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Each Family Member Is A Different Monster-Slaying Class In Children of Morta
Children of Morta is an upcoming action game about a monster-slaying family, developed by studio Dead Mage and published by Frostpunk developer 11 Bit Studios. We sat down with some folks from 11 Bit to talk about the development process and the role family plays in the game. In the video above, 11 Bit Studios’…
By Riley MacLeod Published June 5, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Love It When A Puzzle Game Gets Its Difficulty Curve Just Right
A good puzzle game latches onto my mind and never lets go. One of the best ways to achieve this is to lead me along a perfectly plotted difficulty curve. MythicOwl’s math-based puzzler, Hexologic, is a prime example of how that’s done. Hexologic is a relaxing Sudoku-style math game, available on Steam, iOS, Android and…
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2019 -
CultureSources: Destiny 2 Is Coming To Google Stadia, Getting Cross-Save
You’ll soon be able to transfer your Destiny 2 progress between multiple platforms: Xbox, PC, and the streaming service Google Stadia, on which the popular loot shooter will launch this fall. PlayStation 4 remains up in the air. Right now, switching from console to PC for Destiny 2 means starting from scratch, as there’s no…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedNaughty Dog Is Taking Uncharted And The Last Of Us‘ PS3 Multiplayer Servers Offline
On Wednesday, Naughty Dog announced on its developer blog that the company will be shutting down multiplayer servers for their PlayStation 3 games Uncharted, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, The Last of Us, and The Last of Us: Left Behind The shutdown isn’t going to be immediate, though—servers won’t go offline until…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe open source beta for the tabletop RPG DIE, written by comics writer Kieron Gillen and based on his comic of the same name, just dropped today. If you wanna know more about the comic—and hear some of Gillen’s fun RPG experiences—check out our interview with him
By Gita Jackson Published June 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedPokémon Sword And Shield Will Have Co-Op Raids (And Everything Else We Learned Today)
Pokémon Sword and Shield, the long awaited new entry in the Pokémon franchise for Nintendo Switch, is coming out November 15th. Now we finally know more about the region of Galor, the Pokémon adventure that awaits you there, and the pocket monsters that live there. Play With Your Friends Pokémon battles haven’t changed too much…
By Gita Jackson Published June 5, 2019 -
Kotaku EastChinaChaos Breaks Out At Uniqlo In China Over Kaws T-Shirts
The American artist Kaws has once again teamed up with Japanese clothing chain for a series of shirts that were released worldwide. In China, clips show all hell breaking loose. Footage circulating online shows people rushing the stores, even dropping their cell phones as they raced towards the store, pulling shirts off mannequins (and pulled…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanJapanese Cities Look Stunning In 8K
Big Japanese cities are striking, especially in 8K. Via Japanese website Curazy, this clip of Tokyo and Yokohama night aerials was shot on a RED Monstro VV 8K camera with Carl Zeiss Milvus 35mm lens. Stunning!
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Whatever
The opening chords to Exist’s Whatever kind of remind me of an atmospheric soundtrack to a Metroidvania or a roguelike, right before everything goes to hell. The rest of the song isn’t too shabby, either; I’m especially fond of the drums and keyboard, which is both minimalistic yet, together, conveys the full spectrum of emotions…
By Seung Park Published June 5, 2019 -
CultureThe Best Video Game Art Of 2019*
Ah, it’s June, which means it’s time once more for Into The Pixel, an annual event held alongside E3 that celebrates some of the best work being done by the artists responsible for conjuring the worlds that we all enjoy in our favourite games. This year 11 pieces have been chosen for the showcase, ranging…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2019 -
CultureTwitchTwitch Still Hasn’t Fixed Its Racist Emote Problem
During a recent stream hosted by prominent leftist streamer Hasan Piker, a familiar scene unfolded. He was talking about a 1985 trip Bernie Sanders took to Nicaragua when his Twitch chat started spamming the “Cmonbruh” emote, an image of a skeptical-looking man. The reason they did it? Because the man in the emote is black,…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedZelda Fan Creates Their Own Tabletop RPG
Nintendo’s idea of role-playing is pretty light, so if fans want something with a bit more substance, it’s up to them to make their own fun. Like Elemental Knight has with Reclaim The Wild, a complete RPG system they’ve created so that folks can have their own adventures through Hyrule. While it’s based mostly on…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedCompany Of Heroes Is Now A Board Game
Relic’s classic Company of Heroes is, on the PC at least, the perfect RTS. It’s now trying to do something similar on a tabletop, with the impending release of a board game version of the game. Currently up on Kickstarter, and already 2x over its asking price, Bad Crow’s adaptation is sticking very close to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2019 -
CultureTwitchTop Fortnite Streamers Aren’t Happy Epic Scheduled Two Big Events On The Same Day [Update]
Fortnite has a big weekend coming up later this month. On June 15 and 16, Epic is hosting its second Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am, a Los Angeles event where top players and celebrities team up and face off in a big, flashy tournament. Itsy-bitsy problem: The Pro-Am overlaps with the final week of online duos qualifiers…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Odyssey‘s New DLC Goes To Hell, Which Rules
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s second story DLC, “Fate of Atlantis,” started with a fantastical, pulp-schlock bang. It was a tale of scheming gods and magical powers, as good as anything from the main game. The second episode “Torment of Hades,” released today, ditches the sunlit fields of Elysium for the gloomy soot of Hell itself. It’s…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedDestiny‘s New Menagerie Is One Of The Game’s Coolest Activities Yet
A new season launched in Destiny 2 today, and with it came a brand new activity that ranks up with some of the best things the series has done: Menagerie, a gauntlet of light puzzles and tough encounters. Like everything else in Destiny, Menagerie is all about shooting aliens, but it’s not your average horde…
By Jason Schreier Published June 4, 2019
