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Surprise, Telltale’s New Batman Game Is Busted On PC
The new Batman series from adventure game specialists Telltale starts out OK, but in technical terms—at least on PC—the game is a mess. At time of posting the game’s Steam reviews are a constant stream of complaints, users upset at everything from control woes to game-breaking bugs to performance lags. Here are some of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokevision Creator Pens Heartfelt Letter To Niantic About Pokémon Go
When tracking service Pokevision was initially shut down last weekend, Yang Liu, the proprietor, didn’t say much about what was going on. Today, he breaks his silence with a long letter that pleads Niantic to change its stance on Pokémon trackers. You can read the whole thing here, but one of the most shocking things…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Somehow, the anime and light novel series Sword Art Online is being developed into a live-action television show, Crunchyroll reports. Centered on a virtual reality MMORPG, Sword Art Online follows the story of protagonist Kirito, who is trapped alongside 10,000 other players in the virtual world. Skydance Television is taking on the task with Laeta…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
When Catching Every Pokémon Is Interrupted By A Turkish Military Coup
Aras Scimemi has caught all 145 Pokémon currently available in Pokémon Go. He’s not the first to do so, but the story of how he got them is a little more harrowing than others. A 20 year-old computer science student at the University of Virginia, Scimemi started playing Pokémon Go as soon as it was…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Farewell, Kotaku
It is with a heavy heart that I begin to say my goodbyes, readers. It’s been an honor to be part of Team Kotaku for the last two years. Today is my last day at Kotaku. Tomorrow, a new journey begins. Though I can’t talk about where I’m headed yet, if you follow me on…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 2, 2016 -
ReviewsAbzu: The Kotaku Review
The ocean can be a difficult setting for games. Some, like SOMA or Depth, embrace the horror of the unexplored, while others, like Subnautica, emphasize the survival aspects of being underwater. But Abzu, Giant Squid’s new game for the PC and PS4, frames the ocean’s unknown depths as a place of life, beauty, and discovery.…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedParagon Unleashes The Ultimate Weapon Against Robots And Monsters: A Fairy Princess
To be fair, I’m not 100 percent positive that The Fey, joining Epic Games’ action MOBA today to battle against laser commandos, bunnies in mech suits, killer robots and mutant beasts, is an actual princess. I am completely positive she seems a little out of place. Or maybe she’s just an important step in establishing…
By Mike Fahey Published August 2, 2016 - Culture
Biggest Counter-Strike Betting Site Seeks Official Gambling License
CSGO Lounge, the top Counter-Strike skin betting site, has announced that they plan to comply with Valve’s CSGO gambling cease-and-desist letter by obtaining an actual gambling license. Problem: that’s not the reason Valve sent the letter in the first place. In a statement on the site, CSGO Lounge’s founder explained: “After all the recent events…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Lots More Destiny: Rise of Iron Details Emerge
Thorn is coming back to Destiny, a video game in which players convince themselves that it’s worth spending hours grinding for goddamn calcified fragments just so they can get a stupid emblem. Also in the next expansion, Rise of Iron, which comes out September 20: New types of artifacts! A big light level boost! And…
By Jason Schreier Published August 2, 2016 - Reviews
Quadrilateral Cowboy: The Kotaku Review
Staring off into space. Drumming a desk with your fingers. Loading the Facebook app on your phone for the fifth time in 20 minutes. Then, it happens: the a-ha moment where experimentation has a baby with logic and a previously “impossible” puzzle is solved. There are many moments like this in Quadrilateral Cowboy, the closest…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Gets Rocket League-Like Summer Games Mode
Overwatch today launched its first seasonal event, and with it comes the new gameplay mode Lúcioball. As an introduction to Overwatch’s Summer Games, Lúcioball will have players battling it out on a “futuristic soccer field” in a Rocket League-esque seasonal soccer brawl set in Rio de Janeiro. Overwatch’s Assistant Game Director Aaron Keller elaborates on…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Sun And Moon Leak May Reveal Starters’ Evolutions [UPDATE]
Earlier this year, a leak appeared online alleging to contain some new, unconfirmed information about Pokémon Sun and Moon. There was even some concept art floating around. At the time, it seemed like bunk. But with yesterday’s big reveal, it seems more likely that the leak was true all along. As PokeJungle reported early in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedWatch Us Dungeon Dive in Brutal, An Upcoming Roguelike
I have fond memories of hack and slash RPG adventures like Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and while I love Diablo 3, variety is the spice of life! Enter Brutal (self stylized as Brut@l), a roguelike dungeon crawler by Stormcloud Games coming to the Playstation 4 on August 9th. With a great marriage of ASCII influenced…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 2, 2016 -
ReviewsNear Death: The Kotaku Review
There are no monsters in Near Death, a new video game about escaping an otherwise abandoned, wrecked and unbearably cold Antarctic research station. There are no bad guys at all. There is just the menace of weather: sub-zero temperatures that make it fatal to be outside for more than a couple of minutes, howling winds…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 2, 2016 - Culture
Yo Bro Is It Safe Down There In The Woods? Yeah Man It’s Cool.
Note: that’s not my headline. That’s the actual name of this piece, by Serbian concept artist and illustrator Tomislav Jagnjic. You can see more of Tomislav’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Years After Raising $660,000, Playdek Keeps Breaking Promises To Unsung Story Backers
In early 2014, the company Playdek crowdfunded over $660,000 to make a spiritual successor to Final Fantasy Tactics alongside its creator, Yasumi Matsuno. Two and a half years later, they just can’t seem to stop breaking promises. Most Kickstarter backers—myself included—have long given up on ever seeing Playdek’s game, aptly titled Unsung Story. But it’s…
By Jason Schreier Published August 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Banned Overwatch Players Are Not Reacting Well
Overwatch cheaters yesterday were squashed under Blizzard’s ban hammer. Predictably, they are whining on cheating forums about it. In the second banwave Blizzard has sent against Overwatch cheaters, players who use bots to boost play were removed from the game. By early June, just a few weeks after the game’s release, thousands of players had…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedLegendary Articuno ‘Appears’ In Ohio, Tears Pokémon Go Community Apart [UPDATES]
UPDATE 8/3 2:14 PM: Niantic has now taken away the legendaries these Pokémon Go players. Original story below: Legendaries are supposed to be the rarest, most unique monsters available in Pokémon Go; the sorts of creatures you would expect to only show up during special events announced by Niantic. And yet, a couple has unbelievably…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 2, 2016