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Nintendo Switch’s Online Service Will Finally Let You Back Up Your Saves
Cloud saving will finally come to the Nintendo Switch with the upcoming online service, which launches in September, Nintendo said today. Finally, you won’t have to worry about losing all 200 hours you’ve sunk into Zelda—as long as you’re willing to pay. “Details about this feature will be available before the paid service launches in…
By Jason Schreier Published May 7, 2018 - Culture
Scout Trooper Dance Party
Christophe Desse is an artist at Naughty Dog, developers of the Uncharted and Last of Us series. You can see more of Desse’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2018 - CultureCosplay
Time For Some Fortnite Cosplay
Despite its world-conquering popularity, I don’t see much Fortnite cosplay crossing my desk, so thanks toSami Bess for changing that. Her Ramirez is almost entirely hand-made, from the props to the armour to the tattoo. Even the boots were modified to make them look more like the character model. You can see more of Sami’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2018 -
UncategorizedFans Are Trying To Build Valve’s Version Of Half-Life 2: Episode 3
When former Valve writer Marc Laidlaw released his synopsis for the rest of the unfinished series’ plot last August, Half-Life fans were given a glimpse at something they’d been waiting years for: closure. Reading a plot summary is a long way from actually playing through Half-Life 2’s final act, of course, but it’s better than…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2018 - Uncategorized
How An Official Video Game Screenshot Is Made
Petri Levälahti, aka Berduu, is a screenshot artist whose images we’ve featured a bunch of times here. For the past year, though, his hobby has also been his profession. Berduu has been screenshotting—using tools to capture beautiful in-game screenshots of video games—since 2014, having been inspired by the work of Duncan Harris’ Dead End Thrills.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2018 - Uncategorized
The next season of Rainbow Six Siege will be Operation Para Bellum taking place in Italy, Ubisoft announced today. This confirms earlier leaks to that affect. The game is also getting a new Pick & Ban feature, an Echo buff, changes to dropshotting, and a new counter defuser animation, as well as an all new…
By Ethan Gach Published May 7, 2018 -
CultureOh No, My Bones
Today on Highlight Reel we have shattered wrists, late game God of War glitches, chocobo detours, 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…
By Chris Person Published May 7, 2018 -
UncategorizedThey Are Billions Now Has A Ton Of Cool New Buildings
Despite still being in Early Access, They Are Billions is already really good. But the version of the game I fell in love with months ago just keeps getting better thanks to a number of smart updates, including the latest, which adds a number of super-powerful new buildings that can be used to help fend…
By Ethan Gach Published May 7, 2018 -
UncategorizedHow To Read Twitch Chat
Twitch users post over 300 messages per secondand frankly, a lot of them are garbage. That’s okay, though. Under all those layers of spam and emotes, there’s some meaning. If you’ve spent even a few minutes on the game streaming site, you’ve probably noticed how incomprehensible its embedded chat can be. Like an American in…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 7, 2018 -
UncategorizedAmbitious Mod Reworks Breath of the Wild To Make Zelda The Hero
Princess Zelda spends most of Breath of the Wild sealed away in Hyrule Castle along with Calamity Ganon but an ongoing mod project is working hard to give her an adventure of her own. The Zelda Conversion project will let players explore the world as Zelda, adding new armor and story tweaks. The project started…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 7, 2018 - Uncategorized
Kinect is alive again, sort of. Microsoft announced last fall it would no longer be manufacturing the Xbox peripheral, but now it’s back as…Project Kinect for Azure? The dev kit uses Kinect sensors and cloud computing to help people do new things with AI, like one day make Cortana for real
By Ethan Gach Published May 7, 2018 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Games Should Be Messier And More Annoying
When I was younger, I liked to overtrain my Pokémon until they stopped listening to my every command. You could do this in older games and risk the consequences. I found it thrilling to know that, at any moment, maybe in a crucial battle, my Pokémon might not do as I say. Now that I’m…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 7, 2018 - Esports
Coach Crusty Switches Overwatch League Teams After Ten-Match Winning Streak
Head coach Da-hee “Crusty” Park just left the Boston Uprising for the same job with the San Francisco Shock, one day after the team narrowly missed out on winning every single game in the Overwatch League’s third stage. Yesterday, New York Excelsior won the title and put a stop to Boston’s undefeated streak. Even with…
By Maddy Myers Published May 7, 2018 - Uncategorized
Nvidia And AMD Are At Each Other’s Throats Again
Late last Friday, Nvidia said it was cancelling its controversial GeForce Partner Program in the wake of criticism that it was anti-competitive and an attempt to increase the company’s hold on the graphics card market. It’s the latest development in the ongoing saga of Nvidia and rival manufacturer AMD waging dueling PR campaigns in an…
By Ethan Gach Published May 7, 2018 - Uncategorized
You Should Play This Game About Piloting Mechs To Deliver Pizzas
When you load up the PC game Pizza Titan Ultra, you may notice scrolling text in the bottom corner of the screen, complete with a follow-the-bouncing-ball karaoke prompt. This is the kind of irreverent game that has its own catchy theme song and wants you to sing along. Pizza Titan Ultra is a game where…
By Gita Jackson Published May 7, 2018 - Esports
Mew2King Wins Smash Invitational, Can’t Believe It
Jason “Mew2King” is a legendary Super Smash Bros. Melee player with not one but two eras of dominance. His competitive results in 2007-2008 and 2013-2014 are a litany of first-place finishes, with some streaks stretching for months at a time. And while he has continued to be a regular sight in tournament play, these kinds…
By Ian Walker Published May 7, 2018 - Uncategorized
Dragon Ball FighterZ gets its next update on May 9. It adds new modes, including Party Battle where three players team up to fight over-powered bosses, and fixes a number of bugs. It also tinkers with some characters like Goku Black, but doesn’t do much over all in the balance department.
By Ethan Gach Published May 7, 2018