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UncategorizedFallout 4 Weapons Mod Is Absolutely Bonkers
Normally, you can only attach a select number of mods to any given weapon in Fallout 4. This PC mod, however, gets rid of all those restrictions—which means that you can create completely ludicrous (yet amazing) weapons that would normally be impossible in-game. Seriously, this is some Borderlands-type shit right here. The mod in question…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedI’ve Found My New Favorite Mario Maker Level Designer
I’ve got no problem with make-you-want-to-scream Mario stages. There are plenty in Super Mario Maker’s community, and I’ve been playing ‘em for months! But it’s not often you encounter levels as inventive as Nintendo’s own creations, yet that’s exactly how I felt while playing Stank’s—yes, Stank!—stages today. As part of my Mario Maker Morning series,…
By Patrick Klepek Published December 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
I Bought An Expensive-Ass PC Gaming Monitor And It’s Really Good
Look, sometimes you spend $709 on a gaming monitor and wind up really happy with your purchase. I’m not saying it happens every time, but it happened this time. After months of hemming, hawing, and talking myself out of it, last week I went ahead and dropped a bunch of bucks on a newfangled G-Sync…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 10, 2015 - Culture
Valve Says 77,000 Steam Accounts Get Hijacked Per Month
Lately, Valve’s been putting a big focus on beefing up Steam’s security—sometimes with measures that players find annoying or limiting. As part of a new security measure’s roll-out, they explained why. Valve began by pointing out that current security measures absolutely aren’t enough to keep precious, precious accounts under lock and key. In a post…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Ultimates Just Became Marvel’s Best New Superhero Team
How do you solve a problem like Galactus? By finding something from the beginning of the universe. It’s only two issues in, but The Ultimates is already the most exciting book in Marvel’s new All-New, All-Different line-wide relaunch. That’s because they’re confronting Galactus, one of the most implacable characters in the publisher’s fictional universe. Last…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 10, 2015 -
Tips & GuidesTips For Playing Fallout 4 [Updated!]
It’s a harsh wasteland out there, fellow vault dwellers. Horrors can be found in every corner of the Commonwealth. Making it through Fallout 4 in one piece can be tough—especially at first. Thankfully, we’re here to help. A few of us here at Kotaku have been playing the game non-stop for the last week, and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nine More Successful Gaming Kickstarters That Didn’t Deliver
The most important thing to look for in a Kickstarter isn’t a cool pitch video or an impressive roster of talent. It’s someone who knows how to manage money. Here, following our look earlier this year at 12 Kickstarter projects that were funded but never came to fruition, are nine more crowdfunded projects that took…
By Jason Schreier Published December 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
Thanks For The Nightmares, Riot
The old “Lollipoppy” skin was, hands-down, the creepiest thing that Riot ever made for League of Legends. The new enhanced version of Lollipoppy that launched yesterday with the champion’s massive overhaul carries on that fine tradition of haunting your dreams. Thanks to the League of Legends news site Lolking, we’re able to see Lollipoppy’s triumphant…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Jack The Ripper expansion for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate will be out for PS4 and Xbox One on December 15, a week later on PC, according to publisher Ubisoft. It stars Evie Frye and is set 20 years after November’s very good new AC. Now, what happened to her brother, Jacob? Hmmm.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Witcher 3 Riddle That Players Couldn’t Quite Solve
Gaunter O’Dimm, one of the stars of The Witcher 3’s expansion Hearts of Stone, is a mysterious dude. Turns out he’s also a sneaky one, hidden so well in the background of the game that even its biggest fans couldn’t find him. In October, developers CD Projekt Red ran a competition asking fans to “find…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedDiablo‘s Treasure Goblins Are Coming To World of Warcraft: Legion
Legion will introduce a new type of creature to World of Warcraft that might be familiar from Diablo III. It’s the Treasure Goblin, or as he’s known here, Treasure Demon. People playing the alpha build of the expansion bumped into the rare fella, who looks like a little annoying demon with a huge backpack. And…
By Gergo Vas Published December 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
Undertale, You’ve Changed
Talented artist Orioto redrew a great scene from the wonderful JRPG-inspired game Undertale The game’s unique color palette remained the same, but the pixelated look has changed: To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published December 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
Multiplayer-Only Games Shouldn’t Cost $60
Lately I’ve been playing a lot of Rainbow Six Siege. It’s really good, but I’m not feeling very optimistic about its long-term prospects. Siege, like any multiplayer game, will only thrive if it can form a lasting community of players. My pessimism regarding its chances to do so is the same pessimism that was eventually…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 10, 2015 - Kotaku East
Make Everything Smell Like Cat Head with This Japanese Spray
If you own a cat, you probably know this: the back of their heads smells so damn good. One Japanese company researched that scent, recreated it, and is now bottling and selling it. Okay, not all cats smell good (some smell terrible), but according to Naver Matome, the Japanese owners of ones that do, described…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
Beloved PlayStation exec Shiro Kawauchi is leaving his post in South Korea and getting a promotion back home in Japan. A group of fans have banded together to buy presents and make a thank-you-plaque for the man. The design is based on the PS4. How touching! Over the years, Korean fans have developed a super…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2015 - Kotaku East
Dreamfall Chapters: Book Four Takes You to Magical Lands
Up until this point, Dreamfall Chapters has taken place almost entirely in two sprawling cities, one in a fantasy world and one in a sci-fi world. In Book Four: Revelations we finally leave the cities and see some of the stunning locales the fantasy world has to offer. When we last left our heroine Zoë,…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 10, 2015 - Kotaku East
Grave of the Fireflies writer Akiyuki Nosaka died yesterday in Tokyo. He was 85. Drawing from his own war experiences, the prolific Nosaka published Grave of the Fireflies as a short story in 1967. Perhaps his most famous work, it was adapted into a Studio Ghibli anime in 1988. May he rest in peace.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFirst Look at the New Japanese Godzilla Movie Is Shaky as Hell
As Kotaku previously reported, Toho Studios is makinga new Godzilla movie. It will be the first time for the country to do so in twelve years. Now, we get a first look at…shaky camera footage. Below is a teaser for the clip, which is due out next summer. This is filmed documentary style, and it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2015