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Man Breaks Into GameStop Wearing Plastic Bag On His Head
A man broke into a GameStop in St. Marys, Georgia last week at 1:39 in the morning, having decided that the best way to disguise his features would be to try and cover his face in what’s left of the plastic bag that packs of water bottles come in. The break-in occurred in the early…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Celeste Taught Fans And Its Own Creator To Take Better Care Of Themselves
For game developer Matt Thorson, tough-as-nails yet kind-as-kittens platformer Celeste represented a breaking point. His depression and anxiety had gotten so severe that he had no choice but to face them head-on. Thorson says the process was “painful,” but it’s also when Celeste’s story began to take shape. Warning: this post contains spoilers for Celeste…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 16, 2018 -
EsportsCrossfire Tournament Proves Fighting Game Fans Will Play Anything Competitively
This weekend, a fighting game tournament called Michigan Masters wrapped up an expansive event in Farmington Hills. In addition to Dragon Ball FighterZ, Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and over 20 other fighting games, a dark corner of the venue played host to a physical board game known as Crossfire The entirety of my Crossfire…
By Ian Walker Published April 16, 2018 -
CulturePUBG Supply Drop Has A Mind Of Its Own
Today on Highlight Reel we have impressive outpost captures, nautical glitches, sad graves, 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 all…
By Chris Person Published April 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Handful Of People Still Playing LawBreakers On PC Aren’t Giving Up On It
If you ask Boss Key Productions, LawBreakers isn’t dead yet. Talk to the game’s most dedicated players, and some will tell you the online shooter is ready for the big dirt nap. And, unlikely as it may be, some are clinging to hope that it will one day rise from its ashes. Boss Key, the…
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Google’s New Word Game Is Fun, But Weirdly Into Brands
You know the romantic cliche, “We’re so in love, we can finish each other’s sentences”? Last week, Google made a game just like that, except instead of being romantic, it’s a little creepy. Semantrisis a fun, addictive game that asks players to come up with a word that relates most specifically to another word. The…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 16, 2018 - Esports
The Overwatch League’s Dallas Fuel Keep Firing And Suspending People
The Overwatch League’s Dallas Fuel have released both their head coach Kyle “KyKy” Souder and star DPS player Dong-jun “Rascal” Kim. It’s the latest in a long line of roster shifts and struggles for the team, which has underperformed for the past several weeks Their biggest issue initially was the suspension and subsequent firing of…
By Maddy Myers Published April 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Curse Of Fortnite’s Rarest Items
Every week or so, Fortnite gets new weapons and items. They sound cool as hell, and some even radically alter the game in novel ways. Notice my use of “sound” here, though. I wouldn’t really know. I am suffering through an agonizing Fortnite curse that always keeps these fabled items just out of my reach,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedDusk Gets What Made Classic Shooters Great
Dusk is a throwback first-person shooter that released earlier this year. Comparing it with another shooter, Strafe, shows that one of the most important factors in recapturing classic FPS magic is memorable level design. Dusk has everything you’d expect from a Doom tribute game: chunky shotguns, secret rooms, and waves of demonic monsters eager to…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 16, 2018 -
Uncategorized‘Bully Hunters’ Organization Claims To Hunt Down Harassers In Games, Stirs Controversy [UPDATE]
Everybody’s fantasized about owning jerks in games so hard that they drop off the face of the internet. It’s an appealing idea, but Bully Hunters, a group that’s trying to fight harassment by diving into games and killing harassers, has become an object lesson in why that idea works better as an idle fantasy. Last…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedAs Tornado Closes In, North Carolina Teen Just Keeps Playing Fortnite
Last night, as a tornado ravaged Greensboro, North Carolina, a local teen was just staying put trying to survive the storm in Fortnite Battle Royale, he told local news station WXII 12 The 135 mile-per-hour tornado, which prompted a state of emergency, did significant damage to Greensboro homes and has claimed one life. Tens of…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
At BioWare’s blog, studio head Casey Hudson writes that the lack of story DLC for Mass Effect: Andromeda is a problem the company will have to fix for future games like Anthem. Players expected Andromeda to address questions teased about the Quarians in story DLC, but the studio never released any
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedHalo 5 Players Can Now Shoot Each Other On Board The Titanic
There’s a somewhat lesser known corollary to the “If you build it, they will come” line from the baseball movie Field of Dreams. It goes: “If you build it, someone will also build it in Halo 5.” Thanks to the game’s Forge map editor, players have been pumping out all sorts of creations inspired by…
By Ethan Gach Published April 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
A Ton Of Classic Sega Games Are Coming To The Switch
Sega is bringing a library of its classic games to Switch as individual downloads, including Sonic The Hedgehog, Phantasy Star, and Alex Kidd The collection will be released worldwide beginning in the summer, all under the banner of “Sega Ages.” The games will be developed by M2, the developer of the Sega 3D Classics releases…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
My Journey To Find Sam Fisher In Ghost Recon: Wildlands
You know which game has a huge map? Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Last week my boss Stephen says to me, he says, “Hey, Kirk, did you see that they’re adding a Splinter Cell crossover mission to Ghost Recon: Wildlands?” And I’m like, yes Stephen, I saw that. So then we talked for a little bit about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 16, 2018 -
CultureVideo Games Can’t Handle Their Booze
I never pass up the opportunity to drink in a game. I’ve visited every bar in The Witcher 3. I’ve filled Adam Jensen’s pockets with booze in Deus Ex; I’ve chugged those drinks in the bars in Hengsha and Prague, alone in his apartment, or on street corners just because. I’ve gotten Commander Shepard blackout…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 16, 2018 - Culture
The Week In Games: Good Dads And Cardboard
This week, two fathers will make their way to the PlayStation 4, while Switch-owning fathers will have to deal with the cardboard machinations of their children. After playing God of War 3 again a couple years ago, I really didn’t think I could get excited about the series ever again. I was still cold on…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedKingdom Hearts III Features Retro Mini-Games
This weekend, Square Enix revealed that Kingdom Hearts III will feature playable retro-style mini-games. They include The Barnyard Battle, The Karnival Kid, Giantland and Musical Farmer. According to KH Insider, there will be over 20 in all.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2018
