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Popular Streamer Dr Disrespect Says He Was ‘Unfaithful’ To Wife, Will Take Time Off
Popular PUBG streamer Guy Beahm, aka Dr Disrespect, said on a Twitch stream today that he has been “unfaithful” to his wife and will consequently be “taking some time away” from streaming. Beahm, who has 1.4 million Twitch followers, was awarded the Trending Gamer award at the Video Game Awards last week in Los Angeles.…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2017 - Culture
Styles Of The Future
Siwoo Kim is an artist and illustrator from Korea who has worked in both games and film. You can see more of Kim’s work at her 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
New Adventure Time Game Coming In 2018
There’s a new Adventure Time game on the way for PS4, Xbox One, PC and Switch next year, and it’s all about being a pirate. Like Black Flag or Sea of Thieves, then, only…a lot cuter. The game is called Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion, and is set in a Land of Ooo that’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Switch Gave Me Back My Video Games
For the longest time it felt as though video games were growing up with me. When I was a kid, video games felt like they were for kids. They were platform games with furry animal mascots. They were as vibrant and sugary as the cordial I guzzled whilst playing them. Even zeitgeist games like Street…
Mark Serrels Published December 14, 2017 -
CultureBattlegrounds Player Becomes One With The Map
Today on Highlight Reel we have a boatload of Zelda clips, a calm snowboarder, Battlegrounds transcendence 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…
By Chris Person Published December 14, 2017 -
CultureTo The Moon‘s Sequel Feels Just A Bit Too Familiar
It’s been six years since everybody cried playing To The Moon, an indie narrative game about venturing into a dying man’s memories to fulfill his final wish. A lot has changed, especially in the world of independent game development. Sequel Finding Paradise, however, picks up right where To The Moon left off in almost every…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 14, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Switch’s Screen Is Great For Pinball
Zen Studios’ Pinball FX 3 might not look as good on the Switch as it does on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but neither of them play the long game like this. Zen’s community-driven video game pinball platform made its Switch debut this week. The latest iteration of Pinball FX allows players to earn…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2017 - CultureCosplay
You’re Staring At A Demi-God
Here’s Sledgehammer Cosplay with about as perfect a Maui as we’re ever going to get, short of some guy actually tattooing his entire body with cute lil’ Disney images. Photo by Mark Rigsby Bonus: here’s some shots (gym work excluded) putting the outfit together:
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Adding Predator To Ghost Recon Is A Cool Idea That Doesn’t Work
Ghost Recon Wildlands, a game about mindlessly blowing stuff up because some CIA bigwig said so, added the alien hunter from Predator in an update today. What’s it like to face off against such a deadly creature? A bit like high tech whack-a-mole. A small update to Ghost Recon Wildlands adds the Predator from today…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 14, 2017 -
EsportsThe State Of Esports In 2017
2017 was the year that esports became harder to ignore than ever, even for the sports blog readers who are desperate to do so. TBS has been broadcasting its Eleague Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitions since 2016, and in 2017, the show expanded into broadcasts of Street Fighter, Injustice 2 and Rocket League, with each event…
Eric Van Allen & Maddy Myers Published December 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Available today for the PS4’s massive vocaloid rhythm game, the $7.99 Hatsune Miku Project Diva Future Tone Extra Encore pack adds two new modules and songs (“Ghost Rule” and “Suna no Watusei”), an enhanced photo mode and 4K support for the PS4 Pro. Early Christmas present for me.
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Post Malone Gets Baked, Streams Call Of Duty On Twitch
Rapper Post Malone has has a pretty good year. Not only did he top Billboard’s Hot 100 with his song “rockstar,” he apparently has a bright future as a Twitch streamer. Post Malone had some success with his single “White Iverson” in 2015, but this year his career has really taken off. He’s dropped two…
By Gita Jackson Published December 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Tackling Nazis Is The New Punching Them In Wolfenstein II‘s Latest DLC
One of the best features of the rebooted Wolfenstein games has been its likable cast of characters. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus was full of complex resistance fighters with different experiences and opinions than hero BJ Blazkowicz. The game’s new downloadable content explores the lives of other people who live and die in the alternate…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 14, 2017 -
UncategorizedArk: Survival Evolved Players Are Tripping Over The Latest Expansion’s New Mushrooms
Aberration, the paid DLC expansion for Ark: Survival Evolved that arrived this week on PC and consoles, includes a lot of weird, new stuff like invisible flying lizards and a Reaper Queen that can impregnate the player with baby reapers. It also has a new type of mushroom that causes beautiful, dizzying hallucinations. Like all…
By Ethan Gach Published December 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Destiny 2‘s “The Dawning” event will run from December 19 through January 9. It’ll add a bunch of winter-themed stuff like snowball fights and event-specific milestones, and is also bringing the Mayhem game mode back to the Crucible. (And here I was just saying Destiny 2 needed more goofy PvP stuff…) More info at the Bungie…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 14, 2017 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Hanzo’s New Skin
Overwatch fandom is split on Hanzo’s new skin. Love it or hate it, they can’t stop drawing it and talking about it. Hanzo’s new skin for the Overwatch winter event was inspired by a single panel in last year’s holiday comic, “Reflections.” Some fans were hoping it’d be closer to that illustration, or at least…
By Gita Jackson Published December 14, 2017 -
UncategorizedElite: Dangerous‘ Aliens Are Attacking Space Stations Now
Elite: Dangerous’ enigmatic Thargoid aliens have been splattering players’ ships for months in apparent self-defense. Now, they’ve gone on the offensive. The outer-space starfish have begun destroying space stations, forcing players to rescue their inhabitants. Today, players of massively multiplayer space game Elite began receiving SOS messages from stations that had been devastated by Thargoids.…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 14, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe State Of The Xbox One In 2017
When we talk about the Xbox One in 2017, which Xbox One are we talking about? The original big black box? Last year’s streamlined One S? The ultra-powerful One X? It’s probably best to focus on this year’s model, the Xbox One X. Introduced in 2016 as Project Scorpio, the “world’s most powerful console” is…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
FCC Votes To Overturn Net Neutrality Rules, Brings Us One Step Closer To A Destroyed Internet
Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal net neutrality protections in a totally unsurprising move that will, in all likelihood, royally screw the internet as we know it. With net neutrality gutted, browsing the internet could resemble the token ‘90s experience of waiting for a porn image to load pixel by pixel—unless you pay…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 14, 2017