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UncategorizedWhy Some People Have Accused Bethesda Of Ripping Off A Mod For Fallout 4 [Update]
The tensions between the modding community and Bethesda continue to rise this week, with a prominent modder claiming that the developers took heavy inspiration from his Fallout: New Vegas mod without giving him any credit. On October 2015, BaronVonChateau released a major Fallout: New Vegas mod calledAutumn Leaves. You can watch the trailer for it…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
My Quest To Find Pokémon Trainers At Trump Tower
Yesterday, the Trump campaign finally acknowledged Pokémon Go. Finally. The Republican frontrunner’s newest anti-Clinton smear ad made a nod to Niantic’s hit app (“Crooked Hillary No!”), probably explained to him by his interns. Given Pokémon Go’s apparent resonance with the The Donald’s campaign, I wondered how popular the game was in the gilded palace of…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 15, 2016 - Culture
Overwatch As Fine Art
Miguel Mercado is an artist from The Philippines whose Overwatch images aren’t made for memes. They’re made for framing and display. Most of these were made as a fan (indeed, we featured one of them a while back), but his latest Ana portrait was a request from Blizzard. You can see more of Miguel’s work…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2016 - Kotaku East
Today, The Famicom Is 33 Years Old
On July 15, 1983, the Family Computer was released in Japan. Video games were never the same. Shortened to the “Famicom,” the system went on to spawn countless classic titles and proved that home consoles were not some passing fad. Thank you for that, Famicom! The console was also reborn as the Nintendo Entertain System,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Remember, Troops, Be Careful With Pokémon Go
American military bases are starting to issue heads-up about, you guessed it, Pokémon Go On Facebook, for example, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickamposted dos and don’t for military players, spelling out things they need to keep in mind. It’s not a stern warning, but rather, some sensible tips and a friendly reminder. “With the new Pokémon…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2016 -
Kotaku EastSadly, Metal Gear Pachinko Has Beautiful Cutscenes
It’s a shame they’re in this and not, you know, a video game. This is seven minutes and 36 seconds of Metal Gear pachi-slot, which Kotakufirst introduced last month. Look at these cutscenes! They feel wasted. Just imagine a Metal Gear Solid 3 remake that looks like this and then start feeling slightly glum. Sigh.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Go Players Find Another Dead Body
Last week, a Pokémon Go player found a dead body in Wyoming. Today, the same thing has happened in New Hampshire. 7 News in Boston reportsthat the body was found floating in a brook at Rotary Park in Nashua earlier today. A Pokémon Go player had made the discovery while wandering the area catching pocket…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Is Trying To Take Down “Pirated” Copies Of Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go’s staggered global release has meant that a lot of Android users have resorted to installing the game via APK file rather than wait for their local Google Play Store. Nintendo would rather you don’t do that. Despite the game being free to download, and all copies connecting to the same in-game store regardless…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Star Citizen Backer Gets $2550 Refund
A backer of the infamously expansive space shooter Star Citizen has argued for, and won, a sizeable refund on his $2550 pledge to the game on the grounds that “the product remains unfulfilled and no longer constitutes the product(s) I originally purchased.” The correspondence—originally shared on the Something Awful forums—shows a lengthy conversation over email…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2016 -
CultureColumnae is an adventure game in which your choices determine the order of its chapters. Your decisions influence the future and the past. It takes place in a world devastated by environmental catastrophe. Also I guess some kind of calamity turned everybody into silhouettes? The game is currently on Kickstarter
By Nathan Grayson Published July 14, 2016 -
CultureZenyatta Gotta Go Fast
Today on Highlight Reel we have fast Zenyattas, beyblades of death, World War 1 physics and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Battlefield 1…
By Chris Person Published July 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedSome Quick Tips To Help You Be Better With Ana In Overwatch
Overwatch’s sniper mom supreme, Ana, has been on the game’s public test servers for a couple days now. That might not seem like a ton of time, but for players obsessed understanding Overwatch’s every last in and out, it’s plenty. People have been experimenting with Ana’s abilities, pushing them to their limits in hopes of…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Mini-NES Won’t Get Games Beyond The Ones That Were Announced
Announced this morning to much fanfare, the classic-playing mini-NES is an exciting prospect for both old and new Nintendo fans. It’s a $60 device that plays 30 classic NES games ranging from Final Fantasy to Super Mario Bros. If you don’t like that list, you’re out of luck: Nintendo says this mini NES won’t be…
By Jason Schreier Published July 14, 2016
