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Battlegrounds Players Win Match Without Killing Anybody
I’ve tried winning PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds matches with pacifism. I’ve tried hiding out, talking to other players, and (very unsuccessfully) blocking bullets with a frying pan. I never believed it was actually possible, though. Eventually death—aka the ever-encroaching blue fog of doom—claims us all. Against all odds, however, Kurtjmac and a partner pulled it off. They spent…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Ghost Games says there’ll be a new Need for Speed game before 2017 ends, and it’ll be playable offline, addressing one of the major issues fans had with the 2015 reboot. It’ll have an open world, cops to flee and plenty of car customization. Look for more details at the EA Play event in June.
By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Prey Shows That Bethesda’s Review Policy Is Even Bad For Bethesda
Prey, the newest game from Arkane Studios, is most enjoyable when you take your time exploring its corners and crevices. It’s a quiet, unsettling game, one that can turn into a real drag if you try to rush. So why did Bethesda force reviewers to blaze through the game as quickly as possible? And what…
By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2017 - Culture
Speedrunner Completes Homestar Runner Game In 17 Milliseconds
Speedrunning is all about beating games as fast as possible. One speedrun through a free Homestar Runner web game is so fast that you can literally blink and miss it. Where’s An Egg? is a quick puzzle game where players guide an inspector around on a journey to find an egg hidden on someone’s possession. The…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 9, 2017 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Prey
Prey is a tense, moody game that makes you distrust everyday objects because they might secretly be monsters. Whether you’re just launching the game or well into your exploration of Talos I, here are some tips for making it through. Don’t worry about playing the previous Prey I never played the original Prey, and that…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Four months after Ubisoft released multiplayer hack-and-slash game For Honor, players continue to report frustratingly slow matchmaking times upwards of a few minutes. But yesterday, Ubisoft told Kotaku that matchmaking takes 45 seconds on average. What have your experiences been? Tell us in the comments.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedMatch Land Is A More Lovable Sort Of Puzzle Adventure Game
Popularized by games like Puzzles & Dragons, mobile match-three puzzles games usually contain overly-complex mechanics, obnoxious microtransactions and a constant stream of ads for the amazing heroes you could get if you just spent enough cash. Take away those things and you get Match Land. Developed by Race Cat and available as a free download…
By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Starz’s American Gods: a beautiful adaptation of a book I honestly didn’t like that much. What it is: A prestige drama adaptation of the Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name, with Hannibal’s Bryan Fuller and Kings’s Michael Green at the helm. What I’ve watched: Only two episodes have aired and I’ve watched them both.…
By Gita Jackson Published May 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Both Zelda And Prey Make Climbing (And Falling) Fun
On the surface, Zelda: Breath of the Wild doesn’t have much in common with the new sci-fi thriller Prey. While the games are different in a lot of ways, both are well-made simulations that reward experimentation and exploration. And both give you fun ways to climb around. Navigation and traversal are fundamental aspects of any…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Graphic Novel About D&D‘s Creator Is Enchanting, But Falls Into A Familiar Trap
Storytelling was never the same after Dungeons & Dragons. When players, guided by a dungeon master, knit a dense narrative whose many threads are each supported by their neighbors, it makes the case that many voices are greater than one. This is the pitch on which Dungeons & Dragons stakes its brand. We see the…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Eleven-Year-Old Gets Used Copy Of GTA V, Finds Bag Of Meth [Update]
According to Havana, Florida mom Kayla McAllister, her 11-year-old son was flipping through the manual of a used game purchased from GameStop on Sunday when he came across a plastic bag containing a white substance. They called the police and yep, it’s meth. According to McAllister, who wrote about the incident in a Facebook post…
By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2017 - Culture
What We Loved (And Didn’t Love) About Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
There’s a new Guardians of the Galaxy movie! Let’s talk about it. Mike Fahey and I are both avowed fans of James Gunn’s original Guardians of the Galaxy film, and both of us headed to the theater over the weekend to see his follow-up. Did the second outing capture the unlikely charm of the first…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 9, 2017 -
EsportsTen Years Ago, Dead Or Alive Launched The Careers Of The Highest-Paid Women Pro Gamers
Vanessa Arteaga had been playing fighting games since she was a child, long before she became one of the highest-paid women in competitive gaming history—but her tens of thousands in winnings still pale in comparison to the millions that her male peers have made in competitive gaming in the years since. Her older brother started…
By Maddy Myers Published May 9, 2017 - Culture
The Art Of Endless Legend & Endless Space 2
Amplitude are the creators of beautiful (and excellent) strategy games like Endless Legend and Endless Space. Today we’re looking at the work of two of their artists. Which means a lot of the stuff you’re about to see is going to look familiar, only bigger, since most of it is only ever visible in-game as…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 9, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
What We’d Do If We Were Making Destiny Spinoffs
Would you watch an animated series about Destiny bounty hunters before the Fall? Would you play a game where you have to balance Destiny guns? On episode 78 of Kotaku Splitscreen, we answer all these questions and more. During last week’s show, we reached into the mailbag and took out some questions from listeners, including…
By Jason Schreier Published May 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Secret World’s Bizarro Free-To-Play Relaunch Arrives June 26
Funcom’s pay-to-play, modern-day paranormal MMO The Secret World relaunches on June 26 as the free-to-play Secret World Legends, delivering the same exact content in a slightly different way. As a player of the original game, the whole thing is downright weird. I spent a couple of months playing through The Secret World back when it…
By Mike Fahey Published May 9, 2017
