Fornite‘s New Getaway Mode Is A Fast-Paced Comedy Of Errors

Fortnite’s newest limited-time mode, Getaway, feels a bit like a mini-crash course in everything you need to know if you want to win in the main battle royale. The capture the flag-esque mode is full of dangerous drops and surprising turns of fortune. Matches are short but packed with new surprises. If you wanted something…

Destiny 2: Forsaken Is At Its Best When You’re In Over Your Head

Last night, with the help of the Internet, I found and completed a harrowing challenge in Destiny 2’s new Forsaken expansion. I wasn’t supposed to be powerful enough to do it, but after some creative trial and error, I found a way. Just a note up front that this post involves discussion of late-game areas…

WildStar Developer Carbine Studios Shuts Down

Carbine Studios, the developer of the massively multiplayer online game WildStar, is shutting down, Kotaku has learned. Fifty people will lose their jobs in the process, according to a person briefed on the shutdown. The game will also come to a close. Staff were informed of the closure at a meeting today, according to someone…

One Small Musical Touch Makes Spider-Man Feel More Glorious

One of my favorite things about Spider-Man isn’t the scope or the scale—it’s a little musical touch that I’ll bet took a lot of time to get right. You see, whenever you’re perched on a roof or ledge in the new superhero game, which comes out tomorrow for PS4, you’ll start off in complete silence.…

Battlefield V‘s Beta Feels Too Slow

I dove into the Battlefield V beta last night. While I enjoyed the tense gunfights, I’m not so sure about some of the game’s changes. From shifts in how ammo is handled to changes to weapon customization, my fun was tempered by some skepticism about what my favorite multiplayer shooter might be like at launch.…

Far Cry 5 Players Hoped The Game Was Changing Seasons, But The Truth Is Different 

Far Cry 5 finally got a new game plus mode last week along with its third and final DLC, a set of brief new zombie missions. The new additions have inspired players, always looking for mysteries in the game’s fictional open world of Hope County, Montana, to desperately search for signs the game may be…

 Delightfully Strange Final Fantasy XV Mods

Final Fantasy XV’s PC version brings the inevitable mods. Some are just as kooky as one would hope! In June, Kotaku previously reported on the PC patch that brought mod tools to the game. Since then, creators have whipped up all sorts of things to entertain themselves and us. I thank them for that.

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This Week’s Nintendo Direct Delayed After Earthquake

Late last night, Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido was rocked by a magnitude 6.6 earthquake. Nintendo has announced it’s delaying this week’s Direct. The quake caused landslides and power outages. There are at least seven dead and 32 individuals are reported missing. Earlier this week, the strongest typhoon in 25 years hit Western Japan, leaving…

Black Desert Online Developer Will Acquire EVE Online Publisher

Pearl Abyss, the Korea-based developer behind Black Desert Online, will purchase EVE Online publisher CCP Games, the companies announced today. CCP Games will “continue to operate independently,” according to a press release, as well as contributing its publishing and development experience to Pearl Abyss’ projects. In the press release, CCP Games’ CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson…

That Was A LOT Of Overwatch Cosplayers

We’ll have a massive gallery of DragonCon cosplay in the coming days, but until that’s ready I wanted to share something in particular that went down during the show: an immense gathering of Overwatch cosplayers. I’m not saying it’s every Overwatch cosplayer in America, but….I mean, it’s a lot of Overwatch cosplayers. These pics were…