Today’s a big day for the ever-churning vat of intergalactic intrigue that is EVE Online. It just went free-to-play, which means a big influx of players to disrupt the universe’s precarious balance of power. I spoke with the game’s executive producer, Andie Nordgren, about how corporations are already using that to jostle for power, potential…
Skyrim: Special Edition is a mess. It’sfull of glitches, and even if the base game offers interesting stories, the remaster misses the mark. The Elder Scrolls can do much better. In fact, it already has. Let’s take a look at the series at its best. Let’s talk about Morrowind People often praise Morrowind for intricate…
Watch Dogs 2 is out today. It’s a really big game full of stuff to do. It even has dogs for you to watch! I wrapped Watch Dogs 2‘s story campaign last night, and am still messing around with its plethora of sidequests and optional challenges. If you’re just getting started and want to know…
Watch Dogs 2 is all about grit, but players didn’t expect to see realistic male and female genitalia on NPCs. That’s right—flaccid, full-detail, unabashed genitalia. In a video game. Woah. You can look, but you can’t repost—at least using the PlayStation Network. A player who uploaded explicit screenshots of Watch Dogs 2 genitalia using PlayStation’s built-in…
Professional advocate for every shade of purple (and also hacker) Sombra is now available to play on Overwatch’s live servers. Update 1.5 is now live on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. In addition to Sombra, it adds a slew of new modes as part of a new Arcade feature, a new map, Ecopoint: Antarctica, to…
Dishonored 2 is a depressing slog of bodies and misery. It is confusing and jumbled, full of half formed ideas, and ready to break at the slightest touch. But, in spite of itself, it works. Dishonored established a strong if unrefined take on first person stealth in 2012. Players were able to topple foes in…
The “leaked Ubisoft trailer” inside Watch Dogs 2 is for a real sci-fi game called (or code-named) Pioneer, sources say. But Pioneer is running into troubled development and may not be announced as soon as Ubisoft had originally planned—if it comes out at all. Watch Dogs 2, which launched today, includes a mission in which…
Battlefield 1‘s Fall update was just released and while it brings many of the promised changes, it also makes squads a bit more useful. With changes to the leadership mechanics and glitch fixes, you’ll have less crummy squad leaders High level changes in the patch include additional capture points on the Suez map and setting…
Overwatch is about to roll out a big change to its leveling system, and that has some players feeling uneasy. Blizzard, they fear, wants people to pony up for more loot boxes, so they’re turning freebies into rarities. According to Blizzard, though, that’s not really what’s happening at all. Let’s break it down: the new…
Here’s a handy tip discovered by Gunpoint’s Tom Francis (which you can add to this list), for those of you ever contemplating a big jump in Dishonored 2 Turns out you can save a death from falling by…killing yourself. You’re a monster, Tom, albeit a very pragmatic one.
Super Mario Run will be out for iOS on December 15, Nintendo said today. You’ll be able to “try elements of the game’s three modes” at no cost, but to get unlimited access to the entire game you’ll have to pay $10. Announced at an Apple press conference in September, Super Mario Run is the…
Watch Dogs 2‘s “seamless multiplayer” mode won’t be available when it launches today, Ubisoft said in a statement this morning. As it turns out, it’s broken. We’ve been playing Watch Dogs 2 for the past few days, and one thing we noticed was that this multiplayer feature—which allowed players to cross into other players’ games—was…
Track: These People | Artist: Richard Ashcroft | Album: These People Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
Conan O’Brien and Elijah Wood checked out Final Fantasy XV in the newest “Clueless Gamer.” Conan, it seems, did not have a good time. According to the late night host, they spent the longer with FFXV than they have with any other game in a “Clueless Gamer” segment. But…according to Conan, “I don’t know what…
Minecraft PS Vita handhelds are coming to Japan. They’re part of a special bundle that comes with a Minecraft PS Vita pouch and an array of downloadable content. It will be out on December 6 in Japan. No word on an international release.
The Famicom Mini sold 262,961 in its first four days on sale in Japan, Famitsureports. Not bad, Nintendo! Not bad at all.
If Pokémon had existed in 19th century Japan, perhaps fans would’ve collected prints like these. Obviously, they did not, so the next best thing are these modern takes on classic Japanese prints from Hiroshige and Yoshitoshi. Artisans carved both prints by hand, using traditional tools. Via Curazy, here’s how the prints compare to the original…
Hadouken! Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. By Judd Abramson. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!
Over the weekend, Conor McGregor became the first UFC fighter to ever simultaneously hold belts in two different weight classes. He is, without a doubt, a legend-in-the-making, a star we should appreciate while he’s still around. But he’s also hotheaded and petulant, and I worry that both the UFC and other fighters are learning the…
The whole point of Skyrim’s special edition was to improve the game’s visuals, but just because Bethesda did it officially doesn’t mean folks aren’t out there trying to make things look even better. As is the cast with most PC games (Skyrim especially, see above), some of the most effective ways have come from the…
Mode
Follow us
