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UncategorizedThe New Ghostbusters Game Plays It Safe
The idea of a video game tie-in arriving without much fanfare the week of a major movie release is scary, but Activision’s new Ghostbusters game is nothing more than a relatively basic, slow-paced twin-stick shooter. See for yourself. While the heroes of the new movie are off saving Washington D.C. from ghostly assassins, a new…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Is Getting Some Big Balance Changes
A new patch just went live on Overwatch’s public test servers, and it’s a doozy. It introduces Ana, the new support sniper/Mom of the Century, but that’s just the beginning. The patch notes are quite a journey, but the gist is that a bunch of heroes’ ults now take more effort to charge because self-heals…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Go Update Fixes Crashes, Google Security Concerns
An iOS update that went live for Pokémon Go this afternoon fixes some bugs and will stop the popular app from requesting access to your entire Google account. Now the game will only ask for basic information like your name and email—and now it’ll give you a warning first. The update also promises added stability…
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedSong of the Deep Is A Perfect Summer Game
Insomniac Games was previously known for big games like Ratchet & Clank and Resistance. These days, they’re balancing those with smaller, simpler projects like Song of the Deep, a Metroid-influenced undersea adventure. Song of the Deep arrives today on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. I’ve only played two hours or so, but so far,…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedPokémon Go Players Are Waging War Over The White House
For the last week, Pokémon Go players have been taking part in a secret battle to gain control of the most visible and coveted gym in the entire country: the White House. As you probably already know, Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game that makes use of real-world locations. Most locales are flagged as…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedBlizzard Announces Overwatch‘s Next Hero: Ana
Get ready for heal-snipes. Blizzard today revealed the next playable character in Overwatch, and as had been rumored, it’s a long-range healer. Meet Ana. Ana, who is Pharah’s mother and a sniper support character, has a Biotic rifle that both heals allies and does “ongoing damage” to enemies. She’s also got a sleep dart (putting…
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedLet’s Dive Into The New Online Shooter Lawbreakers
Cliff Bleszinski and the team at Boss Key Productions are pulling out all the stop for Lawbreakers, a frantic first person shooter that’s currently in closed alpha. What’s it all about? I played a match and caused some mayhem. It turns out that breaking the law includes a ton of zero gravity action and sweet…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 12, 2016 -
CultureThe Best Speedruns From SGDQ 2016
Last week, a lot of people played through a lot of video games very, very quickly. Here are some of the best. I haven’t watched EVERY run from Summer Games Done Quick 2016, which ended late Saturday night after raising close to $1.3 million for Doctors Without Borders, but I’ve watched a lot, so I’ve…
By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Quick Pokémon Go Tip: Keep Catching Weak Monsters
Those of you playing Pokémon Go are probably sick to death of seeing the same crappy monsters no matter where you go. Pokémon Go doesn’t tell you this, but even those shitty critters can still be mega useful. Pokémon encounters are somewhat tied to location, yes, but they also take into account your level. The…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedNinja Coming To Black Desert Online Next Week
Black Desert Online, the striking massively multiplayer online role-playing game with a strong focus on martial arts, is finally scoring some ninja on July 20. Don’t they look amazing? Continuing its strange trend of assigning genders to classes, Black Desert Online’s ninja are both ninja, but only one is Ninja. Male masters of the hidden…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2016 - Culture
Dead Century Is A Very Good-Looking Video Game
A few years back, I wrote about a game called Dead Century, which looked very cool. The bad news: its Kickstarter failed. The good news: it got made anyway, and is now looking even better. Dead Century is an RPG/adventure game in the vein of Telltale’s various series, and it’s out now on iOS (with…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2016 -
Reviews7th Dragon III Code: VFD: The Kotaku Review
The name might be a bit of a mess, but Sega’s new 3DS role-playing game is anything but. It makes a little more sense in context. 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is the first Western release for a Japanese RPG series that began with 2009’s more simply named 7th Dragon for the Nintendo DS. 7th…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2016 -
Kotaku EastYour Summer 2016 Anime Guide
It’s hot outside. Let’s stay in and watch some anime. That’s right, it’s time for the Summer 2016 season. Here’s a round up of the latest shows and where you can watch them. Are there any you’re especially keen on? Hit us up in the comments below. Active Raid: Special Public Security Fifth Division Third…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2016 - Kotaku East
Japanese Fans Are Impatient About Pokémon Go
The country that created Pokémon still hasn’t seen an official Pokémon Go release. Imagine being the dude who has to tell folks in Japan that they need to wait a bit more before that happens. Kento Suga is said dude. Yes, Pokémon Go was playable in Japan for a spell yesterday for those who downloaded…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
And Now, Some Pokémon Go Erotica
Chuck Tingle, famous author of sexy stories, has after a few days of furious writing released a $3 piece of Pokémon Go erotica. It features, believe it or not, lots of balls. And butts. The book is called Pokebutt Go: Pounded By ‘Em All. Here is the description: Torbit is worried. After witnessing a slew…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2016
