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UncategorizedThe Witcher Meets Star Wars In A Well-Edited Fan Video
Back in 2015, Kirk Hamilton floated a “crackpot theory” that Ciri from The Witcher III told a tale of traveling to the world of CD Projekt Red’s upcoming Cyberpunk 2077. What if he was wrong? What if she traveled to a galaxy far, far away? YouTuber Tolkfan has edited together a spiffy little video that…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published August 19, 2018 -
UncategorizedThere’s a new trailer for Battlefield V that shows off the fight for Rotterdam. It is splashy and impressive, and the developers wrote a trailer breakdown to let you know exactly what is happening in the gameplay footage. The game will release on October 19.
By Cameron Kunzelman Published August 19, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Snake? Snake! Snaaaaake!
There’s nothing like going home again, and seeing our friend Solid Snake in the codec screen with David Hayter’s voice coming out of his mouth has got me feeling all nostalgic. And that means Metal Gear ‘shops. I’m missing Solid Snake these days. It seems like just yesterday that I was infiltrating Shadow Moses and…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published August 19, 2018 - CultureSplitscreen
Prey‘s Director On The Polarizing Final Act: ‘There Was Definitely Too Much’
The problem with developing a video game is: Sometimes you need to stop. Even when you’re not totally happy with your final act. This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss all that and more. First, Kirk and I talk about the appeal of Dead Cells, the problems with video game grind, and Diablo III coming…
By Jason Schreier Published August 19, 2018 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Plenty Of Room
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 August 13. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published August 16. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by M.S.…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published August 19, 2018 -
UncategorizedVideo Of An Early Magic Tournament Is An Awesome Piece Of Game History
Magic: The Gathering commentator Marshall Sutcliffe had Pro Tour Historian Brian David-Marshall on his MTG Breakdown show recently to show off an amazing piece of game history: video of a Magic tournament from 1994. As Sutcliffe and David-Marshall explain, the footage is mostly unedited, freewheeling capture of what an early Magic tournament was like. And,…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published August 18, 2018 -
CultureGTA V World Record Speedrun Is A Grueling, Fascinating Ten Hours
Speedruns are all about completing a game quickly, and the world record for 100%ing Grand Theft Auto V is a breezy ten hours of skydiving, helicopter flying, bike racing, and story missions. It’s a wonder to behold. Clocking in at 10:15:44, ToriksLV’s world record 100% speedrun is about completing all of the tasks of GTA…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published August 18, 2018 -
UncategorizedDavid Hayter Returns As Voice Of Snake In Touching Metal Gear Solid Tribute
David Hayter, who voiced Metal Gear Solid protagonists Solid Snake and Naked Snake until he was replaced by Kiefer Sutherland in Metal Gear Solid V, has returned to the former role in a short video produced by filmmaker Jordan Vogt-Roberts in celebration of the Metal Gear franchise’s 31st anniversary. The video was posted earlier this…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published August 18, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Cowboys Go Everywhere, Winners!
Do you wonder where the cowboys go when they wander off the map? Well our devoted community ‘Shop Experts are here to show you. Last week I asked everyone to help me out with some speculation. If the map for Red Dead Redemption 2 is so big, then there must be some weird places to…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published August 18, 2018 - Culture
This Week In The Business: The Waiting Is The Hardest Part
QUOTE | “Assume months at this point.” – Valve representative SeanJ, in response to a developer’s question of when the Steam storefront’s new features for filtering adult content would be released. The representative said games with adult content are not being allowed to debut on Steam until those tools are ready. QUOTE | “Due to…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published August 18, 2018 -
CultureHelping Hand Is A Clever Idea That Falls Flat
Helping Hand begins with your character getting into a car accident and smashing almost every bone in their body. In the game, you can only communicate with your left hand. It’s more interesting than actually being in a full-body cast, but not by much. The main conceit of Helping Hand is pretty brilliant: you’re in…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Valve Launches Steam.TV, Which Could Be A Twitch Competitor [UPDATE]
Today, Valve quietly debuted what appears to be a new video game streaming platform, which could be a direct competitor to Twitch, called Steam TV Earlier today it came to light that the company had registered the domain Steam.tv after it was first spotted by Pavel Djundik, the curator of the third-party website Steam Database.…
By Ethan Gach Published August 17, 2018 - Esports
Overwatch World Cup Match Grinds To A Halt When Game Crashes
The primary ingredients for a great Overwatch moment are a) a hotly contested match and b) a cheeky strategy the other team doesn’t see coming. During the fourth game of last night’s Overwatch World Cup match between South Korea and Finland, both these things happened. Then the game crashed. This year’s Overwatch World Cup—in which…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 17, 2018 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Call Of Duty World Championship And More
Stay inside, turn on the air conditioning and watch gamers pwn one another to your heart’s content over the weekend, because there are a crap ton of high profile esports tournaments going on. Call of Duty: WWII Call of Duty’s annual championship takes places this weekend in Columbus, Ohio at the Nationwide Arena. For those tired…
By Ethan Gach Published August 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedMonster Hunter: World Could Be Weirder
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate comes to the Switch on the 28th. Yesterday, Paul and I streamed the demoand faced off against a massive Valstrax. It’s a sort of laser-shooting dragon that darts around like a fighter jet. As I wait for the full release, it occurs to me that Monster Hunter: World could learn a…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Three Rules The Makers Of Assassin’s Creed Origins Used To Design Quests
Assassin’s Creed Origins is an incomprehensibly large game, so packed with quests that most players will likely never see them all. If you do see them all, however, you may notice that they follow certain rules—rules that Ubisoft detailed pretty specifically while making the game Speaking on the AIAS Game Maker’s Notebook podcast in an…
By Jason Schreier Published August 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Another week, another batch of details about what’s changing in Destiny 2: Forsaken. This week it’s mostly PvP, with some granular stuff about Crucible and Gambit progression and rewards. Notable: Radar is returning to competitive, Glory ranking is getting simplified, and the Redrix’s Claymore grind is being retooled. More here
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 17, 2018
