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And Then This Happened
From—where else—Cat Cosplay, via Reddit.
By Mike Fahey Published September 26, 2015 - Uncategorized
Batman Day Is Happening on the Wrong Date
Today is Batman Day, a fake holiday invented for the sole purpose of helping market merchandise branded with the Dark Knight. Not that Bruce Wayne needs the help. The worst thing about Batman Day is that it’s happening on the wrong date. It should be on June 26, not September 26. There’s one strain of…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 26, 2015 - Culture
This Week In The Business: What Exactly Is A Console, Anyway?
QUOTE | “Just as the line between gamer and non-gamer has been destroyed, I think the distinction between console and mobile will become less distinct over time.” – Scopely’s Walter Driver thinks Apple TV is just one more step toward an ultimate convergence in gaming Elsewhere in the business of games this week… QUOTE |…
By Steve Peterson Published September 26, 2015 - Uncategorized
After suffering a pretty shady delay, Comcept claims Mighty No. 9 will ship on February 9 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. The 3Ds and Vita versions are coming “at a later date.” We’ll see! Start placing your bets. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published September 25, 2015 - Culture
Mad Max Contains Grim Half-Life 3 Easter Egg
Hey Gordon, long time no see! When’s Half-Life 3 coming ou— oh. Yikes. Player Swagmastavondagmasta recently discovered a very interesting easter egg in Mad Max: The Game That A Lot Of People Hate But I Love So There. As you might have suspected, it involves a tremendously dead Gordon Freeman. First, go here: Lodged in…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedWatching A Guy Run Valve’s Impressive VR Demo Might Make You a Little Nauseous
It’s no secret that the company behind Steam has big plans for virtual reality. Now we can get a look at what those ambitions will look like. When you first start watching David Finsterwalder’s clips of Valve’s VR demos, you might think you’re looking at the real world. Then Portal 2 co-op robot P-Body shows…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
I Bought Five Packs of Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards And Didn’t Fucking Get Isabelle
Nooooooo. This is how they get you. This is exactly how Nintendo gets you to spend money on stuff that might just end up in a landfill in a few years. For those of you that don’t know: today is the release of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, a game where you decorate the homes…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 25, 2015 -
CultureSplitscreenA Q&A With The Director Of Destiny: The Taken King
Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we’ve got a very special guest: Destiny: The Taken King director Luke Smith. Smith, who briefly wrote for this very website before he took a job at Bungie back in 2007, is responsible for much of the vision behind year two of Destiny, which everyone agrees is way better than year…
By Jason Schreier Published September 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Twitch Is Adding A Bunch Of New Features
Twitch is far-and-away the biggest video game streaming service on the planet, but it’s definitely not perfect. As part of a kick-off keynote for TwitchCon today, Twitch announced a handful of new features that are coming to the streaming platform in early 2016. Biggest on the list is video uploads—sans streaming. If you decided to…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 25, 2015 - Culture
Ask Dr. Nerdlove: I Hate My Body And I Don’t Know What To Do
Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the fastest dating advice column column in the world. This week we’re dealing with questions of belief—belief in yourself and belief in others. One reader is wrestling with the belief that his body is so disgusting and unlovable that he struggles to date, while the other can’t quite…
Harris O'Malley Published September 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedSOMA Players Crack Hidden Code, Unlock The Game That Could Have Been
SOMA players have discovered—and solved—something weird. If you shove a plastic toy into the toilet and flush, a set of numbers appear on the screen. If you find enough of these numbers and use them as the password for a file called _supersecrets.rar in SOMA’s installation directory, you’ll find something special. Warning: We are going…
By Patrick Klepek Published September 25, 2015 - Culture
Fourteen Things Every Steam User Should Know About
What in the hell is “Steam WebHelper” and why is it always running on my PC? That is a damn good question. [This post originally ran on May 7th, 2015. Updated with more ‘Things’ (TM) on September 25th, 2015.] Steam is great and ubiquitous, yes, but it’s also pretty bloated and messy. Over the years,…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedRedesigning A Game That People Play When They’re Bored
As the fall gaming season sucks up all the hours in the day, so does the plentiful bounty of gaming writing that goes along with it. Worth Reading is here to guide you through the fog, a guide to the best games writing from the past week or so. Hey, You Should Read These “Redesigning…
By Patrick Klepek Published September 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Won’t Have A Campaign On Last-Gen Consoles
The single player portion of Treyarch’s next Call of Duty game has proven too much for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the studio announced today. Treyarch wasn’t building the last-generation versions of Black Ops 3, though it was overseeing them. Beenox and Mercenary Technology had been assigned the unenviable task of making the game…
By Patrick Klepek Published September 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Former Heroin Addict’s New Memoir About Video Games
“When it comes to probing questions about their intimate life as computer-game players, most people don’t have much to say,” writes Michael W. Clune in his absorbing new memoir Gamelife. “They’ve never thought about it. Or they’ve repressed it. Or they’ve forgotten. Or they’re embarrassed. Society has convinced them that computer games are a trivial…
By Chris Suellentrop Published September 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here’s What A Publishing Deal With EA Looks Like
Curious about the nitty-gritty details behind a video game publisher’s development deals? Rhode Island’s got you covered. This afternoon, as part of an ongoing legal war with ex-game developer-slash-MLB pitcher Curt Schilling and his failed company, 38 Studios, the Rhode Island Superior Court released a treasure trove of documents including depositions, e-mails, and contracts. There…
By Jason Schreier Published September 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Dragon Ball Z Villains, Looking Vicious
Edgar Gómez’s Dragon Ball Z fan art transforms the villains into characters from a Spawn comic or a horror game. Very cool. After all, these creatures are among the most powerful and evil beings in the Dragon Ball universe, so they deserve to look scary. Here’s Majin Boo, Perfect Cell and a maniac-looking Frieza so…
By Gergo Vas Published September 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedGLaDOS Steals the Show in LEGO Dimensions‘ Portal Moments
Valve’s homicidal disk operating system doesn’t do “cameo” or “guest star.” The moment GLaDOS arrives in LEGO Dimensions it’s her game, from her face-off with one of science fiction’s greatest villains to the bittersweet ending. I feel like I just finished a new Portal game. Warning: We’ll be spoiling the hell out of the Portal…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedCool Minecraft Shaders Distort The Landscape
YouTuber BruceKnowsHow found a way to make minecart rides in Minecraft 100% more interesting. After modding in some graphical shaders he was able to transform the game into a dreamy journey. Even without a VR headset or watching the 360 degree version (via Prosthetic Knowledge), it’s just too trippy. This video was a nightmare. I…
By Gergo Vas Published September 25, 2015