Star Wars Battlefront‘s Matchmaking Is A Mess

While playing the PC version of Star Wars Battlefront, I’ve experienced all sorts of ridiculous matchmaking mishaps. It seems like I’m far from alone. Since I posted my review, I’ve encountered some seriously mind-boggling matchmaking moments. Usually, this involves lopsided teams (high-level players with snazzy gear vs lowbies who aim worse than your average Stormtrooper),…

My First Steam Refund Request Is Tetris

Yesterday, Tetris Ultimate, the latest official version of the classic puzzle game, was released on Steam for $14.99. Today, I asked for a refund. I haven’t gotten it yet, but I did fill out the forms: It wasn’t technical issues, or anything like that. While the console versions of Tetris Ultimate were known to have…

Nintendo Sent A Game Out To Die Today

Today, Nintendo released the video game Devil’s Third for Wii U, although you’d be forgiven if you didn’t know that. Nintendo’s been doing their best to keep it secret. (We apologize for ruining their surprise.) Devil’s Third, a gruff action game designed by Tomonobu Itagaki of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive fame, was critically…

A Linguist Explains Why Popular YouTubers Sound The Same

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for Worth Reading, our weekly guide to the best games writing that doesn’t show up here at Kotaku Hey, You Should Read These “Open World Games Are Changing the Way We Play” by Jake Muncy Fallout 3 finally made open world games click for me. I’d previously looked at…

Let’s Think Of The Final Fantasy VII Remake As A Totally New Game

It’s been a strange week for the Final Fantasy VII remake, a prospect that once seemed like a nostalgic 20-something’s wet dream but is now, after a whirlwind few months, unexpectedly real. In June, when Square announced the remake with a CGI trailer, it seemed impossibly far away. Then, after a surprise appearance at PlayStation…

The State of the Wii U In 2015

The Wii U had a tough 2015. Nintendo can boast that they’ve released some of the most excellent exclusives of the year, yes, but with their next console looming in the horizon, it’s hard not to feel like 2015 was a transitional period. This is part of our 2015 “State of” series, a look at…

You Really Need To Play The Yakuza Games

The Yakuza series is one of the best in video games. Sad thing is, given their delayed localisation work and reputation for being a little…different, they’re also largely ignored by the wider gaming public. I’d love it if that could change. I’ve been playing Yakuza 5 this week, and I can totally understand why so…

Vintage AT-AT Comes To Life With The Help Of An Xbox Controller

With the help of an Xbox controller and micro-board, Star Wars enthusiast Dave Stein converted an old 1981 Kenner AT-AT Walker into something we all wanted as kids back in the day. Here’s the old fella in action (via Prosthetic Knowledge). It not only walks as clumsy as in Episode V, but the head’s movement…

World of Warcraft Murlocs, Perfectly Remade In… Spore

WoW’s most notable (and cutest) creatures deserve to be in other game worlds too. Modder Rebecca1208 gave them the Spore treatment, and it’s really faithful one She even got the running, howling and all the other animations right, not just the character models. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

RPG That Raised $1 Million On Kickstarter In 2013 Gets Delayed To 2018

On September 11, 2013, the Kickstarter project Project Phoenix successfully ended, raising just over $1 million for a game they estimated would be out in March of 2015. Last night, the people behind the project announced a bit of a delay. They’re now aiming to ship the game in late 2018. Project Phoenix, which promised…

University Gets a Hello Kitty Themed Cafeteria

It’s official. Your school’s cafeteria sucks. According to China News, China.com and Hangzhou News (via ShanghaiIst), Zhejiang Gongshang University in China recently opened a 37,674 square-foot cafeteria, able to seat 800 patrons. [Photo: Zjol] As you can see in this photo via Zjol, the cafeteria is colorful. [Photo: Zjol] ShanghaiIst notes that the cafeteria severs…

Wow, Being Immortal Would Suck

On its surface, being un-killable seems like something wonderful. But in the world of the new anime film Ajin: Shodo, all that awaits you for eternity is nothing but years of painful human experimentation. Ajin is set in a world where fifteen years ago, immortals, known as “Ajin” were discovered. While only 46 have been…

Christmas chicken. It’s tough to love some of the changes Valve recently made to Counter-Strike, but this year’s festive chicken makeover is great. In-game chickens now wear wool sweaters over their frigid little drumstick bodies. (Clutch chicken shot courtesy of 3kliksphilip.)