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Total War: Warhammer 2: The Kotaku Review
Let’s keep this simple: Total War: Warhammer was a very good strategy game. Total War: Warhammer 2 is better. The game continues Creative Assembly’s tradition of building on the release of a new Total War with a sort of semi-sequel. In the past we’ve seen a bunch of these, from Napoleon (following Empire) to Attila…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2017 - CultureCosplay
Beach McCree Cosplay Is Here To Save Lives
If you still can’t decide whether McCree’s Summer Games beach skin is hot or not, cosplayer Leon Chiro is here to help. Chiro, who does everything from stunt work to acrobatics, was recently in the Caribbean dressed in the Overwatch cowboy’s weirdest outfit. If you’re wondering why the trees are all blowing backwards while the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2017 - Esports
$20K RuneScape Tournament Can’t Decide A Winner Because There Was Too Much Cheating
This past weekend, Runefest 2017 hosted the finals of a RuneScape tournament with a whopping $20,000 cash prize for the winner, plus an additional $10,000 to be donated to a charity of the player’s choice. Five days later, and after accusations of cheating and foul play, the winner still hasn’t been determined. The competitors faced…
By Maddy Myers Published September 28, 2017 -
CultureGun Fits Perfectly
Today on Highlight reel we have near misses, trapped guns, confused NPCs and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on all the…
By Chris Person Published September 28, 2017 -
CultureMy Eight Biggest Steam Pet Peeves
Steam is perhaps the most monolithic gaming platform, the PC’s biggest show in town by a long shot. It’s also a multi-layered mess of systems and ideas, a Frankenstein UI (FrankenstUIn) assembled from limbs whose purposes are dimly remembered at best. It annoys the piss out of me sometimes, is what I’m saying. Valve’s one-stop…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Hasn’t Felt Quite As Toxic Lately
Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot more “Great ult!” and “Thanks for switching!” in Overwatch than “Get wrecked, you useless piece of s***.” After toxicity in Overwatch’s competitive mode reached critical saturation last season, this season, which began September 1st, has felt markedly more positive. Doom and gloom marked Season 5 of Overwatch’s competitive mode,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 28, 2017 -
EsportsMarvel vs. Capcom Players Are Figuring Out Some Of Infinite’s Hidden Techniques
Just a week after Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite’s official launch, the fighting game community is starting to showcase a deep understanding of what makes the game tick. They’ve figured out mechanics that are unexplained in Infinite’s tutorial and concocted high-level competitive strategies that have contributed to amazing tournament wins. The discoveries started before Infinite even…
By Ian Walker Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
I Wrote A Book About Final Fantasy And It’s Available Now
Is Final Fantasy V the best of the series? Whether you agree or disagree, if you love old-school Final Fantasy games you might want to read my new book Final Fantasy V, which is available now from Boss Fight Books. Each book in the Boss Fight series examines a single game that’s particularly important in…
By Chris Kohler Published September 28, 2017 -
EsportsSplatoon 2 Players Across The World Say Matchmaking Is Making It Harder To Play
Competitive video games are unique in that they offer an international field of play. Unlike soccer or football, video games let you play the best in the world without having to travel, creating an international dialogue of play and growth. For Splatoon 2 players though, the current matchmaking system hinders that exchange of ideas, a…
By Eric Van Allen Published September 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedGolf Story Is A Nintendo Switch RPG You Should Play
I have truly never seen the appeal of golf, but Golf Story, a new Nintendo Switch exclusive, is so charming that I can’t stop playing it. I’m not a sports hater, but golf really isn’t my thing. If I wanted to take a long walk, I’d just take a long walk, ya dig? Golf Story,…
By Gita Jackson Published September 28, 2017 - ReviewsRetro
Link: Faces Of Evil: The Kotaku Review
When Nintendo foolishly licensed The Legend of Zelda to Phillips Media in the early 90s, the result was more than just Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon for the company’s CD-i console. Link: Faces of Evil is the action complement to Gamelon’s adventure game sensibilities. It eschews subtlety for a dungeon crawl-fest that is better left…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Battlegrounds Players Are Buying A Virtual Bandana For Nearly $1,000
Why invest in Boeing and Bitcoin when you can earn a slick $1,000 from selling a virtual red bandana you got in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds? You can pick one up in Steam’s Community Market, a hub for users to buy and sell in-game items like weapons for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and skins for Rust characters. Right…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Switch Owners Really, Really Care About The Game Icons
How important is the design of game icons, the visual indicators of the titles available to launch from our consoles’ dashboards? A number of Switch owners are very particular about the colorful squares that show up on their home screens. They’re calling for changes, and developers are listening. On Thursday, September 18, three days before…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Learning To Make Games Helps Me Appreciate Them More
In the past, I’ve thought a little about making a game, but never got around to learning actual coding. Recently, I’ve started to develop that abstract “what if” idea into a passion project of my own. I’m learning how to create maps, program quests, and write cutscenes with the help of a program that can…
By Chloe Spencer Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil Games, Ranked (By Number Of Ports)
Resident Evil Revelations was released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One last month, with a Nintendo Switch version slated for November. If you’re thinking “This game again?” you’re not alone. In fact, the news got me a-wonderin’: which game in the franchise has been ported to the most platforms? How many Resident Evils exist out…
By Stacie Ponder Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Cowboy Bebop Director’s New Blade Runner Anime Is Killer
It was obvious that an anime reimagining of Blade Runner by the director of Cowboy Bebop would be killer, but it surpassed my high expectations. The recent anime short Blade Runner Blackout 2022 is 15 beating kick drum minutes of stoical one-liners, waltzing fight scenes and, because it’s still Blade Runner, philosophical riffs on the…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Super Metroid‘s Creators Want You To Save The Animals
At the biannual Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon, there’s always an ongoing contest: In Super Metroid, should the runners save or kill the animals? Super Metroid’s creators say… SAVE THEM. After defeating the final boss of Super Metroid, you, as protagonist Samus Aran, must escape from the exploding planet of Zebes. Along the way, you…
By Jason Schreier Published September 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedRed Dead Redemption 2 Is A Prequel About Dutch’s Gang
Here’s the new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, which stars a new character named Arthur Morgan and is set before the events of the first game, as has been rumored. In the trailer—which, as you might expect from Rockstar, looks wonderful—we get our first glimpse at young(er) Dutch and his merry band of outlaws,…
By Jason Schreier Published September 28, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe creator of QWOP, Bennet Foddy, is releasing a new game called Getting Over It on October 6th. In it, you climb a mountain using a sledgehammer. “I created this game for a certain kind of person,” Foddy says in this trailer. “To hurt them.”
By Gita Jackson Published September 28, 2017
