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The Weekend In Esports: Rainbow Six Siege Heads To Montreal
Taking a break from CS:GO and Call of Duty, this weekend belongs to Rainbow Six Siege, a tactical shooter still looking for its place in the world of competitive gaming that will get a big boost from this weekend’s Invitational in Canada. You can read about all of the teams competing here, but all eyes…
By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2017 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Great Switch Expectations
QUOTE | “Some of those who have seen this lineup have expressed the opinion that the launch lineup is weak. Our thinking in arranging the 2017 software lineup is that it is important to continue to provide new titles regularly without long gaps.” – Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima explains the company’s strategy for the Switch…
Brendan Sinclair Published February 4, 2017 - Uncategorized
Angela Hill, an MMA fighter I interviewed about cosplay and video games, returns to the UFC this weekend. While the UFC’s weigh-in dress code doesn’t allow for as elaborate of cosplay as Invicta, Hill made up for it by doing a great impersonation of Street Fighter’s Sagat.
By Nathan Grayson Published February 3, 2017 - Culture
Pirates Pounce On Conan Exiles After Developers Accidentally Remove DRM
In the never-ending battle between pirates and DRM makers, there are no easy victories. Or at least, that was the case with notorious anti-tamper tech Denuvo until, well, yesterday. Denuvo anti-tamper was supposed to keep Conan Exiles’ cavalcade of burly barbarian men under lock and key, but the dang dongs broke free. Now they’re flapping and…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 3, 2017 -
UncategorizedWhat It’s Like To Be An Iranian Game Developer In Trump’s America
Navid Khonsari has been a legal resident of the United States for 17 years. He’s worked on games like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Resident Evil 7, and an interactive story about the Iranian Revolution called 1979 Revolution: Black Friday. These days, though, he doesn’t feel entirely welcome in the US or Iran, and he’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 3, 2017 - Uncategorized
Scum’s Wish Is A Disturbing Anime About Lovers Who Love Other People
In media, teenagers often possess a delicate balance of callousness and narcissism. In CW dramas like Gossip Girl, producers lean into their more sociopathic tendencies, not considering the emotional debates that lead them to cheat, steal or hurt others, all well-trod stereotypes of teenagers discovering themselves. Often, in real life, it is self-preservation driving these…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 3, 2017 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Do you even have to ask? I just chose Yennefer to be Geralt’s love interest but I have a lot of doubts! What if I only think I love her because the game makes such a big deal out of their relationship, much like she’s worried about? What even is love? These are big questions,…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 3, 2017 - Uncategorized
What’s The Best D&D Character You’ve Ever Made?
Rare are the opportunities for Dungeons & Dragons fans to geek out about their favorite character. It’s like explaining your dream to someone. A few seconds in, your poor non-D&D-playing friend’s eyes glaze over in a bored daze. Really, who can blame them? Unlike Fire Emblem’s cast, your character is yours from top to bottom.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 3, 2017 -
UncategorizedSimpler Video Game Menus Are Better
The release of the former Wii U exclusive Yoshi’s Woolly World to the Nintendo 3DS demonstrates once again that gaming menus are best when they’re lists. Nothing fancier is needed. We don’t need to be able to wander every which way through them. Both versions of Woolly World are sidescrollers. They pretty much have the…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 3, 2017 -
ReviewsWatching Someone Else Play Resident Evil 7 On YouTube: The Kotaku Review
Despite having a taste for horror movies and novels, horror video games freak me the hell out. Still, I was curious about Resident Evil 7’s promise of a Southern Gothic zombie game. Like millions of other scaredy cats out there, I decided to watch it on YouTube instead of playing it. Horror games are huge…
By Gita Jackson Published February 3, 2017 -
CultureSomeone’s Gotta Design All Those Game Logos
Omer Younas is a veteran games artist who specializes in 2D stuff like logo design and menus. He’s worked on games like Battlefield 1, Metal Gear Solid V and the Crysis series. You can more of Omer’s work at his personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2017 -
Uncategorized‘We Are All Scared For Our Jobs’: GameStop Employees Share Their Circle Of Life Stories
GameStop employees have always been pushy, but an aggressive new policy at the video game retail chain is taking their forcefulness to a new level. And some GameStop staff say it’s making them feel like they have to lie to customers or lose their jobs. For a decade now, GameStop has subscribed to a company…
By Jason Schreier Published February 3, 2017 - Uncategorized
Oculus’ John Carmack Has Serious Doubts About $500 Million Lawsuit’s Expert Witness [UPDATE]
Oculus CTO and renowned Quake and Doom programmer John Carmack slammeda Dallas jury’s Wednesday decision against Oculus in a $500 million copyright and non-disclosure agreement lawsuit. On Facebook, Carmack specifically takes issue with an expert witness whose testimony, he says, is “just not true.” For two years, Oculus has battled allegations of intellectual property theft.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 3, 2017 -
UncategorizedFire Emblem Heroes Fans Are Deleting And Reinstalling The Game For Better Characters
Fire Emblem Heroes, Nintendo’s free mobile strategy game, released yesterday afternoon in the U.S. Instead of actually playing the game, many are finding themselves repeating the opening sections over and over again, in the hopes of cheating the system a little. You see, Heroes is a Gacha game, meaning it is full of random potential…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 3, 2017 - Uncategorized
SecretLab Titan Review: A Big Gaming Chair For Big Gaming People
Standard office and gaming chairs are not built for big and tall people. They cower before our broad frames, shudder beneath our weight and generally fear us. The SecretLab Titan, built for the larger-than-guy-sized gamer, has no fear. Finding a comfortable place to sit for long periods is not an easy task for the big…
By Mike Fahey Published February 3, 2017 - Uncategorized
PS4 Is Finally Getting External Hard Drive Support
If you, like me, are sick of your PS4 telling you that it’s out of space, here is some game-changing news: Sony is adding external hard drive support in the next update. There’s no date for this update, 4.50, although it enters beta today so it’s likely coming within the next couple of months. In…
By Jason Schreier Published February 3, 2017 -
Kotaku EastDead Or Alive Xtreme 3 Gets An Extremely NSFW Glitch
In DOAX3‘s recently released VR mode, it appears that if you stick your head underwater while looking at a character, here Marie Rose, her bathing suit vanishes. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. It’s unclear how widespread the issue is, but glitches and bugs aren’t new to this game. This also…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2017
