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Here is how Sony describes this official “Limited Edition” Destiny 2 controller, which is being released in Europe in September: The Dualshock 4 will feature a touch pad customised with the game’s logo, plus the iconic character class insignia, all in striking gold – making it the perfect companion for your next raid! Here’s how…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 1, 2017

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Track: Ghomrassen | Artist: Bonobo | Album: Star Wars Headspace Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2017

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Upcoming Mod Wants To Take Grand Theft Auto V To Space

Aliens? That’s old hat, baby stuff—a rack of old hats made for babies. Modders have decided to turn Rockstar’s small step outside the bounds of planet Earth into a giant leap. Grand Theft Space is a GTA V mod being made by sollaholla and a team of ten other modders. It isn’t done yet—and may…

By Nathan Grayson Published July 31, 2017

CultureCosplay

Final Fantasy XV Cosplay Gets Back To Nature

Since camping is such an important part of Final Fantasy XV, it’s cool that this team of cosplayers decided the best way to recreate the game was to get out into the wilds or Arizona and shoot on one of only two nights of the year that the Milky Way is visible to the naked…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2017

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Bury Me With This Persona 5 Figure

Here’s the first good look at a Persona 5 figure that won’t be out until next year, but will have already changed your heart: Figma’s Joker, who also includes Morgana whether you want him or not, because of course he would Joker includes three faces (one with a mask and two without), a gun, a…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2017

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Corey Gaspur, a Bioware veteran who worked on everything from Sonic Chronicles to the Mass Effect trilogy, has died. He had most recently been working as the lead designer on Anthem. Our thoughts are with his friends and family.

By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2017

Esports

Smash Champion’s Pop-Off Is Too Big For One Tournament Stream

When Jason “ANTi” Bates won the Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament at Smash community major Get On My Level this past weekend, he exercised his rights as champion to celebrate his accomplishment. That said, he may have gotten a little too hype (if such a thing is even possible) when his victory lap…

By Ian Walker Published July 31, 2017

Culture

How Dream Daddy‘s Creators Avoided Turning Homosexuality Into A Joke

Dream Daddy is the latest unlikely hit rocketing up the Steam charts, a dating sim where you romance a neighborhood block of improbably hot dads. I spoke to creators Leighton Gray and Vernon Shaw to find out more about how they struck a balance between humor and sincerity, criticism the game has faced since release,…

By Nathan Grayson Published July 31, 2017

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Antihero, A Strategy Game Where You Run The Jewels

Antihero, released on PC earlier this month, is a game about managing a grimy, Victorian thieves guild. Which involves all the expected daily chores, like murdering street thugs, bribing church officials and sending little homeless kids off to occupy banks. Creator Tim Conkling calls Antihero a “digital board game”, and it’s good to get that…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2017

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Sansar, the new Second Life, opened its wild, new virtual world to the public today.

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 31, 2017

Esports

Top Street Fighter V Player Rage Quits During Massive Upset

New York City’s fighting game community saw one of their own step up to the plate in a big way at this weekend’s Defend the North tournament just north of the city in White Plains. Derek “iDom” Ruffin faced off against Philadelphia’s Victor “Punk” Woodley, arguably the best player in the United States, and effectively…

By Ian Walker Published July 31, 2017

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GameStop Will Be Open On Thanksgiving This Year, To Employees’ Dismay

GameStop’s stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day this year, the company told staff during a series of conference calls this morning, according to two people who were on those calls. It’s a change in policy that has upset some employees of the massive video game retail chain. The company has not yet finalized Thanksgiving…

By Jason Schreier Published July 31, 2017

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Battlegrounds Is Most Fun When You Stop Trying To Win

This may come as a surprise, but Battlegrounds is not about winning. With everyone’s obsession with achieving the coveted “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner,” it’s easy to mistake Battlegrounds for a game you should aim to win. And maybe, if you’re a very certain type of person, it could be. But the vast majority of us…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 31, 2017

CultureSplitscreen

Game Of Thrones Recap Podcast: Bran Stark Is The Worst

Jason and I are back with another special Game of Thrones episode of Kotaku Splitscreen. This week we’re talking about the third episode of the seventh season, “The Queen’s Justice.” We spoil the episode in its entirety, obviously, and talk about differences between the show and the books. However, we do not discuss any leaked…

By Kirk Hamilton Published July 31, 2017

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One Player’s Struggle to Bring Competitive Pokémon to the Middle East

Competitive Pokémon has four main zones in North America, Europe, Latin America and the Asian-Pacific region, with countries such as Japan and South Korea running their own system. While that covers most of the world, it does leave a large gap on the map in the Middle East. This system leaves some players, such as…

Jason Krell Published July 31, 2017

Culture

Player Cuts The Stardew Valley Marriage Speedrunning Record In Half

You can pretty much speedrun anything: Google doodles, having your video game children taken away, and even (video game) marriage. While many fans deliberate for a good while over what characters to romance in Stardew Valley, for the past year, some players have sped their courtships up through speedruns. Three days ago Underscore76, the current…

By Gita Jackson Published July 31, 2017

Esports

This Week Is Prime Time To Farm Abilities In Splatoon 2

This weekend’s Splatfest isn’t just about deciding the better condiment (hint: it’s the red one), but it’s also prime time to farm up a big store of ability chunks for your competitive wardrobe. Once you’ve taken a side in the great Mayo v. Ketchup conflict in this month’s Splatoon 2 Splatfest, you receive a blank…

By Eric Van Allen Published July 31, 2017

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Revisiting The Opening Cases of L.A. Noire

Last week, we started playing L.A. Noire on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. It’s a 2011 detective game with a lot of cases to solve. Recently, we finished the cases for the traffic detective desk. It’s a good introduction to the game that also has a few problems. In L.A Noire you play as Cole Phelps, an…

By Heather Alexandra Published July 31, 2017

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New Rick And Morty Visits A Nihilistic Mad Max Wasteland

Last night’s Rick and Morty wasn’t the premiere, as the first episode of season 3 ran on April 1st. This is the start of the season proper, and while it wasn’t as inventive as classic episodes like “Total Rickall” or “Interdimensional Cable,” the confidence of the writing lets the show’s characters grow without getting corny.…

By Gita Jackson Published July 31, 2017

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Splatoon 2 Fans May Destroy Themselves Fighting Over Mayo vs Ketchup

Splatoon 2‘s first post-launch Splatfest has a theme, and while the event hasn’t officially begun yet, people are already getting riled up. The lobby has become a battleground, with everyone making a case as to why you should pick one side over the other. Marina, as everyone guessed, is Team Ketchup, while the gremlin squid…

By Patricia Hernandez Published July 31, 2017