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After Atari was acquired by Warner in the 1980s, the new chief executive it installed called the game designers “a bunch of high-strung prima donnas” in an interview. Atari’s designers retaliated with this shirt. On display at GDC Retro Play this week.
By Chris Kohler Published March 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
300 Super Nintendo Game Logos, Now In HD
We see a lot of remastered games, but this is something different: Nico Vliek has done some hard work and remastered into big HD resolution 300 old Super Nintendo game logos. Why? They’re glorious, that’s why. Also because Vliek wanted to “support educational purposes” They’re so beautiful. If you want to see all 300 logos…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedEA Created An AI That Taught Itself To Play Battlefield
Electronic Arts’ Search for Extraordinary Experiences (SEED) Division—which sounds like an anime space force—has created a “self-learning AI-agent” that has managed to teach itself how to play Battlefield 1 multiplayer. In this blog post, Magnus Nordin from SEED details how his team, inspired by Google’s work with old Atari games, wondered “how much effort it…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2018 -
CultureMonster Hunter Makes Perfectly-Timed Shot
Today on Highlight Reel we have a boatload of Sea of Thieves clips, nice shots, terrifying monsters, 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!…
By Chris Person Published March 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Toys ‘R’ Us’ Founder Has Died
Charles Lazarus, the founder of retail chain Toys ‘R’ Us, has died at the age of 94. His death comes just a week after the company announced its plans to close its US and UK stores Born in in 1923, Lazarus founded Toys ‘R’ Us in 1948, and was the company’s CEO until 1994. He…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Warframe Removed A Microtransaction Because A Player Used It Too Much
In a new documentary about Warframe, the game’s developers discuss what they’ve learned about building a free-to-play multiplayer game over the years. It includes the story of how someone paying for a microtransaction 200 times helped them realize they’d accidentally created a slot machine. In the most recent episode of Danny O’Dwyer’s Noclip documentary series…
By Ethan Gach Published March 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Divinity: Original Sin 2, As Told By Steam Reviews
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is the kind of in-depth, detailed RPG where the developers had to nerf the chickens. Steam users are loving it. Do you like old-school RPGs like Baldur’s Gate, quality writing, and don’t have a social life? According to Steam users, Divinity 2 is for you! If these reviews are to be…
By Gita Jackson Published March 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
So Of Course I Had To Put Rumbling Joy-Cons On My Feet To Play Lumines
Ever since the days of Rez, Tetsuya Mizuguchi has always wanted you to not just play his games, but feel them, too. Should I have expected Lumines Remastered on Switch to be any different? Should I not have assumed I’d be taking my shoes off and putting Joy-Cons on my feet? Mizuguchi and rumble packs…
By Chris Kohler Published March 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedMonster Hunter: World‘s New Beast Utterly Destroys Other Monsters
Monster Hunter: World’s latest update brings back a series favorite monster: the massive, multi-toothed Deviljho. This pickle-shaped T-rex beast is one of the game’s most dangerous beasts and proves it by kicking the ass of every single monster it crosses paths with. Deviljho is a massive brute wyvern that was introduced in Monster Hunter 3…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedFFXV‘s Noctis Perfectly Fits In Tekken 7
Final Fantasy’s Noctis is in Tekken 7 and, somehow, it works great. He’s a flashy, strong sword fighter who is totally true-to-form in the fighting game. When publisher Bandai Namco announced that prince Noctis would appear in Tekken 7, fans were psyched but not entirely surprised. Tekken’s World Tour was sponsored by Cup Noodles, which…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedBard’s Tale IV‘s Special Weapons Are Also Puzzles
The puzzles in The Room series are equal parts captivating and haunting, but they have just one problem: you can’t use them to kill anybody after you’ve solved them. The Bard’s Tale IV takes its inspiration from The Room, but with weapons instead of rooms. The Bard’s Tale IV was Kickstarted by inXile back in…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 22, 2018 -
EsportsMajor Fighting Game Tournament Completes Its Final Round
In a lengthy announcement, Final Round tournament organizer Larry “Shin Blanka” Dixon revealed that the flagship event series will come to an end. After two decades, the fighting game community has lost one of its most prominent competitive arenas. When Dixon took to Facebook after wrapping up the twentieth installment of Final Round this past…
By Ian Walker Published March 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe Gwent Version Of This Witcher Boss Is Out Of Control
As a competitive card game, Gwent has a community of players that’s both completely devoted and perpetually grumpy. The latest target of that energy happens to be a card called Imlerith: Sabbath, a gold monster whose power was best demonstrated when it almost single-handedly won a recent match. Jan “SuperJJ” Janßen, a pro Hearthstone player…
By Ethan Gach Published March 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
It’s Time For Game Developers To Unionize
SAN FRANCISCO—In a small room yesterday inside the massive Moscone Center meeting complex, roughly 200 people crowded around a large table to conduct a challenging conversation about working in the video game industry. There was a single microphone, chauffeured from person to person by a sprinting staffer working the Game Developers Conference, which is running…
By Jason Schreier Published March 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedA Way Out Is A Must-Play
The co-op prison break game A Way Out drops tomorrow, and it’s a marvel we’d recommend to any two people who are up for playing a six-hour game together. We highly recommend you go into it blind, just knowing that it’s an adventure made for two players and does some smart, creative things. If you…
Gita Jackson & Heather Alexandra Published March 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Switch’s Success Means A Changing Nintendo
Once the red-headed stepchild of the Nintendo family, indie games have now established themselves as one of the main reasons to pick up a Switch. At the forefront of Nintendo’s efforts to shore up indie support on its platforms is Damon Baker, Nintendo’s senior manager of publisher and developer relations. Next to Nintendo of America…
By Chris Kohler Published March 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
I Won A Game About Lying By Telling The Truth
A good game of Subterfuge can last weeks as players seek to steal territory and destroy their opponents. It’s a mobile game of deceit, backstabbing, and half-truths. This weekend I won my first game, and I barely needed to get my hands dirty at all. In Subterfuge, up to 10 players seek to control aquatic…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Heroes of the Storm’s latest patch went live yesterday, re-balancing various heroes to increase viability. For instance, Auriel’s base damage has gone up along with better range for Resurrect and a 20% reduction in the cooldown. The changes might not be enough to save the support hero but it’s progress.
By Ethan Gach Published March 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Tron: Legacy Lego Ideas Set Looks So Good
2010’s Tron: Legacy’s has nothing on the 1982 original in terms of character development and story, but it looked real good. It certainly makes for an attractive new addition to the Lego Ideas line of fan-created sets. You can almost hear the Daft Punk. Submitted to the Lego Ideas program by fan builders/reviewers BrickBros UK…
By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedNintendo Will Hold Smash Bros. Switch Tournament In June
The debut of Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo Switch is finally within spitting distance. On June 11-12, Nintendo will host a Smash Switch tournament at E3 where invited players will compete at the recently-announced title. At the same time, Nintendo’s Splatoon 2 World Championships will take place, featuring top teams from Canada, Europe, Australia…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 22, 2018