New Sci-Fi Shooter Generation Zero Is A Let Down

I expected Avalanche Studios’ new sci-fi sandbox shooter to win me over immediately. Set in Sweden in the ’80s after mysterious circumstances cause the nation’s robotic defense force to go haywire, Generation Zero’s setup seemed algorithmically designed to appeal directly to me. Unfortunately, it was all downhill from there. In the few hours I’ve spent…

Here’s April 2019’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup

If you’ve been wanting to revisit 2005’s Star Wars Battlefront II, April’s Xbox Live Games with Gold has you covered. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription. (Correction 12:24pm- The top image for this article was initially an image from 2017’s Star Wars Battlefront II. We’ve updated the…

EA Lays Off 350 People In Marketing, Publishing, And More

The video game publisher Electronic Arts is laying off 350 people in marketing, publishing, and other areas, the latest move in what’s been a brutal year for the gaming industry. In an e-mail to employees obtained by Kotaku, EA boss Andrew Wilson said the goal would be to streamline decision-making in the marketing and publishing…

Japanese Pop Idol Apologizes After Being Allegedly Attacked [Updated]

Maho Yamaguchi is a member of Niigata-based idol group NGT48, a sister group of AKB48. Two men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting her. Yet tonight, it was Yamaguchi who apologized. Update Jan. 15 – 6:30 am: On Monday, an AKS official for NGT48’s parent company apologized this week, saying that the reason why it…

Collectable Figures Make For Excellent Stop-Motion Animation

Twitter user Kenta Shinohara makes excellent stop-motion animation clips using game and anime figures. Case in point, this one of Ryu beating the crap out of a Red Bull can. Here is how the made the stop motion clip Here is more of Shinohara’s work:

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Overwatch League’s Stage One Finals Gave Us The Wildest Game Of The Season So Far

Every now and then, in competitive games, there are matches where it feels like nobody lost. Yes, San Francisco Shock fell agonizingly short of dethroning the season two heirs apparent the Vancouver Titans. And yeah, they failed to snag $200,000 in bonus cash, having to settle for a second-place prize of half that. But both…

It’s Never Too Soon For Sekiro Fan Art

Toni Infante is a freelance illustrator from Spain who has worked for companies like DC and CD Projekt. You can see more of Toni’s stuff at his personal site and ArtStation page

Here Is A Nice Grand Theft Auto Cheat Code Tattoo

Hoosiers point guard Devonte Green, a shooter, has a very appropriate tattoo (among some other games-related art) on his left arm: the infinite ammo cheat code for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the PS2. LakeShowYo spotted it a couple of days ago, highlighting it in this tweet: Because it’s tiny and at an angle,…

New Lord Of The Rings Game Is All About Gollum

Daedalic today announced a new game called The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, which is notable for the fact that a) it’s all about Gollum, who sucks, and b) it’s another attempt at a Lord of the Rings game without the fabled film license. Back around the time of the main trilogy’s release (and for…

Battlefield V’s New Battle Royale Can’t Stand With The Competition

Battlefield V’s new mode Firestorm is a 64-player battle royale full of that true and tested Battlefield flavor. I jumped in for a few hours to find out how it plays. Check out the video above to see it in action or read some of my thoughts below. I’ve always loved the Battlefield franchise. When…

Anthem Players Have Turned Avoiding Bad Loot Into A Game

Anthem’s most dedicated players spend almost as much time complaining about the lack of loot as they do grinding for it, so why are they now avoiding so many of the game’s shiny objects? Because most of them are useless junk that isn’t worth dealing with. The game limits the amount of loot players can…