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ReviewsCall Of Duty: Infinite Warfare: The Kotaku Review
Another year, another trio of divergent games united under the banner of a single Call of Duty release. It’s this triple-pronged approach that allows Infinite Warfare to advance the series while simultaneously standing still. Call of Duty has come a long way since Infinity Ward launched the first game back in 2003. The first several…
By Mike Fahey Published November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Won’t Remaster Old Warcraft Games Because They’re ‘Just Not That Fun Anymore’
With the original Diablo getting the necromancy treatment (not to be confused with the Necromancer treatment) in Diablo III, fans of other Blizzard series are wondering when they’re gonna get theirs. The answer for Warcraft? Not any time soon, unfortunately. During a Q&A at BlizzCon (via Eurogamer), Blizzard co-founder Frank Pearce fielded a question about…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 7, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Hardcore Steam Cheating Community Sounds Wild
Steam’s cheating community is a network worth millions of dollars every year, and the shadowy rabbit hole goes deeper than you might think. In a 40 minute “Anti-Cheat” talk delivered earlier this year at Valve’s annual Steam Dev Days, Simon Allaey and Aarni Rautava of Easy Anti Cheat dished on Steam’s seedy underbelly. It is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Blizzard, On Overwatch‘s Sombra: ‘We’re Not Very Good At ARGs’
Before Overwatch’s latest character, Sombra, was unveiled at BlizzCon over the weekend, she was the focal point of an alternate reality game (ARG) that lasted months. It was like a hydra. Fans would reach the end of one countdown, only for the belligerent beast to sprout two more. At BlizzCon, I spoke to two of…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Sims 4 Bug Leads Players To Count Their Calories
City Living, the latest expansion for the The Sims 4, introduced Festivals, which have food stalls where your sims can eat. It’s a nice bit of urban realism: when your sim is out and about, they can grab a quick bite on their way home. The problem is that some sims will never stop ordering…
By Gita Jackson Published November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Sombra is now available to play on Overwatch’s public test servers. I got to try her out at BlizzCon over the weekend and found her to be extremely powerful and fun, but potentially frustrating to play against. Go hack the planet and let me know what you think.
By Nathan Grayson Published November 7, 2016 - Reviews
Hitman Season One: The Kotaku Review
It’s the middle of the day, and I’ve spent the last couple of hours trying to figure out how to kill this stupid cameraman. You’d think it would be easy, but I have to make it look like an accident and I can’t harm the newswoman he’s working with. Much harder than it sounds. I’m…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Why People Are Hyped About A Male Figure Skating Anime
Yuri on Ice!!! features one of the most tender male-male relationships ever seen in anime. And fans are going nuts over it. Yes, it’s the first male ice skating sports anime. Characters’ animated movements are sharp and its skating choreography has been praised by real skaters. But if you ask fans why they’re so enamored…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Some Diablo III Announcements You May Have Missed
Despite all those silly rumors about Diablo 4, Blizzard has made it clear that they see Diablo III as a live game that they want to keep updating and expanding for quite some time to come. Over the weekend, they made that even more clear. In addition to the big announcements—the Diablo 1 remake and…
By Jason Schreier Published November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Look Back On Metal Gear Rising‘s Last Boss, Who Wanted To Make America Great Again
Election Day is tomorrow. America might elect a jackass to be their leader, and I am terrified. To cope, I recently played 2013’s Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and fought a power-crazed politician using my cyborg ninja powers. Senator Steven Armstrong is not a good man. He is the financier of two private military companies, the…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 7, 2016 -
UncategorizedWatch Mass Effect: Andromeda‘s Sleek New Trailer
For the past week BioWare’s been teasing new Mass Effect: Andromeda news, and today it all culminated with a rad cinematic trailer, which you can watch right here. BioWare says that footage is all running in real-time, and the game is scheduled for “Spring 2017″ on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. There still isn’t much…
By Jason Schreier Published November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Division‘s Next Expansion Transforms It Into An Intense 24-Player Survival Game
The forthcoming Survival expansion for Ubisoft’s huge third-person open-world shooter The Division will turn the game into a treacherous multiplayer survival game in which hunger, heat and thirst are as deadly as any enemies roaming the game’s virtual New York City. The game’s developers explained the ambitious mode during a surprise livestream on Monday morning—and…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 7, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Incredible 60 Hour Journey To Beat An Impossible Mario Maker Level
It took 32873 tries for YouTuber Val JP to beat a single Mario Maker level, and his journey to the finish line is one of the most inspiring things I’ve seen all year. You’ve got to watch it. Recorded earlier this year (but likely making the rounds now because of Reddit), the video below documents…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 7, 2016 - Culture
The Art Of Dishonored 2
Dishonored was one of the best-looking video games of the past decade, so if for nothing else than our eyeballs it’s a pleasure to be getting a sequel. Below you’ll find a wide range of concept and promotional art from some of the team working on Dishonored 2, both internally at Arkane and as freelancers.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter Juri Statue Looks Very Uncomfortable
As a big fan of Street Fighter’s South Korean monster, I was initially quite pleased with the latest statue from Pop Culture Shock Collectibles. Then I took a moment to really look at the straps on the side of her battle bib. Ouchie. For the most part it’s a very nice statue, as it should…
By Mike Fahey Published November 7, 2016 -
UncategorizedDC Legends Is Star Wars: Galaxy Of Heroes With A Story
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is a free-to-play RPG in which players build a team of characters from throughout Star Wars history and take them through a series of progressively difficult turn-based battles. Replace “Star Wars” with “DC Comics” in that description and you’ve got DC Legends When I previewed DC Legends back in July…
By Mike Fahey Published November 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Mistake In My Neighbor Totoro People Are Now Noticing
My Neighbor Totoro is a wonderful movie. It came out in 1988, but recently, people on Twitter seem to be noticing one thing: The goat’s teeth are all wrong. You remember the goat, right? (Yes, there is a goat.) Mei is walking around with her corn, and a goat walks up, and Mei is all,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2016 - Kotaku East
Huge Japanese Mascots In Huge Raincoats
We’ve already seen cute photos of big Japanese mascotsstuck in doorways. So now let’s look at photos of them stuck in bad weather. Jumbo mascots often appear at events in Japan, but like with anything outdoors, you cannot control the weather. And since these are large characters, they need large raincoats. Case in point: Otherwise,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2016 -
Kotaku EastNintendo’s New JRPG Miitopia Looks Nuts In A Good Way
Last week, Nintendo’s new Mii-based role-playing game Miitopia was revealed. Today, we got a better look at what to expect. It looks wild and like a lot of fun. The best way to describe Miitopia is Tomodachi Life meets JRPGs. Nintendo revealed more details in its Miitopia Direct, which was different from other Nintendo Directs.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 7, 2016
