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UncategorizedWorld Of Warcraft Keeps Me Coming Back
Having spent the past decade reviewing World of Warcraft expansions, I’ve gotten into a certain rhythm. The expansion launches, I play for a month or so, post a reviewand then I move on. Yet I’ve logged into WoW every day since my review of the Battle for Azeroth went live. What can I say? The…
By Mike Fahey Published September 24, 2018 - Culture
The Week In Games: Strange Tactical Soccer
This week gives us a new Valkyria Chronicles, FIFA 19, and South Park on the Switch. This is a heavy week when it comes to games, and we’re slowly moving into an absolutely jam-packed fall of big, exciting games every single week. If you’re a soccer (or “football”) fan, then this is the big week…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 24, 2018 - CultureCosplayGallery
Our Favorite Cosplay From Fandemic Houston 2018
Fandemic—a con that tours the country, and which has already visited Sacramento this year—was in Houston earlier this month, as was some fantastic cosplay from attendees. All photos below were taken by Mineralblu
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2018 - Uncategorized
Here’s Another Adidas x Dragon Ball Sneaker: Shenron
Adidas keeps rolling out looks at the official Dragon Ball sneakers that’ll start releasing soon, and the latest is probably the best of the bunch: Shenron. These shots froms.sam.group show that the EQT Support ADV Primeknit Shenron’s shoe is based on has had its colour palette sharpened up to match the dragon’s appearance, while there’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2018 -
UncategorizedFlotsam Is Waterworld: The Strategy Game
Flotsam is an upcoming town-builder on PC set in a desolate future where everything has sunk beneath the waves. Players are left to scrounge the surface (and the depths) for construction materials, while avoiding things that are trying to trash your floating settlement. This could be a total downer, but developers Pajama Llama have wisely…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2018 -
Uncategorized$200 Overwatch Sword Is Not Messing Around
Blizzard is selling a $200 replica of Genji’s sword, and anyone willing to practice with the blade while everyone else plays Overwatch will at least find it full of techy features. In addition to looking like the actual in-game weapon (except for the fact this is made of plastic), it also lights up, and has…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2018 -
UncategorizedAnd Now For Some Videos From The Telltale Archives
With adventure studio Telltale closing up, former employees are starting to share and upload all kinds of stuff from their time with the company. One of those is Jake Rodkin (now at Campo Santo/Valve, but was key to the success of Monkey Island and Walking Dead S1), who is uploading all kinds of old videos like…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 23, 2018 -
UncategorizedArkham Knight Is Full Of Amazing Staging
The newest episode of YouTube show Boundary Break jumps behind the scenes of Arkham Knight. It shows off how great the staging of the game is. There are lots of spoilers about Arkham Knight in this video. When I write “staging,” I mean it in the theatrical sense. While every game requires its developers to…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 23, 2018 - Uncategorized
Ultimate Guard Pro Team won the 2017-2018 Magic Pro Tour Team Series today over Hareruya Latin. The team was stacked with some of the best Magic players of all time, including Jon Finkel, who has the most Pro Tour Top Eight finishes in Magic history.
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 23, 2018 -
UncategorizedFan Remakes Rock Song Using Battlefield V Sounds
A fan with a lot of time on their hands has recreated The White Stripes’s classic “Seven Nation Army,” which was released 15 years ago, with the sound effects from Battlefield V I have a fascination with this kind of thing. I love the idea of recreating recognizable music with tools that definitely were not…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 23, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Make Sense Of Death Stranding
We’ve got some new Death Stranding footage, and it is just as confusing as ever. Your task this week is to make sense of the whole thing. When that guy whips off his golden mask in the footage, I thought, for just an instant, that something might become clear. I thought that there might be…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 23, 2018 - CultureSplitscreen
We’re Worried The New Tomb Raider Is Getting Overshadowed
This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, we raided some tombs. Jason’s on vacation, so I was joined in his stead by my colleague Maddy Myers to talk about the PlayStation Classic, Nintendo’s new Switch Online service, the exciting Destiny 2 raid, and new safety concerns among professional streamers. Then Stephen Totilo came on to talk with…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 23, 2018 - Culture
Sunday Comics: True Name
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 September 17. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published September 20. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 23, 2018 - Uncategorized
Wandered into an Akihabara store last night and had an amazing score: Nintendo’s 1970s electro-mechanical Duck Hunt toy! This was what inspired the NES game. The store, notorious for its high standards, had it marked at 3000 yen ($27) because it was missing the battery cover.
By Chris Kohler Published September 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe Socialist YouTuber Using Cities: Skylines To Explain Politics
You can do a lot of things with city builder games. You can replicate real cities, or you can simulate massive natural disasters. A YouTuber going by the name of “donoteat” uses Cities: Skylines to explain the politics and power behind the creation of American cities. The world of Cities: Skylines “builder” YouTubers is substantial.…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Sunless Skies Now Has A Tabletop RPG
Sunless Skies, the follow up after Sunless Sea from Failbetter Games, now has a free tabletop RPG called Skyfarer that you can download from Tabletop Gaming After perusing through the rules, I can say that the game is more Dungeon World than Dungeons & Dragons. It is more concerned with telling interesting stories between players…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 22, 2018