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We Talk Assassin’s Creed Origins And NeoGAF On Today’s Splitscreen
On this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, recorded between marathon writing sessions for both me and Kirk, we’re talking about the new Assassin’s Creed and NeoGAF’s implosion. First we dig into the good and bad of Assassin’s Creed Origins, which Kirk has been playing for five days straight and has many thoughts about. Then (32:06)…
By Jason Schreier Published October 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
Wolfenstein 2 Collectible Mocks Progressive Magazine Over Its Coverage Of White Nationalists
There are a ton of things to pick up in Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus, ranging from postcards and vinyl albums to newspaper clippings. Most of them are simply there to build out the game’s Nazi-ruled America, but one in particular makes fun of the magazine Mother Jones for a profile of Richard Spencer it…
By Ethan Gach Published October 29, 2017 -
EsportsBig Buck Hunter Interview Goes About How You’d Expect
Say hello to Jerad, one of the Big Buck HD players from last night’s Big Buck World Championship. The self-proclaimed “messiah of Big Buck Hunter,” he gave quite an interview during last night’s festivities. Though Jerad didn’t make it to the finals, those who did put on a good show of arcade accuracy and speed,…
By Eric Van Allen Published October 29, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Video Game Themed
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published October 27. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 23. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published October 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Land 2‘s Wonderful Halloween Levels
Out twenty five years ago next month, the second entry in the handheld Mario spin-off series was significant for a number of reasons, but perhaps none as timely as its Halloween world. The Pumpkin Zone is one of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins’s more festive levels. While some of the game’s worlds are…
By Ethan Gach Published October 28, 2017 -
EsportsThe Moment You Realize You Qualified For Capcom Cup
This weekend’s Canada Cup is stacked with talent, as players on the bubble fight for the last possible points they can get to make the cut for the upcoming Capcom Cup. Here’s Gustavo Romero, or “801 Strider,” landing the last grab he needed to make this tournament’s top 8 and qualify for the big event…
By Eric Van Allen Published October 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Papers, Please film adaptation now has a trailer. If you were wondering what a game about reading through documents would look like as a movie, the question has now be answered. Created by Nikita Ordynskiy with the full support of developer Lucas Pope, the short film is due out in 2018.
By Ethan Gach Published October 28, 2017 - Esports
Dota Tournament Rolls Teams Out In Mercedes-Benz Sedans
This weekend’s ESL One Hamburg is the first major of the 2018 Dota 2 season, which makes it crucial for getting some early points on the circuit. Outside the points and $1 million prize pool, there’s also another prize: a pretty sweet car. Mercedes-Benz is one of the sponsors of the tournament, and part of…
By Eric Van Allen Published October 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
The former Director of Xbox Live Policy, Stephen Toulouse, passed away at the age of 45. Toulouse, also known as Stepto, was instrumental to shaping the platform’s approach to online community building and policing. He left Microsoft in 2012 after 17 years with the company.
By Ethan Gach Published October 28, 2017 -
CultureWolfenstein: The New Colossus Has Already Been Beaten In Under Eighty Minutes
The newest game in the Nazi-slaying series is pretty short, at least if you’re a speedrunner. Released only a day ago, The New Colossus digs deep into American politics and the country’s legacy of racism and bigotry. The game doesn’t pull many punches, right from the very beginning. Of course, you could also blaze through…
By Ethan Gach Published October 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedMinecraft now has Stranger Things costumes. Actually, Stranger Things skins to be more precise. The game’s latest pack will let you explore and build as up to fifty different characters from the show, including from season two, so be warned, the DLC does include spoilers
By Ethan Gach Published October 28, 2017 - Esports
Faker Never Seemed To Doubt His Galio In Close Semifinals Match
In last night’s League of Legends world championship matches, SKT T1’s Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok seemed hell-bent on proving how good his Galio was. In a series that went to game five against home-crowd team Royal Never Give Up, Faker played only Galio, all five games. This isn’t an outlandish strategy in the grand scheme of…
By Eric Van Allen Published October 28, 2017 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: ESL One Hamburg, Canada Cup, And More
It’s a packed weekend with the last of the Worlds 2017 semifinals and a Dota 2 Major in Germany leading the way. Those events are followed up closely by the Canada Cup fighting game event, the Heroes of the Storm HGC Finals, and Epicenter 2017. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all…
By Ethan Gach Published October 28, 2017 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Single-Player’s Not Dead Yet
QUOTE | “As a company we love single-player more than anything, and believe in it absolutely – for storytelling and a sense of immersion in a world, multiplayer games don’t rival single-player games.” – Rockstar Games director of design Imran Sarwar insists the success of Grand Theft Auto Online and lack of narrative-driven GTA V…
Brendan Sinclair Published October 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
More Evidence That Assassin’s Creed And Watch Dogs Are Set In The Same Universe
There’ve been hints in the past that Assassin’s Creed and Watch Dogs exist in the same fictional world. A fun new easter egg in the new Assassin’s Creed Origins sure offers more support for that theory. What follows is a spoiler for Assassin’s Creed Origins, of course. So don’t scroll down past this picture of…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
How The UFC’s Best Fighter Thinks He’d Beat Batman, Thor, And Goku
It’s been a good year for Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. But could he beat Goku? Johnson cemented his claim to the title of best fighter in the world by turning in two flawless defenses of his flyweight title, breaking the record for most consecutive title defenses in the UFC, and pulling off one of the…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 27, 2017 -
CultureNine Terrible Reasons To Hate Super Mario Odyssey, If You’re A Monster
Can you imagine what it would be like to hate Super Mario Odyssey? I’m especially qualified to say “No,” given how many thousands of hours of my life I’ve devoted to the enjoyment of digital jump gauntlets starring Mario. In the name of fresh video content, I thought-experimented my way into the mind of my…
By Tim Rogers Published October 27, 2017 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for trying to remember your GeForce password because you forgot your screenshot keybinding and the Steam overlay doesn’t work for Wolfenstein 2. Basically, the weekend is for locking yourself out of your graphics card. Again. I started Wolfenstein 2 last night, and though I only got about an hour in I’m really liking…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 27, 2017
