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OpinionImpressionsBorderlands 3‘s First Major Expansion Reminds Me How Much I Missed Handsome Jack
Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot, the first of four major DLC expansions planned for Borderlands 3, is an odd duck with regard to the way it’s made me reconsider the game’s main campaign. While I very much enjoyed Borderlands 3 and believe this is a fun and necessary continuation of its looter-shooter adventure, the…
By Ian Walker Published December 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedCD Projekt Red and Witcher author Andrzej Sapkowski have signed a new agreement “further solidifying their relationship,” the studio announced in a press release today. It said it’s received new rights to the property, but didn’t go into more detail. Sapkowski had previously threatened to sue for additional royalties.
By Ethan Gach Published December 20, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for running in the cold, which means debating for far too long about what to wear and then ending up being overdressed anyway. It’s also for playing video games. After watching Netflix’s Witcher show, I’m really hankering to get back into Gwent. Risk of Rain 2 and Noita also recently got updates…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedSaint-14 has officially returned to the Tower in Destiny 2 The legendary Titan appeared after the game’s daily reset and has a handful of quests to give players, including one to help build an Obelisk in the Tower. Hopefully that one’s not bugged too.
By Ethan Gach Published December 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedNew EVE Online Santa’s Reindeer Item Can Take You Straight To Other Players
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, and even Rudolf are the latest addition to EVE Online. Santa Claus’s famous reindeer have joined one of the most brutal MMORPG. These magical creatures allow players to teleport all over the star map and visit other players’ homes during the night—not to deliver presents, but to wreak havoc and chaos.…
By Lee Yancy Published December 20, 2019 -
CultureFans Are Hard At Work On A Witcher Total War Game
The Witcher books have already spawned a role-playing game trilogy, a spin-off card game, and even a Netflix TV show, but now some fans are trying to mod strategy game Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms into a Witcher game. The fan project, first spotted by PC Gamer, is titled Witcher: Total War and aims to…
By Ethan Gach Published December 20, 2019 -
CultureAdam Sandler Decides He Wants To Act Today
The experience of watching Uncut Gems left me feeling like I was teetering on the edge of a cliff, not knowing when I would fall. I cannot recommend this movie highly enough. Yes, I’m talking about the Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler in it. There’s an artist I like named Bruce Nauman who has an…
By Gita Jackson Published December 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedTrack: The Randalorian | Artist: Mega Ran | Album: The Randalorian (single)
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 20, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanDragon Ball Z, Uh, Baseball Equipment Going On Sale In Japan
Japanese sporting goods company Mizuno is teaming up with Bandai for some Dragon Ball Z themed baseball equipment. Included are Vegeta-themed catcher’s gear as well as Goku, Shenron, Piccolo, and Frieza emblazoned gloves. Check out these Dragon Ball Z baseballs. The goods go on sale next year. This isn’t the first time DBZ has trotted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedNetflix’s Witcher Show Is More About Politics Than Monster Hunting
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a very long game, but eventually it has to end. Maybe you, like me, have gone searching everywhere for more: the standalone Gwent card game, the source books, the tabletop RPG. Now, you have Netflix’s The Witcher series. It’s definitely geared toward people familiar with The Witcher, especially its…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 20, 2019 -
ReviewsBoard GamesCrusader Kings: The Kotaku Review
Crusader Kings the video game is a massive, unwieldy thing that can’t possibly be crammed into a 2-3 hour board game experience. But developers Free League, bless them, have certainly given it a shot. Crusader Kings the board game tries to take pretty much every key element of Paradox’s grand strategy series—dynastic characters, complex diplomacy,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2019 -
CultureKind Words, A Game About Sending Nice Letters To Strangers, Is Successfully Resisting Trolls
I played Kind Words, a game about anonymously sending letters expressing fears, anxieties, and other concerns and receiving kind responses from real people, for 10 minutes today. I was immediately assaulted by a barrage of unironic positivity, I came away feeling immensely better than when I started—after just 10 minutes. Such is the power of…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 19, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryOur Favorite Cosplay From Anime NYC 2019
Anime NYC was held at the Javits Center on Manhattan’s West Side late last month, and being one of the biggest anime shows in the U.S., there was lots of cosplay there. We’re featuring some of the best of it below, with everything snapped by Mineralblu. As usual, you’ll find the cosplayer’s social media info,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedSome Of The Best Video Game Screenshots Of 2019
One of my favourite end-of-year treats in this job is getting to see all the amazing screenshots that Andy Cull puts together for his annual collections. We’ve featured them for the last few years, and this year’s compilation includes shots from games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Sekiro, Metro Exodus and Control You can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2019 -
CultureFinisher Roulette Is My New Favorite Low-Key Destiny 2 Feature
Killing hordes of the same aliens over and over again feels a lot livelier thanks to Destiny 2’s new random finishers. Finishers seemed like a fun but mostly superfluous idea back when Bungie added them to the game with the release of the Shadowkeep expansion in October. The option to perform a finisher kicks in…
By Ethan Gach Published December 19, 2019 -
UncategorizedVisions of N’Zoth, the final major update for World of Warcraft’s Battle for Azeroth expansion, goes live on January 14. Among other things, the update adds the foxlike Vulpera as a playable Horde allied race, gluing Faheys to their computers for days at a time.
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2019 -
OpinionHow I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Spoilers
Pop culture moves at lightning speeds thanks to the internet. We are able to discuss whatever we see as soon as we see it. There are no secrets on the internet. Walk around the block and you might stumble into all kinds of information. For movies and games, that means spoilers. Those dreaded plot point…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 19, 2019
