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Doom Is Exactly The Right Kind Of Ridiculous

Yep, that’s the main character in Doom fist bumping a collectible. It’s not easy for games to be funny, but another id Software reboot, Wolfenstein: The New Order, deftly pulled this off. It’s a nice surprise that Doom does, too. (Yes, I know that id Software didn’t make Wolfenstein: The New Order; the studio was…

By Patrick Klepek Published May 18, 2016

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The next version of Android, currently dubbed N, will have a proper VR Mode that makes the operating system more VR-friendly. Ars Technica has a bunch of details. The company will also start stamping certain phones as “VR Ready,” though right now it’s limited to the the Nexus 6P.

By Patrick Klepek Published May 18, 2016

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Overwatch Players Create ‘The Leaning Tower Of D.Va’

This is certainly some sort of accomplishment. During Overwatch’s beta, the Squadron, um, squadron decided to try and build the tallest “structure” possible in all of Overwatch. The result? 12 D.Vas stacked on top of each other on Lijang Tower. Interestingly, other maps couldn’t sustain this mechanical human centipede because they have a 10 or…

By Nathan Grayson Published May 18, 2016

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Someone Is Making A Game Based On The Steam Summer Sale

If rumors from a person who’s usually not wrong are to be believed, the Steam Summer Sale starts on June 23 and ends on July 4. But does it have to end? Ever? Does it really? SwagPaladin has put together an admittedly rudimentary looking game that is, well, the Steam Summer Sale. It’s currently on…

By Nathan Grayson Published May 18, 2016

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Let’s Watch Bungie Take On A Destiny Raid

How long will it take Bungie’s raiders to defeat Oryx? Will they get stuck on that one jumping section? How many times will they wipe? These questions and more will be answered today starting at 2pm, as a group of Bungie employees takes on the King’s Fall raid. Designer Brendan Thorne and writer Jill Scharr…

By Jason Schreier Published May 18, 2016

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Super Mario Vs. Mecha Bowser Is One Of Mario Maker‘s Best Stages Yet

You might think this GIF is all you need to know about the brilliant Mario Maker level Super Mario vs. Mecha Bowser, but there’s so much more. I finally got around to this stage during my Mario Maker Mornings series on YouTube, and while that initial “oh, crap!” moment as this monstrous creature slowly marches…

By Patrick Klepek Published May 18, 2016

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Dark Souls 3‘s anti-cheating patch on PC has been re-released, and early reports suggest it doesn’t have the annoying stuttering that plagued the first one. We might not know what poise does in Dark Souls 3 yet, but at least you’re able to play with less fear now.

By Patrick Klepek Published May 18, 2016

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EA Says Star Wars Battlefront Didn’t Have A Campaign Because Of The Force Awakens

If you thought Star Wars Battlefront was insubstantial, you’re not alone. The folks running EA agree, and they say they plan to add more content when the next one comes along. Yesterday during EA’s annual investors day, executive vice president Patrick Soderlund explained that they chose to develop Battlefront without a single-player campaign so they…

By Jason Schreier Published May 18, 2016

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And Now, A Pokémon Game For Adults

I mean no offence by that, adult players of existing Pokémon games. But Pokémon Apex is a fan-made game that’s aimed specifically at post-puberty humans. It’s not an adult adult game. Don’t expect massive art changes or copious amounts of NSFW content or anything like that. But it’s certainly not the all-ages experience that an…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2016

Reviews

Doom: The Kotaku Review

The new Doom, really, is rather like the old Doom. You fight swarms of hulking demons. You never stop moving for fear of being swamped in laser fire, missiles, and pile-driving hell knights. Your screen is permanently suffused with explosions, blood, and chunks of bodies. You, the Doom Marine, are what stands between an army…

Julian Benson Published May 18, 2016

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10 Things You Need To Know About Fallout 4’s Next DLC, Far Harbor

Harpoon guns. New monsters. More armor. Difficult choices. Fallout 4’s biggest DLC promises a little bit of everything, and it makes the upcoming DLC sound very sweet. In advance of Far Harbor’s release tomorrow, Bethesda gives us a quick walkthrough of some of the things players can expect in the DLC: Some things worth noting/included…

By Patricia Hernandez Published May 18, 2016

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Never Eating Corn Again

Maize is an upcoming adventure game from Finish Line Games that begins when government scientists misinterpret a memo and create sentient corn, a vegetable I am never eating again thanks to the first teaser trailer. I’m all for the cartoonish personification of corn as seen in Plants Vs. Zombies, but Maize isn’t going for cartoonish.…

By Mike Fahey Published May 18, 2016

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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Kojima’s Body [Update]

Earlier this week Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima revealed that the skull and helmet logo of Kojima Productions has a body to go with it. We’ll have to wait to see it officially, but unofficially . . . Update: Do not be swayed by thenewly-revealed official body. Update 5/18/2016: Now there’s an official body, but…

By Mike Fahey Published May 18, 2016

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Heroes Of The Storm Finally Gets A Gnome, Sort Of

How can a game that celebrates the greatest characters across all Blizzard properties have three dwarves and not one gnome? It can’t, so Heroes of the Storm now has a gnome, though technically she’s a dragon. It’s complicated. Chromie is now available in Blizzard’s MOBA, bringing the measured adorability of the gnome race to the…

By Mike Fahey Published May 18, 2016

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First Two Batman Arkham Games Coming To PS4, Xbox One In July

Visually enhanced versions of the last-gen single player hits Batman Arkham Asylum and Batman Arkham City are getting bundled and sold for $50 as Batman Return To Arkham, according to the game’s publisher, Warner Brothers. Warner is promising “improved graphics, as well as upgraded models, environments, lighting, effects and shaders” as well as all of…

By Stephen Totilo Published May 18, 2016

Culture

Track: Autumn Leaves | Artist: Stan Getz Quintet | Album: Chamber Music by the Stan Getz Quintet Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.