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UncategorizedPokkén Creators Wanted To Make Pokémon Look ‘Really Realistic’ For Their Fighting Game
Pokémon are usually cute creatures. That’s part of the appeal. But the upcoming Pokémon fighting game is not about that life. A couple of weeks ago, I had a chat with Pokkén producers Katsuhiro Harada (of Tekken fame) and Masaaki Hoshino (of Soul Calibur fame). I wanted to know, what was the most surprising thing…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 2, 2016 - Culture
Steam Users Think Valve’s New Trading Restrictions Go Too Far
Wanna use Steam’s market or trading features? Don’t have a compatible mobile phone for security purposes? Then prepare to wait weeks before anything happens. Valve recently announced big changes to Steam’s trade (directly between individual users) and community market (where you can post listings for virtual items to buy/sell) features. If you’re not using the…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
The New Black Widow Comic Is a Master Class in Kicking Ass
The debut of the new Black Widow series makes a great case as to why the Hulk would fall in love with Natasha Romanoff. She wrecks a crap-ton of puny humans in a first issue that’s essentially one long action piece. There are two reasons Black Widow #1 is worth paying attention to. The first…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Black Desert Lays Out Horrible Pre-Launch Problems In Convenient ‘Shitstorm Matrix’
Still in head start access until tomorrow, Black Desert Online’s North American launch has already encountered enough serious issues to fill a chart. The devs are calling it the “Shitstorm Matrix.” I appreciate giving a list of serious problems a less than serious name, but it doesn’t lessen the impact of the problems players have…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Even reviewers won’t get to play The Division until it goes live for everyone on March 8, Ubisoft says. So if you’re waiting to see if it’s any good, you’ll have to hold off at least a day or two. We’ll be buying and playing it along with everyone else, so stay tuned to Kotaku…
By Jason Schreier Published March 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedJotun, the gorgeous and difficult hand-drawn action RPG that I loved last year, will be coming to PS4, Xbox One and Wii U this summer. The new, harder Valhalla Mode will be coming as a free add-on for the PC as well. Better brush up on your battle axe skills. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Evan Narcisse Published March 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Why Gandhi Is Such An Asshole In Civilization [Update]
From the very first game in the Civilization series through to today, India’s supposedly-peaceful leader Gandhi has been famous for one thing: dropping nukes. And there’s a very good reason for it. UPDATE: Series co-creator Sid Meier has now actually debunked this! You can read his explanation here. Original story follows: It’s not your mind…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Surprising Number of People Feel Bad For Pirating Stardew Valley
Whenever piracy is mentioned, people always whip out the argument that, if pirates actually like the game, they’ll totally purchase it in the future. For Stardew Valley, the farming simulator which is currently tearing up the Steam sales charts, that age-old saying might actually be true for some players. Yesterday, as I was rounding up…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedBlade & Soul Finally Gets Some Damn Warlocks
Finally something to do with the Warlock-only equipment that’s been dropping since NCsoft’s martial arts MMO launched in North America back in January. Fans knew the Warlock, a ranged spellcaster released further down the line in the earlier Asian versions of Blade & Soul, wouldn’t be making it into the game in time for launch.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Spider-Man Is Totally Okay With Letting Someone Else Be Spider-Man
The original wall-crawler is a little salty about Miles’ costume, though. Because even he has to admit that it’s cooler. Spoilers follow. For those who may not know who Miles Morales is, he’s a teenage Spider-Man from a now-dead alternate universe. He started webbing up bad guys after the death (and eventual resurrection) of that…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Former Destiny Developers Discuss How Hard It Is To Make AAA Games
To say that making big games like Destiny is “difficult” is kind of like declaring the Grand Canyon is “deep,” so it’s always interesting to hear new insights from people who have been in the trenches. Ex-Bungie developers Jaime Griesemer and Marty O’Donnell, who have worked on Halo and Destiny, gave some pretty fascinating quotes…
By Jason Schreier Published March 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Sounds like Mass Effect Andromeda won’t be out until early 2017. EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said in a recent presentation that the next big BioWare game is scheduled for their fourth fiscal quarter, which is January-March of next year. Not a big shocker, but good to set expectations accordingly.
By Jason Schreier Published March 2, 2016 -
ReviewsPlants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2: The Kotaku Review
Remember the early days of online multiplayer shooters, when most players were too busy having fun to worry about things like stats or other players’ performance or who your mother may or may not have slept with? Garden Warfare 2 remembers. In 2014 EA and Popcap games made a competitive online shooter for consoles and…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Turn-Based Games Are Good This Year
XCOM. Fire Emblem. Civilization. Invisible Inc. Endless Legend. Don’t look now, but if you’re a fan of video games where the action is broken up into turns, you’ve never had it better. Despite being one of the oldest game design fundamentals around, having been so liberally lifted from tabletop gaming all those decades ago, over…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe GTA Series In The Style Of Pokémon
CJ, Niko Bellic, Tommy Vercetti and GTA III’s Claude, all together, in a fantastic demake by Hat-Loving Gamer. And it’s not just a demake. The battles and other mechanics are now all similar to classic Pokémon games. It’s a tougher world, so the gym is no longer used for Pokémon battles. To contact the author…
By Gergo Vas Published March 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedDiablo III Players Discover New Secret Cow Level
In honor of an artist who worked on World of Warcraft and Diablo, and who passed away two years ago, Diablo devs secretly snuck a mini-event into Diablo III. It’s a special version of the famous Cow level and players found it pretty quickly. It’s very easy to unlock compared to other Diablo III secrets.…
By Gergo Vas Published March 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
In The Shadow of the Minecraft Colossus
Colossi: giant statues in the real world, gargantuan creatures in fiction. They terrify and inspire awe, even (especially) when they’re painstakingly built by hand in Minecraft. This particular colossus was built by PlanetMinecraft’s Divici, who’s otherwise known for his anime- and LOTR-related builds, over a two-week period. He actually made two versions of the colossus,…
By András Neltz Published March 2, 2016
