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When Your First Ever Cosplay Knocks It Out Of The Park
Maru’s boyfriend Paladinhad, until last week, never cosplayed in his life. Time for that to change. The pair (Maru is a cosplay vet) went together as Link and Zelda to AniRevo Winter 2016 in Vancouver, and looked fantastic Pic by Oshley Photography
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedClustertruck Is Indeed A Clusterfuck
Clustertruck looked cool when I first saw it. Now that I’ve played it? First opinion still stands. Below you’ll see me play through some of the alpha’s first few levels. Oh, and die a lot. The entire game isn’t due out until later in the year, but if you want to try out a few…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Firewatch In Third-Person Is Messed Up
Firewatch is a first-person video game where you’re constantly reminded of your character’s feet, arms, torso and legs. That all looks very cool in the intended first-person, but pan the camera out a little and oh my god Artist Olly Moss, who worked on the game, has been tweeting these clips today, showing the game’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
I got done reading The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 2 the other day, and it was awesome, full of stories like yakuza links to 80s studios, a video game kidnapping and a ton of fascinating interviews with Japanese developers. You can take a look here (or get it in a rad bundle…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch‘s New Progression System Is A Big Step In The Right Direction
Overwatch is back! And in case you were worried, no, Blizzard didn’t ruin it. Overwatch is, broadly speaking, very good—and has been since its first closed beta late last year. It’s a fun, lightning-fast team-based shooter that draws a surprising amount of character inspiration from MOBAs like League of Legends and DOTA 2. What Blizzard…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Firewatch Has Your Wallpaper Needs Covered For 2016
Now that Firewatch has been out for a few days, players have had enough time for the game’s Steam page to fill up with user-submitted screenshots. And hoo boy I knew this was a pretty video game, but I forgot that there’d be folks out there playing it on 21:9/double monitors, whose setup basically means…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Destiny Expansion Coming This Year; Destiny 2 In 2017
Today Activision confirmed that, as Kotaku reported last month, Destiny 2 won’t be out until 2017. But there will be a significant expansion later this year. Said the company in a press release this afternoon: “Activision Publishing, along with its partners at Bungie, expects to bring a large new expansion to Destiny in 2016 and…
By Jason Schreier Published February 11, 2016 -
CultureA Racing Game About Finding Shortcuts
I love games that encourage players to break the rules. Super Impossible Road is a racing game where sticking to the straight and narrow will probably leave you eating dust (or glowy purgatory specks). Here’s what it looks like: And here’s how it works: “SUPER IMPOSSIBLE ROAD is a futuristic racing game about shortcuts. Get…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Agreed.
By Patrick Klepek Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Slick Moves, Bats
Last night I learned that if you happen to land on an enemy vehicle in Arkham Knight, Batman will automatically drop a remote mine, leap to safety, and disable the car. Most games would probably just make you ragdoll out and go flying, but I guess most games don’t star Batman.
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedFallout 4 Looks Better On Consoles Now
Good news, PS4 and Xbox One owners. Thanks to the latest Fallout 4 patch, the console versions of the game are about on par with the PC version running on high. The ever-meticulous Digital Foundry took a closer look at patch 1.03 and found that thanks to new tweaks, the draw distance on both Xbox…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 11, 2016 - Culture
The Original 151 Pokémon, Ranked
For some people, the first set of Pokémon designed by Game Freak might as well be the only Pokémon that exist. Given that this year those O.G. Pokémon turn 20 years old, what better time to mercilessly judge them against one another? Here is the definite ranking of the original 151 Pokémon, from worst to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed is skipping 2016, but Ubisoft says they’ve got a full slate for the coming fiscal year. By April 1, 2017, they’ll release: Watch Dogs 2 (which we’ve reported is set in San Francisco), For Honor, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Ghost Recon Wildlands, and a new game “with strong digital live services.”
By Jason Schreier Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
There’s No Downside To A Game Ditching Exclusivity
Quantum Break will never arrive on PlayStation 4, but PC owners can play it the same day as Xbox One owners. This has caused anxiety among some Xbox fans, prompting Microsoft executive Phil Spencer to digitally spar with passionate Xbox One owners. It’s been fascinating to watch. This started when a Twitter user blasted Spencer…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
It’s Official: Assassin’s Creed Is Skipping 2016
For the first time since 2009, Ubisoft will not release a big Assassin’s Creed game this fall, the publisher said today. It’s a huge shift for their tentpole series. Kotaku first broke news of this change last month, when we reported that the next big Assassin’s Creed game, which is code-named Empire and set in…
By Jason Schreier Published February 11, 2016 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Why XCOM 2 Is Better Than Its Predecessor
Just what makes XCOM 2 so good? How does the branching work in Fire Emblem Fates? And is Valve even working on Half-Life 3? Those questions and much more, today on Kotaku Splitscreen On this week’s episode of Kotaku’s premiere podcast, Nathan Grayson joins me and Kirk to talk Dying Light, XCOM 2, and Fire…
By Jason Schreier Published February 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
The New Wolverine Doesn’t Care About Her Own Pain and That’s a Problem
Laura Kinney isn’t as unhinged as the alternate reality version of the man she was cloned from. She’s not killing dudes before they actually do anything wrong. No, the woman who’s slashing bad guys up as Wolverine has a different psychological tic: she keeps throwing herself into danger without a care. This week’s All-New X-Men…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 11, 2016
