2019

Culture

Official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament Bans Hero, Then Unbans Him

The controversy surrounding Super Smash Bros. Ultimate character Hero and his place in serious competition intensified recently when it was revealed that an official, Nintendo-sanctioned tournament in France had chosen to ban him from play. But now, just two days later, Nintendo has reversed that decision. Originally announced back in January, the European Team Cup…

By Ian Walker Published September 26, 2019

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Magic: The Gathering Arena: The Kotaku Review

Magic: The Gathering Arena isn’t the same as ripping open Magic packs with your childhood best friend on a sunny park bench, but it is the next best thing. The digital card game, available on PC, smooths down the coarser aspects of paper Magic games, making for an easy landing pad for newbies and a…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 26, 2019

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P.T. Hacker Is Still Finding Gruesome Secrets

Perhaps you’ve heard that a skilled dataminer recently found that there was more to P.T., the infamous “playable teaser” for the canceled Silent Hills, than meets the eye. Well, he’s not done digging, and has turned up even more scares hiding just out of frame in Hideo Kojima’s horror demo, including a grotesque corpse. P.T.,…

By Heather Alexandra Published September 26, 2019

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Say Goodbye To Fortnite‘s Mechs

Fortnite’s Season 10 is in its last weeks, which means the game’s ever-evolving plot is coming to the fore. The latest development seems to be causing the game’s powerful, much-hated mechs to explode, finally removing them from the game. Following yesterday’s 10.40 patch, players have been noticing that the mechs are exploding when they hit…

By Riley MacLeod Published September 26, 2019

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An Apology

On Tuesday afternoon, we published an article headlined “Animated Video Game Porn Could Be A Lot Sexier And Less Gross.” It’s a piece we immediately regretted and that I wanted to talk to you, the readers, about. I can spare you a click. It was about popular animated porn videos involving well-known gaming and geek…

By Stephen Totilo Published September 26, 2019

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I’m streaming the Ghost Recon Breakpoint open beta right now on our Twitch channel. Come join me in the chat!

By Paul Tamayo Published September 26, 2019

CultureKotaku Game Diary

I Wasn’t Expecting This New Fashion Game To Be So Political

For a while, I couldn’t open Instagram without getting an ad for Covet, a styling game similar to Love Nikki. Covet’s hook is that it features real fashion brands, and while it was tempting, I also suspected that it would be like taking a vacuum to my bank account. After Jezebel editor-in-chief Julianne Escobedo-Shepherd told…

By Gita Jackson Published September 26, 2019

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Rockstar is giving away $1 million of in-game money to everyone who logins into Grand Theft Auto Online between now and Oct. 2. The large sum of cash is being given away to celebrate the six-year anniversary of GTA Online. Players will receive the funds by October 9th.

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 26, 2019

Culture

Here’s October 2019’s Xbox Games With Gold Lineup

October’s Xbox Live Games with Gold are a mix of horror, action, and family-friendly. As always, they’re only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. October’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Tembo the Badass Elephant (October 1-31) Friday the 13th: The Game (October 16-November 15) Xbox 360 (compatible with Xbox One)…

By Riley MacLeod Published September 26, 2019

OpinionImpressions

Three Hours With The Last Of Us Part II

I emerged from my three-hour The Last of Us Part II demo session tense and anxious, a coiled fire hose of pent-up adrenaline. I’d just piloted a now-19-year-old Ellie through peril after peril, amassing a grisly body count along the way. Few of those kills were clean. Many were desperate knife flurries, death by a…

By Nathan Grayson Published September 26, 2019

Culture

Anthem’s limited-time Cataclysm event is sticking around. Scheduled to end this week, EA Community Lead Jesse Andersontweeted Wednesday night that a hotfix has gone live keeping the Cataclysm fully active and bringing back the seasonal store.

By Joshua Rivera Published September 26, 2019

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Code Vein Is The Chillest Dark Souls Clone

Bandai Namco’s anime vampire apocalypse adventure Code Vein is clearly meant to be a Dark Souls-style joint. It’s got that signature slower, methodical combat and massive, challenging bosses. Hell, it’s even got a Souls-like currency that can be lost when a player meets their untimely end. But Code Vein also has hot anime AI partners,…

By Mike Fahey Published September 26, 2019

Culture

Ninja Sings ‘Old Town Road’ In A Giant Ice Cream Costume For The Masked Singer Premiere

Have you heard of The Masked Singer? It’s a Fox competition show where a group of mysterious contestants dress up in outlandish costumes and sing for a panel of judges. Over the course of a season, each singer—referred to by their costume—gives clues as to who they really are (the competitors are all minor celebrities…

By Joshua Rivera Published September 26, 2019

Culture

Track: Getting By | Artist: The Rentals | Album: Seven More Minutes

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2019

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How Anime Has And Hasn’t Changed, According to Shoji Kawamori

Shoji Kawamori’s career in anime has spanned four decades. While still in his teens, Kawamori joined the industry in the late 1970s. Since then, some things have changed. Other things have not. Besides co-creating Macross and designing some of the anime’s most famous machines, Kawamori has also worked on the early Transformers iterations and has…

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2019

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K-Pop Pick Of The Day: How Can I Love The Heartbreak, You’re the One I Love

Akdong Musician is back, and not a moment too soon. K-Pop just hasn’t been the same without this dynamic duo. One of the unintended minor side effects of South Korea’s mandatory military service system is that idol group fans often have to swallow years-long absences while the members head off to the army. Akdong Musician…

By Seung Park Published September 26, 2019

Culture

The Birthplace of Henrik Ibsen. Skien, Norway. By Marcus Patai | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2019