MMO Disables Chat After Players Discover It Could Be Used To Send Malware

I think we can all agree that general chat in MMOs is usually not super great. Now imagine if those spam-slinging all-caps jerkholes could also force everyone to download computer viruses via that chat window. Yesterday, a member of the subreddit for the long-running action-MMO Tera posted about a potentially ruinous vulnerability in the game’s…

There’s A Big Secret In Call of Duty: WWII‘s Zombies Tutorial

Secrets lurk everywhere in the Zombies mode of any given Call of Duty, and the recently-released WWII is no exception. If you’ve been screaming and struggling to survive The Final Reich, you may not have realized the prologue contains a secret room, or that there are six more playable characters to unlock. A secret ‘mystery…

The Joy Of Twitter Nonsense

On today’s episode of Fave This, I’m joined by special guest Danika Harrod from Waypoint. In between talking about how to be good at Twitter, we discussed the greatest Vine of all time. (Get the MP3 here.) Harrod is Waypoint’s social editor, which means that, among other things, she runs the site’s irreverent Twitter account.…

The Final Fantasy XIV Emote That’s Pretty Much For Cybersex

There was a lot of winking and nudging when the MMO Final Fantasy XIV introduced three new poses for dozing a year ago. And behind the closed doors of virtual houses and apartments, much more went on after that. If you’re a connoisseur of online role-playing games, you know that icky feeling when you stumble…

We Streamed Star Wars Battlefront II‘s Single Player Campaign

Star Wars Battlefront II’s multiplayer has some loot box problems but the story campaign, which follows an Imperial special forces squad, is pretty cool. You can watch below as Heather Alexandra and Chris Person play through the early levels. The story campaign focuses on Iden Versio and the members of Inferno Squad before and following…

A Celebrity Sims Fan Had A Request For Me

Jessica Williams was asking me about Sims mods. Earlier this week, I was chatting with her on the phone about The Sims. The game’s publisher had set up the call to help hype The Sims 4, and the latest expansion, Cats & Dogs. I would be talking to the former Daily Show correspondent and star…

It’s Amazing That Doom Can Even Run On The Switch

Doom does not perform nearly as well on the Switch as it does on PS4, Xbox One, or PC. On Nintendo’s latest console, Doom runs at a lower framerate, with big sacrifices in resolution and graphical fidelity. But really, isn’t it a miracle that Doom is on the Switch at all? This new port, out…

School Cafeteria Thanksgiving: The Kotaku Review

Every year around this time, the schools near Atlanta where I live invite parents to join their children and germ-covered classmates in the cafeteria to enjoy a wondrous Thanksgiving repast. It might not look like much, but boy does it not look like much. I am one of those weird people that really enjoys institutional…

The South Park Mobile Game Warns You About Its Own Microtransactions

In the spirit of the disclaimer that runs before every episode of the long-running TV show, South Park: Phone Destroyer opens with a special message about microtransactions. Phone Destroyer, now out on iOS and Android, is a card-based combat game in which players summon South Park characters. Ubisoft’s free-to-play, microtransaction-based game launches with a warning…

Star Wars Battlefront II Lets You Pay Real Money For Multiplayer Advantages

Star Wars Battlefront II has everything you love from the movies: lightsabers, starfighters, and loot crates. These crates are crucial to the game’s multiplayer structure but even after being tweaked in response to widespread criticisms during the beta, they’re a mess that affects balance in negative ways. Battlefront II’s progression system is tied to equippable…

One Of The Most Famous Faces On Twitch Refuses To Let The Haters Win

According to Mychal “Trihex” Jefferson, there really isn’t much of a difference between speedrunning video games and lifting weights. “You have to be goal-oriented,” he recently said as he beamed live and uncut from a private Discord call. “It’s very easy to get into a speed game and feel intimidated, insecure and inadequate about how…

Low Attendance Forces Smash Bros Organizer To Sell His House For Tournament Funds

After skipping 2016, long-running Super Smash Bros. tournament series Tipped Off is set to return to the state of Georgia this weekend for its twelfth installment. But while the weeks leading up an event of this caliber are typically a time to promote the upcoming competition, the festivities have taken on a dour tone after…

We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Keyboard

A standard mechanical keyboard switch is about .75 inches tall and .6 inches wide and deep. NovelKeys’ “Big Series” switches are four times that size. Why? If I had to guess, I’d say it was for the clicks. Currently available for preorder at $25 apiece and expected to ship out in time for Christmas, the…

The Game With The Best Character Creation Tool Is Going Mobile

Black Desert Online is famous for its character creation tool. There is an upcoming mobile version of the Korean massively multiplayer game, and it also has an impressive-looking character creation tool. Wait, there’s a mobile version of Black Desert? Yes, there is! Black Desert Mobile was announced last year, and you can see game play…

Your Name Anime Director On The Live-Action Hollywood Adaptation 

The mega hit anime Your Name is going to be a Hollywood movie. What does Your Name creator Makoto Shinkai think about that? It’s kind of like your children leaving home. When speaking at a recent press event, Shinkai talked about the Your Name adaptation. “I often compare my works to my children,” he said,…

If Dragon Ball Super Was Made in the 1990s

It’s not. It’s made now, but if Dragon Ball Super was made in the 1990s, the show would probably look something like this. On Deviant Art, the incredibly talented Salvador Vera Llanos has uploaded some images of Dragon Ball Super done up in a Dragon Ball Z art style. The results look fantastic. But first,…

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