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Five Cool Steam Games I Played Over The Holidays
This holiday season, I received the most precious gift of all: a bit of free time. I ended up using it mostly to play an ungodly amount of Fallout 4 (it’s alright), but also to check out a handful of Steam games from last year that I never quite got around to. While I haven’t…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2015
We came, we saw, we played. We nominated, we debated, we decided. Here, in alphabetical order, are Kotaku’s top 12 games of 2015. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate BoxBoy Bloodborne Destiny: The Taken King Life Is Strange Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Rocket League Splatoon Super Mario Maker Transformers: Devastation Undertale The Witcher 3: Wild…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedBlind Man Beats Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time After Five Years of Trying
Now this is dedication. Terry Garrett lost his sight when he was ten years old—so he learned how to game in a different way. Instead of relying on visuals, Garrett started using sound to make his way through video games. After much practice, this method allowed him to beat games like Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee. Ocarina…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Sources: Next Big Assassin’s Creed Set In Egypt, Skipping 2016 As Part of Possible Series Slowdown
Every fall for the past six years, Ubisoft has released at least one big new Assassin’s Creed game. This year, the mega-publisher could be breaking tradition, skipping fall for the first time since 2009, according to a number of sources speaking both to Kotaku and others. The next big Assassin’s Creed, which we believe is…
By Jason Schreier Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Our Favorite Games from December
December—a time for snow, Doctor Who Christmas specials, and slow game releases. But slow doesn’t mean we didn’t come across anything worth checking out. And so, below is what we played and liked in December. Amplitude Mike played the Kickstarted reboot of Harmonix’s rhythm game, and found more of the same stuff he fell in…
By András Neltz Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Microsoft has revealed the collaboration between Keiji Inafune and Armature Studios, ReCore, will also come to PC. It’s also been re-confirmed Crackdown 3’s multiplayer will debut this summer, but will it be a beta? Something you pay for? Right now, Microsoft isn’t saying, only promising details later this year. You can reach the author of…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4’s Factions All Suck
Picking a faction in Fallout 4 is the most agonizing choice in the entire game. Turns out, deciding the fate of the Commonwealth is very difficult when every group vying for dominance is awful in its own, special way. Let’s look at them one by one, shall we? The Minutemen Leader: Cardboard Cutout Masquerading As…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedSuddenly An All-In-One Gaming PC Doesn’t Seem Like Such A Bad Idea
I’ve never been keen on the idea of abandoning my tower case for a system with all the gaming guts piggy-backing a monitor, but when the monitor in question is a 34 inch curved ultra HD affair and the guts are full-sized and water-cooled I start feeling a bit swayed. That’s Maingear’s newly-announced Alpha 34,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedPewdiepie Reacts To Man Getting A Brofist Butt Tattoo
A few days into 2016, we’ve already got frontrunners for “questionable choice of the year.” Hey, at least it’s hilarious. For those that don’t know, YouTube’s biggest star, Pewdiepie, has a specific logo. It’s called the Bro Fist. It’s based on the send-off Pewdiepie likes to do at the end of his videos. You’ve probably…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedLet’s Murder Mario Over And Over Again
It’s not technically Nintendo’s iconic hero that I’m endlessly ending in the newly-released anti-platformer Kill the Plumber, but it totally is. It’s just the day in the life of a Super Mario Bros. enemy, really. You’re waddling about your screen, minding your own business, and then along comes this mustachioed maniac stomping on your friends,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2016 -
CultureFallout 3 Beaten In Under 15 Minutes, A New World Record
Watch as one gamer blazes through the capital wasteland in the time it takes most of us to deliberate over a single SPECIAL point. Phenomenal. The latest world record playthrough of Fallout 3 “any percentage” was attained by Rydou a few days ago, and you can watch the 14:54 run below. It’s the first time…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
It’s time already for the first delay of 2016. Platinum has pushed back their Xbox One-exclusive action-RPG Scalebound to next year. “This will give us the time needed to bring to life all the innovative features and thrilling gameplay experiences that we have planned.”
By Jason Schreier Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Hearthstone Legendaries, Compared To Their World of Warcraft Counterparts
Hearthstone player Jeppz completed a heroic task by running around Azeroth and locating all the characters featured on the rarest Hearthstone cards. It’s a pretty neat gallery for those who aren’t familiar with both games. While low level raid bosses have a fix location, some legendaries are rare mobs in WoW with crazy respawn timers,…
By Gergo Vas Published January 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Found Baldur’s Gate. Sort Of.
The real Baldur’s Gate is not a wealthy port city on the Sword Coast from the classic RPG, but—as Redditor Robotswana drew our attention to it—a cozy street with a slightly different name in Reykjavik, Iceland Would be a fun place to check in (and absolutely not remove the sign). To contact the author of…
By Gergo Vas Published January 4, 2016 - Culture
Nice Wheels
Jan Urschel is an artist who worked on the sadly-cancelled Star Wars: 1313. He’s also worked for companies like Marvel, EA, Sony, Microsoft and Ubisoft across both games and film. We featured Jan’s work back in 2012, but since that was four years ago, I figured it’s time for a showcase of some more recent…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Look At These Force Awakens “Action Figures”
Hot Toys, whose work on comic book movies has been nothing short of inspiring, also have the license to make figures based on the characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They’re so good. There are already a ton of the large, detailed figures announced, from stars like Rey and Finn to Kylo Ren to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedWitcher 3 Brothel Glitch Results In Sexy Weirdness
Much of The Witcher’s lore is built around the Conjunction of the Spheres, a cataclysmic event where two worlds briefly became one. This Witcher 3 glitch is kinda like that, only it’s in a brothel. Playing the game on PS4, Dirk1nator ! interrupted one of Ciri’s flashback sequences to go and visit a brothel, which you’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2016
