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Designing A Fighting Game’s Roster
Brawlhalla is a cool lil’ fighting game, and today in Fine Art we’re taking a look behind the scenes at some of its character design. Vince Medellin was production designer early on in the game’s development, where he worked alongside Dave Montes on the game’s cast, as well as their skins. What’s interesting about Brawlhalla’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 12, 2017 - Culture
Guy Invented A Fake Coffee Shop To Scam Free Games, Developer Says
It’s not uncommon to hear stories from game developers and critics of people posing as YouTubers, reviewers, or other outlets to get free game keys from Steam developers. This one, however, takes the cake, with a side of coffee. Jacob Janerka, developer of surreal adventure game Paradigm, claims in a lengthy Imgur post that someone…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedStar Wars, Meet Company Of Heroes
As we’ve established here on Kotaku.com, Company of Heroes was the perfect RTS. Making it even more perfect, then, is this upcoming Star Wars mod for the game. It’s a mod cliche—take a game, add Star Wars!—but you can’t argue it’s not a successful one, with everything from Call of Duty to Homeworld benefiting from…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 12, 2017 - ReviewsBoard Games
Fallout: The Board Game: The Kotaku Review
Fallout: The Board Game is as faithful an adaptation of the source material as you could possibly hope for. There have been other good video-to-board games, sure—Doom most recently—but its similarities were merely thematic. Fantasy Flight’s Fallout game, on the other hand, has been built from the ground up to play the same on a…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Last Guardian‘s Bird Dog Looks Much Better In VR
Action RPGs like Fallout 4 and Skyrim have gotten VR versions, as has Doom, but The Last Guardian demo offers a completely different sandbox in which to test the technology. No guns or dragons, just some kid playing in some ruins with some really funky looking bird-dog-cat. It’s also free. If you have a PS…
By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedFallout 4 VR Could Really Use A Hand (Or Two)
It’s easy to lose yourself for hours in the regular console or PC version of Fallout 4. One would imagine it’s even easier when completely surrounded by the sights and sounds of the Bostonian wastes in the Vive-exclusive Fallout 4 VR, but when you’re just a pair of objects floating in space, it’s not quite…
By Mike Fahey Published December 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedBreath of the Wild‘s Champions’ Ballad DLC Hides A Ton of Secret Dialogue
In Breath of the Wild’s main game, you don’t get to see much of Mipha, Revali, Urbosa, or Daruk. If you play through the new DLC, The Champions’ Ballad, you do get some new cutscenes,though it still might not feel like enough. Turns out, you can challenge the Divine Beasts again in the DLC for…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 12, 2017 - CultureCosplay
Dazed And Confused Cosplay!
We expect to see cosplay based on video games and anime, but it would be so good if more folks took the time to branch a little further out and take inspiration from other types of stuff. Like 1993’s near-perfect Dazed and Confused Michael Kane is O’Bannon, whileCharme Ensinger—who I can hear screaming AIR RAID through…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedBlood Music, the extreme metal music organization, is also working on a game called VirtuaVerse. It’s got a trailer and a projected release date of sometime in 2019. If buzzwords like cyberpunk, technomancer, and Monkey Island-style point-and-click adventure game get you excited, you should give it a look.
By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Prometheus Lens Is Dead, Long Live Prometheus Lens
All good things must come to an end. Especially in Destiny Last Tuesday, Bungie accidentally put a hilariously powerful laser gun into Destiny 2. Called Prometheus Lens, it was capable of deleting other players in the competitive Crucible in around a second, comically faster than any other standard weapon in the game. Bungie quickly acknowledged…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Battlegrounds Developers Accidentally Add Cameltoes, Remove Them
On Saturday, players noticed that survival shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds featured cameltoe, or clothed labia, on its test servers’ female models. The game’s developers say that wasn’t intentional, however, and as of a patch last night, Battlegrounds’ female characters are exposed no more. Players first noticed last weekend that Battlegrounds’ test server had made a slight…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nier: Automata‘s Director Wants To Burn His Animal Crossing Camp To The Ground
Have you been playing Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on your phone a little bit each day? Were you enjoying helping out your friendly neighbors with frivolous tasks, crafting your favorite style of coffee table and generally just vibing along to it all? Well the director of NieR: Automata is here to tell you just how…
By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedAn Infamous Creepypasta That Explored The Dark Side Of Pokémon Fandom
By now finding a “haunted” cartridge is a scary video game story cliche, but one series in sells the tale better than the rest. Pokémon’s piracy problem, coupled with fan’s’ hunger to see a mature monster-collecting game allowed “Pokémon Black” to become one of the most famous Pokémon creepypasta to ever dwell on the internet.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 12, 2017 -
UncategorizedOrisa Gets Puppy
The new Overwatch holiday event, Winter Wonderland, has begun. ‘Tis the season for new skins and emotes, now with puppies (!!!). This event’s smorgasbord of skins sees everybody ready to frolic about in the wintery weather… except Junkrat, who looks like he just got back from an excruciatingly long day at the beach, or a…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 12, 2017 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: WWII Sure Is Looking Festive These Days
Christmas came early to Call of Duty: WWII. Activision launched the Winter Siege event on December 8, letting soldiers toss around snow globes and enjoy a little holiday R&R. The event brought new content and festive décor to the Headquarters, Call of Duty: WWII’s social space. Lights are strung all around, and constant snow flurries…
By S.E. Doster Published December 12, 2017 - ReviewsSwitch
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild: The Champions’ Ballad: The Kotaku Review
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s second piece of downloadable content, The Champions’ Ballad, is a distillation of everything the game does well. Its collection of puzzle shrines holds some of the most inspired moments of the series, culminating in a wonderfully complex final dungeon. It is a strong end to the DLC…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 12, 2017