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UncategorizedDetails Leak For Destiny‘s Rise of Iron DLC [UPDATE]
More info on Destiny’s Rise of Iron DLC has come out ahead of Bungie’s planned announcement tomorrow, and I’m not gonna lie, it sounds incredible. Update 6/9: Bungie’s announcement stream has concluded with little new information beyond what leaked yesterday. Rise of Iron will cost $30 and will only be on PS4 and Xbox One.…
By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Reason Blizzard Can’t Make World Of Warcraft Legacy Servers (For Now)
In April, Blizzard finally dropped the hammer on one of the biggest fan-run World of Wacraft legacy (that is, running older versions of WoW) servers, Nostalrius. After sustained outcry, however, Blizzard agreed to have a meeting with the folks who ran Nostalrius. Here’s what came of it. According to Nostalrius’ project manager, who goes by…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 8, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Original Cosplay Is The Best Cosplay
Amazing. I’ve never seen anything like it. Who cares if it’s not a fictional character: cosplay is 100% about fandom, and who isn’t a fan of soy sauce? Monsters, that’s who. Photo by Mark Clifton, taken at Animazement 19. Cosplayer is Katie Cunningham. Update:
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2016 -
CultureTransmission: When Classic Sci-Fi And Video Games Collide
Nathaniel West is a veteran concept artist who served as lead concept artist on Interstellar, and has also worked on Godzilla, Inception and Iron Man 2. His latest project, though, is as creator of the upcoming video game Transmission Taking cues from classic sci-fi design like 2001 and Alien, and some of his favourite games…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedSmart Players Turn Overwatch Into A Sports Game
One of the cooler things about Overwatch is that it isn’t just about shooting. You can heal, you can drop turrets, you can turn into a giant shield. But did you know that you can also, with a little work, play some badminton? All you need are a couple of Mercys (Mercies? A Murder of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedPlayer Figures Out How To Play Skyrim With Actual Potatoes
Sure, everything might be 1000% harder to do when you’re using a potato controller to get around, but still: it’s silly stunts like these that make us love Skyrim players in the first place. This ridiculous (yet genius) contraption comes to us via BOOM, LLC Robotater, who has even gone ahead and written a Steam…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dark Souls 3’s Patch Notes Are Maddeningly Vague
Dark Souls 3 has been getting patches on a regular basis, since the game was released in April. But for hardcore fans, the release of a patch is only the beginning; then, the community has to find out what the patches do The game’s developer, From Software, usually releases patch notes, but they’re often vague…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
CD Projekt Files Trademark For Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
Is Witcher III card game Gwent strong enough to stand on its own? A trademark application filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office indicates that developer CD Projekt Red thinks so. That, or they just wanted to protect the keen logo they came up with. While the trademark application (discovered by NerdLeaks) doesn’t specifically…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedMirror’s Edge Catalyst Subtly References First Game’s Weirdest Easter Egg
The loading screens in Mirror’s Edge Catalyst are full of throwaway jokes, but one really caught my eye while playing last night. “If you see a rat the size of a car, you’re playing the wrong game.” Wait, what? Intrigued, I dropped the phrase “Mirror’s Edge rat” into YouTube, in the hopes of learning…well, anything.…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch‘s Commendation System Is Great For Passive-Aggressive Jerks (Like Me)
Commendations are one of the coolest little things in Overwatch. After matches, you get to formally declare whose contributions you found to be most valuable, even if they’re on the other team. The system encourages good sportsmanship and a sense of camaraderie. That is, of course, not how I use it at all. I am…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Podcast: Buckle Up, It’s Time For E3
We’re less than a week from E3 2016, and there’s already a ton to talk about. So much, in fact, that it’s the only topic on today’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen Jason’s already down in LA, and he and I dedicated this week’s episode to talking about what we can expect from the big expo…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
One Year Later, Did Sony (And Friends) Keep Their E3 2015 Promises?
One of the most talked about things from Sony’s E3 2015 Press Conference was the unveiling of a Final Fantasy VII remake. But it wasn’t the only thing that happened during the 90 minute presentation, honest! Let’s take a look at all the promises from last year, and see if Sony and their development partners…
By Narelle Ho Sang Published June 8, 2016 - Culture
When Your Default Look Is “Glum”
Alexis Rives is a young French artist just starting out in the video game business. You can see more of Alexis’ work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedMeet The King Of YouTube Fan Theories
In 2009, Matthew “MatPat” Patrick graduated from Duke University with a double major in theater and neuroscience. Seven years later, he has become one of the largest channels on YouTube—and he did it by making videos where he muses about subjects like whether or not Super Mario is actually psychopath. “Fan theories” like the ones…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedFirst Look At Watch Dogs 2 [Now With More Official Info]
Ubisoft released a shorter version of their big Watch Dogs 2 reveal trailer sightly ahead of time on Twitch last night. Today, they expanded more on what we can expect from the game when it hits this fall. Here’s the full trailer, which is a bit longer than the one that ran last night: In…
Luke Plunkett & Kirk Hamilton Published June 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedMankind Divided‘s Breach Mode Brings Arcade Action To Deus Ex
During today’s Deus Ex stream Square Enix showed off Breach, the fast-paced puzzle shooter game mode included with Mankind Divided. Players take control of Ripper, a hacker in the year 2029 who breaks into corporate servers to steal secure data. Completing missions in Breach will award the player with experience points, credits and booster packs…
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedDeus Ex GO Coming To Mobile Phones And Tablets This Summer
Adam Jensen joins Agent 47 and Lara Croft in Square Enix’s mobile lineup when Deus Ex GO arrives on cellphones and tablets this summer. Using the same turn-based board game format of Lara Croft GO and Hitman Go, Deus Ex GO sees Jensen using hacking, augmentations and combat to unravel a terrorist conspiracy.
By Mike Fahey Published June 8, 2016
