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UncategorizedNo Man’s Sky Players Are Finding Dick Monsters
In an endless universe full of possibilities, there’s one thing you can always count on: dicks. Lots and lots of dicks. As you know, the creatures in No Man’s Sky are procedurally generated, which means that animals can look like all sorts of things, depending on what the algorithm spits out. There are no outright…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedDespite Takedown, Pokémon Uranium Creators Say It’s ‘More Alive Than Ever’
There’s something about playing Pokémon Uranium that feels strangely illicit for a game about collecting cute critters. The developers behind the massive fan project took down the ‘official’ download last weekend to avoid any potential legal action by Nintendo, so the only way for me to play the game was to track down someone else…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 15, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Women Sported Some Killer Overwatch Cosplay At Baltimore’s Otakon
Last weekend, I hopped a train to Baltimore to report at Otakon, an anime convention with upwards of 20,000 attendees, many of whom were decked out in mind-meltingly good cosplay. One thing I noticed was that, on the whole, Otakon’s women were absolutely killing it cosplaying Overwatch heroes. One of Overwatch’s main draws is its…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedOverwatch‘s Competitive Mode Is About To Get An Overhaul
Overwatch’s first competitive season is winding down in a couple days, but season two is set to kick off in a few weeks. If you didn’t love season one, Blizzard’s really hoping season two will be more to your liking. In a new video, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan broke down the upcoming changes to competitive…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 15, 2016 - Culture
Samus Pharan
Come on, Nintendo. Let Blizzard use this. Just for one skin. Amber Harris is a freelance artist who has worked in video games and tabletop games. You can see more of Amber’s stuff at her personal site To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 15, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Venusaur gets a lot of flak for being a gross, warty toad who’s kind of trash after the third Pokémon gym. He’s also my favorite Pokémon (fight me). At Otakon last Saturday, Chelsea (@lordcreepypeepee) cosplayed the cutest damn Venusaur I’ve ever seen. Now, look me in the eye and tell me Venusaur isn’t the very…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
No Man’s Sky is still pretty rough on PC, but by opting into the experimental branch on Steam and tweaking a few settings outside the game, I’ve been able to get it running a lot more smoothly. (I have a pretty powerful PC, so your mileage may vary.) The most popular tweaks have been assembled…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
No Man’s Sky Data-Miners Discover Some Weird Stuff
Above: a 3D model that may or may not represent the player’s character in No Man’s Sky, a video game in which you travel through space thinking you might be able to see other people, then don’t. NeoGAFfer Hugo Peters has been data-mining the PC version of No Man’s Skyand found some bizarre images including…
By Jason Schreier Published August 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedFrom the makersof The Smash Brothers, Metagame, a documentary about the “Gods of Melee,” is coming this Winter. The film follows the rise of Smash heroes Mango, Armada and PPMD as they amass fame championing a 15-year-old fighting game. An excerpt dropped late last week and it looks great:
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Mario And Sonic At The Real Olympic Games: The Winners
In our latest Photoshop contest I asked for images of Sonic and Mario characters at the real Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Our contestants either ignored that request completely, or went way dark. This was not entirely unexpected. I figured that the much-publicized poor quality of Rio’s water-like substance would steal the show, one way or…
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedDestiny, a video game that used to be tedious albeit addictive but has gradually evolved into one of the best games out there, is getting a ‘collection’ edition. Designed for people who have never played the game, it’ll include all of Destiny’s expansions including the next one, Rise of Iron. It’ll be out on September…
By Jason Schreier Published August 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedPlay GoldenEye’s Multiplayer On PC
For over ten years now, a group of fans have been recreating GoldenEye’s multiplayer on the PC. Last week, the latest version of their efforts was released. It’s GoldenEye: Source v5.0. For reference, v4.0 was released in 2010 The whole thing is built on Valve’s Source engine, and has been recreated from scratch, which means…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XV Delay Rumors Trigger Fan Meltdowns
Remember when rumors of a No Man’s Sky delay led to outrage, fan hysteria, and amateur detectives calling dozens of GameStops? Would you believe me if I told you the same thing just happened again? This morning, Square Enix announced that they’d delayed Final Fantasy XV two months to November 29 in hopes of optimizing…
By Jason Schreier Published August 15, 2016 -
CultureSnacktaku Eats Swedish Fish Oreos
The look of terror in my eyes is half the idea of Oreo cookies filled with Swedish Fish “flavor creme,” half the outrageous pressure put on me to eat them from the moment they became a real thing. I have done your bidding. Please release my family. The good ones, at least. I’ve spent the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedYour First Look At Fallout 4’s Last Big DLC, Nuka World
Bethesda is taking us on one lastwild ride on Tuesday, August 30th. As you may already know, this DLC will let players become evil raiders—and, as it turns out, being morally ambiguous is a total carnival. Literally. There are games and even ride-able roller coasters, like the one below: Yessss. Also viewable during the trailer:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedDuring E3 2016, Patrick Klepek told us what it was like to be Batman in virtual reality. Now the official fan reactions trailer for Batman: Arkham VR for the PS4 shows us flashes of gameplay between shots of excited Comic-Con attendees. You’re Batman.
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Lego Is About As Fun As The U.S. Capitol Building Is Going To Get
Arriving on store shelves September 1, Lego Architecture’s version of the U.S. Capitol looks like it’s fun to put together, only costs $99 and will still be standing a year from now, no matter what happens in November. The Capitol Building is one of the most iconic man made structures in the country. It started…
By Mike Fahey Published August 15, 2016 -
Kotaku EastPokémon Sun and Moon Producer Bombarded With Pokémon Go Comments
Okay, let’s get this straight. California-based Niantic develops Pokémon Go. Tokyo-based Game Freak makes the Pokémon video games. Got it? Because that’s probably why Game Freak co-founder Junichi Masuda can’t help you with your Pokémon Go problems! In a post on his official blog, Masuda acknowledged that he did collaborate on Pokémon Go’s game design,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 15, 2016
