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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Team Spun Off Into A New Company
Now that PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is a smash hit, its developer Bluehole Inc. is worth $4.6 billion. No wonder the team at Bluehole that handled the game is being turned into a subsidiary called PUBG Corporation. Via Gametoc (and tipster Sang) is the company’s new corporate logo: Gametoc (via Sang) reports that PUBG producer Chang-han Kim…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2017 - Uncategorized
NFL Players Buy Xbox For Kid Wearing A Kaepernick Jersey
Washington running backs Keith Marshall and Rob Kelley were in the Gamestop store at the Dulles 28 Centre in Virginia on Tuesday. When they saw a kid wearing a Colin Kaepernick jersey then asking how much Xbox One consoles were, the pair got together and bought one for him. The duo were in the store…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2017 -
CultureDivinity: Original Sin 2 Players Are Finding All Kinds Of Ways To Break The Game
In games as in life, you can’t solve all your problems with violence. In Divinity: Original Sin 2, however, you can always teleport a boss from across the map to fight a different boss, thereby solving your problems with somebody else’s violence. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that Divinity: Original Sin 2…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 28, 2017 -
EsportsShaq, Marshawn Lynch, And J.Lo Are On A Computer To Tell You About The Overwatch League
My fellow San Franciscans, the time has come to celebrate, for Shaquille O’Neal—Overwatch guru and the guy from that bad genie movie—has officially announced the roster for San Francisco’s Overwatch League squad. “The squad is stacked! These boys are ready,” screamed Michael Strahan, a man with deep ties to the Overwatch community and also the…
By Patrick Redford Published September 28, 2017 - Uncategorized
Here Are Some Isometric Ocarina Of Time Maps
I have a thing for isometric video games, so big thanks to Mark Mayers for linking this gallery of Ocarina of Time areas cut open and laid out. They’re from the site VGMaps, “the largest source of screenshot maps on the Internet”, which incidentally is now where I’ll be spending the rest of my week.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 28, 2017 - ReviewsPC
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
