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Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: I’m A Loner
I’m A Loner is an uncommonly good debut track, and it set the tone for CNBLUE’s rise as one of the premier rock bands in South Korea. As with many other K-Pop groups, CNBLUE debuted with a gimmick: every member stood for a letter of the word BLUE. He wasn’t just Jonghyun, the guitarist; he…
By Seung Park Published August 3, 2018 - Culture
Ball Is Life
Jennifer Wuestling is an illustrator and concept artist working at Riot Games, the studio behind League of Legends You can see more of Jennifer’s work at her personal site and ArtStation page Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both their professional and personal portfolios. If…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2018 - Uncategorized
Yakuza 0 On Lowest Settings Is A Work Of Art
Yakuza 0, a damn fine video game on PlayStation 4, is now also available on PC. And while it looks fine on Ultra, it looks even better at the other end of the settings menu. Thanks to @Nitomatta for first pointing this out, but you can slide the settings down real low on this game,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2018 - Culture
Steam’s Highest-Level User Finally Dethroned After Two Years
Two years ago, a Steam user going by the handle St4ck came out of nowhere and snatched the title of “highest-level Steam user” away from PalmDesert, a user who’d practically become a legend by that point. Now it’s St4ck who has been dethroned. What does it mean to have a high Steam level? Well, not…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 2, 2018 -
UncategorizedGloomhaven Is Coming To Video Games
Gloomhaven, a very very long and popular board game, is getting a digital adaptation sometime next year. Asmodee Digital say the game—being developed by Flaming Fowl—will be available via Early Access on Steam in Q1 2019. It’ll feature “an infinitely replayable roguelike mode”. It’s weird seeing a board game so clearly inspired by video games…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2018 -
ReviewsMultiplatformThe Banner Saga 3: The Kotaku Review
The Banner Saga 3 is the final entry in a Kickstarted trilogy of strategy games. It’s the culmination of four years of fantasy adventuring, in which the decisions you make on the battlefield are almost as important as those you make in the middle of a conversation. It’s a series that divides its design between…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2018 -
CultureLot of Mans In This Sky
Today on Highlight reel we have baseball pitches, Fortnite hitboxes, No Man’s Sky oddities, and much more. Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on…
By Chris Person Published August 2, 2018 -
UncategorizedCOD: WWII‘s Latest Map Is A Sandbox—Literally
Heard of “sandbox games?” Well, now it’s literal: You can play as tiny, plastic soldiers in a sandbox as part of Call of Duty: WWII’s Days of Summer event. The seasonal fun also spans across Black Ops III, Modern Warfare, and Infinite Warfare, but this particular map is exclusive to WWII, and is one of…
By S.E. Doster Published August 2, 2018 - Uncategorized
In Magic: The Gathering Creator’s New Card Game, Every Deck Is Unique
KeyForge: Call of the Archons bills itself as a card game in which no two decks are the same. Maker Fantasy Flight Games announced it at GenCon 2018 today, revealing that Richard Garfield, veteran designer behind Magic: The Gathering, is working on it. It sounds wild. Games like Magic release new expansions every few months,…
By Ethan Gach Published August 2, 2018 - Reviews3DS
WarioWare Gold: The Kotaku Review
The first time I ever played a WarioWare game, I was drunk. Even so, I remember it pretty well. It was March of 2003, and I was living in Kyoto, Japan, about a 20-minute walk from the building where they made WarioWare. Every so often, I’d take the train down to nearby Osaka to meet…
By Chris Kohler Published August 2, 2018 - Uncategorized
For Honor’s seventh season went live today, including the addition of a new map and reworks to the Warden and Valkyrie classes. The update also adds new legendary gear, an additional 10 reputation levels, and Master and Grandmaster player ranks. Ranked duels will now be in rotation outside of tournaments as well.
By Ethan Gach Published August 2, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fighting Game Rivalries To Watch At Evo 2018
This weekend, the Evolution Championship Series returns to Las Vegas for its twentieth outing. This annual event is the biggest and most important fighting game tournament in the world, with over seven thousand attendees planning to brave the boiling Nevada desert and compete for their shot at eternal glory. The Evo experience has expanded so…
By Ian Walker Published August 2, 2018 - Uncategorized
Apple’s New Policy Hurts Mobile Game Review Sites
Apple is ending its affiliate program for apps which could mean the end of review sites like TouchArcade that have relied on a cut from Apple to keep their mobile game review sites afloat. The tech giant made the announcement in its August newsletter saying that members of the program will stop receiving commissions starting…
By Ethan Gach Published August 2, 2018 - Uncategorized
Overwatch‘s Symmetra Mains Are Still Getting Hate, Even After Her Overhaul
Overwatch’s Symmetra mains haven’t had an easy go of it. Any time they play their favorite character, they run the risk of getting harassed or reported. This year offered potential salvation in the form of a huge overhaul to the character. But even after that, things haven’t changed much in Symmetraland. The more things change…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 2, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe Best No Man’s Sky Bases We’ve Seen So Far
No Man’s Sky’s latest update allows players to build bases anywhere, unlike the previous version of the game, where you could only build in preset locations. The update also added some new kinds of building materials, and allows players to build their bases up to delirious heights. Here are some of the coolest and wildest…
By Gita Jackson Published August 2, 2018 -
UncategorizedSalt And Sanctuary Is Better When You Can Put It Down
I’m flying across the country tomorrow and need help keeping calm while I travel. Luckily, the Nintendo Switch has added dozens of exploration-focused titles to distract me, including the 2D Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary. Like Hollow Knight, it’s a game that fares much better on a portable console. Salt and Sanctuary originally released in 2016…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 2, 2018 -
UncategorizedIconoclasts, a 2D action adventure inspired by Metroid Fusion and Metal Slug, is now out on Switch. We interviewed the game’s sole developer, Joakim Sandberg, back in January. It’s one of our favorite games of the year. Now it can be one of yours, too!
By Tim Rogers Published August 2, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Largest Mecha Plastic Model In History Is Completed And Enormous
Kotaku previously reported that Japanese model company Kotobukiya had made one-to-one scale plastic parts for a Border Break mecha model. It has now been put together. According to Kotobukiya, this was to be the largest one-to-one scale plastic model ever. The parts were on runners in Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. They had to be cut…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2018