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Sexy Steam Games Have Spent Months In Limbo Thanks To Valve’s Inconsistent Rules
James Cox was finally feeling optimistic about his game’s chances on Steam. Last year, his horror-inspired exploration of what it’s like to look at porn for the first time, You Must Be 18 or Older to Enter, got booted from Valve’s walled garden, but then, earlier this year, Valve said it was getting rid of…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
There Are Never Enough AA Batteries Around To Power My Xbox One Controller
Two AA batteries. That’s all I recently needed to turn my Xbox One controller on and get back to steaming dumplings in Overcooked 2. It was around 1:00 a.m. on a Saturday, though, and I didn’t have any left. I found an Energizer box crammed upside down in a coffee table drawer. It was empty.…
By Ethan Gach Published August 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
God Of War‘s New Game Plus Actually Does Feel Like A New Game
God of War’s New Game Plus mode doesn’t offer any radical spins on the game’s formula, but does reveal how much fun the game is when you’re given all the tools it offers you for all your beheadings and beatdowns. Kratos fans who want reasons to keep playing the new God of War have been…
By Gita Jackson Published August 22, 2018 - Culture
PUBG Is Getting A Training Mode
Since time immemorial (it’s been a long year), PUBG players have been asking for a training mode. OK, actually they’ve mostly been asking for bug fixes and optimization, but they’ve also been harping on the whole training mode thing. Soon, they’ll be getting their wish. Training mode will take the form of a new 2×2…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 22, 2018 - Opinion
An Existential Doll-Making Game About The Future Of Bodies
Ship of Theseus is a straightforward game. You are given dozens of body parts with which to design and construct an android. Mixing and matching pieces until you settle on a unique creation is a lot of fun. But Ship of Theseus is also a meditation on the human body and what it means to…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Sex-Soaked Ace Attorney Fan Game Gives A Whole New Meaning To ‘Penal Law’
I’ve never written smutty fan fiction, but you can bet your butt that if I did, it would be about Phoenix Wright. But I wouldn’t write this hypothetical fanfic about the recognizable, spiky-haired, boyishly handsome version of Wright who appears in most of the games in the series. Oh no. My choice would be, specifically,…
By Kate Gray Published August 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedWarhammer Card Game Feels Like A Heavy Metal Hearthstone
Not too long ago I heard about a Warhammer 40k card game on smartphones. I decided, as part of my fool’s errand to try to wrap my head around the new explosion in Warhammer video games, to check it out. What I found was a competent game made irresistible by how unflinchingly metal it is.…
By Ethan Gach Published August 22, 2018 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Overwatch’s Animated Short About D.Va
After two years of waiting, Overwatch hero D.Va finally has her own animated short. While some people wish it gave a little more insight into her backstory, everyone can agree that D.Va is a selfless, precious angel who has never done anything wrong. Hana “D.Va” Song is an incredibly popular character, to the point of…
By Gita Jackson Published August 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedHaunting Ground‘s Daniella Is One Of Gaming’s Most Chilling Horrors
By the mid-2000s, Capcom was rightly considered a formidable creator of horror games thanks to venerable series like Dead Rising, Dino Crisis, Devil May Cry, and Resident Evil. But one of its best horror games never spawned a series and wasn’t a critical or commercial megahit. The 2005 PlayStation 2 game Haunting Ground is a…
By Stacie Ponder Published August 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Is Skipping 2019
The next big Assassin’s Creed game won’t arrive for at least another two years, Ubisoft has said, confirming that the once-annualized series is annualized no more. “We are not going to have a full-fledged Assassin’s next year,” Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot told Gamespot at Gamescom in Germany this week. “It’s just because the teams were…
By Jason Schreier Published August 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Battle For Azeroth Sure Is More World Of Warcraft
2016’s Legion expansion brought bold new features to World of Warcraft, changing the game in exciting ways. So far, the Battle for Azeroth expansion does not. Legion brought us game-changing level scaling and artifact weapons and expanded upon cool ideas like random treasure troves and follower missions from its predecessor, Warlords of Draenor. The demon-infested Broken…
By Mike Fahey Published August 22, 2018 -
CultureSekiro: Shadows Die Twice Forced Us To Go Against Our Dark Souls Instincts
We played Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and it’s about as punishing as you would expect from the developers of Dark Souls. But it may take some unlearning for long-term Souls players. In the video above, I break down the vertical slice of the game I got to play and explain exactly how the game works…
By Chris Person Published August 22, 2018 - Kotaku East
Shigeru Miyamoto Doesn’t Want To Make An MMORPG
Today in Yokohama, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto gave the keynote address at the 2018 Computer Entertainment Developers Conference. The speech was about an hour long, and here are some of the highlights. It was a packed house, and websites Afternoon News and Famitsu were in attendance, reporting the following: The Spread Of Smartphones When the spread…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
A Peek At The Upcoming Live-Action City Hunter Movie
France’s Philippe Lacheau is directing and starring in a live-action version of the detective manga and anime City Hunter. Let’s have a look at some of the still images floating around online. The original manga debuted in 1985, spawning an anime as well as a live-action film by the same name starring Jackie Chan. Its…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
This PS4 Controller’s Color Is Goku
The official name of this color is “Sunset Orange,” but c’mon, let’s get real. That color is Goku. It seems to be the most popular color of the lot. No doubt Dragon Ball fans love it The Sunset Orange DualShock 4 will be out this September. Everyone will call it the Goku controller.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: A
Yes, this song is literally called A. That might make things a bit confusing for us, but bear with me, because it’s Rainbow’s best. Rainbow debuted in 2009 under DSP Media, which also managed the very successful KARA before them, and therefore brings forth the question: how did they fuck it up so badly with…
By Seung Park Published August 22, 2018 - CultureCosplay
A Closer Look At Mexico’s World Champion Street Fighter Cosplay
In case you missed it, Mexico took top spot at the World Cosplay Summit this year with an incredible Street Fighter routine. We’ve seen video of their effort, but this gallery of photos from Dr. Cosplay gets nice and close to the action. Luis and Lalo from Mexican cosplay duo Banana Cospboys are of course…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2018
