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OpinionImpressionsThe Sims 4‘s New College Expansion Is As Stressful And Gratifying As The Real Thing
Addison, the Sim I made to check out the latest college-themed Sims 4 expansion, has had a very bad week. She’s a Fine Arts major, taking a class about video games as an elective. Her schedule, as such, was a complete mess. Monday and Wednesday she had three classes, with barely any room in between…
By Gita Jackson Published November 21, 2019 -
CultureHalf-Life: Alyx Takes Place Between Half-Life 1 And Half-Life 2 [Update]
Half-Life: Alyx, you might be dismayed to learn, is definitely not Half-Life 3. But it is a new “full-length” Half-Life game, Valve said today, and it’ll be out in March. In a press release, Valve said the game—first announced earlier this week to surprise, confusion, and memes from fans—has been “designed from the ground up…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 21, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI’m Not A Top-Tier MMO Raider But I Love Watching Them Stream
2019 is the year of the online RPG, at least for me. Whether that’s the countless hours I’ve spent in Final Fantasy XIV or my curious wandering through WoW Classic, digital worlds have offered me grand adventures and dear friends. But a few experiences are still out of my reach: the toughest challenges, meant for…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 21, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe strategy RPG series Langrisser is finally returning on March 10 in the form of remasters of Langrisser I and II for PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC The first game was previously the only one in the series to ever come West back in 1991 for the Sega Genesis.
By Ethan Gach Published November 21, 2019 -
UncategorizedStop Wasting My Time And Just Give Me The Double Jump
Double jumps are a wonderful bit of video game nonsense, something that appears in game after game because they are, honestly, pretty cool. Double jumps, as my colleague Heather Alexandra wrote, make video games better. I have never once played a game and thought, this would be better without a double jump. I have, however,…
By Joshua Rivera Published November 21, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Bachelorette | Artist: Björk | Album: Homogenic
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 21, 2019 -
CultureCosplayBehold, Low-Budget Death Stranding Cosplay
Earlier this month, Kotaku’s Tim Rogers brought Death Stranding to life in a realistic yet inexpensive way. He is not alone. Others have also been doing their own Death Stranding cosplays on the cheap. Below is a GIF of Tim’s Death Stranding budget-priced cosplay in action. In case you missed it, you can watch his video…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 21, 2019 -
Kotaku EastKorean Slang For PlayStation, Xbox, And Nintendo Fans
A few years ago, Kotaku introduced online nicknames for Japanese fans of the three gaming platforms. Now, let’s take a look at monikers given to Korean fans of Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Via tipster Sang, here are the internet nicknames for gaming’s three corporate platform holders. Keep in mind, these are online nicknames and are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 21, 2019 -
CultureToyota Is Ending Its Weird Holdout From Racing Games
As one of the biggest car companies in the world, it sure was weird when back in 2017 Toyota simply stopped licensing its vehicles to racing video games. It was even weirder that the company, despite its size, never actually explained why that decision was made. Aside from an appearance in Gran Turismo Sport—whose licensing…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Division 2‘s weekly State of the Game livestreams are on hiatus until January, a clear sign that the big Ubisoft game won’t get a notable update until early 2020, when its third episodic expansion is expected. The game was recently significantly improved, but has suffered from a lack of crowd-pleasing updates since its successful…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 20, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsA Day Of Trying To Stream Xbox One Games While On The Go
When Microsoft’s video game streaming service, Project xCloud, began its beta last month, there were only four games available to test. Now there are over 50. I spent a day taking the service on the road with me to see how it’s working. Currently, the service streams games from Microsoft’s servers to a smartphone or…
By Ethan Gach Published November 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedDeath Stranding Has An Oddly Adorable Birthday Easter Egg
At the start of Death Stranding, players are asked to input their birthday. It supposedly affects a condition called DOOMS, which grants characters special powers. In practice, the date hardly matters in-game and doesn’t affect how your character plays. It does, however, unlock a fourth wall breaking birthday message for players. The Metal Gear series…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 20, 2019 -
UncategorizedRedheaded Guys Who Are Not The Hero Of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Ranked
1. Fry 2. Ron Weasley 3. Chuckie Finster 4. Chucky 5. Patrick Redford 6. Bobby Axelrod 7. Richie Cunningham 8. Scut Farkus 9. Alfred E. Neuman 10. Archie Andrews 11. General Armitage Hux 12. Jimmy Olsen 13. Getting hit by a car 14. The villain on Gotham who is clearly The Joker but can’t be…
By Maddy Myers Published November 20, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsChildren of Morta Is A Solid Roguelike
Children of Morta is a roguelike RPG by Dead Mage, published by This War of Mine studio 11 bit. It’s out on September 3 for PC, with PS4, Xbox, and Switch versions coming in October. I’ve played pieces of it over the years, and now that I have the full game, it’s as solid and…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 20, 2019
