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Did you know you can blind your enemies with the water gun in Metal Gear Solid V? Check out the latest ep of DefendTheHouse’s mythbuster series on MGS—it’s full of fun factoids like that. Contact the author at [email protected]

By Patricia Hernandez Published September 22, 2015

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Apple Rejects Virtual Ferguson App, Because of Course They Did

Dan Archer’s Ferguson Firsthand is an educational app about the shooting of Michael Brown. Though it’s not violent, Apple denied it a spot on the App Store. This shouldn’t be a surprise; Apple has treated apps—and, by extension, games—differently for a long time. Ferguson Firsthand isn’t a realistic depiction of a tragedy but a new…

By Patrick Klepek Published September 22, 2015

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Dota 2 Mod Turns Game Into Nonstop Co-Op Boss Fight

Dota 2 got a major update recently that, among many other things, made it much easier for players to create and share custom games with one another. One of the best (and certainly the silliest) of the new player-made modes turns Valve’s into a PvE game that’s fittingly known as “Epic Boss Fight.” Like all…

By Yannick LeJacq Published September 22, 2015

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Panoramical Is A Trippy Journey Of Light and Sound

The goal in Panoramical is to find yourself in a series of fantastical works of audiovisual art. It’s a personal journey. Here’s a bit of mine. Some call it a game. Others a tool. I call it a trip, a mental and perhaps spiritual journey through realms of sound and light. Developer Fernando Ramallo, composer…

By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2015

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The Creator Of The ‘Hardest Super Mario World Level Ever’ Is At It Again

Right now, there’s a course titled “Pit of Panga: P-Break” floating around in Super Mario Maker. Thousands of people have tried this level. Not a single person has beaten it yet. The creator is calling it the “hardest Super Mario Maker level ever made,” and when you see how grueling it is, you’ll understand why.…

By Patricia Hernandez Published September 22, 2015

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Friendship

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By Evan Narcisse Published September 22, 2015

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How Until Dawn Ended Up With A 10,000-Page Script

When Graham Reznick and Larry Fessenden landed the gig to write Until Dawn in 2011, it seemed easy enough: write some dialogue! Known for working on horror films like House of the Devil and The Innkeepers, the writers had taken on a bigger task than they thought—they were signing on to write two games in…

By Patrick Klepek Published September 22, 2015

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The Only 1TB PlayStation 4 Is Ugly As Sin

If you get it, just put this mega-capacity PS4 behind something else, m’kay? Sony just unveiled a Call of Duty-themed PS4 that boasts 1 TB of internal storage. It is also damn difficult to look at. The orange piping and highlights are already questionable choices. But the Call of Duty: Black Ops III symbols and…

By Evan Narcisse Published September 22, 2015

Reviews

SOMA: The Kotaku Review

When the credits rolled on SOMA, my head fell into my hands. I felt relief that the harrowing journey was over, and was reeling at what my character had sacrificed along the way. SOMA is not just a horror game, it’s a nightmarish commentary on the possible future of humanity. SOMA is the latest scarefest…

By Patrick Klepek Published September 22, 2015

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Destiny‘s Leveling System Is Finally Fixed

For the past week, I’ve done very little but play Destiny, a video game in which you travel through space lamenting that Destiny has gotten way harder to make fun of in the first lines of Kotaku posts because it’s so friggin’ good now. This is not much of a change—I’ve been a Destiny addict…

By Jason Schreier Published September 22, 2015

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Ta-Nehisi Coates Will Write Marvel’s New Black Panther Comic

Was anybody expecting this? The Black Panther is arguably Marvel Comics’ most important black superhero, a king who’s never been mired in the kinds of stereotype-heavy portrayals that have dogged other characters. And news has just hit that the Wakandan monarch’s next ongoing comics series will be written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, a national correspondent for…

By Evan Narcisse Published September 22, 2015

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The New League Of Legends Champion Is Seriously Creepy

Last week, Riot unveiled “Kindred,” the newest champion for its wildly popular online game League of Legends. It’s far too early to say anything definitive about Kindred’s gameplay qualities, but one thing is already clear: the champ’s production values are amazing Kindred is relatively rare in League of Legends for not actually being a single…

By Yannick LeJacq Published September 22, 2015

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Dragon Age Inquisition is getting a Game of the Year edition, which will include DLC released for Bioware’s sprawling RPG. Look for it on October 6th. Contact the author at [email protected]

By Evan Narcisse Published September 22, 2015

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The Sorry State of Arkham Knight’s DLC

Today, new DLC is coming to Batman: Arkham Knight. Usually, this is when players pop a disc back in and rekindle a relationship with the game. But, the responses to Arkham Knight’s DLC have been harsh and it’s going to take a lot of work to make the owners of the newest Bat-game feel like…

By Evan Narcisse Published September 22, 2015

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Five Dangerously Australian Minutes With Ty The Tasmanian Tiger 4

“Enough Australian lingo to choke a dingo” is something I’m not proud of saying in the opening moments of the first Ty the Tasmanian Tiger game in almost a decade. Can you believe it’s been nearly ten years since the last Ty the Tasmanian Tiger game? Makes me mad as a cut snake it does.…

By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2015

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Square Enix has delayed Hitman from December to March 2016. “These few extra months will mean we can add more to the launch content of the game, more than we had originally planned, and then follow with a tighter frequency of updates, which ultimately will create a better game for everyone.” Read more on their…

By Jason Schreier Published September 22, 2015

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Unsung Story Is A $660,000 Kickstarter Disaster

In January of 2014, a company called Playdek launched a Kickstarter promising a spiritual successor to one of my favorite games, Final Fantasy Tactics. It made $660,126. I really wish I hadn’t backed it. I and 15,823 other suckers gave money to Playdek last year for Unsung Story, a game they said would be “a…

By Jason Schreier Published September 22, 2015

Esports

That Big Pharma Jerk Also Owns A League of Legends Team

Did you know the most hated pharmaceutical executive in America also owns professional League of Legends and Dota 2 teams? It’s true! Martin Shkreli, the CEO who instantly gained internet notoriety yesterday for jacking up the price of a drug used to treat cancer patients and people with AIDS by more than 5,000 percent, happens…

By Yannick LeJacq Published September 22, 2015

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My Quest To Make The Ugliest House In The New Animal Crossing

For months, I’ve had a specific if not dubious plan for Happy Home Designer. An evil scheme. A dastardly design. I’ve been waiting a long time to make this happen, damn it. The upcoming Animal Crossing game isn’t like the others. Instead of being the new kid in an already established village, Happy Home Designer…

By Patricia Hernandez Published September 22, 2015

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Eagerly awaited Dungeons & Dragons simulator Sword Coast Legends will be eagerly awaited a bit longer. Its late September PC release has been pushed back to October 20 for extra polish, with console versions set to launch in Q1 2016. Initiative roll failed.

By Mike Fahey Published September 22, 2015