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Tips For Playing Dishonored 2
Whether you’re excited for more Dishonored or coming to the series for the first time, here are some tips for the recently-released Dishonored 2 to help you be the magic ninja assassin of your dreams. Play the character you want to. While Emily and Corvo have different powers, there’s no easy answer to who to…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedThroughout its four iterations, Super Smash Bros. has changed more than its frame rates. YouTuber Master 0f Hyrule put together a video showing how Mario’s, Donkey Kong’s, Captain Falcon’s and other Smash mainstays’ “Smash” attacks have evolved over the last 16 years.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedMinecraft‘s New ‘Exploration’ Update Adds Maps, Mansions, And Llamas
Minecraft just got a big new update on PC and Mac. Titled the Exploration Update, it adds maps that lead you to special (and perilous) treasure locations, an evil counterpart to Villagers called—not joking—“Illagers,” woodland mansion dungeons, and llamas that’ll transport your loot. Here’s a trailer: If you want to know more, check out our…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Some Game Devs Took Nine Days To Make A Bunch of ‘Endless’ Games
The Procedural Generation Jam 2016 ended today, giving amateur and professional designers a chance to create some organized chaos. From endless shooters to infinite meadows, ‘Proc Jam’ offers plenty of variety. There were two ways to participate in Proc Jam. The first is straight forward: make a game with procedurally generated elements. This means having…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedMeet The Guy Making Arcade Cabinets For Indie Games
Mark Kleback knows that, when gamers think of arcades, they think of ‘80s nostalgia titles like Pac-man and Q*bert. He’s been there—from his Brooklyn workshop, Kleback told Kotaku that he still fondly remembers hours spent railing on his local roller rink’s X-Men cabinet. His vision for the future of arcades is different. Kleback hand-builds arcade cabinets…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Game About Buying Condoms Feels Just Like The Real Thing
Well, This Is Awkward is a twine game about buying condoms. You play as woman tasked with condoms buying before she and her partner have sex, and every step of the way you’re prone to doing something a little bit weird. While the writing makes sure you go to the most cringeworthy depths of human…
By Gita Jackson Published November 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dungeons & Dragons Can Work With Just Two People
The shadow of last week’s devastation hung over this weekend, and to cope, I turned to my favorite tool for escapism: Dungeons & Dragons. On short notice, though, my partner and I didn’t have time to gather a whole party. But god damn did we want to play. He had read through the 5th edition…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedArtists Explore NES History Through Animated GIFs
More than 40 artists from around the world come together for Back to Bits, a curated art project exploring video game history via a series of gorgeous animated GIFs. You’ll probably want to save them all. In the first installment of the ongoing series, artists capture the essence of NES classics from the ‘80s and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
FBI Says Alleged Hackers Used FIFA To Steal Millions From EA
The FBI believes that a group of hackers made millions off a scam to defraud the publisher Electronic Arts, and today the government is going to court to try to take them down. This morning in Texas, defendant Anthony Clark will go on trial for conspiracy to commit wire fraud after allegedly working with three…
By Jason Schreier Published November 14, 2016 - Culture
That Is A Big-Ass Turtle
MOOD, the same guys behind the very successful Fall of Gods (and who have worked on games like Hitman) are back with another “cinematic novel”, this one called Brimstone They call these things a “crossover between written novel and gorgeous concept art from movies”, combining page after page of big, high quality art with a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedLet’s Watch A PS4 Pro Get Taken Apart
I’m a lot more interested in seeing a PS4 Pro be slowly dismantled on camera than I amin ever going out and buying one I mean, there’s no higher scientific or consumer point to this beyond getting a look at some basic stuff like popping the top off, but seeing all those panels and screws…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedTen Years Ago Sonic The Hedgehog Was At Its Worst
On November 14, 2006 Sega celebrated the 15th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog with a 3D adventure marred by unfinished ideas, a convoluted storyline, sloppy mechanics and horrendous loading times. And they sealed it with a kiss. Sonic the Hedgehog’s official title was revealed at E3 2005 by series creator Yuji Naka, the last remaining…
By Mike Fahey Published November 14, 2016 - Kotaku East
Japan Now Has Sushi Burgers
You know, like, hamburgers with sushi in them. Yummy? As pointed out by Otakomu and Entabe, Japanese sushi restaurant Sushiro is offering what it’s calling the “Saba Burger.” “Saba” is mackerel, and the burger is filled with said fish, sushi vinegar rice, and shiso. So yeah, it’s shime-saba nigirizushi, or cured mackerel hand-pressed sushi, slapped…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedWatch Dogs 2’s Fake Ubisoft Employees Aren’t Psyched About Assassin’s Creed Leaks
Watch Dogs 2 takes place in a fictionalized version of San Francisco that occasionally cuts pretty close to the real world. For example, there’s a Ubisoft marketing director in the game who is not happy about Assassin’s Creed games being leaked to the press. As you’re exploring Stanford University in the game, you come across a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 14, 2016 - Kotaku East
Hayao Miyazaki Is Still A Hard-Ass
Think Hayao Miyazaki has gone soft in his old age? Nope. As our colleagues at io9 reported, Miyazaki is keen to come out of semi-retirement to make one last feature film. Back in 2013, he officially announced that he would no longer make full-length movies. Since then, he’s worked on other projects, including a short…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 14, 2016 -
CultureCosplayThe Best Cosplay From Blizzcon 2016
Blizzard’s annual celebration doesn’t just attract the studio’s biggest fans, it also attracts some of the biggest cosplayers, some of whom were even there in an official capacity Below you’ll find a big gallery showcasing the talents of these cosplayers (and some photographers), who show that one of the few things that can match their…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 13, 2016