Battlegrounds Player Banned For Allegedly Looking At Another Player’s Stream [UPDATE]

Moderators for the popular shooter Battlegrounds banned a player this week for what they said was “stream sniping,” or watching another player’s stream to identify his location. The banned player denies any wrongdoing, which raises a fascinating question: How do you prove that someone is watching someone else’s stream? Yesterday on Reddit, a user named…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Didn’t Cheat But My Wife Thinks I Did

Hello all you frightening skin machines, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only advice column with a complete walkthrough for the dating sim of life. This week, we’re tackling a couple of complex topics. When it seems like you’ve missed your window, is it possible to turn a friendship into something more physical? And…

Revisiting The Intro Scene Of Half-Life

Last night, we started a playthrough of Half-Life on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. Punchy shotguns and nasty aliens make for a fantastic shooter experience, but the game begins less dramatically, with a long train ride. It’s one of the most memorable openings in gaming history, but it’s the least Half-Life thing about Half-Life When Half-Life released…

70 People Ran A Super Mario 64 Relay And It Was Incredible 

At the 2017 European Speedrunner Assembly, a relay had 70 different people collecting a star each in Super Mario 64. It was pandemonium, and it was one of the most entertaining Mario runs I’ve ever seen. Speedrunners 360Chrism and Fuzzyness hosted a steady stream of Mario players, from well-known players to newcomers who had never…

Dragon Quest XI Coming West Next Year

Dragon Quest XI comes out today in Japan, and to celebrate, creator Yuji Horii announced plans to bring it to English as Dragon Quest XI: Echoes Of An Elusive Age. There’s no word on which platforms it’ll hit, but publisher Square Enix says it’ll be out in 2018. “The game is currently being localized into…

Dishonored‘s Party Level Rewrote The Rules Of Stealth Games

The mission seems to be going well enough; it’s been tough, but you’ve persevered, making your way through some tense situations by avoiding the gaze of patrolling guards. You’ve just infiltrated the enemy base—now it’s time to assassinate someone. You’re hiding, maybe in the bushes or around a corner, and wham, some guard spots you.…

James Bond’s Moonraker, Remade In Planet Coaster

The scale of what people are creating in Planet Coaster is incredible. Latest testament to people’s imagination, and/or insanity: Moonraker. It’s a recreation of the classic James Bond film, but as a theme park ride. And the ride doesn’t just cover one aspect of Moonraker, or highlight the rocket. It runs through the whole film,…

Fantastic Survival Game Neo Scavenger Is Now On Mobile

Neo Scavenger doesn’t look like much. In a world of visually beautiful, sprawling survival sims like The Long Dark and Ark, it hardly stands out. But it’s one of the best survival game out there, and now you can play it on mobile. Developed by Blue Bottle Games, Neo Scavenger came to PCs in 2014.…

Konami Updates MGSV: The Phantom Pain, Makes Ocelot Playable on FOBs

Never mind that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain came out in September 2015 or that most people are now playing something else. Konamireleased an update for the game, making Ocelot playable onForward Operating Bases. Here are the patch notes regarding Ocelot: Ocelot is finally available in FOB missions !　 You can play as Ocelot…

Steins;Gate 0 Is Getting An Anime 

Visual novel Steins;Gate 0 was originally released in Japan on the PS3, PS4 and the Vita in December 2015. It came out in the U.S. the following year. Since the source material is a visual novel, it should lend itself to an excellent anime adaptation. It wouldn’t be the first. The original Steins;Gate anime turned…

Switch Sales Are Causing Problems In Japan 

In Japan, the lines for the Nintendo Switch have been hell. The way that retailers are deciding who gets the consoles just caused big woes for one of Japan’s most famous electronics chains. In an effort to seemingly be “fair” and stymie the gray market, major chains like Bic Camera, Yodobashi Camera, and Toys “R”…

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Civilization VI Just Made Some Pretty Big Changes

Alongside the release of Nubia, Civilization VI has a “Summer Update” out today that makes a number of surprisingly major changes to the game. There’s a lot to sift through, including tweaks to many individual Civ’s traits, but the most important ones fall into two categories: early-game expansion and the game’s user interface. Firaxis have…

Duck Hunt, Recreated In Halo 5

Halo 5 will probably never be anybody’s favorite Halo, but it might end up somebody’s favorite Zelda, Mario Kart, or (now) Duck Hunt—because nobody ever said the world needed to make sense. This map is actually more than a simple remake, though. “Duck Hunt,” as created by Halo 5 Forge user Spartan Blood 1 and…

The Witcher 3’s Wind Is Beautiful

There are a lot of things that keep me coming back to The Witcher 3, but few are as effective—or as quaint—as the game’s wind. Yes, the game looks gorgeous by traditional reckoning. The textures, the lighting, the animation, it’s a good-looking video game by video game standards. But there are a lot of good-looking…