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Look At This Glorious Box Art
This is what WWE 2K19’s collector’s edition looks like. Hang it in the Louvre. There’s a bunch of shit that comes inside that box, but since that junk includes a Funko Pop Vinyl, I am going to pretend none of it exists, and we live in a world where I can judge a game by…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
League Of Legends’ Lore Finally Has A Proper World Map
In 2014, League of Legends trashed its own lore so it could start over and make it better. That process continues to this day, with League’s world of Runeterra finally getting its own full and official map. Previously just a fragmented collection of stories and sketches, Runeterra is now a place, and to help people…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
Game Studio With No Bosses Pays Everyone The Same
The game industry is not exactly known for valuing workers. Big studios are rife with soul-destroying crunch and end-of-project layoffs. French studio Motion Twin, developer of the Castlevania-inspired roguelike Dead Cells, is trying something different: Workers own and manage the company. There is no boss. Motion Twin describes itself as an “anarcho-syndical workers cooperative.” What…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 25, 2018 -
OpinionA Giant Mech Game About Flirting With The Enemy
Heaven Will Be Mine is a visual novel about giant robots, political intrigue, and maybe even smooching the enemy. It combines evocative writing with a multi-perspective story that’s as engrossing as any anime. In Heaven Will Be Mine, a strange extraterrestrial threat has driven mankind to the stars by the year 1980. In this alternate…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
Renowned Hacker Arrested For Cracking Denuvo Anti-Piracy Tech
Denuvo’s notorious anti-piracy tech used to be seen as uncrackable. It held up against hackers’ best efforts for years, contorting itself into obtuse new shapes every time anybody broke through. In 2016, a Bulgarian hacker calling himself Voksi came along with a breakthrough that revitalized the whole Denuvo cracking scene. He’s been a pillar of…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fortnite’s New Update Nerfs Fort Building [UPDATE]
Fortnite’s latest update has made the skill of building forts or any other structures less relevant to success, leaving some players to lament that the thing that makes Fortnite’s unique is slowly disappearing. Update V5.10, released July 23, nerfed the building materials used to make walls, floors and any other structures in the game. Stat…
By Ethan Gach Published July 25, 2018 -
UncategorizedRonnie “Oni” Edwards, a member of popular YouTube channel The Game Theorists, has died by suicide. “His loss is one that comes after years of him bravely working to move beyond the trauma of his past, fighting an internal battle every day, a battle that eventually became too much for him,” The Game Theorists’ Matthew…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 25, 2018 -
Tips & GuidesTips For Playing No Man’s Sky’s Big Update
Whether you played No Man’s Sky two days ago or haven’t played since launch, returning to the game since the Next update is going to involve some adjusting. If you’re wondering how to make Warp Cells or where to find resources, here’s a few tips. You Can Opt Out Of Multiplayer A lot of people…
By Gita Jackson Published July 25, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe Top 10 Zombies In Video Games
Zombies have been integral to horror games for decades now. Whether we’re doing a solo crawls through a haunted mansion, a fast-paced multiplayer kill-fest, or just side content in a first-person shooter series, the undead seem to be the one bad guy we can’t get enough of. Many of these zombies are variations of a…
By Stacie Ponder Published July 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
Rogue Legacy‘s Latest Update Trolls A Four-Year-Old Steam Thread
Rogue Legacy is a great game, but, five years after release, a few things were missing from it on PC. Cloud saves, for one, as well as key rebinding for mouse. Yes, there was actually a person who wanted to play Rogue Legacy, a side-scrolling platformer, with mouse controls, and the developers have finally made…
By Ethan Gach Published July 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Many Reasons I’ve Taken More Than 1,000 Screenshots On My Switch
I’ve had a Nintendo Switch since its early 2017 launch and have taken 1,052 screenshots on it since then. I guess I can’t resist that wonderful camera sound that happens each time I press the screenshot button. That’s can’t be all of it, though. Why am I really doing this? I take shots whenever I…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
No Man’s Sky Looks So Damn Good Now
After yesterday’s update, No Man’s Sky looks completely different. Players cannot stop sharing their beautiful screenshots. If nothing else, No Man’s Sky generates incredible desktop backgrounds. After the new update, every few minutes I want to stop and take a picture of the beautiful vistas. Other Kotaku staffers are doing the same. The community at…
By Gita Jackson Published July 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
Baldi’s Basics is becoming a full game and a brand new demo for it is out now. The demo sends the player on a field trip to the forest where you are tasked by Baldi to find firewood to keep the campfire going. If you fail to maintain the campfire, you will face Baldi’s ruler-slapping wrath.…
By Keoni Nguyen Published July 25, 2018 -
UncategorizedNine Let’s Plays That Can Turn A Bad Mood Around
Sometimes, when I’ve had a bad day or when the weather is horrible, I go on YouTube and find a Let’s Play to watch. On days where I just want to cry, I especially like tuning in to Let’s Plays that will make me laugh. I no longer feel alone, and the negative thoughts that…
By Keoni Nguyen Published July 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
The beautifully animated action adventure game Iconoclasts lands on Switch August 2 Think of it as a fusion of Metroid and Mega Man that controls like a dream and explores the role of religion in shaping a society. You can watch Kotaku’s Tim Rogers interview the creator here.
By Ethan Gach Published July 25, 2018 - Culture
This Cheeseburger Is Not Screwing Around
Dom Dom Burger, Japan’s first fast-food hamburger chain, has rolled out a limited edition cheeseburger, which features two beef patties, onions, tomato, a slice of yellow cheese and Camembert cheese for buns. Goodness. That’s right, thick slices of Camembert cheese take the place of buns. No doubt Dom Dom Burger is offering such a strange…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 25, 2018 - Uncategorized
Konami Updates Metal Gear Solid V: TPP, Makes Quiet Playable On FOBs
In July 2017, Konami updated Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, making Ocelot playable. Now a year later, the game has been updated once again. This time, Quiet is playable. It’s not possible to change the character’s outfit, and the character has no other head options. The update also brings new items, such as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 25, 2018
