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UncategorizedPathologic 2, a super interesting narrative survival game in which death is not the end, just got an update containing nearly 20 different difficulty sliders. The game, according to its developers, is meant to feel “unbearable,” but after difficulty complaints, they decided to accommodate for individual players’ limits. Sliders include hunger, thirst, and exhaustion speed,…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 7, 2019 -
CultureE3Massive E3 Leak Reveals From Software Game With George R.R. Martin, New Tales Game, Ni no Kuni Remastered
A security flaw on publisher Bandai Namco’s website has led to a major new E3 leak that reveals three new games: the rumored From Software-George R.R. Martin collaboration, a new Tales game, and Ni no Kuni remastered. The leak came through a publicly available link on Bandai Namco’s website, per the website Gematsu (which has…
By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2019 -
CultureTwitchWoW Classic Fans Brace For The Arrival Of Something That Didn’t Exist In 2004: Twitch Streamers
World Of Warcraft Classic is kinda wild when you think about it. It’s a time capsule from 2004 that you can live inside, a swirling portal to a place many people thought they’d never get to visit again. There’s no denying, however, that times have changed since “Vanilla” WoW’s rosily-remembered heyday. One recent development that’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Surprise Skateboarding Game From Last E3 Won’t Be There This Year
At around this time last year, an indie skateboarding game called Session became, through no fault of its own, the biggest letdown of Microsoft’s E3 press conference. In 2018, hope and enthusiasm for an imagined Skate 4 ran amok, an idea that was briefly fueled by the presence of a skateboard at the Microsoft show.…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedBattlefield V‘s Latest Map Is Faster And Furiouser
Thus far, Battlefield V’s post-release content has included an extra story mission and tank-focused multiplayer map. That map released in December, leaving players waiting eagerly for months for new battlefields. Last week, Battlefield V sneakily released a new map set in Greece called Mercury. Its idyllic coastal town and outlying rolling hills offer a fast-paced…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 7, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for press conferences. It’s also for sneaking some video games in between press conferences. I picked up a rhythm game called Vectronom on my Switch the other week but didn’t get to spend a ton of time with it. I also bought Slay the Spire on Switch, so I’m excited to play…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedNew Multiplayer Action Game From Makers Of Hellblade Leaks Ahead Of E3
At last year’s E3, Microsoft announced that it had bought four independent studios in an effort to step up its first-party development. One of those studios was Ninja Theory, the developer behind Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and DmC: Devil May Cry. Since then, we haven’t heard much about what the studio is working on. A Friday…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedFallout 76 Players May Finally Get Their Damn Collector’s Bags
After a seven-month wait underscored by security issues and cheap nylon, Fallout 76 players may be able to get the collector’s edition bags they were promised. Gather round, children, and let me tell you the saga of the collector’s edition Fallout 76 bags. The fancy-pants $200 Power Armor edition of Fallout 76 was supposed to…
By Gita Jackson Published June 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedBlack Ops 4‘s ‘Days of Summer’ Event Is A Big Belly Flop
Call of Duty’s most recent seasonal event, “Days of Summer,” hit Black Ops 4 on June 4 for PlayStation 4, but what was supposed to be fun in the sun turned out to be more like the Days Of Bummer Days of Summer, which will arrive on June 11 for Xbox One and PC, does…
By S.E. Doster Published June 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedCaptain Olimar Got Done Dirty In Latest Smash Patch
The most recent Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update addressed a number of concerns in the competitive community, most notably the strength of characters like Captain Olimar. The developers hit the Pikmin protagonist with a number of changes in order to knock him down a peg, but those changes had the side effect of severely limiting…
By Ian Walker Published June 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedA Sparse Game About Pushing People Into Holes
Indie game Kids is about pushing, pulling, and squeezing bodies into holes and tubes. Developed by artist Michael Frei and programmer Mario von Rickenbach, Kids is a series of physics mini-games about tiny little people. You can push them into holes, squeeze them through fleshy tubes and guide them as they swim through a dark…
By Gita Jackson Published June 7, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryThe Forgotten Video Game Memories Hiding In Our Brains
The mind is a mysterious vessel full of things we know and, weirdly, things we’ve forgotten. My brain was cruising along as usual on Wednesday until a minute before noon when, suddenly, a Nintendo Switch press release reminded me of a passenger I had long forgotten about. There in my email inbox was a subject…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedLarian Shares The Very-Serious Story Of How They Got The Baldur’s Gate 3 Deal
Baldur’s Gate 3 is real, and Larian Studios, the developer behind the excellent Divinity: Original Sin 2, are making it. But how did they score the biggest win in all of role-playing games, one of Dungeons & Dragons’ most-beloved stories? What did they do to sell D&D makers Wizards of the Coast on their Mind…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedOne Arcade’s Homemade Super Smash Bros. Melee Cabinet
A 1980s style arcade cabinet for Super Smash Bros. Melee now exists, and it’s absolutely stunning. California’s High Score Arcade, which also has cabinets for Oregon Trail and The Legend of Zelda, yesterday announced it added a handmade Super Smash Bros. Melee cabinet. It’s red and blue with images of classic Smash Bros. fighters bordering…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 7, 2019 -
CultureE3The E3 2019 Press Conference Schedule
It is nearly time for E3, the annual convention where companies from around the world unite to show trailers for video games that don’t actually exist yet. Are you ready? I’m ready. The show runs from June 11 through June 13, but the fun starts well before then. Beginning on Sunday, June 9, some of…
By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2019 -
UncategorizedYooka-Laylee Returns With A Donkey Kong Country Style Sequel
Playtonic’s spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie returns with a fresh perspective later this year in Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. This time around the third person adventure of the original is replaced with a combination of overhead 3D platforming and 2.5D side-scrolling, a la Donkey Kong Country Playtonic calls it a 2D platforming adventure hybrid. When…
By Mike Fahey Published June 7, 2019 -
CultureSplitscreenEverything Should Be Ported To Switch (And Other Wild Hopes For E3 2019)
Will this E3 be the year we hear about Final Fantasy XVI? Or get that long-awaited Metroid Prime trilogy Switch port? On this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, we shared our best guesses and most optimistic dreams about what will and won’t be revealed at E3 2019. First, we talk about what we’re playing. Jason’s back…
By Maddy Myers Published June 7, 2019
