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Rocket League Has A Use For The Macbook’s New Touch Bar
The next time you conclude that the Macbook’s new Touch Bar is only good for Apple commercials and Doom videos, remember that someone is using it for snappy Rocket League text chat. DemiPixel is the one working the macros, using a piece of software that lets you customise your Touch Bar’s behaviour. It…looks about as…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2016 -
CultureThe Last Guardian’s Boy Is Dancing Like He’s Never Danced Before
Today on Highlight Reel we have Last Guardian dance parties, Titanfall 2 flag caps, NHL goals 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! Steep…
By Chris Person Published December 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedGigantic, The One WIth The Cel-Shaded Bird Guy, Enters Open Beta
Announced back in 2014 with a bird person GIF so outstanding it had to be reused for this post, Motiga’s action MOBA Gigantic has launched into open beta on Xbox One and PC. It’s still rather pretty. You remember Gigantic, right? Unique look, giant creatures that fight alongside your team, sort of like an Offense…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pewdiepie Hits 50 Million YouTube Subscribers, Says He’ll Delete Channel Today [UPDATE]
UPDATE 12/9 11:47 AM: Just as some predicted, Kjellberg trolled everyone by deleting his secondary channel. Last week, YouTube’s biggest star swore that once he hit 50 million subscribers, he was going to delete his popular video game comedy channel.Today, Felix Kjellberg hit that fated number…and the channel is still up. For now, he claims.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Wow, Rise Of The Tomb Raider Was Really Good
I had read our positive review of the 2015 Xbox One version of the game. I’d seen colleagues say it was one of the best things on that console. But I really had no idea how good Rise of the Tomb Raider was until I finally played it the PS4 version last month. I had…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 8, 2016 -
CultureWe Happy Few just got a big update. The very British, slightly BioShock-esque survival game launched in Early Access over the summer. I found it intriguing and weird, but also aimless and fairly barebones. The update improves that by completely overhauling NPC behavior, encounters, environments, and quest states. It also adds a story-driven tutorial.
By Nathan Grayson Published December 8, 2016 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: We’re Hungry For Games That Feel Different
This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I sat down in the very same room to talk about hamburgers, poutine, and also occasionally video games. Just kidding, we actually talked about a ton of different games this week. I’ve played a lot more Final Fantasy XV, so we got more in depth about that lovely,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedPopular NBA 2k17 YouTuber Accused Of Paying Crappy Wages To Editors
Accusations of bad labor practices are upending the NBA 2K17 YouTube community this week. After freelance video editor Anthony (aka “Prince Prodigy”) allegedthat popular 18-year-old gaming YouTuber LostNUnbound paid him a slim $15 per video edit, other LostNUnbound contributors have come forward alleging they worked for similarly low rates, without proper credit, or for free.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedSean Bean Is Sad He Can’t Even Survive A Civilization VI Trailer
He thought he made it through this one. He really did. Sean Bean, a man cursed by some sort of time genie to die a thousand deaths, can’t even make it through a damn Civilization VI trailer. The funny/sad part, though, is that he could’ve sworn he survived this time. In a new behind-the-scenes video,…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Bungie announced today that the New York-based studio Vicarious Visions is helping out with Destiny. Readers of this website may remember that we reported that back in September, alongside news that Destiny 2 is coming to PCand will likely involve a total level/gear reset.
By Jason Schreier Published December 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Fans Will Improve The Trashcan That Is Wonder Trade For Christmas
They say you never know what you’re going to get when you put up a monster for a blind trade within Wonder Trade, but let’s be real, nine times out of ten, you’ll be sent low-level garbage. For the holiday season, benevolent Pokémon fans want to make sure Wonder Trade ups its game, though. All…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Doom Becomes Latest Game To Drop Anti-Piracy Tech Denuvo
A couple weeks ago, Playdead removed Denuvo’s anti-piracy tech from the Steam version of Inside. They did so in typical Playdead fashion, which is to say without using words to explain any of it. Now id Software’s done the same with Doom. Sadly, they didn’t make the announcement with heavy metal. As part of a…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Hip-Hop Producer Shows Possible Wii Kanye Track List We Hope Is Real
Kanye West is a mercurial man: remember how many times he changed the title for the album that eventually became The Life of Pablo? Earlier this year, he claimed thathis next album would be titled “Turbo Grafx 16.” Judging from some recent Instagram posts, it’s possible that Kanye wasn’t joking about hitting some “super nerd…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedElite: Dangerous warps to PlayStation 4 in 2017. Slated for a second quarter release, the PS4 version of Frontier Developments’ popular space sim will come with all expansions to date, the Horizons season pass and additional control options that take advantage of the Dual Shock 4 touch pad.
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Team Skull Are The Best Villains In Any Pokémon Game
Team Skull are rapscallions who wear all black and adorn themselves with skulls. When I started Sun and Moon, I looked forward to kicking their asses repeatedly. But as the game goes on I realized that actually, Team Skull are the best characters in the entire game. The goals of Team Skull are kinda vague.…
By Gita Jackson Published December 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedBully Arrives On iOS And Android With Multiplayer Extras
Combining all of the extra content for Rockstar’s classic school days adventure that came in the Scholarship Edition with all-new asynchronous multiplayer arcade challenges, Bully: Anniversary Edition is available today for iOS and Android devices. I’ve fiddled around with theAndroid versionof the game on my Galaxy S7, and it runs pretty well, especially considering it’s…
By Mike Fahey Published December 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Patches We’d Like To See In Old Final Fantasy Games
In the wake of yesterday’s news that Final Fantasy XV will get patches to add cutscenes and fill in some plot holes, we started thinking: What if older Final Fantasy games got patches, too? Surely there are some things about old Final Fantasy games we could go back and fix, George Lucas style? Let’s brainstorm.…
By Jason Schreier Published December 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
China Will Force Games With Loot Boxes To Disclose Odds
I fucking hate loot boxes, but there’s no denying that they work. I can’t count the number of times I’ve played two or three more Overwatch matches than I was planning to because I was so close to the chance to click on another crate full of confetti and disappointment. China just passed a law…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
DayZ Creator On VR Development: ‘There Is No Money In It’
In a lengthy Reddit post last night, DayZ creator and Out of Ammo developer Dean Hall sounded off on the “terrible assumptions” he sees VR enthusiasts making about subsidized development deals and VR development in general. Virtual reality is not yet profitable, he says, and developers should have the right to take any help they…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 8, 2016