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Injustice 2 comes to PC on November 14 via Steam and the Windows store. Players eager to see how the superhero battles handle on PC hardware can download and play theopen beta on Steam right now.

By Mike Fahey Published November 6, 2017

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Video Games Are Embracing Being Weird

On this week’s Fave This, Gita and guest Heather Alexandra talk about how games can benefit from being campy. Whether it’s Metal Gear Solid’s Vamp or Deadly Premonition’s sinner’s sandwiches, lots of games embrace how weird they are to be more fun. (Get the MP3 here.) With Patricia Hernandez out sick, I’m joined by Kotaku…

By Gita Jackson Published November 6, 2017

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The New Call Of Duty Could Learn A Thing From The First Call Of Duty

Call of Duty: WWII wants to tell a harrowing tale of heroes and sacrifice by following the US Army’s 1st Infantry Division throughout the war. The game’s squad-building mechanics are supposed to have impact, but they mostly mean having a dude sometimes toss you a medkit. In Call of Duty: WWII, your squadmates can assist…

By Heather Alexandra Published November 6, 2017

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Fortnite Player Snipes Opponents From Atop A Flying Pumpkin

Some streamers just discovered that, in Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode, rockets are both dangerous weapons and efficient modes of transportation. A Fortnite Battle Royale player named Zaccubuswas streaming the game, which just got a very cute Fall expansion, and stumbled upon the event’s rocket launcher, which shoots pumpkins. In the clip below, he and his…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 6, 2017

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Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds: The Kotaku Review

Horizon Zero Dawn was a terrific game. Guess what? Its new expansion, The Frozen Wilds, is also good. For more on the many things that made Horizon Zero Dawn a good game, go read my colleague Patricia Hernandez’s review from February. Developed by Killzone studio Guerrilla Games, it was an open-world action game about a…

By Kirk Hamilton Published November 6, 2017

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How Microsoft Almost Published Torchlight, And Other Memories From Runic Games

Last week, publisher Perfect World shut down Runic Games, the Seattle-based developer of Torchlight and Hob. To commemorate, we asked one of the studio’s co-founders to share some thoughts and anecdotes. Runic was founded in 2008 by Travis Baldree, Diablo co-creators Max Schaefer and Erich Schaefer, Peter Hu, and members of the defunct Flagship Studios,…

By Jason Schreier Published November 6, 2017

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Track: We Didn’t Start the Fire | Artist: Billy Joel | Album: Storm Front Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.