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UncategorizedArkham Knight’s Best DLC Moment Gives Batman an Impossible Choice
I saved the Ra’s Al Ghul mission in Arkham Knight’s Season of Infamy expansion because I had high expectations. My reward was one of the best moments from any Batman video game. I never believed that Batman would kill the Joker. However, I’ve always believed that, under the right circumstances, Batman would kill Ra’s Al…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 19, 2016 -
CultureMad Max-Themed Counter-Strike Map Has Cars, Furious Roads
Counter-Strike plus drivable cars, customizable bases, and lots and lots of sand? This is no ordinary custom map. RealFreemanTV posted a teaser of CTX and Jarro’s CSGO: Truck Wars map, which they describe as an homage to Mad Max. It definitely looks the part. Basically, the goal of each match is to fortify your base…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedOxenfree: The Kotaku Review
Teens, alone on an island, unearthing malevolent spirits. Beers and bonfires on the beach, and a dramatic game of Truth or Dare. Ghostly voices over the radio, and an abandoned military base with a secret. These are the potent ingredients of Oxenfree, a sharp, spooky new adventure game that you should totally check out. Here’s…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
The new $800,000 Kickstarter project Hero’s Song has a lot of talent behind it, including Name of the Wind author Patrick Rothfuss and veteran composer Inon Zur (Fallout, Dragon Age). It’s run by John Smedley, former boss of Sony Online Entertainment.
By Jason Schreier Published January 19, 2016 -
Uncategorized10 Ways To Make Your Favorite Games Feel New Again
Games have rules. It’s sort of their “thing.” But just because a game suggests you’re supposed to play it one way doesn’t mean you can’t come up with some rules of your own. Whether you do it consciously or not, you probably restrict the way you play games. Maybe you force yourself to live with…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedMovement In Blade & Soul Is Extremely Cool
Martial arts MMORPG Blade & Soul launched in North America and Europe today, bringing with it one of the most gut-wrenchingly awesome movement systems I’ve ever experienced in the genre. Hold on to your stomachs, kids. You may have seen this before—Blade & Soul has been out in Asian countries since its 2012 launch in…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
One of the best places to spot video game deals, Cheap Ass Gamer, has been dealing with a series of hacks. The attacker (or group) claims they’re after a child molester, but haven’t made clear why they’ve targeted CAG. The site claims passwords weren’t compromised, though emails and usernames may have been.
By Patrick Klepek Published January 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Great Port Can’t Save The Most Boring Resident Evil Game
It doesn’t matter how pretty you make Resident Evil Zero—it’s still Resident Evil Zero. It’s easily one of the weakest entries in Capcom’s survival horror series, but if you’re interested in fighting zombies on a train, you’re suddenly in luck. It’s been a little over three years since Resident Evil 6 was released, and while…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
Virtual Feats, But A Real Sense Of Accomplishment
The last time I talked to my mom on the phone she told me I should be starting to think about retirement. She told me I should be thinking about my future. I was thinking about where I was gonna get the $150 I needed for my insurance premium and still eat. After I hung…
Gita Jackson Published January 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Star Wars Game I’ve Played Every Day For Three Months Straight
This is Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. It’s a game I called “another f**king mobile Star Wars card game” when it was announced. A game I called “not bad . . . not great, either” at launch. A game that’s been part of my daily routine since mid-October. EA introduced Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe next expansion for Paradox’s city builder, Cities: Skylines, is called Snowfall Announced today, the addon will introduce a weather system and a temperature mechanic to the game, along with a couple new public transportation options, like trams. Snowfall will be out on PC “later this year.”
By András Neltz Published January 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Best Character Creation Tool, Now Available Without Its Game
Enough reading about Black Desert Online’s amazing character creation tool—it’s time to play with it. Ahead of next month’s second closed beta test, Daum Games has released a standalone version of its character creation tools you can download for free. PC gamers can just hit up the Black Desert Online character creation tool download page,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Game Boy Macro
Anthony Thomas will take your old Nintendo DS, rip off its top screen, move the speakers, clean things up, paint it and turn it into something way cooler: a Game Boy Macro, an unofficial, over-sized brother to Nintendo’s actual (and wonderful) Game Boy Micro. NeoGAF user SmiteOfHand got one the other day and it looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
Health club company Konami announced that Metal Gear Online launches today on PC, its one-week beta period now over. If you need help deciding whether to check it out or not, you can read about the week Patricia spent with the console version here.
By András Neltz Published January 19, 2016 - Kotaku East
Explaining the Biggest News in Japan: a Boy Band Apology
This is Smap. Sorry, SMAP. Last night, the pop stars appeared on television to apologize, garnering massive television ratings, and resulting in a comment from the Prime Minister of Japan. This is a very big deal. How big of a deal? As you can see, the live apology broadcast does seem to have caused Twitter…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
Microsoft and Mojang Announce Minecraft: Education Edition
Launching this summer, Minecraft: Education Edition will be an “expanded” version of Minecraft for classrooms, distributed to educational institutions worldwide. Based on the already existing MinecraftEdu program—a modded version of Minecraft, used for teaching, which Microsoft has acquired—this new edition wants to help things along by launching a community site that, as the announcement from…
By András Neltz Published January 19, 2016 - Kotaku East
How One of Japan’s Biggest Games Was Created
In Japan, games don’t get much bigger than the Dragon Quest franchise. Recently, series creator Yuji Horii uploaded some of the first game’s original design documents, providing an inside peek at its birth. [Photo: Yuji Horii] According to Horii, first the stages were drawn out on paper. Then, the positions of in-game characters were drawn…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2016 - Kotaku East
All the Characters in the New JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Game
The newest JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 3D fighting game has exactly what fans of the long running anime and manga are looking for: being able to play as a ton of the series’ heroes and villains—53 to be exact. Part I: Phantom Blood Jonathan Joestar, Will A Zeppeli, Robert E. O. Speedwagon, Dio Brando Part II:…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 19, 2016