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Halo: The Master Chief Collection Won’t Be Part Of Xbox Play Anywhere
343 Industries studio head Bonnie Ross confirmed yesterday during the Halo Championship Series Invitational at South By Southwest that Halo: The Master Chief Collection will not be part of the Xbox Play Anywhere program which makes Xbox One games cross-buy and cross-play on PC. Those who already own it on console will have to buy…
By Ethan Gach Published March 18, 2019 - Uncategorized
Apex Legends’ first season, “Wild Frontier,” launches tomorrow at 1pm Eastern. The Battle Pass will cost 950 Apex Coins, or 2800 coins to unlock the first 25 levels. Rewards include character and weapon skins, trackers, quips, and Apex packs. There’s also a new Legend, Octane, and free rewards for those who choose not to purchase…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedNo One Won Last Night’s HQ Trivia, But You Might Have Had A Shot
Last night’s winner-takes-all HQ Trivia game ended without someone taking home the $10,000 prize, because a Nintendo question stumped everyone. HQ Trivia is basically a bar trivia app you play on your phone. Twice daily there will be trivia games live broadcast through the app, with a cash prize for whoever wins. Usually, games of…
By Gita Jackson Published March 18, 2019 - Uncategorized
With Sony skipping E3, maybe it’s news when a company isn’t? Bethesda just announced it’ll be holding its E3 press conference at 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET on Sunday, June 9. They probably won’t invite us again, but we’ll all be able to watch the event’s livestream. What do you hope they’ll show?
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
I’m Trying Not To Panic About A Bug In The Division 2 [Update 3: Fixed?]
The Division 2 is mostly very good, but a bug that the developers acknowledged on Saturday has me scrambling through my checklist of what to do when a game isn’t working right. The bug involves in-game skills, which are special attacks tied to gadgets such as drones and seeker mines that players use throughout the…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2019 - Uncategorized
Dwarf Fortress Creator’s Favorite Bug Questions The Nature Of God
As wonderful a game as Dwarf Fortress is, it’s a shoestring operation—the game is held together with chewing gum and a dream. If you head over to the Dwarf Fortress bug tracker, you’ll see all sort of weird things Dwarf Fortress does to players unintentionally. Due to the nature of the game, which requires a…
By Gita Jackson Published March 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedLego’s Steamboat Willie Tribute Is Black And White And Perfect
Celebrating the Walt Disney animated short that introduced the world to Mickey and Minnie Mouse back in 1928, Lego Ideas Steamboat Willie set captures the cartoon perfectly in black, white and gray bricks. Sorting through the brick bags included in the set once it drops on April 1 is going to be a little tricky,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedPathway is an upcoming game that mixes role-playing strategy with archaeological exploration and it looks excellent. It’s kind of like if Indiana Jones was turned into an Advance Wars game, but with some D&D thrown in. The game’s currently slated to come to Steam sometime later this year.
By Ethan Gach Published March 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedWhy Are Video Games Obsessed With The Post-Apocalypse?
Between the recent releases of Far Cry New Dawn and The Division 2, I took a step back and took stock of how many post-apocalyptic games I’ve played and the future releases on the calendar that I plan on digging into, and it got me thinking: Why are there so many games that deal with…
By Paul Tamayo Published March 18, 2019 - Culture
The Week In Games: Go, Ninja, Go, Ninja, GO!
It’s time to become a deadly ninja! Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice releases this week and it looks great. I’ve never been a big fan of From Software games like Dark Souls, but something about Sekiro is calling to me. I too want to be a cool ninja. I really can’t believe this game is being…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 18, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
The Price Of PS4 Exclusive Judgment Is Going Up in Japan
Last week, Sega halted sales of PS4 exclusive Judgment after actor Pierre Taki was arrested on alleged drug charges. Taki is being replaced in various roles, and suddenly, the original release of Judgment looks like a collector’s item. Pierre Taki is being replaced in TV shows and as the official Japanese language voice of Olaf…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
After Nudity Wasn’t Fully Censored, Nintendo Switch Game Temporarily Pulled
Last week, Super Real Mahjong PV was released on the Nintendo Switch. This week, downloads of the digital game have been temporarily suspended. Warning: This article might be NSFW. The Super Real Mahjong series debuted in Japanese arcades during the 1990s. The series has previously appeared on Nintendo hardware, such as the Game Boy Advance. This…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2019 -
UncategorizedHere are some sports games that are Big Enough
By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2019 -
CultureTotal RecallCancelled Dreamcast Game Looks Like An Online Pioneer
These days, Visual Concepts are best known as the studio behind the NBA 2K series. But at the turn of the millennium they were making a demo game for the Dreamcast that, as rough as it looked, was very much ahead of its time. That game was called Internet Game Pack, and as Hidden Palace…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2019 - Uncategorized
Real Life Museums Make Great Levels in The Division 2
The Division 2 is set in Washington, D.C. and that city is famous for all of its wonderful museums. Because Ubisoft is focused on making their game worlds feel real The Division 2 is also filled with many of these museums. These places make up some of the best levels found in the game and…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 17, 2019
