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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 - Uncategorized
Mysterious New Creature Appears In Pokémon Go, Confuses Everyone
A new creature has appeared in Pokémon Go, and no one seems quite sure what it is or what it is doing. Yesterday, IGN reported that a data miner had pulled a potential new Pokémon from the files of Pokémon Go. As of this morning, Eurogamer and IGN have both reported that the regional Chikorita…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedThere is new X Games DLC coming for Steep on October 30. It is going to bring “a series of new ski and snowboard events across the Big Air, SuperPipe, and Slopestyle disciplines, as well as new freestyle challenges scattered across the Alaskan mountains.”
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 22, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Princess Peach Forever, Winners!
The Mushroom Kingdom is in turmoil. The divine right of princesses has been challenged. Princess Peach must assert her authority. I asked you to ‘shop up some images that promoted Princess Peach, and you did not disappoint me. When we talk about the Mario video game universe, we often forget about the political machinery that…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published September 22, 2018 - Culture
This Week In The Business: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Gambling
QUOTE | “Psychologically akin to gambling” – A phrase used to describe loot boxes by two researchers who conducted a survey of more than 7,000 gamers. Their report said loot boxes as they exist right now can provide publishers with an unregulated way of “exploiting gambling disorders among their customers”. STAT | 16 – Number…
Brendan Sinclair Published September 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Games That Drew Big Crowds At The Tokyo Game Show
Today was the first public day of the Tokyo Game Show. The crowds were massive, and the lines were long. Let’s look at which games were drawing the biggest crowds. It’s always hard to get around the show floor on the public day. Between noon and 12:30, which are peak show hours, I tried to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Kojima Productions Has Things It Wants You To Buy
While Kojima Productions doesn’t have a game demo booth at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, it does have a merchandise booth. You can buy Kojima Productions branded t-shirts, key chains, logo figures and more. The studio sure is good at churning out merch. Looks like there is plenty of people who want to buy it.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 22, 2018
