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Some Of The Best Video Game Screenshots Of 2018
Screenshot artist Andy Cull, who we’ve featured a few times on Kotaku before, has decided to collect his best screenshots of 2018 and put them all in a single showcase. It’s a beautiful thing to behold. From new games (God of War) to slightly older ones (AC: Origins, Titanfall 2), you can see some of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe Messenger is getting a DLC called “Picnic Panic” in 2019. It looks cool.
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 9, 2018 - Uncategorized
Dark Souls II Mod Mixes Up The Game
The Second Sin mod has recently released its 1.1.9.3 version. It’s a mod that reconfigures some of the encounters of Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin. I’m personally a big fan of Dark Souls II, despite its reputation as being a kind of outlier in the series, and I’m generally interested in a…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 9, 2018 - Uncategorized
Player Finds A Creative Way To Take Down A Rocket In Battlefield V
The V-1 rocket is the scourge of Battlefield V. It scurries in from off the map and smashes enemies, and it’s hard to avoid once it is coming for you. Reddit user osamadeep has figured out a tactic to keep that from happening. You can run a plane into the rocket. That’s it. It’s not…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 9, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Katamari Rolls Everywhere
Katamari Damacy Rerolled is out in the world, gracing your Switches, and we need to figure out where that damn ball is going to go next. I’m a big fan of the Prince and his little ball. It collects all the things. You direct that little fella around and his ball just gets bigger and…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 9, 2018 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Santa Dialogue
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 7. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published December 6. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 9, 2018 -
UncategorizedVideo Game Music Performed With Steel Drums Has Changed My Life
I’m not the kind of person who enjoys covers of video game songs. The Sonic The Hedgehog theme is just fine the way it is, thank you. But now I have encountered Steeldrumband’s reconfigurations of classic video game music on YouTube, and I might have to change my whole position. According to their website, Steeldrumbands…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 8, 2018 -
UncategorizedHere’s A Bunch Of Cool-Looking New Indie Games
Entertainment group Kinda Funny put on the first-ever Kinda Funny Games Showcase today, and there were a large number of indie games represented there. Here’s a selection of release date announcements, new games, and trailers that we thought were excellent. Super Meat Boy Forever is releasing in April 2019. The hotly anticipated meat-jumping game is…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
‘Shop Contest: Agent 47’s Vacation, Winners!
Last week, I asked you all to give Agent 47 of the Hitman franchise a well-deserved break. He’s been doing game stuff for so long, and I think he needs some R&R. You didn’t disappoint me. Dancing. Singing. Fishing. Relaxing by the beach. These are things that I am sure Agent 47 would do if…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 8, 2018 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Epic vs. Valve
QUOTE | “In our analysis, stores charging 30% are marking up their costs by 300% to 400%. But with developers receiving 88% of revenue and Epic receiving 12%, this store will be a profitable business for us.” – Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney explains the thinking behind the newly launched Epic Games Store while throwing a…
Brendan Sinclair Published December 8, 2018 - Culture
Steam Is Banning Sex Games With Young-Looking Characters [Update]
These days, anything goes on Steam, but not anything anything. If games are “illegal, or straight up trolling,” Valve says it’ll send them packing. In the past, that’s meant low-effort games with titles like Big Dick and MILF, achievement spam, and certain sex games Now, according to some developers, Valve is going after games that…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 7, 2018 -
OpinionImpressionsI Am Going To Play A Ton Of Hades
Hades, a new action game from Supergiant Games, released in early access last night in the new Epic Games store. It’s pretty limited right now, but even with only a handful of weapons and levels it’s got me extremely excited. Being trapped in Hell and dying over and over has never been so fun. Hades…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 7, 2018 - Esports
Europe’s Top Counter-Strike Team Eyes $1 Million Grand Slam Prize
Astralis have been on a roll lately. After starting out the year with an uncharacteristically disastrous performance at the ELEAGUE Boston Major in January, they rallied to take first-place at just over half of all tournaments they’ve competed in so far this year. Another win at this weekend’s ESL Pro League Finals would help them…
By Ethan Gach Published December 7, 2018 -
UncategorizedA Look At Smash Bros. Ultimate’s New Characters
Now that Smash Bros. Ultimate is finally here, and I’ve gotten over being shook by it, I asked our resident Smash Bros. expert Cecilia D’Anastasio to give me a quick rundown of the new characters and their new movesets. Joining the already massive roster are a handful of characters that all have some unique moves…
By Paul Tamayo Published December 7, 2018
