White House Says Trump Will Meet With ‘Members Of The Video Game Industry’ Next Week [UPDATE: Video Game Industry Had No Idea]

The White House today said that President Donald Trump will meet with executives from the video game industry to talk about violent games, a reaction to last month’s shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead. “He’ll also be meeting with members of the video game industry to see what they can do on that…

How To Get Into World Of Warcraft In 2018

It’s been nearly 14 years since Blizzard launched the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game. You’ve had plenty of time to get your affairs in order before finally taking the plunge into Azeroth. Don’t worry, the World of Warcraft hasn’t passed you by. You just might need a little help getting started. We…

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Is Goofier Than A Cotton Candy Sandwich

Nightdive Studios is releasing remasters of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil for the Xbox One on March 2. I played these remasters. They run beautifully. I made a video about Turok, and what’s so weird and good about it. I love Turok. I have fond memories of playing through the first…

I’m Glad I Played Most Of Monster Hunter: World On My Own

For my first 70 hours with Monster Hunter: World, I played solo. These days, I’m happy to play alongside other hunters, but I’m still glad I started out by hunting alone. Monster Hunter: World is a game about squaring off against humongous monsters in dramatic, one-on-one fights. It’s also a game about gleefully wailing on…

Battlefield 1 Players Can’t Decide If New Machine Gun Is Too Strong

Battlefield 1’s final DLC, Apocalypse, shows some of World War One’s most harrowing battles and experimental weapons. A powerful new machine gun included in the DLC is gaining popularity with the community, but forcing others to ask how long before it gets nerfed. The LMG 08/18 is a new weapon that players can unlock after…

The Overwatch–Paladins Clone Wars Continue

Since 2016, hero shooter Paladins has been deflecting accusations that devs copied Blizzard’s massively successful hero shooter Overwatch. Yesterday, in a turning-of-the-tables tweet, Paladins’ president Stewart Chisam side-eyed Overwatch’s newest hero Brigitte for her similarities to the Paladins hero Ash. Paladins developer Hi-Rez Studios has denied cloning Overwatch since Paladins went into open beta in…

The More I Play The Evil Within 2, The More I Like It

Some games grab you right away. Super Mario 64 won me over on the first jump. Bioshock got me at its elevator. Threes had me at six. The Evil Within 2 needed more time to hook me, but now, it’s proving to be something special. The Evil Within 2 comes from a notable publisher, Bethesda,…

Final Fantasy XIV Gets A World From Final Fantasy III On March XIII

Based on the optional dungeon in Final Fantasy III where the game’s most robust equipment can be found, the Forbidden Land of Eureka comes to Final Fantasy XIV in patch 4.25 on March 13, bringing with it brand new gameplay mechanics and powerful new equipment to acquire and enhance. In Final Fantasy XIV, Eureka is…

This Local Two-Player Mode Looks Rather Silly

Handy Mah-jong for Nintendo Switch is a budget-priced download game with a budget-looking local two-player mode. Developed by Imaginative Technology Land, Hand Mah-jong’s official website has a PDF download for TV mode (above). It looks rather imaginative and goofy, but so does the PDF download for the portable mode. Hey, whatever works! Kotaku East is…

Last Year’s Crappiest-Looking Anime Made Slightly Less Crappy

When Dynamic Chord originally aired on Japanese TV, it looked terrible. Good thing the Blu-ray release cleaned things up! That’s typically what DVD and Blu-ray releases do—fix all the sloppy and unfinished animation that was originally broadcasted. Twitter user Yuru has been obsessively cataloging the dynamic fixes, which you can compare for yourself in the…

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Uh Guys Let’s Go

Nick Foreman is an artist at Sumo Digital, known for games like the console versions of Sega’s Outrun reboot and the starfighter sequences of the new Battlefront games. You can see more of Nick’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left…

Mods Saved A Game, So They’re Now An Official Product

When flight sim IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover was released in 2011, it was…OK. Over the next few years dedicated modders stepped in to make the game great, however, and in recognition of their work the actual studio behind IL-2 has just re-released their work officially. IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover BLITZ Edition is the…

The Internet Reacts To Brigitte, Overwatch’s New Hero

Overwatch fans have totally fallen for Brigitte Lindholme, the game’s latest hero. Fans have known about the character for a while. She was last seen in the November 2017 Overwatch short, “Honor and Glory,” and were hoping she’d end up as the next hero. They’re already making fanart, jokes, and realizing they’ve been pronouncing her…

Duke Nukem 3D’s Creators Just Released A New Shooter Built On a 1995 Engine

3D Realms—yes, they’re still around—just quietly released a new shooter called Ion Maiden. It’s notable because unlike a load of modern games that are built to look like they’re using old tech, it actually is: it’s built on the Build Engine, which ran everything from Duke Nukem 3D to Shadow Warrior Ion Maiden is still…