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Blizzard Making Some Changes To StarCraft II
Once this year’s tournament season is done in November, Blizzard are looking to make some “major design changes” to StarCraft II’s units and economy. Those changes have been implemented in a “design patch” which is live now on the Testing server, and while they’re liable to change further following testing, they give you a good…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 17, 2017 -
CultureEven Sonic Can’t Outrun Death
Today on Highlight Reel we have existentially depressing Sonic clips, gun tricks, Battlegrounds depression, 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! Battlefield 1 –It’s…
By Chris Person Published August 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Subsurface Circular Tells A Short, Engrossing Robot Detective Story
Today Thomas Was Alone and Volume designer Mike Bithell dropped a surprise game on Steam called Subsurface Circular. It’s a short robot detective story set entirely on a train beneath a futuristic city, and it’s pretty cool. Bithell sent us a code for the game earlier this week, so I sat down and spent a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Cities: Skylines Adds Music Festivals
The worst part of games like Cities: Skylines is that you can make an awesome city you can’t actually live in. Cities: Skylines new Concerts add on won’t let you live in the city of your dreams, but it brings the game a little closer to the things that make cities fun to live in.…
By Gita Jackson Published August 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Five Ideas Other Shooters Should Steal From Splatoon 2
Nintendo’s brilliant online shooter Splatoon 2 deserves to be copied by other similar games. Not necessarily the fashion stuff or the whole “paint the floor” thing. Rather, some of the game’s smaller ideas…. 1. Give the game its own TV show. Modern games are constantly changing. If you haven’t played your favorite game for a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 17, 2017 -
UncategorizedTrailer For Fishing Simulator Game Is Freaking Intense, Man
Fishing Planet just got a trailer that is surprisingly hardcore for a game that’s about standing around and fishing. I come from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and can tell you that you are more infinitely more likely to get a sunburn than you are likely to look this badass while fishing. Fishing is generally…
By Chloe Spencer Published August 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Haunting New Hiroshima Anime Illustrates Life Before The Bomb
The specter of the Hiroshima bombing hangs over the World War II anime In This Corner of the World, and yet, the movie easily lures viewers into a specious calm with easy vignettes of ‘40s Japan. Falling into the regularity and mundanity of surviving a seemingly far-off war only serves to make the inevitable more catastrophic.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 17, 2017 -
UncategorizedOn August 22nd, World of Tanks is getting its first campaign mode on console, publisher Wargamng announced today. “War Stories” contains two free campaigns—one about the Red Army fighting on the Eastern Front and the other about a British fighter in the Cold War cracking a Berlin blockade.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
No Man’s Sky Players Are Marveling At The Lush New Grass
Want to know how No Man’s Sky has changed since launch? The first thing you should do is check out the beautiful grass. The Atlas Update for No Man’s Sky said, “The variety and visual quality of planetary biomes has been improved,” but it didn’t detail how or what. While there’s a lot of cool…
By Gita Jackson Published August 17, 2017 -
CultureWhich Games Scared You As A Kid?
When I was a kid, I begged my parents for a Game Gear. When I eventually wore them down, they bought me the handheld, along with six games—but I only had the courage to play five of them. I made my way through Sonic the Hedgehog, Ecco the Dolphin, Lemmings, Winter Olympics: Lillehammer 94 (my…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Razer Gear Looks Really Nice In White
I’ve been reviewing Razer accessories and hardware for ages, and aside from the odd license tie-in and those rainbow headsets, they’ve mostly had one thing in common—they’ve been black. Well now we’ve got the Mercury line, so bright and white they look like the restless spirits of real Razer products. Razer’s actually gottwo new color…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2017 -
UncategorizedPinball FX 3 Is All About Cross-Platform Competition
Coming soon to Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, the third installment of Zen Studios’ pinball platform will focus on community run tournaments and multiplayer match-ups. Today the studio announced which console and PC platforms can play together, as well as which Pinball FX 2 tables players can import into Pinball FX 3. When Zen…
By Mike Fahey Published August 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Massive New Gundam Store Opens This Weekend In Tokyo
This Saturday, an enormous new Gundam store will open its doors in Tokyo’s Odaiba. Called The Gundam Base Tokyo, the shop will have over 2,000 types of Gundam goods for sale and another 1,500 on display. That is apparently the largest assortment on Earth. The Gundam Base Tokyo joins other Gundam Base locations in South…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
A Look Inside Pokéball Terrariums
This month, a series of officially licensed“Terrarium Collection” Pokémon toys goes on sale in Japan. The collection doesn’t specifically say that this is what the inside of Pokéballs actually look like. But they are shaped like Pokéballs! Priced at 750 yen ($6.80), each one comes with a piece of gum. These Pokéball Terrariums remind me…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 17, 2017
