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PS4 Users Are Claiming That Malicious Messages Are Breaking Their Consoles [Updated]

PlayStation 4 users are claiming that they are receiving messages that are preventing them from using their consoles. In several threads on the r/PS4 Reddit board, users are reporting that they are receiving messages through the console’s messaging application that are hard locking their consoles. The stories all follow a similar pattern: users receive a…

By Cameron Kunzelman Published October 13, 2018

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Cities: Skylines Mod Helps You Get Your Blade Runner On

Cities: Skylines is about building cities and unleashing your urban designer, and now there’s a mod for the PC version of the game that will let you make sky roads that look right out of our best dystopian films. In reality, the mod doesn’t seem all that complicated. Created by originalbassbass, the basic idea seems…

By Cameron Kunzelman Published October 13, 2018

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What Makes Dead Space‘s Plasma Cutter Such A Great Weapon

Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of Dead Space in North America, so we thought it would be fun to reflect on the original game by re-publishing this piece that emerged from Heather Alexandra’s replay of the game last year Dead Space’s Isaac Clarke isn’t a space marine. He isn’t a special operative…

By Heather Alexandra Published October 13, 2018

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Black Ops 4 Players Are Using Emotes To Peek Around Corners, But A Fix Is On The Way

The launch for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 has been pretty smooth so far, but some nefarious players have been abusing the game’s emote system to look around and over objects to gain an unfair advantage over other players. As reported by VG 24/7, players of the Black Ops 4‘s Blackout mode are able…

By Cameron Kunzelman Published October 13, 2018

CultureShop Contest

‘Shop Contest: Wonders Of The Greek World, Winners!

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has been out for more than a week now, and people are discovering the wonders of Ancient Greece. Last week, I tasked our loyal ‘Shop Crew with the job of showing us some of the strangest stuff from the Classical Period. I was not disappointed. I’ve been having my own fun as…

By Cameron Kunzelman Published October 13, 2018

Culture

This Week in the Business: Red Dead Is Number Two With A Bullet

STAT | 2 – The ranking of Red Dead Redemption 2 on Nielsen’s list of the Most Anticipated Holiday Games of 2018. The only title to beat it out was Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 QUOTE | “The future of gaming is a world where you are empowered to play the games you want,…

By Cameron Kunzelman Published October 13, 2018

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Modder Turns Mario 64 Into Portal

In the bleak, distant future, only one video game will remain: Mario 64, the devourer of all other games. Super Mario 64 mad scientist Kaze Emanuar has already created a procession of once-thought-impossible lab experiments in the 1996 Nintendo 64 game, everything from online modes and nauseating first-person viewpoints to recent internet celebrity Bowsette. He…

By Nathan Grayson Published October 12, 2018

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Black Ops 4 Is Having The Smoothest Call Of Duty Launch In A While

Black Ops 4 launched worldwide today, and it has been the smoothest Call of Duty release in years, assuming you’re playing on console. Starting at midnight, players have been partying up and jumping right into battle on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. If you’re gearing up to play on PC, you might experience some login…

By S.E. Doster Published October 12, 2018

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These $1,350 Game Boy-Themed Jordans Almost Look Worth It

Johnny Barry’s Freaker Sneaks is a company that produces super-small runs of custom sneakers. Its take on the retro Air Jordans IV are especially sleek, including 2017’s extremely limited SNES and NES-themed ones. Now there’s a Game Boy pair, and holy shit do they look hot. They’re $1,350 a pop though, and like most of…

By Ethan Gach Published October 12, 2018

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Star Wars: KOTOR Fan Remake Shutting Down After Cease And Desist From Lucasfilm

Back in 2016, an ambitious group of fans began work on an Unreal Engine 4 “reboot” of role-playing, light-sabering classic Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic called Apeiron. The project has made impressive progress since then, but it emitted a tragic Wilhelm scream this week when Lucasfilm lawyers zapped it out of existence. As…

By Nathan Grayson Published October 12, 2018

Tips & Guides

How To Get Good At Assassin’s Creed Odyssey‘s Ship Battles

It’s tough being a ship captain in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Naval combat is one of the game’s trickier aspects and while it’s always going to be tough, these tips should help you deal with any blockades or pirates you come across. Upgrade Your Hull First Ship battles are about outlasting the enemy, so upgrade your…

By Heather Alexandra Published October 12, 2018

Culture

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for being pretty pumped about how it’s suddenly become fall in New York, and also regretting that I neglected to get my coat cleaned before it turned coat weather. The weekend is also for video games. I’ve been poking around The Light Keeps Us Safe this week, the new game from the…

By Riley MacLeod Published October 12, 2018

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As WWE ‘Monitors’ The Saudi Arabia Situation, I’m Canceling My WWE Network Subscription

As a fan of anything that you pay a lot of attention to, you accept a certain amount of, let’s call it, imperfection. That’s too polite, of course, for pro wrestling, given the amount of sexism, homophobia, and racial caricature baked into wrestling’s past. But you hope and at times agitate for things to improve.…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2018

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‘Zoo Warlock’ Is A Powerful Hearthstone Deck That Anyone Can Play

Hearthstone decks come and go, but certain strategies are so prevalent that they never really disappear. Minion-heavy “Zoo Warlock” decks have always been around in some way or another, but throughout the game’s current Boomsday Project expansion, it’s been one of the strongest decks in the game. Just as “aggro” decks aim to kill the…

By Joshua Calixto Published October 12, 2018

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Strange Flesh Is Like Streets Of Rage With Much More Sex

Joe is an office drone. Joe is miserable. Joe is unhappy. Joe is repressed. Joe is horny. NSFW Warning: This post contains NSFW imagery! Luckily for Joe, Strange Flesh is all about breaking free from all that—not through therapy or medication, but through the magic of getting beaten up and seduced by a big beefy…

By Kate Gray Published October 12, 2018

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Paul and I are playing—and probably dying a lot in—Black Ops 4 right now on Twitch Expect zombies, battle royale, and RC cars. Come and join the chat!

By Heather Alexandra Published October 12, 2018

Esports

Two Saiyans Descend on Hearthstone‘s Fall Championship

Autumn began almost a month ago, but the weather here in the Northeast was slow to catch up. Today it did, however, with a swampy 80 degrees giving way to leaf-rustling winds and low 60s, just in time for this weekend’s Hearthstone Fall Championship. The pull of Dragon Ball Z continues to bend the rest…

By Ethan Gach Published October 12, 2018

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Vaulting Kicks Ass In Call Of Duty‘s New Battle Royale Mode

If you liked PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but couldn’t stomach its uneven gameplay, you’re going to love the polish that Call of Duty is bringing to the battle royale genre. One thing that adds that waxy shine to Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’s battle royale mode, out today, is how good the game is at letting…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 12, 2018

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The 3D On The 3DS Was Good

I thought I wouldn’t care about Nintendo’s newest 3DS release. I played Luigi’s Mansion on the GameCube ages ago. I liked its 3DS sequel better. I did not feel the need to go back and play the first one. Plus, it’s the Nintendo Switch era and there’s even a Luigi’s Mansion coming to that. Then…

By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2018

ReviewsSwitch

The World Ends With You: Final Remix: The Kotaku Review

If you have never played The World Ends With You before, the Nintendo Switch version released on Thursday night is not a bad way to get into it. Final Remix retains the game’s great sense of humor, its fantastic music, and Tetsuya Nomura’s most restrained character designs. But if you have played it before—say, if…

By Gita Jackson Published October 12, 2018