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Virtual Reality Drawing Brings Overwatch Art To Life
Liz Edwards is an artist who, in a previous life, was a 3D character artist at Total War developers Creative Assembly. She is now a 3D artist in a more direct sense. She’s shifted over recently to doing a lot of work in virtual reality, which lets people sketch in 3D, transforming rough linework into…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 19, 2017 -
CulturePlay As A Giant Robot Who Wants To Save Humanity, Accidentally Ruin Planets
It’s not easy being a giant robot with a body better suited to destroying planets than saving them, especially not when people react to your noble, monster-vaporizing efforts with bullets and lasers of their own. Jettomero, though, doesn’t really mind. He just wants to make sure everybody’s alright. Jettomero: Hero of the Universe is a…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 19, 2017 - Uncategorized
Angry Birds Now Sponsors A Football Team, And It’s A Laughing Stock
For the first time in competition history, the English Premier League is allowing teams to put sponsors on a jersey’s sleeves. Everton announced theirs the other day, and it’s…Angry Birds Not the company behind the game, Rovio. The game itself. Right there, logo and all, on the arm of a very serious and proper professional…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 19, 2017 - Uncategorized
Garbage Man Finds Working PS4 In The Trash
TrashM4N is a garbage collector who goes about his business, collecting trash. While streaming on Twitch. Most of the time his channel is fairly ordinary, but on his latest run he opened a bin and found a perfectly fine Slim PS4, along with some cables and a controller. You’d think being thrown into the trash…
Alex Walker Published September 19, 2017 - Uncategorized
Cars With Video Game Names, Ranked
A lot of cars share names with popular video games. Obviously, we had to rank them. 23. Ultima Evolution 22. Dodge Journey 21. Plymouth Horizon 20. Dodge Avenger 19. Pontiac Tempest 18. Pontiac Aztek 17. Land Rover Defender 16. Pontiac Phoenix 15. Dodge Durango 14. Mahindra Scorpio 13. Dodge Monaco 12. Nissan Rogue 11. Toyota…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 19, 2017 -
CultureHeavy Rain Modded Into A Nightmare
Today on Highlight Reel we have modding nightmares, Battlefield assists, FIFA celebrations, 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 19, 2017 - Uncategorized
Modder Finds Unused Monsters Hiding In Silent Hill‘s Code
The Silent Hill series has some gnarly monsters, from demonic dogs to the iconic Pyramid Head. A modder looking at the original game’s code has uncovered some lost creatures and brought them back to life in all their horrific glory. Modder roocker666 first noticed something out of the ordinary last Saturday after extracting Silent Hill’s…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 19, 2017 - Uncategorized
After Ratings Problem, Golf Game Returns To Switch, Minus The Sexy Demon Art
In early August, Zen Studios’ latest game, Infinite Minigolf, wasremoved from the Nintendo Switch eShop following a sudden shift in the game’s rating from E for Everyone to T for Teen. The racy artwork responsible for the shift is now gone, and the game is finally back up for sale. Zen Studios never specified which…
By Mike Fahey Published September 19, 2017 - Culture
Valve’s Solution To Steam Review Bombing Is To Add Charts
For years, Steam has struggled with the issue of review bombing, where large numbers of users leave negative reviews on games’ pages, often because of controversial subject matter or news that doesn’t actually impact the game’s quality. Today, Valve finally addressed the problem. Sorta. In a new blog post, Valve announced that it’s decided to…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 19, 2017 -
UncategorizedVisual Novel Takes Fans Back To Gravity Falls, Kinda
It’s been a year since Gravity Falls aired its series finale, and I, one of the show’s many super-fans, miss it so much. But now, there’s a visual novel on the way that can help me relive some of the wackiness of that small, mysterious Oregon town. It’s called Reverse Falls. The idea for Reverse…
By Chloe Spencer Published September 19, 2017 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K18 Is Riddled With Microtransactions
The latest game in the NBA 2K series is frustrating to play if you don’t want to spend any additional money on top of the $60 you have to shell out to get the game. Technically, you don’t ever need to buy anything in NBA 2K18. It’s just much, much easier if you do. Virtual…
By Gita Jackson Published September 19, 2017 - Uncategorized
L.A. Noire‘s Ending, Revisited
I’ve been playing through L.A. Noire for the last month and a half on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. This weekend we finished the game. The conclusion is bittersweet but there was no other way for a tale of crime and corruption to end. Controversial in its day, L.A Noire’s ending is perfect when viewed in retrospect.…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 19, 2017 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy VII‘s Nightlife District Wall Market Is A Lot Sexier In Japanese
I’ve been playing Final Fantasy VII in Japanese and English at the same time, and I’m noticing a trillion tiny differences. This is part four of my video series comparing the two versions of the game. Today, we follow Cloud and Aeris as they chase after Tifa into Wall Market, a nighttime city of sex…
By Tim Rogers Published September 19, 2017 - Uncategorized
Danganronpa V3 Can’t Resist A Good Splatoon Joke
The newest Danganronpa is full of pop culture references, including quite a few that may surprise you. My favorite so far is this inventory item. Screw you, squids. I’ve spent the past week digging into Danganronpa V3, the third proper game in the goofy visual novel series. Equal parts surreal, gross, mind-boggling, and hilarious, Danganronpa…
By Jason Schreier Published September 19, 2017 - ReviewsMultiplatform
Destiny 2: The Kotaku Review
As I struggle to fall asleep after a night of Destiny 2, the game keeps running through my mind. It’s like getting a song stuck in my head: I see the flash of combat and feel the rumbling controller in my hand. But I rarely hear the sounds of battle. Instead, I hear voices. They…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 19, 2017 - Uncategorized
Here Are D&D‘s New Official Dinosaur Racing Rules
Dungeons & Dragons’ selling point is that is lets players be and do things they’ve always dreamed of. Dinosaur racing has never been one of those things for me, but if it is for you, D&D’s newest adventure, which launched today, delivers on that very specific fantasy. Tomb of Annihilation is a campaign set on…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 19, 2017 -
EsportsOfficial Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Tournament Will Give Six Players Special Powers
Timed with the release of the game, Capcom has announced theirfirst high-profile tournament series for Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite. Unlike the currently Street Fighter-exclusive Capcom Cup, however, Battle for the Stones introduces some quirks to the traditional competitive environment in the hopes of making real-world decisions as crazy as what players can pull off in-game.…
By Ian Walker Published September 19, 2017 - Uncategorized
Toys’R’Us Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, But It’s Not Dead Yet
Faced with $5 billion in long-term investment debt and fierce competition from a rapidly-changing retail marketplace, toy and children’s goods retailer Toys’R’Us has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Don’t start mourning and sharing childhood memories just yet—it’s not the shutting down sort of bankruptcy. Things haven’t been great for Toys’R’Us over the past decade and…
By Mike Fahey Published September 19, 2017