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Farpoint Gets Virtual Reality First-Person Shooters Right

What makes a good virtual reality first-person shooter? Give me a analog stick to move my feet and a giant plastic PlayStation Aim gun to steer me by. The hordes of alien spiders are optional. Seriously, stop it with the spiders, Farpoint. I only recently acquired PlayStation VR, so Impulse Gear’s Farpoint is my first…

By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2017

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Overwatch Director Says Balancing D.Va Was His ‘Low Point’ Of The Year

It’s no secret that Overwatch players are precious about the game’s balance changes. On the internet, fans act as armchair game devs, flooding the Overwatch forums with strongly-worded opinions whenever there’s an unpopular or surprising change. Most recently, the forums overflowed with salt after the popular tank hero D.va received a brutal nerf, making her…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 17, 2017

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Zelda: Breath of the Wild Cheats Open Up A World Of Possibilities

Breath of the Wild players have developed a cheat code mod that lets you spawn almost any object, item, character, or boss into your game. The raw power this affords Link is incredible. Here’s MrBean35000vr, testing out a sliver of things you can do with the “Accio Master Code” on the Wii U version of…

By Patricia Hernandez Published May 17, 2017

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Designer Pokémon Watch Costs $258,000, Is Ugly

Luxury Swiss watchmakers RJ-Romain Jerome have made meticulous, fascinating watches since 2004. Now, they’re collaborating with Pokémon. The results aren’t so pretty. If you want quickly understand what kind of watches RJ-Romain Jerome makes and who those watches are for, let this sentence wash over you: In 2012, they made a watch that contained materials…

By Gita Jackson Published May 17, 2017

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Overwatch will hold an anniversary event starting May 23, Blizzard said today, though the developers didn’t offer any details. At least they made this highlight trailer to… remind you of all the other Overwatch events?

By Jason Schreier Published May 17, 2017

Culture

The Bootleg Amiibo Business Is Booming, Thanks To Nintendo

With Legend of Zelda Amiibo figures perpetually sold out and fetching prohibitively high prices on eBay, many fans are turning to bootlegged “Amiibo cards” instead. Many sellers of these cards see themselves not as mere pirates, but as modern-day Robin Hoods, providing fans with the in-game content that Nintendo won’t sell them. One seller from…

By Heather Alexandra Published May 17, 2017

Tips & Guides

Tips For Playing Injustice 2

The battle between good and formerly-good comes to a head in Injustice 2, but there’s much more to the game than the kicking and the punching. Here are some tips to help you get the most out of Netherrealm Studios’ DC Comics dress-up battle simulator. If you haven’t played the first Injustice, at least watch…

By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2017

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Sims 4 Mod Lets You Square Up With Your Toddlers

Toddlers in The Sims series have are generally annoying. They can’t walk, talk or use the bathroom on their own, and they’ll keep adult sims up all night to boot. This mod lets you show them how you really feel. The “Square Up” meme—an image of a woman attempting to fight a child—propagated on Black…

By Gita Jackson Published May 17, 2017

Esports

Gwent, the card game from The Witcher 3, enters public beta on May 24 for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players. Today at 3 pm EST, the CD PROJEKT RED Twitch channel will broadcast an overview of the beta’s offerings. Card collections and player progress will be reset, so new players should feel free…

By Maddy Myers Published May 17, 2017

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South Park: The Fractured But Whole Will Be Out In October

Following a lengthy delay, the next South Park game will now be out on October 17, 2017. The Fractured But Whole is a sequel to 2014’s Stick of Truth, although this game is developed by publisher Ubisoft’s internal San Francisco studio rather than Obsidian Entertainment. It looks very, very dumb and also very, very fantastic. New…

By Jason Schreier Published May 17, 2017

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Meet The People Who Help Turn GTA Online Into A Cheater’s Paradise

Millions of dollars raining from the sky. Disappearing oceans. Jetpacks. In GTA Online, rule-breaking players can stage miracles, tragedies, and stunts using fan-created tools known as mod menus. The people creating these mod menus have their own community, where cheaters can be honorable, while others use exploits to make a buck. Mod menus are third-party…

Zack Zwiezen Published May 17, 2017

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Old Leaked Design Documents Show What Prey Could’ve Been

Three years ago, a handful of leaked design documents revealed an early version of Arkane Austin’s vision for Prey, which was then code-named Project Danielle. It’s fascinating to see how much has changed since then. These early design documents, which were leaked on a torrent website in 2014 (and are neatly summed upon NeoGAF here),…

By Jason Schreier Published May 17, 2017

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Every Big Game Coming Out In Spring 2017

Spring has arrived, and with it, a new slew of big releases. Here’s what to look out for from now until summer. March 23rd Super Mario Run | Android | Runner March 24th Zero Escape: The Nonary Games | PC, PS4, Vita | Visual Novel/Puzzle March 28th Snake Pass | PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One…

By Gita Jackson Published May 17, 2017

Reviews

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows Of Valentia: The Kotaku Review

There’s a special kind of beauty in tactics games. Navigating the intricacies of battle and bringing your soldiers home alive is a unique thrill; half puzzle, half bloodbath. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia excels in providing such thrills. Rich combat and a well-presented narrative drive a satisfying experience, even if it might be a…

By Heather Alexandra Published May 17, 2017

Culture

One Shot, One Kill

Wang Ling, aka WLOP, is an artist from China currently based in Hong Kong. You can see more of WLOP’s art at his ArtStation and Deviantart pages 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…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 17, 2017

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Star Ocean: Til the End of Time arrives on North American PS4 on May 23. It’s the same game as the 2004 original, only the jaggies have been cleaned up through the PS4’s HD emulator and it’s got trophy support. It’ll be available to download via the PlayStation Store for $20.99.

By Mike Fahey Published May 17, 2017

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The Witcher Is Getting A Netflix Series

The Witcher series is being turned into an English language Netflix drama by CG visual effects company Platige Image S.A. The Witcher series was spawned by Polish novelist Andrzej Sapkowski and has spawned highly successful (and wonderful) video games. “I’m thrilled that Netflix will be doing an adaptation of my stories, staying true to the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2017

Kotaku East

A PS Vita Minecraft is coming out in Japan…again! The hardware was released in Japan last December, and it’s now slated for July 27 for 27,700 yen (US$247). The bundle comes with Minecraft hardware, the game, DLC, a PS Vita pouch, and original wallpaper.

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2017

Kotaku East

Inside Chinese “Click Farms”

A “click farm” is where fake ratings and rankings for mobile apps and social media posts are manipulated. Here’s a look inside. This footage was recently uploaded by Russian site English Russia. It looks similar to the set-up shown in another click farm from 2015. (Note that similar “tables”have been available for purchase online in…

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2017

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Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown has been delayed. The game was originally slated for a 2017, but Namco Bandai has pushed it back to 2018, citing the need for extra time to finish the game. Better late than not ready!

By Brian Ashcraft Published May 17, 2017