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Gearbox’s Homeworld Remastered has been completely retooled under hood courtesy of a new patch, with everything from formations to unit stats to the UI tweaked. If you haven’t played in a while, might be worth jumping back in tomorrow when the patch goes live.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2016 - Culture
The Art Of Uncharted 4
Uncharted 4 is one of the prettiest video games ever made. Here is a look at some of the art that made this possible. Below you’ll find pieces from a range of Naughty Dog’s artists, covering environments, characters, 2D, 3D, the works. Note that some of this stuff might be slightly spoilery, so if you…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2016 -
Tips & GuidesHere’s A Money Exploit For The Witcher 3: Blood & Wine
The Witcher 3‘s last expansion, Blood & Wine, is not kind on Geralt’s finances, at least not initially. The cost of moving up to Grandmaster gear is steep, as are the prices on upgrades to your vineyard home. UPDATE: Seems this will only work for a save game created before the most recent patch. If…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2016 -
ReviewsHearts Of Iron IV: The Kotaku Review
You’ve probably won the Second World War in a video game before. Maybe as a commando, maybe as a pilot. But have you ever won the Second World War the way it was actually won? Because it was won with logistics, and…hey, wait, I promise it’s more exciting than it sounds. Hearts of Iron IV…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 6, 2016 -
CultureFour Soldier: 76s Get 86’d
Today on Highlight Reel we have McCree vendettas, high-level Lucio play, Solider: 76 denial and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, 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 Rise of the Tomb…
By Chris Person Published June 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
Razer Blade 2016 Review: It Keeps Getting Better Every Time We Review It
Eschewing the unpopular and largely non-existent practice of releasing new versions of products that are worse than the previous ones, the latest version of Razer’s wafer-thin gaming laptop is better than the ones that came before it. Good call. I’ve been playing around with Razer’s gaming laptops since the first Blade arrived back in 2012.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2016 -
UncategorizedUFC 199 Was The UFC At Its Best And Worst
UFC 199 was stacked with moments that reminded me why I love MMA. Michael Bisping’s championship win. Dan Henderson’s age-defying comeback KO of Hector Lombard. The last ten seconds of Max Holloway vs Ricardo Lamas. Shame the UFC had to mar it by being a petty wreck of an organization. It’s a storybook event whose…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Overwatch Equivalent Of Liking Your Own Facebook Post
There’s nothing more frustrating than being called out in Overwatch’s post-match results screen and having nobody give a thumbs up. When that happens, I resort to extreme measures: I give myself a thumbs up. NO. SHAME. There are two different ways that Overwatch tries to make players feel cool when the match is over, win…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
Chat With The Kotaku Staff About E3 And More
People, it’s less than a week until the big E3 press conferences begin and you just might be in the mood to talk about the big show. Or maybe you just want to talk about games that are out now or about Kotaku. Got questions? We’ll do our best to answer! Fire away in the…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 6, 2016 -
CultureThe Making Of A Popular Counter-Strike Map
Santorini is one of Counter-Strike’s most well-regarded recent maps. It’s attractive, well-balanced, and compact enough to create tense showdowns. How do you make a map that stands out in a Dust2-obsessed CSGO landscape? Like this. Santorini creator Shawn “FMPONE” Snelling teamed up with Max Reiger to create a slick video of Santorini’s methodical evolution over…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 6, 2016 -
ReviewsEdge of Nowhere: The Kotaku Review
Your head controls the camera floating just behind 1920s adventurer Victor Howard, star of the new virtual reality Antarctic action game Edge of Nowhere. The white wilderness is all around you. You control Victor with a controller that you cannot see, because you play this game with the Oculus Rift VR headset strapped to your…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 6, 2016 -
UncategorizedUbisoft Announces Watch Dogs 2 Announcement
And now it’s time for an annual Ubisoft tradition: the announcement of an announcement. Per this lame teaser, Watch Dogs 2 will be officially unveiled on Wednesday at 12pm Eastern. Fortunately, Kotaku has already learned most of the important details about Watch Dogs 2: It’s set in San Francisco, it stars a black hacker named…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Fans Have Turned DVA Into A Dorito-Eating Gremlin
According to Overwatch’s story, Hana Song used to be a professional StarCraft 2 player. That’s DVA’s entire schtick, really: she’s a big gamer. Fans have run with that premise, and taken it to its logical (and somehow adorable) conclusion. You know what the stereotype about gamers is by now, right? That we like to eat…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 6, 2016 -
UncategorizedHorizon Zero Dawn Delayed To February 2017
Hunting robot dinosaurs in the post-apocalypse will have to wait until February 28, but for now, there’s a new Horizon Zero Dawn trailer Rumors of a delay for the PS4 exclusive have been kicking around, and it’s not a surprise Sony wanted to get it out of the way before E3. “It wasn’t an easy…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 6, 2016 -
UncategorizedSaints Row Creators Announce New Game, Agents of Mayhem
Saints Row developer Volition Studios today announced Agents of Mayhem, a new game that sure seems a lot like Saints Row. Publisher Deep Silver announced the game through IGN this morning. There’s a cinematic trailer (above) but not much else yet. IGN describes it as “an exclusively single-player open-world action game featuring characters with cool…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2016
