The Best Bit Of Battleborn So Far Can Only Be Played Once [Update]

Battleborn’s prologue mission begins with a gorgeous animated sequence, followed by an excellent single-player story mission. Then it goes away. Update: Now it doesn’t! I’m currently working my way up the Battleborn ladder, completing story missions, unlocking characters and gathering gear for my eventual plunge into competitive multiplayer. I’ve played through several co-op missions on…

Video Games And The Door Problem

“So what does a game designer do? Are you an artist? Do you design characters and write the story? Or no, wait, you’re a programmer?” This blog post by Ubisoft designer Liz England was originally published on her blog in April of 2014. We liked it so much, we’re republishing it today, with her permission.…

Surviving A Doom 2 Map With 100,000 Revenants

Completing this map could be a bit tricky, if not impossible. Modder Marphitimus was disappointed by the lack of Revenants in the upcoming DOOM, so he made a map that probably satisfies the demand. That’s 100,000 of them right below the starting point. Revenants and a bunch of other classic enemies. It’s Doom 2, so…

Guy Builds Tiny Jurassic Park For His Tortoise

The trademark main entrance, the visitor center and a damaged fence from Jurassic Park, all built around a lucky Leopard tortoise called Louie by Oliver Turpin Pretty cool! He clearly spared no expense. The tortoise isn’t really touched by this though. He only cares about the grass around him. To contact the author of this…

The New Pokémon Mobile Game Is a Bit Too Random for its Own Good

Meanwhile in Japan, Nintendo continues its invasion of the mobile phone market with Pokémon Co-Master. Pokémon Co-Master is basically a digital version of 2006’s Pokémon Trading Figure Game To start, you and your opponent each pick six Pokémon figures. You then alternate placing these figures on the board at their respective corners or moving figures…

Katy Perry Brought a Tamagotchi to the Met Gala

Of course she did. This year’s Met Gala theme was “Fashion in the Age of Technology.” So, Katy Perry, who loves Japan, sported a Tamagotchi along with her Prada gown. “Well, this is a Tamagotchi,” Perry told Vogue’s André Leon Talley. “It’s been my tech contribution for this year’s Met Gala. It’s humble, but it’s…

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An Incredible Collection Of Replica Destiny Weapons

For the last two years, cosplayer and props builder Eric Newgard has been recreating weapons from Destiny. The results are spectacular. From Gjallarhorn to Fatebringer, swords to loot chests, he’s produced (with help from some friends, including Zander Brandt, who we’ve featured here before) weapons that look like something that should be hung on the…

Prepare Yourself…For Life On The Wall

Ned Rogers is an Australian artist who has worked on Dungeons & Dragons, and on games like Ashen Rift You can see more of Ned’s work at his personal site and 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…

Finishing Half-Life 2 In 40 Minutes

This team effort from SourceRuns isn’t your average speedrun, but that’s what makes the way they blow through Valve’s classic all the more entertaining. Via PC Gamer, it’s a run that makes use of an old 2006 build of the game, one that’s got different physics and movement values to the 2016 model. This run…

Mod Makes Fallout: New Vegas‘ Combat SUPERHOT

Superhot is a shooter where time only moves at normal speed when you do. Thanks to a very impressive mod, so is Fallout: New Vegas. SUPERVATS. Modder Xilandro is working on bringing Superhot’s combat into Fallout: New Vegas, and it looks damn cool. Here’s some video: It’s all there: weaving between bullets, deflecting bullets with…

The Creators of Burnout Are Making A Game That’s Even More Chaotic

“We just call it a mess simulator,” the ever-quotable game developer Alex Ward was saying as his colleague Chris Roberts (the other Chris Roberts) was playing their upcoming game in Kotaku’s New York City office during a visit last week. That chaotic game, Dangerous Golf, is indeed about making messes… by using a golf ball…

Dark Souls Player Shouldn’t Have Gloated

Today on Highlight Reel we have Dark Souls taunts, knives, oblique Achewood references, 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 Dying Light –OCD Zombie Drop…

Stardew Valley‘s Future Includes Co-op, More Marriages, And A Console Port

Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone is a relentless game dev cyborg. After a brief respite to refuel his power cells, he’s announced his plans for Stardew Valley’s 1.1 update. The short version? Prepare to (farm until you) die. Or get bored and decide to do something else. Barone’s talked about his ideas for the…