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UncategorizedSomeone’s Making A Spiritual Successor To Theme Hospital
On the back of the recent revival of management sim games, a new studio out of Prague has decided to tackle healthcare with an upcoming game called Project Hospital As the name suggests, the game revolves around building and maintaining a hospital. Players will focus on identifying diseases, researching cures, and treating as many patients…
By Ethan Gach Published November 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Sabotage And Stealth Make For Call Of Duty: WWII‘s Best Mission
Call of Duty: WWII mostly focuses on large battles and explosive confrontations, but the game’s best mission is quiet, intimate, and subtle. Call of Duty: WWII’s narrative focuses on the US Army’s 1st Infantry Division, centering on major battles like the Invasion of Normandy and The Battle of the Bulge. These levels feel as loud…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 14, 2017 -
ReviewsMultiplatformLego Marvel Super Heroes 2: The Kotaku Review
When we last left Lego Marvel Super Heroes, the Avengers, X-Men and Fantastic Four had banded together to gather the cosmic doohickeys needed to finish story mode and get to the exciting free-roaming bits. Four years later, the X-Men and Fantastic Four are gone, but everything else is pretty much the same. Lego Marvel Super…
By Mike Fahey Published November 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
GameStop ‘Temporarily Pauses’ Unlimited Used Games Program
GameStop has suspended its PowerPass program, which offers customers six months of unlimited access to used games. The retail chain told employees yesterday to pull down all signage involving the program and store it in their backrooms, according to two GameStop staff. It’s not clear why GameStop is freezing the program, but employees have speculated…
By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Shining Resonance is getting a revamped version for the PS4. Originally released in 2014 on the PS3, the “power-upped” PS4 release will feature remastered graphics. It will be out on March 29, 2018 in Japan. No word about an international release.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Godzilla Head Appears In Tokyo For The New Anime
Anime feature film Godzilla: Kaiju Wakusei (Godzilla: Monster Planet) opens this month in Japan. This week, a huge Godzilla head went up in Tokyo over a Shinjuku train station entrance. It’s kind of unsettling, no? Like the head has been lopped off or something. But when it gets dark, those eyes are freaky. Kotaku East…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Forget Noctis, Here Are Other Ideas For Tekken 7 Characters
In a surprising announcement, Final Fantasy XV’s Noctis is joining Tekken 7. But fans have their own ideas regarding which characters they’d like to see in the King of Iron Fist Tournament. Namely, Kazuma Kiryu. The one character many fans keep saying they’d like to see in Tekken 7 is the Yakuza protagonist. For a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2017 - CultureCosplay
When Overwatch Goes Punk
Like they did with underwear, and then formal evening wear, Overwatch cosplayers have once again taken their favourite characters and put a little spin on their outfits. This time, the theme is punk. These costumes were all on show at this year’s BlizzCon, with most of the shots below taken by Mineralblu
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2017 - Culture
Ready For Anything
Won Bin Lee is an artist from South Korea. You can see more of Lee’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, showcasing the best of both their…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedPokémon Fans Are Losing Their Minds At The End Of The New Movie
There is a weird thing about the new Pokémon movie that is kind of a spoiler, so if you’re sensitive to that stuff, look away. If you’re not, here is a room full of adults losing their shit over what happens at the end of the newest movie in the series, I Choose You! WARNING:…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2017 -
CultureStreamers Reacting To Speedruns Of A Game They Just Rage-Quit Is 😙👌
Last week, I wrote about popular streamers rage-quitting Getting Over It, a game about climbing a junk mountain that represents digital content and probably also Hell. Now for the flipside of that coin: people being extremely good at the game… being watched by people who are extremely bad at it. Getting Over It’s speedrunning scene…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Challenge Of Designing Two Of Persona 5’s Best Characters
Persona 5’s art book, now available in English, has some…interesting things to say about the design of a couple of the game’s best characters, Takemi and Kawakami. The book—which is incredible, by the way—is full of developer commentary, explaining the design process behind everything from the Phantom Thieves to the game’s boss battles. A lot…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe ‘Free’ CS:GO Skin Industry Is Booming, Following Gambling Crackdown
Gambling for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skins is so 2016. Now, there’s a burgeoning new industry giving them out to players for free. Well: “free.” For years, CS:GO players have bought and sold virtual weapon skins in Steam’s marketplace. They’re cosmetic finishes players can paste on top of guns. As time went on, rarer skins’ market…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
IGN Staff Walk Out After Former Employee’s Sexual Harassment Claims [UPDATE]
Prominent staff at the gaming site IGN say they’ve walked out today in the wake of allegations late last week that a former editor sexually harassed two women at the company. “There won’t be a Daily Fix today because a large group of IGN employees have refused to work until the company issues a statement/apology…
By Jason Schreier Published November 13, 2017 -
EsportsPro Gamers Should Use Their Real Names
Here’s some helpful advice from me, a guy with a surface-level interest in esports, to you, the pro gamer: Use your real name instead of some gamer handle. I’m sure that you have heard this before, from some jerk looking down his nose at you, but let me assure you that I do respect games…
By Tom Ley Published November 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
EA Cuts Star Wars Battlefront II Hero Costs After Widespread Anger
Star Wars Battlefront II’s heroes were a little expensive to unlock. Responding to widespread criticism, a new blog post from EA outlines a major reduction in cost for unlocking the franchise’s iconic characters. One of the major appeals of Star Wars Battlefront II is the chance to participate in massive battles from the films and…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 13, 2017