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New Games Magazine Is A Profound Waste Of Time

You could call an attempt to launch a new video games magazine in 2016 a profound waste of time. Or, you could be like these guys, and call your new video games magazine A Profound Waste Of Time Smartly realising that about the only space left in the market for physical mags is to cater…

Who Did This To You, Assassin’s Creed? [Update]

UPDATE (11/22, 6:16pm): As it turns out, the Assassin’s Creed Ezio Collection isn’t quite the disaster that this video made it seem. Turns out the animation glitch was also in the original version of Assassin’s Creed II, and the deformed NPC was randomly generated. (Still hilarious, though.) More info here Original post follows:  Assassin’s Creed…

Overwatch‘s Sombra Makes Roadhog’s Hook Even More Broken 

Roadhog’s hook is like one of those old math problems with the trains. If Hook X is approaching Sombra Y at a speed anchored to this reality only by wishful thinking, and Sombra Y decides to briefly exit this reality altogether by teleporting, who wins? Roadhog’s hook is busted. Blizzard fully acknowledges this, and they’re…

Battlefield Tank Guy Makes A Hell Of A Shot

Today on Highlight Reel we have impressive shots, Titanfall grapples, Reinhardt saves, magic helicopters, 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! Skyrim SE –…

Watch Dogs 2’s NPCs Are A Constant Source Of Joy

In Watch Dogs 2, NPCs aren’t just set dressing. Instead, the virtual people populating the streets of San Francisco are a constant delight to interact with. Yesterday I decided to swing by Stache & Vine to grab some new clothes after a long day of being a hackerman. While in the store, I decided to…

Battlefield 1’s New Mode Fills The Map With Fog, And It’s Chaos

Battlefield 1 has received new game modes in time for the week long Battlefest. The best is Fog of War, a match type that provides a tense experience by keeping things a little more up close and personal. Longtime fans will appreciate the additions and changes that have come as part of Battlefield 1‘s latests…

The Division’s Last Patch Removed A Crying Character Because Players Found Her Annoying

The lengthy notes detailing the changes in The Division’s big 1.4 patch last month did not mention the removal of a computer-controlled character who sobbed incessantly. But 1.4 removed her from the Ubisoft game, by popular request. “Feedback from the community was that players found the weeping ‘annoying,’ so she was removed,” a Ubisoft spokesperson…

Free From Konami, Hideo Kojima Finally Gets His Game Award

Last year, as you might recall, Konami and their son Hideo Kojima got into a spat. Konami barred Kojima from attending The Game Awards to collect an honor he received for Metal Gear Solid V; host Geoff Keighley went HAM. It was a whole thing. This year, Kojima will finally get his award: You’re free…

EA Requires YouTubers And Streamers To Put Labels On Sponsored Videos

Disclosures on places like YouTube and Twitch are murky territory, but EA is pushing for increased transparency. In a post on EA’s German news blog (translated by NeoGAF), EA announced that they’re stepping up their disclosure game by contractually requiring content creators to disclose with EA-provided hashtags and watermarks. The watermarks are pictured above. I…

Mother 3 Translator Finds Cool New Way To Compare English And Japanese Scripts

Clyde Mandelin is a translator who has worked on games and anime such as One Piece, Kingdom Hearts II, Attack on Titan, and, most famously, a translation of Mother 3. Now, he’s showing off his programming skills as he streams game on Twitch through a program that compares translations as he plays. Mandelin has created…

Chris Metzen On Leaving Blizzard: ‘I Started Having Panic Attacks’

For over two decades, Chris Metzen was a cherished mascot for Blizzard, where he was the senior Vice President of Story and Franchise development. When he retired in September, at 42, fans wondered why he’d abandon a company he’d been at since he was 19. Today, in an interview with podcaster Scott Johnson, Metzen explained…