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Ubisoft is continuing their shift toward “live” games rather than one-time releases. For the next fiscal year (April 1, 2017-March 31, 2018), the company said on an earnings call today that they’ll release only four “AAA” games. One of those is South Park: The Fractured But Whole, delayed from Q1 2017. Another is presumably Assassin’s…
By Jason Schreier Published February 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedLink’s Full Name Is ‘Link Link,’ Miyamoto Says
Did you know that Mario’s last name is also Mario? He’s not alone. Apparently, it’s an ongoing gag spanning multiple games over at Nintendo HQ, where they jokingly give characters silly full names. Game Informer recently sat down with game developer legend Shigeru Miyamoto and Breath of the Wild producer Eiji Aonuma to ask 51…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
A Very Satisfying Comeback Win
I think I finally understand what people love about competitive gaming. I’ve finally played a PvP game with enough dedication to get skilled, to relish victory, to learn from defeat and to make a comeback like the one here. The game I’m playing is Clash Royale, the extremely popular competitive multiplayer game that involves players…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 9, 2017 -
CultureNew World Record For Beating Resident Evil 7 With Only A Knife On Hardest Difficulty
Speedrunners continue to tear their way through Resident Evil 7, facing down its horrors with no hesitation. The fastest runs are on easy mode and use special weapons. One runner cranked the difficulty all the way up and hacked their way through with a pocket knife. YouTuber and speedrunner Quizzle first caught the attention of…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 9, 2017 - Esports
Riot Bans Huge Portion Of Oceanic Competitive League Players
Today, Riot banned 16 Oceanic League of Legends players for infractions ranging from toxicity to account sharing. That’s 40% of the Oceanic Challenger Series’ eight-team league. In a statement today, Riot says they’ll work with the compromised teams “to ensure they can continue to compete in the OCS.” With three players banned for the full…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedRemember Gill’s faithful companion from Street Fighter III? She’s Street Fighter V’s second season two character Kolin wields the power of ice in concert with the Russian martial art Systema. Also, her hair looks like Cheez Whiz. You can play her on February 28.
By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: GameStop’s Circle of Life
Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we’re talking about Nioh, E3 going public, and GameStop’s controversial, aggressive Circle of Life program First up, Kirk and Jason talk about the past week’s big news. Then, Kotaku’s Heather Alexandra joins the show for some Nioh and Resident Evil 7 talk. We wrap things up by answering a couple of…
By Jason Schreier Published February 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe PS4 Pro Will Soon Improve All Games, Not Just The Patched Ones
Games built or patched to take advantage of the PlayStation 4 Pro’s extra power run significantly better on the newer console. Boost Mode is an upcoming feature that puts that power to work on non-optimized PS4 games, and as Digital Foundry discovered, it works pretty well. Coming in PlayStation 4 firmware update 4.50, Boost Mode…
By Mike Fahey Published February 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
The NBA Is Launching Its Own Esports League
Today, the National Basketball Association announced plans to partner with publisher Take-Two Interactive for an official NBA 2K esports league, which led NBA commissioner Adam Silver to deliver this fantastic quote to the Wall Street Journal: “Think of eBulls against the eKnicks.” The league, Silver explained, will operate just like the NBA: It’ll have a…
By Jason Schreier Published February 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
Hitman’s next Elusive Target, The Warlord, will be available in Bangkok for seven days starting on February 10. I just got my roommate into this game and she’s excited to try her first target. I am excited to backseat drive so it isn’t my fault if I mess it up.
By Riley MacLeod Published February 9, 2017 - Uncategorized
It Just Got A Bit Easier To Earn Feathers In Fire Emblem Heroes
The reward for Nintendo’s Fire Emblem Heroes tweet promotion—10,000 hero feathers—is now live. The game has also added additional quests for arena duels that can earn you a few more feathers. Two days ago, Nintendo promised 10,000 feathers to all Fire Emblem Heroes players if a tweet of theirs reached 10,000 retweets. That promotion reached…
By Gita Jackson Published February 9, 2017 -
Kotaku EastJapanese Robots Are The Best At Putting On iPhone Screen Protectors
Don’t you hate the air bubbles? Or when you stick on the screen protector all crooked? Here’s a robot that aims to change that. Oh, and take your job. According to IT Media, that is Kawasaki’s dual-arm manufacturing robot “duAro” putting on those screen protectors just so. This was a display at this week’s Pepper…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2017 - Kotaku East
Online Shooter Leads To Surprise Bromance Between Japan And America
In H1Z1: King of the Kill, there are 150 players gunning to be the last man standing. This isn’t exactly the place you’d expect to see a friendship bloom. But for one American dude and one Japanese guy, that’s exactly what happened. As pointed out by GameOver, Japanese player Koumai ran into some dude from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2017 - Kotaku East
Hideaki Anno is working on his next project! He couldn’t pick up a screenwriting award at the Kinema Jump awards ceremony for Godzilla Resurgence ANN reports that his producer appeared instead, saying Anno was “already working on his next project.” What could it be?
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 9, 2017 -
UncategorizedOld Man’s Journey is an adventure game about shifting painterly landscapes to solve puzzles. Its story focuses on themes of life, loss, and hope, and it’s being developed by a studio that helped make games like And Yet it Moves, Secrets of Raetikon, and Guacamelee. It’ll be out sometime this year.
By Nathan Grayson Published February 8, 2017
