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Didier Nguyen is an artist from France who works for Activision’s Toys For Bob studio. You can see more of Didier’s work at his ArtStation page 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,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
John Cena Might Might Star In A Duke Nukem Movie
According to a story on The Hollywood Reporter, John Cena is in talks to star as Duke Nukem in a “a star vehicle” film for the former wrestler. There is no director or writer attached to the project at the moment; at the moment it’s all on paper as a means to get Cena on…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedFrancis Ngannou’s Painful Loss Doesn’t Doom His Shot At UFC Stardom
Francis Ngannou was the closest thing to a sure bet the UFC’s had in years. The company, notoriously hesitant to put its full promotional heft behind anything that doesn’t walk, talk, and mock like Conor McGregor, revved up the rusty gears of its marketing machine to convince everyone that Ngannou was an oncoming locomotive of…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Origins Is A Sad Game About Marriage
Assassin’s Creed Origins is not a game about Egypt. It’s not a game about Rome, or even about the first days of the Assassin Brotherhood. It’s a game about a husband and wife. What follows is best read if you’ve completed the game’s story. Origins takes a while to get going, but once it does,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Steph Curry Is Not Very Good At Mario Kart
Things Golden State superstar Steph Curry is good at include basketball and golf. Things Golden State superstar Steph Curry is not good at include voice-over work and Mario Kart 8 Curry joined his friend/San Francisco Giants player Hunter Pence on CoralSword’s Twitch stream the other day to play some Mario Kart. He does not do…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2018 -
CultureWidowmaker Player Is Ice Cold
Today on Highlight Reel we have snipers without mercy, D&D cheaters, World War 1 tactics 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! Catch up…
By Chris Person Published January 22, 2018 - Culture
What Keeps You From Starting Games You Already Own?
I want to play Assassin’s Creed Origins, I really do. The other day, Kotaku’s own Luke Plunkett told me that it takes inspiration from The Witcher 3, which is pretty much all you have to say to make me buy something and tear off the wrapping with my teeth. But then the other shoe dropped.…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 22, 2018 - CultureTotal Recall
Your Uncle Who Worked At Nintendo Still Had To Pay For His Games
Even if someone’s uncle really did work at Nintendo, guess what: he probably didn’t get that kid down the street a copy of Mario for free. Chris Bieniek from Video Game Ephemera has got hold of some 1991 “Employee Purchase Order” paperwork from Nintendo of America, which shows how workers were able to buy their…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedHere’s Seven Minutes of Shadow of the Colossus On PS4 Pro
When it was originally released in 2005 on the Playstation 2, Fumito Ueda’s Shadow of the Colossus was a technically ambitious game. The game revolves around a sword-wielding hero named Wander on his quest to resurrect a young woman by travelling on horseback across the vast “Forbidden Land” killing 16 giant colossi. The game has…
By Paul Tamayo Published January 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedA Cyberpunk Game Where You Manipulate People With Alcohol
The Red Strings Club starts, and ends, with a character falling out of a high-rise window. There’s no indication that you could do anything to stop this from happening, or even that you’re supposed to. The game is more interested in how you get to that point—and the web of lies, manipulation, and tough choices…
By Riley MacLeod Published January 22, 2018 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Assassin’s Creed Origins [Updated!]
Assassin’s Creed Origins is an overwhelming game, full of upgrade trees and sidequests and all manner of optional stuff. It can be a lot to deal with. I’m here to help. After finishing the story on PS4, I’ve restarted the game on PC and have been thinking about the things I wish I’d known before…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Six Games To Play If You Liked Doki Doki Literature Club
Doki Doki Literature Club is the kind of game where the moment it ended, I wanted to spend more time with its characters. Although I’ll never be able to play it for the first time again, here are a few games you can check out if you’re also yearning for a similar experience. Yume Nikki…
By Gita Jackson Published January 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Help Me Solve The Mystery Of These Divinity: Original Sin 2 Boots [UPDATE]
Divinity: Original Sin 2 is one of those games that’s filled with objects. Each cottage, fortress, tavern, and dungeon you come across is loaded with things that you can pick up, move around, equip, or sell. Sometimes those things tell a story. Sometimes those stories do not immediately make sense. In the game’s second act,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
The New Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Is A Lot Like The Old One
Some video game sequels take great pains to get players up to speed on what occurred in the previous game. Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth – Hacker’s Memory is not one of those sequels. It’s a side-story, and if you play it without playing the original Cyber Sleuth, you’re going to be a little lost. A…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Goblin Fights In D&D Are The Worst
For four decades, players have dutifully sacrificed a large portion of their Dungeons & Dragons games to take turns hitting a goblin with a broadsword. It’s time for us to release ourselves from the thousands of collective hours we’ve spent on D&D’s most tedious chore. Let’s kill off the goblin fight—or at least make them…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 22, 2018 - Esports
The Stopwatch Has Slowed Pro League of Legends To A Crawl
This past weekend was the season opener for the North American League of Legends Championship Series. It was the first games for a newly franchised LCS and also the first on the newest patch of the game, and one thing dominated: a whole lot of stopwatches. The stopwatch was added last November, but opening weekend…
By Eric Van Allen Published January 22, 2018 -
CultureNew Wind Waker HD Trick Breathes Life Back Into ‘Dead’ Speedrunning Category
Last year, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker speedrunners found a way to get to the end of the game early, but reaching Ganon for the final fight involved a risky trick that was entirely dependent on luck to complete. A new trick discovered this weekend removes the random chance and makes the game…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 22, 2018 -
UncategorizedGuild Wars 2 Developers Donate Thousands After Fan’s House Burns Down
Two weeks before Christmas, a Georgia woman lost her home and nearly everything she owned in a fire. When she went back to survey the damage, one of the few things she recovered was a collector’s edition copy of Nightfall, an expansion for Guild Wars, her favorite video game. After she posted her find on…
By Gita Jackson Published January 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Dragon Ball FighterZ Loot Boxes Don’t Cost Real Money
Late last week rumors circulated that Dragon Ball FighterZ featured the ability to purchase loot box-style Z capsules using real money. That’s not how it works, at least not currently. The rumors sprang froma post on Resetera featuring a conversation with a player who had received an early copy of the game. Discussing his avatar,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2018