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Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Has Pre-Order Incentives, Of Course
You need a cheat-sheet to figure out how to get what you want out of any new game these days. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is no different. Here’s what we’ve figured out so far about navigating your way to buying the game. Syndicate will be the next major Assassin’s Creed game, moving the series to Victorian…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 12, 2015 -
ReviewsInvisible, Inc.: The Kotaku Review
Let’s get straight to it: for some of you, Invisible, Inc. will be close to the perfect video game. There’s an easy way to determine if you’re one of those people. Ask yourself this question: “Would I enjoy a game that takes (most of) the best parts of XCOM, Splinter Cell and roguelikes and combines…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA V Mod Unlocks 30 Different Special Hidden Areas
There are some areas of GTA V that you were never meant to see or visit. Good thing mods don’t care about rules. NewTheft has footage of a GTA “All Interiors” mod, which lets players visit locations that were cut from the game, or only accessible via missions. This includes stuff like special offices, police…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
League Of Legends Is Too Expensive
Here’s a sad truth: Unless you have thousands of hours or hundreds of dollars, it’s impossible to enjoy more than a sliver of League of Legends. Yes, obviously League of Legends is a free-to-play game. That’s always been one of its defining characteristics. The unique problem League faces now, which it didn’t face when it…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedMy Crackpot Theory About A Tease In The Witcher 3
Partway through The Witcher 3, two characters had a conversation that got my head spinning. Heads up! Some plot spoilers for The Witcher 3 follow. Nothing too major, but if you want to experience the game totally fresh, better to steer clear. Everyone still here? Okay. Here we go. After the lengthy first act of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Attack on Titan Has The Best Miiverse Community
Today, Attack on Titan: Humanity In Chains releases for the west on the 3DS. But since the Japanese version of the game has been out for a while, that means the game’s Miiverse forum is already chock full of fantastic art. It’s surprising what people can pull off with such limited tools! Let’s take a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 12, 2015 - Culture
What’s The Craziest Thing You’ve Done For A Video Game?
You’ve probably been to your fair share of midnight launches and spent long nights replaying previous titles in preparation for sequels. But dig down deep and share your more shameful stories. Did you steal a friend’s game? Fly to Japan? Mug an old lady for the cash for one? Sleep with a hooker and then…
By Tina Amini Published May 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat We Liked And Didn’t Like About Age Of Ultron
You went to see Avengers 2. We went to see Avengers 2. Let’s talk about Avengers 2, too. A bunch of Kotaku staffers went to go see the latest movie featuring Marvel’s premiere super-team. Some of us liked it more than others. Some people made fun of Hawkeye. Not me, though. Spoilers follow for the…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
That Sure Looks Like Brock Lesnar In The New Assassin’s Creed
Hm, what have we here? While watching today’s Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate reveal, reader Adam Curtis spotted something odd: a brief shot of a muscular man tank who definitely appears to be Brock Lesnar. Let’s do a quick comparison. Here’s the Assassin’s Creed shot, which appears to be art, not in-game (you can find it at…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Five Things I Hate About Heroes Of The Storm
Heroes of the Storm is coming out very soon. That means it’s officially time to process my feelings about Blizzard’s intriguing new MOBA. Yesterday I gave the positives. Now let’s do the negatives. It’s way too expensive. I know I said yesterday that Heroes of the Storm has a great “try it before you buy…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedAwkward GTA Online Glitch Changes Israeli Flag Into Palestinian One
This isn’t some kind of subtle political commentary, is it, Rockstar? It’s nice that GTA Online lets players customize their appearances in all kinds of unique ways. But, sometimes all that customization runs into some particularly weird problems. Like, say, when the parachute bag of a country locked in seemingly unresolvable conflict gets changed the…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Except for Just Dance, all of Ubisoft’s upcoming games will only be released on new-gen platforms, the company said during its fiscal year earnings calltoday. The means no more Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of games like Assassin’s Creed or The Division going forward. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
In an apparent delay, Ubisoft is now describing its third-person shooterThe Division as a “fourth quarter” release. Given that their company’s financial year ends in March, that would peg the game for sometime between January 1 and March 31, 2016.
By Stephen Totilo Published May 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedUbisoft Announces Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
It’s official: the next Assassin’s Creed is called Syndicate, and it’ll be out for PS4 and Xbox One on October 23, with a PC release coming later in the fall. If you read Kotaku, you already know a lot about Syndicate—it’s set in Victorian London, it will have both male and female protagonists, and it…
By Jason Schreier Published May 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Ico-Riffic Minutes Of Toren
While we continue to wait for another masterpiece from the makers of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, Brazilian developer Swordtales captures their spirit perfectly in the achingly beautiful Toren. Nathan Graysonwas rightto call out the similarities between those classics and this strange and wonderful indie from a relatively unknown developer. Had I not seen…
By Mike Fahey Published May 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Announcement Of Announcement Of Announcements
By now we’re all used to announcements of announcements, but Nintendo is taking things to the next level: here, for your amusement, is an announcement of an announcement of how they’ll deliver their E3 announcements. Video games! You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @jasonschreier
By Jason Schreier Published May 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Black Glove, a surreal indie game being made by former BioShock developers, has been shelved indefinitely. Developer Night Games explained in its announcement that they were unable to find a good publisher following the game’s unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign. Bummer! It looked like a very promising game. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedA GOTY edition of 2013’s beautiful and gloomy mobile game Badland is coming out at the end of May, developer Frogmind Games announced. Better yet, it’s coming to a bunch of new platforms: PS4, PS3, Vita, and Steam on May 26, Xbox One on May 29, and Wii U sometime in June. It’ll cost $12…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 12, 2015