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UncategorizedAI Bot and Its Human Creator Team Up to Defuse a Video Game Bomb
You’re supposed to play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes with other human beings. In a typical game, people get sweaty and flustered as the timer on the detonation device winds down. But, when you have a life-or-death session with an AI bot that listens and responds, the experience is anything but typical. Keep Talking and…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 11, 2016 - Culture
There Is A Steam Game Called Generic Space Shooter [Update]
Steam has a lot of generic space shooters. I suppose this one’s at least being honest. Yes, Generic Space Shooter is an actual game’s actual name. I kinda love how candid its description is, though: “The aim of the game is very simple; SURVIVE! Try and survive for as long as you can, the longer…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 11, 2016 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Another week has passed into history, and another weekend beckons. Time to play some video games. For my part, if you divide up the games I’ll be playing this weekend and then divide each one by ten, you still get The Division If you’re also playing the game, I’d love to know what you think…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 11, 2016 - Reviews
Hitman Episode One: The Kotaku Review
I’ve often noticed a conflict between the way games tell me I’m a master assassin/spy/soldier and the more bumbling, experimental way that I play. One moment I’m panicking and shooting the wrong person in the face, the next I’m coolly walking away as a chandelier drops on a target behind me. The new Hitman, the…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedMagikarp’s Stage On The Pokémon Fighting Game Is Pure Fire
Magikarp isn’t a fighter in Pokkén Tournament, but damn if it’s not stealing the show anyway. So, there’s a stage in the Pokémon fighting game called “Magikarp Festival,” which you can see below in GameXplain’s video. You’ll note that the stage takes place on a fishing boat, and you can see Magikarp floppin’ about everywhere.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter V Fan Makes Better Version Of The Game’s Story Mode
Right now, there isn’t a whole lot of story mode in Street Fighter V. One fan of Capcom’s latest fighting game has taken it upon himself to make his own version of plot-centric content around the game’s characters. And he’s doing it in a very cool way. The vignettes being created by YouTuber sigmaG19 are…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 11, 2016 -
Culture30 Minutes With Kona, A Beautiful Snowbound Mystery Adventure
Sometimes I try random Steam Early Access games on a whim. Often, it’s a very bad idea. Kona is a big exception to that rule. Kona is a snowbound mystery adventure that launched on Early Access yesterday. It’s a game about wandering through a (very convincing) blizzard as a private investigator in 1970s Northern Canada.…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedGrand Theft Auto V’s Mt. Chiliad Mystery Still Hasn’t Been Solved [UPDATE]
Grand Theft Auto V came out two-and-a-half years ago. There’s still no real answer for the bizarre Mt. Chiliad Mystery that some players are obsessed with. But folks are still finding new clues hidden around Los Santos. Shortly after its release, a subset of fans who reached 100% completion in GTA V started trying to…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedTwitch Player: I’m Done Being a ‘Boobie Streamer’
“I am officially retiring as a boobie streamer, or a titty streamer, if you will,” said Raihnbowkidz, a woman who broadcasts League of Legends on Twitch. You might not know her; she has 4 million total views on Twitch and 11.2k subscribers on YouTube, which are comparatively low numbers these days. Earlier this week, she…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Trails in the Sky: The 3rd Is Actually Coming West
Well, this is unexpected. The next Trails in the Sky game is coming to North America, publisher XSEED said today. It’ll be out for PC in 2017. This is the third game in the Trails in the Sky trilogy, which first hit U.S. shores in 2011. After a long, twisted journey full of all sorts…
By Jason Schreier Published March 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedHearthstone Expansion Whispers of the Old Gods Announced
The next Hearthstone expansion is called Whispers of the Old Gods, Blizzard said today. This new add-on for the addictive digital card game will add 134 more cards to Hearthstone, all of them themed around the old gods of Warcraft lore. It’ll be out in April or May. Says Blizzard in a press release: Whispers…
By Jason Schreier Published March 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedEverQuest Next Has Been Cancelled
Almost three years after its announcement, development has stopped on the next iteration of the long-lived Everquest MMO franchise. Daybreak Studios’ president Russ Shanks announced the news on the game’s official site: I’m writing today to let you know that, after much review and consideration, Daybreak is discontinuing development of EverQuest Next For the past…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
People Sure Like Asking If E3 Is Still Relevant
In the wake of news that game publishers EA and Activision will have reduced presences at this year’s E3—both will show off their games at various press conferences, but neither will have booths—analysts and Hot Takers across the web have been asking a simple question: Is E3 still relevant? This semi-backlash led Rich Taylor, a…
By Jason Schreier Published March 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedAt First I Didn’t Succeed, So I Tried 45 More Times
On a rooftop in Gotham City in the video game Batman Arkham Knight, I had to beat up six ninjas without getting hit. It took me 46 attempts, one after the other, during one frustrating hour. This article originally appeared in October, 2015. It wasn’t the easiest thing I’ve done in video games, nor was…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Years Later, Blizzard Releases a New Diablo II Patch
Diablo II just got its first patch since 2011 (October 27, to be exact). It’s not a content patch, but it helps ensure that the game can run on current platforms. How cool is that? Here’s Blizzardon Diablo II’s 1.14a patch: This update focuses on system glitches introduced by modern operating systems. In related news,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Huge LEGO Castle, Inspired By World of Warcraft‘s Horde Capital
No doubt the gates of Orgrimmar were the inspiration for this fantastic custom LEGO fortress made by burlogh. Iron spikes, chains and robust walls. Yup, that’s not a place for humans. In the last year I was a rather inactive builder, though in my mind I planned my new diorama. The wall with the guard…
By Gergo Vas Published March 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedDiablo Boss Azmodan Returns To Heroes of the Storm With Basketballs
Well, that’s certainly a skin that wouldn’t work in Diablo III, but is completely fine in the casual environment of Heroes of the Storm. Act III’s “Lord of Sin” from Diablo III now has a slam dunk-ready alternate, called… Azmodunk! Because of its original name and its ability animations, Azmodunk was something players have been…
By Gergo Vas Published March 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Capcom Offers New Info on Street Fighter V March Update
The publisher of Street Fighter V offered up new details for the first big update to their newest fighting game. Capcom mentions specifics about SFV’s first DLC character and inbound game modes, but is still mum on a permanent fix for rage-quitting. A blog on Capcom Unity runs down major features of the moveset for…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 11, 2016