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ReviewsSplatoon: The Kotaku Review
Every year, some new game claims to have revolutionized the art of shooting people in the face. Most of the time, it doesn’t feel true. With Splatoon, it does. Splatoon is fresh. Splatoon is exciting. Splatoon makes me forget that I ever had shooter fatigue in the first place, something that I haven’t felt since…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 28, 2015 - Culture
What’s the coolest competitive gaming moment you’ve ever seen? (Other than EVO Moment 37, of course!) Kotaku is working on a documentary series highlighting the performances of great players in tournaments, speedruns, and other areas of competitive gaming. So, what’ve you seen? What would you like to learn more about? We’re ready to go behind…
By Tina Amini Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Descender Is A Comic You Should Read if You Like Mass Effect
Descender is a comic book series where humans perform an ethnic cleansing of robots. Imagine the universe of Mass Effect, bled dry of its small amounts of hope or optimism. Society is perfect for, oh, about four pages in this series, written by Jeff Lemire and drawn by Dustin Nguyen. You see humans gliding through…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedCorrupted Donkey Kong Country Is Basically A Horror Game
It turns out this Rare platformer is hiding some dark secrets. ROM corruption is one of the more interesting ways players mess with games after release. At its most basic level, ROM corruption involves messing with game data using various tools. It can be useful to uncover how games work, and also result in games…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedFar Cry 4 Is My Favorite 2014 Game Of 2015
I nearly gave up on Far Cry 4. I recently recovered from that mistake. Late last fall, faced with a stack of games to play, I gave Far Cry 4 just a couple of hours to impress me. My quick 2014 take: it’s too similar to the wonderful Far Cry 3, the tropical game about…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Witcher 3 Glitch Preventing XP Gain For Some Quests
One step forward, one step back. As CD Projekt RED rushes to patch the ambitious Witcher 3, it’s also introducing new glitches. Right now, there’s one preventing players from gaining experience points when finishing quests six levels higher than what the game recommends. Quests don’t scale in The Witcher 3, so it’s possible to come…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 28, 2015 -
CultureMicrowaving Your Game Is Never The Answer, And Other Rage Stories
The Kotaku readership has collectively broken many, many controllers. But here are some of the better (read: entertaining) rage quitting stories you shared. There’s a surprising amount of fire involved. Microwaving Your Game Is Never The Answer (via soniko) Mine was few years ago but I will never ever be able to forget it, during…
By Tina Amini Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Winning By A Nose, Mario Kart Edition
“It don’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile,” Dominic Toretto famously said at the beginning of The Fast and the Furious, “Winning’s winning.” Well let me ask you this, Dom: have you ever played Mario Kart? Just look at that finish line! Those two Miis were literally racing neck and neck.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
There won’t be a companion app for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, reports Eurogamer I’m…I’m so happy. But how will we open chests?! I’m sure Ubisoft will come up with something. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Check Out These Rad Dino Skins For League Of Legends
It’s like Land Before Time, only now the pterodactyl is trying to kill you. Riot just unveiled three new “prehistoric skins” for League of Legends, a game where wizards, warriors, and unclassifiable monsters dig at each other in eternal struggle over a patch of grass known as “Summoner’s Rift.” The prehistoric skins answer an important…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
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UncategorizedFIFA Video Game Finally Adds Women’s Teams
FIFA 16, a video game in which players must navigate the ins and outs of a corrupt organization, will finally allow players to use women’s national teams. That’s a first for the longrunning soccer series, whose producers have been teasing the inclusion of female players for a long time now. It’s wonderful to see EA…
By Jason Schreier Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Twitch Bans Adults-Only Games
Just in time for Hatred, an upcoming video game about a dude who goes around and mindlessly slaughters everyone, the video website Twitch announced last night that users will no longer be able to stream games rated Adults-Only by the ESRB. It’s a curious move by Twitch, which was purchased last year by Amazon for…
By Jason Schreier Published May 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedGrand Theft Auto V As An 80s TV Show
YouTuber Dolce’s filters, use of an 4:3 ratio, and dated music make Grand Theft Auto V look like it came in a box of old, damaged VHS tapes. Pretty cool editing as well. Feels a bit like a Vice City throwback or an intro for an 80s TV series. To contact the author of this…
By Gergo Vas Published May 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedSeven Minutes of Grittiness from Batman: Arkham Knight
If you’ve had a hard time tamping down your excitement for the next Batman game, this probably isn’t going to help. The official clip above looks to be from the early parts of Rocksteady Studios’ next Dark Knight game and features the best look yet at the Batmobile vehicular combat. Since the game’s not out…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Shawshank Redemption Looks Cool As An Adventure Game
These graphics might have been a bit simple for 1994, but everything else makes sense in Cinefix’s video re-imagining of The Shawshank Redemption as a point and click game. An old 50s prison environment would have been interesting and large enough for a game like this, and 1994 was pretty great year for the genre.…
By Gergo Vas Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Renting Boyfriends in Japan Can Get Expensive
Do you have a boyfriend? No? Would you like to rent one? Good news, because does Japan have a service for you. It’s not cheap. This is “Boyfriend Rental” (レンタル彼氏 or Rentaru Kareshi). Similar companion services have long existed in Japan, such as host bars. However, boyfriend rental was introduced this week on Hakunetsu Live…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe God Eater Anime Trailer with English Subtitles
A dystopian future where giant monsters rule the Earth and mankind is protected by impossibly giant weapon-wielding soldiers? Hot damn I’m in. As previously announced, based on the video game series of the same name, the God Eater anime is set to air this Summer. Check out the latest trailer below with English subtitles. Yeah,…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 28, 2015