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Track: This Must Be The Place | Artist: Miles Fisher | Album: Miles Fisher EP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2016

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BioShock Collection Leaks (Yet Again) [UPDATE: Official]

UPDATE – 6/30, 8:04am: It’s official: BioShock Collection is coming out September 13 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It’ll include BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite, although the latter game won’t be remastered on PC. The collection will be $60 and will also come with the DLC for all three games, although it won’t…

By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2016

Kotaku East

Those Goofy Leaked Pokémon Are Real

Overnight, footage of some silly-looking characters from the upcoming Pokémon: Sun and Moon leaked online. No way they could be real. Turns out, they were. Clips of each new Pocket Monster appeared on YouTube sporting what looked like Russian game board ratings. Considering how there are always fakes and seeing how these designs looked questionable,…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2016

Kotaku East

You Gotta See China’s Super Smash Bros. Rip-Off

It’s really quite something else. Slated for mobile, Pocket All-Stars Smash Bros. might sound like Smash Bros. How it plays, though, is totally different. Forget the recent Splatoon clone, this one is even more brazen. Under the game’s Chinese title, it reads “Smash Bros.” (スマッシュブラザーズ) in Japanese. Smash Bros., it’s not. As pointed out by…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2016

Kotaku East

Report: Hunter x Hunter Is Going On Hiatus. Again.

Hunter x Hunter manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi, who is well-known for taking breaks, is going back on, you guess it, a break. Togashi’s longest Hunter x Hunter publication streak is 30 issues, while his longest hiatus is 80 issues. The manga returned to print earlier this year, but, as Buzz Plus now reports, the upcoming…

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2016

Kotaku East

Red Bridge. Nikko, Japan. By Vittorio Giorgi JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2016

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A Homeworld Buggy For The Home

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak isn’t just a great game, it’s a gorgeous one to boot. Those carriers, those tanks…but the best unit of all is probably your Baserunner, which has been recreated here perfectly by a fan. gkermanused this 3D model by nli2work to print the toy, then painted and added effects by hand. Coolest…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016

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Eight Years As A World Of Warcraft Guild Leader, Remembered

A lot of people have played World of Warcraft over the years, but not many have kept a diary of their entire experience with the game like reader Shawn Holmes has. He’s compiled over eight years of experience as a guild leader into a journal series that has just wound up. If you’d like to…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016

Culture

The Orion vs Activision Steam removal saga continues. Trek Industries’ David Prassel says that Activision contacted him with evidence that certain in-game assets were directly ripped from Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. The artist responsible has apparently been fired. Check the update to my original story for more.

By Nathan Grayson Published June 29, 2016

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Disney Infinity’s Demise Also Killed A Moana Game

When Disney Infinity was cancelled, it took a lot of in-development projects with it. Some of those involved Star Wars, others Benedict Cumberbatch, but one we hadn’t seen until now (though we did at least know of its existence) is a whole playset devoted to Moana, Disney’s next animated feature film. Unlike individual figures, which…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016

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The beta for mods for the PS4 version of Fallout 4’s has been delayed, Bethesda said today. No word on a new release date.

By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016

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Beautiful Portraits Of…Fighting Game Pros

Kotaku reader Bartosz Hołoszkiewicz—aka Renton Holmes—is also a professional photographer, and he recently took a series of terrific shots of some Street Fighter V players at a tournament. These images, of some of the players taking part in the Capcom Pro Tour Premier at DreamHack Summer 2016, are, well, beautiful. Unless you’re a proper fan,…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016

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Chinese Splatoon Rip-Off Sure Looks Like Splatoon

Something about this Chinese mobile game looks… similar… to another game I like. I can’t quite place it, though. It might be its cast of spritely kids with neon hair that resembles tentacles. But, on second thought, maybe that’s just a really popular and unoriginal thing in video games. It could be the game mechanic…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 29, 2016

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Mafia III Promises An Open World That You Can Actually Change, Ever So Slightly

Mafia III, due out later this year on consoles and PC, has a few interesting things going for it. It’s a crime story set in a fictionalized version of 1960s New Orleans. It has a black protagonist. Here’s a less obvious distinctive trait: its open world can be changed. You don’t see a lot of…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 29, 2016

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How Overwatch‘s Competitive Mode Works

If you’re too dang skilled for the mortal riffraff in Overwatch’s regular modes, you’ll be excited to hear that the PC version just got a competitive alternative (it’s coming to console next week). It’s got rankings, golden guns, golden balls—all that good stuff. So, how does it work? Let me explain. Placement You can’t just…

By Nathan Grayson Published June 29, 2016

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GalGun*‘s Special Edition Comes With A, Um, Screen Cleaner

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By Patrick Klepek Published June 29, 2016

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Zarya From Overwatch Has Become A Gay Icon, Ironically

Lots of Overwatch fans read the game’s proud, pink-haired Russian lady soldier Zarya as gay. While perhaps not a huge deal on its own, that interpretation conflicts with homophobic views widely held in Russia and backed by the state, forcing Russian Overwatch players to reconcile two clashing interpretations of a widely admired character. Overwatch’s intricate…

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 29, 2016

Culture

The Steam Mobile App Is Finally On Windows Phones

Increasingly, the Steam mobile app is vital if you want to make optimal use of Steam’s features. Using the Steam marketplace to buy and sell items is a horrible chore without it, among other things. And yet, for years it’s been restricted to iOS and Android. Thankfully, Valve’s finally changed that. There’s now an official…

By Nathan Grayson Published June 29, 2016

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How Final Fantasy XIV Stays Weird

Somehow, Final Fantasy XIV has become one of the best Final Fantasy games in recent memory, thanks to a bunch of winning factors that elevate it from the ranks of MMO dreck to a game that’s worth playing even if you’re by yourself. One of those factors: It doesn’t take itself too seriously. Sure, there…

By Jason Schreier Published June 29, 2016

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J.J. Abrams Is a Playable Character In Lego The Force Awakens

Sharing screen time with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy in Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lego J.J. Abrams adds troop command and blaster marksmanship to his already impressive resume. It used to be Lego games’ behind-the-scenes cameos were limited to cutscenes. Now we get to take the famed director, producer, screenwriter and composer on a…

By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2016

BioShock Collection Leaks (Yet Again) [UPDATE: Official]

Those Goofy Leaked Pokémon Are Real

You Gotta See China’s Super Smash Bros. Rip-Off

Report: Hunter x Hunter Is Going On Hiatus. Again.

A Homeworld Buggy For The Home

Eight Years As A World Of Warcraft Guild Leader, Remembered

Disney Infinity’s Demise Also Killed A Moana Game

Beautiful Portraits Of…Fighting Game Pros

Chinese Splatoon Rip-Off Sure Looks Like Splatoon

Mafia III Promises An Open World That You Can Actually Change, Ever So Slightly

How Overwatch‘s Competitive Mode Works

Gal*Gun‘s Special Edition Comes With A, Um, Screen Cleaner

Zarya From Overwatch Has Become A Gay Icon, Ironically

The Steam Mobile App Is Finally On Windows Phones

How Final Fantasy XIV Stays Weird

J.J. Abrams Is a Playable Character In Lego The Force Awakens

GalGun*‘s Special Edition Comes With A, Um, Screen Cleaner