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Hitman is getting a special “Summer Bonus Episode” on July 19. Two new missions will take players back to Sapienza and Marrakesh, respectively, this time after the sun has set. Sapienza will be all set up for a sci-fi movie shoot and will feature “a crazy giant killer robot.” Sounds cool. More details here
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2016 - Uncategorized
New OSVR Headset Delivers Rift And Vive Specs For $399
Coming in July from the Open Source Virtual Reality Consortium, the Hacker Development Kit 2 virtual reality headset matches the stats of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive for only $399. Co-founded and organized by hardware makers Razer and Sensics, OSVR is an open source virtual reality software platform that aims to set an open…
By Mike Fahey Published June 13, 2016 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The E3 2016 Decorating Committee: Winners!
The weekend before last I asked our readers, as I do every year, to give us their vision of what E3 2016 might look like. Many of their entries were eerily accurate, and by that I mean not at all accurate, but highly amusing. This week’s winner, Ginger Snap, combined the growing trend of virtual…
By Mike Fahey Published June 13, 2016 - Kotaku East
Right Now, From Software Doesn’t Want To Make Dark Souls Sequels
With Dark Souls III out, From Software is hard at work at upcoming DLC. But what about a sequel? Don’t hold your breath just yet. Hidetaka Miyazaki says the studio has three projects in development, and none of them are Dark Souls sequels. In an interview with 4Gamer, Miyazaki mentioned how From Software will release…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Most Recent Dragon Ball Super Episode Is Oh My Goodness
The Future Trunks Arc has begun on Dragon Ball Super, and holy crap, it is not messing around. [Note: This article contains spoilers.] So, yes, spoilers. Do not read past here if you didn’t see the episode when it aired on Japanese television. Everyone else, continue onward! Episode 47 hits the ground running, and things…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2016 - Kotaku East
“Basically, from here on out, we want to make our games totally compatible with smart phones,” Level-5 founder Akihiro Hino recently told Nikkei Trendy. Hino also said it was necessary to bring console versions over, adding that recently children have been playing games on the smartphone.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2016 -
Kotaku EastAdult VR Festival Draws Huge Crowds in Japan
This weekend, the Adult VR Festa got underway in Tokyo, and lots of people came. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. According to Twitter user Sayunaga, the crowd was so big, that the police showed up. Have a look at the crowd in these photos via 2ch. It’s unclear if everyone…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2016 - Uncategorized
Podcast: E3 Day Zero
The theaters are empty; the subwoofers have all gone still. How did EA and Bethesda do? Time to discuss, on a special E3 bonus episode of Kotaku Splitscreen You can listen to the podcast on iTunes here, and we’re also on Google Play. Or, just find the new episode on Simplecast right here. (Download the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 13, 2016 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4, Oculus Rift And Some Bad Blood
Earlier today, Bethesda announced that a special virtual reality version of Fallout 4 was coming to the HTC Vive. Which seemed a weird thing to say, since not many games are ever announced just for that particular VR platform. Only, this is Bethesda and Oculus Rift we’re talking about here. And in case you forgot,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Elder Scrolls Online Rolls Out Worldwide Level-Scaling This Fall
Exploring Tamriel in The Elder Scrolls Online with friends is getting a lot easier this fall, when One Tamriel introduces level-scaling to the entire game world. The developers of the free-to-play Elder Scrolls MMO have been talking about rolling out level-scaling to the world since late last year. At tonight’s Bethesda E3 2016 event, game…
By Mike Fahey Published June 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedOur First Good Look At Dishonored 2
During Bethesda’s E3 conference, Arkane debuted the first gameplay footage of Dishonored 2. It looks very shiny. And French. In Dishonored 2, Emily rules over Dunwald with the aid of her Grizzled But Weirdly Hot Dad, Dishonored 1 hero Corvo. But then, bad dudes oust her, and Emily and Corvo (both playable) have to unravel…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedBethesda Re-Announces Prey
It took three years to announce, but now it’s finally official: Arkane Austin is making Prey 2. Except now it’s just called Prey It’ll be out next year for PS4/Xbox One/PC. Here’s a trailer: Prey 2, which was first shown at E3 2011, was in development at a studio called Human Head until Bethesda cancelled…
By Jason Schreier Published June 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedSkyrim Is Being Remastered For PS4, Xbox One And PC
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is getting a remaster, with a prettier “Special Edition” version of the classic on the way to PS4, Xbox One and PC. In addition to a ton of visual upgrades, it’ll also allow the installation of mods on console, something that’s helped the original PC version of the game look…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedNew Fallout 4 DLC Will Let You Build A Vault, Experiments and All
Bethesda revealed a number of new Fallout 4 DLC packs coming later this year, but the most interesting one has to be the “Vault-Tec” expansion, which will let all of us become the most evil vault overseer ever. Here’s a trailer. Note that they straight up say that you can experiment on dwellers—I can’t wait…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 12, 2016
