Chasm: The Kotaku Review 

I went into Chasm searching for something that would knock me on my ass. What I found was entertaining, but nothing more. Plenty of secrets, hidden dangers, and mysterious evils lurk deep within Chasm’s side-scrolling labyrinth, which is made lively and vibrant thanks to some truly amazing pixel art. Halfway through 2018 though, there’s almost…

The Two No Man’s Skys

For two years, No Man’s Sky has been one of gaming’s great Rorschach tests. View it one way, and it’s a beautiful adventure through an endlessly fascinating parallel universe. Tilt your head, and it’s a janky hunk of junk built on a bed of LIES. That’s been the case since I reviewed the game in…

A Quick Guide To No Man’s Sky’s Freighters And Frigates

When you’re zooming through space in No Man’s Sky, sometimes you’ll hear what sounds like a clap of thunder. That’s a freighter warping in. Freighters are massive ships you can use to haul loot. If you don’t have a freighter of your own it can be hard to figure out how to get one, or…

Mafia III Headlines August’s PlayStation Plus Lineup

I’ve been meaning to play Mafia III since it came out, and now that it’s one of August’s PlayStation Plus games, I might finally do it. As ever, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus subscription. August’s PlayStation Plus games are: PlayStation 4 Mafia III Dead by Daylight PlayStation 3…

An Ode To Nick Valentine, Fallout 4‘s Best Companion

I was sick this week and decided to play Fallout 4 to relax. I’m not 100% on board with Fallout 4—I find its emphasis on action over roleplaying frustrating—but it’s full of fun characters. One of them, the robotic detective Nick Valentine, isn’t just one of the best character in the game. He’s one of…

Japan’s Anime Girl Virtual Assistant Enters Mass Production

Back in 2016, crowdfunded pre-orders commenced for the Gatebox virtual assistant. Now in 2018, the product is going into mass production at around half its original asking price. Below is the original concept movie, showing what the virtual character Azuma Hikari can do (text, chat, turn lights on and off and more) The original Gatebox…

Cardboard Spray For Nintendo Labo

This has to be one of the most unusual third-party items ever released for a Nintendo product. Makes sense because Nintendo Labo is hardly typical. As Bakulog points out, this is Cardboard Coating Spray, which coats cardboard from hand sweat, oil and grime. Priced at 1,706 yen ($15.30), there is apparently enough spray for ten…

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Shame We Never Got An Overwatch x Disney Infinity Crossover

I realise this is an art fetish that may only appeal to me, but this is my feature, so fuck it, here we are. Marko Stanojevic is an artist from Serbia who has taken some of Overwatch’s most popular characters and imagined them as figures for Disney’s sorely-missed Infinity project. You can see more of…

The Dog Behind One Of Twitch’s Oldest Emotes Has Died

FrankerZ is a Twitch emote dating back to 2012 that connotes playful sarcasm. But he was inspired by a real dog, Frankie, whose owners confirmed earlier today had died. He was eight years old. Twitch as a platform also tweeted out the news later in the day. “We are saddened to hear about the passing…

Sea of Thieves‘ New Update Finally Makes Things Feel Dangerous

Sea of Thieves is full of jerk playersand giant sharks, but the game has never felt all that dangerous. The latest update, Cursed Sails, mostly corrects that. The addition of terrifying skeleton threats, battles packed with cursed cannonballs, and a brand new player ship brings a welcome sense of urgency to a game that often…

Top PUBG Streamer Stops Playing With Hackers And Starts Sniping Them Instead

Earlier this month, one of Twitch’s most popular streamers, Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, landed himself in hot water by taking a ride with a hacker who had figured out how to Mary Poppins entire cars into the sky. Shroud has since changed his ways. During a stream yesterday, Shroud encountered a notorious car hacker; people claim…