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The First Dead Or Alive 6 Season Pass Costs $93
It’s rare that a season pass for a game costs $33 more than the game itself. Dead or Alive 6 owners can now drop nearly a hundred bucks on two new characters and 62 costumes. Considering downloadable content costs for the previous game, that could be a bargain. Prices for the season pass bundle, now…
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
Anthem‘s Worst Boss Is So Bad It’s Not Even Worth Fighting
I’m well on my way to hitting the 100-hour mark in my time with Anthem, in part because it’s my goddamn job but also because I’m a glutton for the grind. In all my time with BioWare’s loot shooter, however, nothing in the diverse array of bugs nor the plethora of petty inconveniences has filled…
By Ethan Gach Published March 1, 2019 -
ReviewsMultiplatformDead Or Alive 6: The Kotaku Review
Despite several years of being best-known for its sexiness, Dead or Alive has always been a genuinely good fighting game franchise. With a focus on bringing new players into the fold and downplaying its more provocative features, Dead or Alive 6 serves as a strong reminder of the solid gameplay that has always remained at…
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedWhat Makes This Japanese Zombie Movie So Great Is A Spoiler
Throughout last year, I keep hearing how terrific the Japanese zombie flick One Cut of the Dead was. And I kept putting off seeing it. I thought I had seen it all when it came to horror movies, especially zombie ones. I was wrong. Shot for under $30,000, One Cut of the Dead was made…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedFirst Look At Pokémon‘s Ash, Brock and Misty In Full CG
The upcoming Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution is the first full-CG Pokémon anime movie. Of course, that means that not only the Pocket Monsters are in CG but also the Trainers. Here is the latest Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution trailer Here is how Mewtwo looks in CG, which is quite good, I think! And more startling,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Love Options
Korean indie music is all well and good, but sometimes you’re in the mood to listen to slickly cheerful popstragavanzas injected straight into your veins. BESTie’s Love Options may be your best, ahem, option. BESTie was a relatively short-lived group, even by K-Pop standards; they debuted in 2013 and released their final songs in 2015.…
By Seung Park Published March 1, 2019 - Uncategorized
Excuse Me Did You Drop This By Any Chance
Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, is an artist who has worked across all kinds of media. We’ve actually featured Beeple’s work before, whenhe completed his absolutely incredible “do a 3D image a day for ten years” challenge, but today we’re just going to be looking at his work in general. You can see more of Beeple’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2019 - Uncategorized
It’s The Perfect Time To Return To Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Recently, a friend of mine started playing Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the first time. This has had an interesting side effect: Any time I try to play anything else, I just wish I were playing Breath of the Wild. My ironclad resolve to continue making my way through games I hadn’t…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedSkyrim Mod Making $33,000 A Month Accused Of Stealing Code
For a while now, a development team has been working on releasing a mod called Skyrim Together that would allow players to jump online and make their way through Bethesda’s RPG together. And for almost as long, they’ve been facing long-standing accusations of having stolen code from another team. The guys behind SKSE (Skyrim Script…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2019 - Uncategorized
Fallout 76 Players Will Soon Be Able To Drink Even More Of Their Problems Away
There are lots of bottles of beer, whiskey, and other instruments of intoxication already scattered throughout the rolling hills of Fallout 76’s West Virginia, but on March 12 players will be able to start making their own. Today’s Inside the Vault article sheds light on how the whole thing will work. The update, originally teased…
By Ethan Gach Published February 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Next Pokémon Might Be Set In The UK, And Scottish Twitter Is Thrilled [Correction]
The prospect of the new Pokémon game being possibly set in the UK has amused some fans, and I’m laughing along with them. In order to understand these jokes, you’re first going to have to explain the concept of Scottish Twitter. Regional Twitters have regional dialects. A community of Twitter users based in Pittsburgh might…
By Gita Jackson Published February 28, 2019 - Uncategorized
If you’re playing Anthem you’ve probably seen this warning any time you’re more than a few seconds from your team. Today BioWare put out a 3 GB patch to fix the issue “Players should now have more time to catch up to their Squad before seeing a countdown timer,” it reads.
By Ethan Gach Published February 28, 2019 -
UncategorizedDestiny 2 Gets Another Injection Of Cool New Stuff
As fans of loot shooters find themselves wondering which one to play, here’s a reminder that Destiny 2 is as good as it’s ever been, and it’s only getting better. On Tuesday, Bungie will put out Destiny 2‘s first big update since the Activision divorce two months ago, as the game enters the Season of…
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2019 - Uncategorized
BioWare Announces Some Fixes For Anthem’s Broken Loot System
In the midst of mounting frustration with Anthem’s end-game loot grind, BioWare has announced a handful of changes to make it less grueling. They don’t address all of the complaints players have had, but it’s a start. The update, which is due to go live in the next day or two, will do three main…
By Ethan Gach Published February 28, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Skylanders Return In A New Mobile Game
Available today worldwide on iOS and Android devices, Skylanders: Ring of Heroes takes the colorful characters from the toys-to-life series and turns them into pawns in a free-to-play, character-collecting role-playing game. That’s fine, I guess. Not like Activision was doing anything with them recently. Aside from the animated Netflix series, we haven’t heard much from…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
Apex Legends Has Me Caring About A Game’s Meta For The First Time
The Wingman-and-Peacekeeper combo is quickly taking over Apex Legends, and with good reason—it owns. The combination is also having an unexpected consequence on me: I found myself actually invested in a video game’s meta. The Wingman is a pistol that can kill a player in three headshots, and the Peacekeeper has the potential to deliver…
By Gita Jackson Published February 28, 2019 - Uncategorized
Fortnite Season 8 Update Adds Apex Legends-Style Ping Feature
Battle royale game Apex Legends has only been out for a few weeks and Fortnite is already copying one of its best ideas, with today’s Season 8 update adding a ping system alongside other new stuff like pirate ships and a giant volcano. One of the most refreshing things players discovered about Apex Legends, which…
By Ethan Gach Published February 28, 2019 - Uncategorized
When Should You Start Introducing Your Kids To Video Games?
As a gamer parent, I long for the day when I can play side-by-side with my beloved progeny. Overtly or not, I think most of us hope that our kids will turn out to be mini Pokémon trainers or enthusiastic Destiny squadmates. But what’s the best way to introduce children to games? Sometimes, forcing something…
By Keza MacDonald Published February 28, 2019
