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UncategorizedWolfenstein II’s Season Of DLC Ends Poorly
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus’ trio of DLC, The Freedom Chronicles, came to a close last night. The third episode’s generic title, “The Deeds of Captain Wilkins,” is apt. This short DLC is forgettable and uninteresting. Each episode of The Freedom Chronicles revolves around the abilities granted by the main game’s three contraptions: the wall-breaking…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 13, 2018 -
UncategorizedSecret Of Mana’s Composer Signs On To Retro JRPG
Hazelnut Bastille is a retro-looking RPG with beautiful pixel art. It’s something we’ve been seeing a lot of recently, but Bastille has one thing those other games don’t: Secret of Mana composer Hiroki Kikuta. Screenshots and GIFs of Aloft Studio’s upcoming game have been circulating around Twitter and Tumblr for a while now, and it’s…
By Ethan Gach Published March 13, 2018 -
UncategorizedNow That I Own A Car, Burnout Isn’t The Same
I have an early copy of Burnout Paradise Remastered, and I cannot enjoy it. Yes, I have, as EA suggests, sent my car “launching, spinning, and scraping through the city.” I have followed instructions to “smash” through traffic and leave a “very expensive trail of wreckage” in my rearview. And I am playing it on…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Barely a year old, the Nintendo Switch just got a 5.0 firmware update (the four-year-old PS4 is up to 5.5). No huge changes. More ways to add friends, new profile pictures and enhancements to parental controls. Still no cloud save support (nor the ability to back-up saves on a computer, something the 3DS and Wii…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire has been delayed until May 8. Originally due out April 3 on PC, Mac, and Linux, Obsidian said it’s taking a few more weeks to polish the game and incorporate feedback from the beta. Deadfire’s supposed to be much bigger than the (brilliant) first game, so what’s another month?
By Ethan Gach Published March 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds latest update is live, granting players the ability to finally laugh at each other with in-game emotes. You’ll be able to rage, surrender, and clap like a proper troll. The update also adds a friends list to the game.
By Heather Alexandra Published March 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Legend of Zelda Games, Ranked From Worst To Best
It is now time to rank all the Zelda games. UPDATE (3/13/2018): Now that Breath of the Wild has been out for a year, I’ve updated this post (which originally ran in February of 2017) and added Nintendo’s latest Zelda to the list. Enjoy. Before we start, some quick notes: I’m skipping the CD-I games,…
By Jason Schreier Published March 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Shadowverse Apologizes For Taking Magic: The Gathering Art
Similarities between a new Shadowverse illustration and an older Magic the Gathering card had fans wondering about artistic infringement. Today, the makers of Shadowverse issued an apology, explaining that the art in their new Holy Purebomb card was indeed taken from Magic the Gathering It’s easy to see the similarities. Here is the Shadowverse Team’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
I Cannot Unsee This Cat
Mount Shinmoedake, a volcano in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture, has been shooting smoke and volcano ash into the air in eruptions that could go on for months. One snapshot of the billowing smoke is reminding folks, myself included, of a cat. Eruptions have not reached the point of evacuation. Time reports that authorities are warning people…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Now That’s A Lot Of Dragon Ball Tattoos
A resident of Nakhon Pathom Province in Thailand is sporting a whole bunch of Dragon Ball tattoos. According to Thai Ch, the man’s name is Owan Kranseen, and he’s spent months getting this work done. These images are from his Facebook account Seems he has a friend with similar interests! Check out more here Kotaku…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 13, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Chau Chau
If you’ve watched any sort of Korean television show in the past ten years, chances are you’re familiar with this 1997 track in some form or another. Deli Spice is a pioneer of modern Korean indie rock, bringing light to this genre at a time when the commercialization of mainstream, produced K-Pop was fully underway.…
By Seung Park Published March 13, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fortnite Streamer Goes For Glory, Faceplants, Wins Anyway
There’s a fine line between dedication and madness. Typically, people only decide which side of it you’re on after the fact, depending on whether you succeeded or ate shit. Popular streamer Shroud managed to do both. Shroud, an immensely skilled ex-CSGO pro who’s now dipping his PUBG-calloused toes into Fortnite’s waters, recently teamed up with…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 12, 2018 -
UncategorizedOregon’s New Tourism Ad Is Basically A Studio Ghibli Movie
Amazing. Until this point, the only things tempting me to Oregon were seeing a Timbers game live, baking something British with Kirk Hamilton and the fact it’s the name of one of the best Clutch songs That was before I knew the state was actually a Miyazaki fever dream. There’s a whole website of this…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2018 - Culture
Death Breath
Troy Galuzzi is an artist currently working at Dreamworks on Guillermo DelToro’s Trollhunters You can see more of Troy’s work at his personal site 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 game artists, showcasing the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2018 -
UncategorizedWestworld’s Video Game Looks A Lot Like Fallout Shelter
There’s a Westworld video game coming, and while a PC management sim or quick-and-dirty console shooter may seem like the obvious adaptation options, Warner Bros. is taking a more mobile approach. That’s the official trailer, but since it doesn’t show you much, here’s some gameplay captured by Android Gameplay Weekly: So, yeah, Fallout Shelter. Only…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2018 - Uncategorized
Hearthstone‘s Spooky Witchwood Expansion Adds Another Single-Player Mode
After three long months with Hearthstone’s dungeon-crawling Kobolds and Catacombs set, Blizzard has just announced a new expansion. Dubbed The Witchwood, the upcoming release brings new card mechanics, a major shakeup to the competitive card pool, and a fresh single-player adventure mode–all set against a gothic horror backdrop. First and foremost, fans of Kobolds and…
By Joshua Calixto Published March 12, 2018
