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OpinionImpressionsKnuckle Sandwich Is An RPG That’s Like EarthBound Meets WarioWare
In Knuckle Sandwich, I stumble into a restaurant and the next thing I know my boss is barking at me to bring customers their burgers. A minute later, after barely passing a customer satisfaction survey, I get jumped in the alleyway while taking out the garbage by a green guy in a leather jacket. A…
By Ethan Gach Published March 3, 2020 -
CultureA Dramatic Podcast Fills In The Gaps Of Fallout 76‘s Broken World
Fallout 76 didn’t have much of a storyline when it was released in November 2018. Its world was full of interesting little details, but bereft of living, breathing characters. Instead, it tasked players with creating their own narratives. Some role-played as cannibals, others joined cults. One person decided to try and weave these player experiences…
By Ethan Gach Published March 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedSurprise! Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is out on PC today It’s the second Halo game to make its way there as part of the Master Chief Collection and comes with some nice features in addition to 4k resolution and variable framerate like the option to switch between classic and remastered graphics.
By Ethan Gach Published March 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedApex Legends‘ New Patch Increases Inventory Slots, Reduces Muzzle Flash
Apex Legends gets a new limited-time mode today, called Deja Loot, as well as a host of changes to inventory, heirlooms, and—at last—a reduction to muzzle flash. Deja Loot will be available today until March 17, as part of the System Override Collection event. In Deja Loot, circles and the drop ship trajectory will change…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 3, 2020 -
CultureDeus Ex: Mankind Divided and Shenmue I & II Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass
Just like Friends left Netflix and Fringe abandoned Hulu, Xbox Game Pass is on the brink of two high-profile departures: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Shenmue I & II. According to a recent update on the Microsoft Store, both games will leave the popular games-on-demand service in the next two weeks. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided…
By Ari Notis Published March 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedThere’s a new trailer for Destiny 2‘s Season of the Worthy which starts March 10. It looks like it’s based around teaming back up with Rasputin to defend the Last City by powering up Seraph Towers through public events and clearing out bunkers with wanted enemies in them.
By Ethan Gach Published March 3, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryMarch Is A Good Time To Dust Off The Vita
Spring isn’t officially here for another few weeks but it’s already over 50 degrees outside, new growth is starting to bud, and I’m feeling nostalgic for the dozen or so colorful indie games that I’ve accumulated on my Vita over the years. For years around this time, Sony used to run its annual Spring Fever…
By Ethan Gach Published March 3, 2020 -
UncategorizedMario Kart Tour is finally getting real-time multiplayer races on March 8 Following an update that will go live at 11:00 a.m., players will be able to race against one based around a rule set that will change daily. There’s also the choice to just race against friends
By Ethan Gach Published March 3, 2020 -
CultureSomeone Tried To Recreate Breath Of The Wild Dungeons With Nintendo Labo
The programming tools that come with Nintendo’s Labo VR Kit are extremely limited, but that didn’t stop one player from using them to try and make dungeon mini-games ripped straight out of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Labo uses a visual node system to program apps. It makes it intuitive for…
By Ethan Gach Published March 3, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Dear Prudence | Artist: Siouxsie And The Banshees | Album: Dear Prudence (single)
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2020 -
Kotaku EastSouth KoreaArtist Quits Game Industry For Tattooing
For two decades, the artist known as Maggi has worked in South Korea’s game industry as an illustrator and art director. Now, she finally quit her day job and is focusing on her new love: tattoos. Previously, Maggi worked at IMC Games on titles like Tree of Savior and Granado Espada Three days ago, tipster…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2020 -
ReviewsMultiplatformGranblue Fantasy Versus: The Kotaku Review
It seems like everything is getting a fighting game adaptation these days. Dragon Ball Z, RWBY, Power Rangers, League of Legends, you name it. Granblue Fantasy, one of many mobile role-playing gacha games that asks players to spend real money on virtual slot machines, is the latest to jump aboard the train. While I have…
By Ian Walker Published March 2, 2020 -
UncategorizedRise Of Skywalker Is Slightly Improved As A 16-Bit Side-Scroller
This fantastic, 10-minute video by Mr Sunday Movies takes the end of Rise of Skywalker and turns it into something that looks like it came from Lucasarts’ Super Star Wars series on the SNES. I dig it! The whole thing works much better if you imagine it’s the plotline to some 90s expanded universe baloney…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsGame Jam Combines Fishing And Horror Genres To Great Effect
Video game curators Horror You Haven’t Played recently tasked the independent development community on itch.io to create horror games with fishing as the unifying theme. This call to action produced seven games of varying lengths and styles, all of which do an excellent job of adding a sinister edge to life below the waterline. Fishing…
By Ian Walker Published March 2, 2020 -
UncategorizedBaby Yoda Mod Is Here To Wreck Shit In Battlefront II
Starting life as a joke before becoming a very serious, actual thing, nanobuds’ addition of Baby Yoda to the Battlefront II roster is a wonderful new way to spice up your Star Wars shootouts. Maybe addition is the wrong word, since this actually replaces BB-8 rather than adding an entirely new character, but the effect…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2020 -
Tips & GuidesTips For Playing Iris and the Giant
Last week, the roguelite card game Iris and the Giant came out on PC and Mac. In it, you control Iris as she climbs through various floors of an underworld inspired by Greek mythology. Soon enough, it becomes clear that this underworld is a creation of Iris’ imagination, and is in fact a metaphor for…
By Ari Notis Published March 2, 2020
