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UncategorizedWitcher References Make Everything Better, Including Kingdom Come: Deliverance
The Witcher 3 is by far my favorite game of the past decade and perhaps even beyond. As such, anytime another game wants to dip back into that well I’m incredibly there for it. Even if that game happens to be Kingdom Come: Deliverance The open world medieval period piece has prided itself on its…
By Ethan Gach Published February 18, 2018 - Esports
Weird Dragon Ball FighterZ Tournament Rule Sets Up Incredible Comeback
The top players in Dragon Ball FighterZ are still discovering new tech and strategies, but last night’s tournament showed the potential the game has for competition. In a set between two players with two quite different backgrounds, Kizzie Kay and Chris G. put on an anime-as-hell bout. Kizzie hails from the anime fighting game scene,…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 18, 2018 -
UncategorizedBiomutant Shows Off Its Character Creator
Biomutant is Experiment 101’s upcoming open world, anthropomorphic animal action RPG. Originally revealed at last year’s Gamescom, studio head Stefan Ljungqvist recently went a little more in-depth on some of what’s in the game, including its character creator, at a PC Gamer event. At the center of Biomutant’s world is a giant tree with five…
By Ethan Gach Published February 18, 2018 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Demo Dogs
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published February 16. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 12. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published February 18, 2018 -
UncategorizedSomeone Got Modern Video Games Running On One Of The Weirdest TVs Of All Time
The JVC Videosphere looks like it’s from an alternate future despite being several decades old, but that didn’t stop one YouTuber from getting games from the Xbox One X, PS4 Pro, Nintendo Switch and an Alienware gaming PC all running on it. Vince, the proprietor of a “How To” YouTube channel specializing in DIY electronics…
By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
I Want To Play The Version Of Secret Of Mana That Looks Like This
Credited with having some of the best box art of all time, Secret of Mana deserves a remake directly inspired by its original packaging. The above image is the bottom third of an illustration by the late artist Hiro Isono. It appeared on the Secret of Mana SNES cartridge, box, and manual cover, and was…
By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe Next Two Rainbow Six: Siege Operators Are Packing Some Powerful Gadgets
Finka and Lion will be the next two operators joining the Rainbow Six: Siege roster, as part of the game’s third year of post-launch support. The two biohazard specialists will bring some chemicals and tech to the game alongside the Operation Chimera update on March 6 After a teaser revealed their names and look earlier…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Goku’s “Perfected” Ultra Instinct form is coming to Xenoverse 2 with the game’s Extra Pack 2 DLC due out this winter according to the latest issue of V-Jump. If you’re wondering what the hell Perfected Ultra Instinct form is, it basically just means Goku’s hair turns grey. What will they think of next?
By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Transformers Studio Series Makes Movie Bots Look Good [Update]
While I am not the biggest fan of the live-action Transformers movies, I do appreciate the “realistic” robot and vehicle designs the series has spawned. Revealed today at Toy Fair 2018, the Studio Series celebrates those designs with intricate figures packaged with movie backdrops. I might need them. Update: And they’re on sale now, apparently.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2018 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Rainbow Six, Fiesta Bowl, Rocket League Qualifiers
With the Overwatch League on its first week long break of the inaugural season, there’s still plenty to pay attention to including Halo 5, Rainbow Six Siege, and even some Dragon Ball FighterZ Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all the weekend’s biggest events in competitive gaming. Let us know what you’ll…
By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2018 - Esports
The Smash Bros. Community Is Arguing About Bayonetta
One of Super Smash Bros. For Wii U’s more controversial characters is in the spotlight again. Pros and casuals alike are debating whether to ban Bayonetta. The gun-heeled domme star of some pretty good spectacle fighter games, Bayonetta’s presence in Smash has been a sore spot for the competitive Smash community for a while. She…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedMonster Hunter: World’s Ryu Costume Is The Right Kind Of Absurd
Monster Hunter: World’s crossover events bring over instantly recognizable characters to join in on the slicing and dicing. Fresh off the heels of a Horizon: Zero Dawn event, certain players can now unlock Street Fighter’s Ryu for some of the most absurd and monster hunting imaginable. Players with Street Fighter V save can now play…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 17, 2018 -
UncategorizedI Am The Hero is a pixel-art beat ‘em up coming to PS4 and Switch sometime in 2018. Previously on PC, the game has a Dragon Ball Z-ish combat style that helps distinguish it from all the other retro pixel-art games bathed in nostalgia currently out there.
By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Some Copies Of Bayonetta 2 On Switch Shipped With Misprinted Download Codes
Bayonetta 2 + Bayonetta 1 arrived on the Nintendo Switch today but for some players the download code included for the original game didn’t work. As players began receiving their copies from various retailers, a few were greeted with error messages when they tried to redeem their copy of Bayonetta 1 on the eShop. Reddit…
By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2018 - Uncategorized
Dragon Ball FighterZ’s First DLC Characters Are Bardock And Broly
Because of course what the game needs is more Saiyans. I kid (mostly). The news comes from the latest issue of V-Jump by way of Siliconera. No pricing data or release dates have yet been revealed. I’ve actually always had a big soft spot for Bardock, Goku’s father. He’s like Radditz crossed with Turles (the…
By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2018 - Culture
Despite Player Decline, PUBG Isn’t Doomed
This week, portions of the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds community whipped themselves into a tizzy over charts showing that the game’s active player base has been in decline since mid-January. This comes amidst a backdrop of growing dissatisfaction with the game. Sites like SteamDB and Steam Charts, which derive their numbers from publicly-available Steam data, show that…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 16, 2018 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for doing something other than watching the Olympics. Probably. Maybe. OK probably just Olympics. And video games. I’ve got so many more things to be terrified at in Subnautica it’s ridiculous. I’ve gone to the edge of a ton of dark caves full of scary sounds without ever going in them and…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
For Honor’s Latest Mode Is Just What The Game Needed
Teaming up with another bruised and bloodied player to take on For Honor’s General Tozen last night was one of the most satisfying things I’ve done in the game in a long time. It’s part of a new mode that publisher Ubisoft says is temporary but that players are already hoping will stick around for…
By Ethan Gach Published February 16, 2018 -
UncategorizedWhat Overwatch Would Look Like As A Fighting Game
Overwatch has a colorful cast of characters, screen-filling special moves, and a hero named after his own punching arm, but it is not, in fact, a fighting game. Still, it’s fun to dream. This video by TGN imagines what Overwatch would look like as a combo-based, knock-down, drag-out fighting game. The verdict? Surprisingly good, as…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 16, 2018