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A patch scheduled for October 18 will raise the light level in Destiny to 400 and improve the light levels of loot offered in the game, hopefully making players’ rise to 370 to access Rise of Iron’s raid less of, in our reviewer’s word, a “slog.” Good news, given that the creatively-designed raid is worth playing.
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2016 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
It’s the weekend! This week I’ve been playing a game of Subterfuge that is slowly killing me (besides the truce we called to watch the debate together), so I’m really looking to unwind with some games where my friends aren’t constantly lying to me. I’m excited to spend some more time with Thumper, which I…
By Riley MacLeod Published October 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedYo-Kai Watch: The Movie Is As Whimsical As Saving The World From Evil Spirits Gets
Japan’s highest grossing film of 2015 is pretty silly. Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie, making its U.S. debut at a special Fathom Events theater showing this weekend, keeps the wacky humor of the television show rolling, even when the fate of the entire world is at stake. I got to watch a special preview of the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedFFXIV Announces Stormblood Expansion: New Jobs, Zones And Battle System [UPDATE]
Final Fantasy XIV is releasing its second major expansion, Stormblood, early Summer 2017. At today’s FFXIV fan fest, Game Director Naoki Yoshida announced Version 4.0 and a variety of coming changes. Development has already begun on Stormblood, which will primarily take place in the new Ala Mhigo zone. “The main concept is getting Ala Mhigo…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 14, 2016 - Culture
Get Some New Furniture, Deus Ex
Herve Groussin is a concept artist at Ubisoft who, during a brief stint at Eidos, worked on Deus Ex: Mankind Divided You’ll find two sets of images below: one featuring the Deus Ex art, another some Star Wars reimagined work. We featured some of Herve’s work a few years back, if you want to see…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 1’s Multiplayer Undercuts Its Dramatic Single Player Campaign
Diving into Battlefield 1 has been a surprising experience. Making a game that focuses on the absolute tragedy that was World War One seemed like a setup for failure. The single player campaign has genuinely impressed me, but when multiplayer is added to the mix, there’s a fundamental tension that cannot be reconciled. Battlefield 1’s…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedNerdcore Scene Fires Back At That Troll Alex Trebek
Top troll Alex Trebek recently spent a few seconds of Jeopardy dismissing nerdy, game-loving, sci-fan-reading fans of nerdcore hip-hop as “losers.” Naturally, he didn’t get the last word. Up top, we’ve got nerdcore rapper Mega Ran–whose music is usually drenched in video game references–with a finely argued dis track about Trebek. Below, his concert-goers in…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedPossibly The Most Pointless Video Game Pre-Order Of All Time
The editorial staff at Kotaku has repeatedly advised readers to not pre-order video games, and today we can reveal two more reasons not to pre-order: radical life changes and transformations to the gaming industry. It’s possible that, when you pre-order the game you are excited about, you might be living in Sweden and the game…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Player Makes Banana Controller For Winston
Overwatch is no stranger to gimmick controllers. People have used flight sticks for D.Va and turntables for Lucio. This Winston controller, though, is completely bananas. Rudeism, who you might remember from previous over-the-top controller setups, has finally gone too far. He’s created a controller not from plastic or metal, but from organic material. And also,…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft‘s Game Director Is Leaving The MMO
World of Warcraft’s Game Director announced in a Battle.net post yesterday that he’s leaving the 12-year-old MMORPG’s team. Tom Chilton brought the blockbuster game from alpha to its latest expansion, Legion In his post, he says that “It’s with a mix of excitement, sadness, and gratitude that I’m saying farewell to the WoW team.” Chilton will be…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedNew Pokémon Sun & Moon Trailer, Everyone
Hark! A new trailer for Pokémon Sun & Moon. Featuring some new evolutions and monsters. Two new trainers, as well. On the creature end of things, we’ve got Sivally, a Pokémon that changes type depending on the item it is holding, making it right for every occasion. Hakkomo-o’s evolution to Kommo-o is as impressive as…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 14, 2016 -
Kotaku EastThe Realistic Gantz X-Gun You’ve Always Wanted
Fans of Gantz will know all about this compressed energy handgun. Now, they can own one. Not an actual X-gun, mind you! But as far as one-to-one scale replicas go, a very nice looking piece. Priced at39,960 yen (US$383), the Master Product Gantz:0 X-Gun will be released in Japan next March. No word about an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Nobody Has More Fun With PlayStation VR Than These Folks
The PlayStation VR is out. People are buying it and playing games with it. And some of them are having a very, very good time. We’ve seen endless clips of people getting freaked out (this, for example!) and having fun with the Oculus Rift. Now, it’s the PlayStation VR’s turn: There are bound to be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Pokémon Anime Character Fans Want To Return
Next month, a new Pokémon anime series starts. It will have brand new friends as well as longtime ones like Pikachu and Ash. There is one character, though, fans really hope will come to Alola. And that character is Serena. Warning: This article has spoilers if you haven’t seen the most recent episode of Pokémon…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2016 - Kotaku East
Inside Japan’s Persona 5 Cafe
This week, Persona 5 gets its own Tokyo restaurant, complete with P5 themed eats and drinks. As previously reported, the Persona 5 cafe is for a limited time only and will end its run on November 23. Dengeki Online and Famitsu were on hand to check out the cafe, so have a look at the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Political Ads Show Donald Trump As A Bad Overwatch Player
If you’re still having trouble imagining Donald Trump as a bad candidate for President of the United States, maybe a website framing it in terms of him being a bad Overwatch player might help. UPDATE: There’s also an actual giant billboard, in the real world, with the gravest insult of the 2016 election campaign thus…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Tip: You Can Use PlayStation VR As A Monitor For Other Consoles
If you’ve got a shiny new PlayStation VR headset, or are thinking of getting one, here’s a cool little feature Sony didn’t really make a big deal of prior to release: it works as a basic head-mounted monitor on pretty much anything, including rival consoles. It looks like the PSVR will accept pretty much any…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 13, 2016
