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UncategorizedFallout 76’s Multiplayer: The Promise Vs. The Reality
In the week since Fallout 76‘s release, it since has become one of 2018’s more divisive games. Its Metacritic page is a horrorshow; its official forum and subreddits are battlegrounds between those who have found something to love in the buggy online survival game and those who think Bethesda has taken the series off a…
By Ethan Gach Published November 21, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Messenger now has a new game plus mode thanks to its latest update You’ll need to 100% the game to unlock it, but after doing so you’ll be able to replay the entire thing on a harder difficulty and with all of your stuff from the previous playthrough.
By Ethan Gach Published November 21, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe Past, Present, And Future Of Diablo
On November 2, 2018, Blizzard closed its annual BlizzCon keynote by announcing, to scattered applause, a Diablo game for phones. It was a baffling marketing decision that immediately set off controversy, as fans of Blizzard’s iconic action-role-playing game franchise loudly accused the company of neglecting its PC players Perhaps Blizzard’s marketing department had expected Diablo…
By Jason Schreier Published November 21, 2018 - Uncategorized
WWE Star Spends Precious Airtime On Very Relatable PS4 Storage Issue
“I’m thankful for my two terabyte hard drive, so that I don’t have to delete Spider-Man in order to download Red Dead 2,” WWE wrestler Xavier Woods said during a Thanksgiving segment on the Smackdown wrestling TV show last night. You can see him make that statement, which garnered an “amen” from one of the…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 21, 2018 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey‘s First Epic Mercenary Isn’t Very Epic
It’s been over a month since epic mercenaries were originally planned to arrive in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and the game has finally received its first one. These unique battles, which grant special rewards and in-game currency, could be a chance to highlight Odyssey’s combat system and challenge players to adopt new tactics. Unfortunately, the first…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 21, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
My Son And I Have Issues With The Latest Paw Patrol Game
Paw Patrol: On A Roll is a capable, kid-friendly platform game. Heroic hounds of every rescue discipline travel left to right, collecting items and using their special skills to save humans and animals in peril. It’s fun, but after a dozen missions, its endless instruction repetition and a lack of equal puppy representation frustrates even…
By Mike Fahey Published November 21, 2018 -
UncategorizedI’m jumping back into some Battlefield V on our Twitch channel. Come hang out with me in the chat!
By Paul Tamayo Published November 21, 2018 -
UncategorizedNo Man’s Sky To Roll Out Thanksgiving Update With New Biomes And Bizarre Creatures
Count your blessings, interlopers. No Man’s Sky is getting a surprise update, called Visions, for Thanksgiving. This update doesn’t appear to be quite as hefty as previous ones, but it’s still introducing new biomes, outer space creatures, and more community events. The update will launch tomorrow while many Americans are chowing down on turkey and…
By Gita Jackson Published November 21, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
Miss Universe Japan Will Compete As Sailor Moon
Representing Japan, Miss Universe contestant Yuumi Kato is dressing as Sailor Moon for the country’s national costume. Makes sense, I guess! Of course, she’ll wear other outfits, but this one is for competition Born in Nagoya, Kato speaks four languages (Japanese, Chinese, English and Malay). She will compete at this year’s Miss Universe on December…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 21, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
Japan Is Building A Massive, Life-Sized Gundam Statue That Moves
Over the past few years, several life-sized Gundam statues have gone up in Japan. Either they didn’t move at all or didn’t move that much. During a recent press conference, a fourth anniversary Gundam project was announced. At Gundam Factory Yokohama, an 18-meter “moving” Gundam statue will be erected in summer 2020. Above is the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 21, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: The Red Shoes
Swing, baby, swing! I’ve previously mentioned my love of saxophones, and that love most definitely extends to big band music—and when that big band comes with an unashamed lifting of early-twentieth-century aesthetics and choreography, IU’s The Red Shoes has practically got me groveling at its feet. We’ve been (slowly but steadily) hitting the major points…
By Seung Park Published November 21, 2018 - Uncategorized
Currency Screw-Up Leaves Australians Unable To Buy Some Steam Games
Steam made the move from US currency to the local dollarydoo in Australia today, and all publishers had to do to ensure a smooth transition was tick a box saying they now supported the Australian dollar. Loads of them, including Microsoft and Konami, forgot. As Kotaku Australia have catalogued, plenty of big games on Steam…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Amazon Japan Is Selling A Box With 63 Amiibo In It
And to think, it used to be hard to get your hands on some of these With the release of Smash Ultimate coming up, Amazon Japan has decided to round up every Amiibo available for characters in the game and put them all in the one box. Then throw in a poster as well The…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2018 - Culture
Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan has acknowledged that new hero Ashe has aim issues Players have been complaining that it feels harder to aim with Ashe than heroes like McCree and Soldier 76, and Kaplan explained that it’s because of an issue with her aim-down-sight animation. It can feel “a bit off” if you’re playing at…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 20, 2018 - Culture
The Art Of Insomniac’s Spider-Man
Insomniac’s Spider-Man for the PS4 is out, it’s good and it looks good. Because of that, let’s take a look at a range of concept and promotional art that went into the game’s creation. Most of the images you’ll see below are also available in Marvel’s Spider-Man: The Art of the Game, a new book…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedGuy Is Role-Playing As Preston Garvey In Fallout 76
Things have been a little grim for Fallout 76 since (and even before) launch, so some fans are trying to make their own fun with the game. Like RpTheHotrod, who is running around the wastelands of West Virginia pretending to be Fallout 4’s Preston Garvey, defender of Settlements. It’s achieved by combining “several audio clips…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 20, 2018
