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Like Dark Souls, But Spookier: The Steam Stream Plays Malebolgia
Malebolgia is best described as Dark Souls, except gorgeously cel-shaded and spooky as hell. I hope it’s as good as it looks. Watch me play it below. Also on the docket for today’s stream: Karmaflow, a rock opera video game with involvement from a surprising number of metal stars, and a game where you’re a…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Civ V’s 44-Player War Has Overrun The Planet, Prepares For Doomsday
After some technical woes, the enormous 44-player, AI-only Civ V battle has resumed, and the rivers of the world are running red. Here’s how everything stands as of turn 318, with a map showing not just Civ borders but the cities of the world as well: Image by SylonL & LacsiraxAriscal With over 300 turns…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedBloodborne Fan Theory: The Doll Is Actually An Alien God
Here’s a fun theory about Bloodborne that comes from someone who actually helped write the official Bloodborne guide. It postulates that maybe the kind, precious doll that takes care of us throughout the game isn’t who we think she is. According to EpicNameBro, there’s good reason to reconsider the motivations behind the doll we find…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Konami Sucks
The Internet’s angry at something new every day. With P.T., there’s a good god damn reason. Look, I don’t give a shit that Konami and Hideo Kojima are having a spat. I care about Konami burying an amazing piece of gaming history, and players not having any way to stop them. Here’s how I feel…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedHacker’s MMO Character Publicly Stripped, Killed & Banned
A hacker terrorized Guild Wars 2 for weeks and weeks. When the game’s creators finally took action, they humiliated the crap out of the dirty cheater. They took control of the hacker’s character, stripped them naked, and made them jump to their death. Then they systematically deleted each of the hacker’s characters and banned them.…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 6, 2015 -
CultureGTA Cat Rides Flaming Motorcycle
On today’s Highlight Reel we have flying zombies in Dying Light, flying cats in GTA V, nude Trevor and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. State of Decay –…
By Chris Person Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Tough times at the once-mighty Farmville studio Zynga. The company announced $100 million in cuts. CEO Mark Pincus: ”We are reducing our workforce by 364 people or approximately 18%, decreasing our outside services and reducing our central function.” Yikes.
By Stephen Totilo Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
There’s A New Way To Personalize Champions In League Of Legends
League of Legends is rolling out something called “champion mastery” across the game’s many servers this week. It’s an experimental feature that sounds like it could scratch an itch that League players have felt for a long time: the desire to toy with their favorite characters in immediate, tangible ways. Champion mastery adds a fresh…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 6, 2015 - Culture
Grand Theft Auto V‘s Confusing Mod Situation
Grand Theft Auto V players claim they’re getting banned on PC right now, but why? Well, it’s complicated. Players are fairly certain that mods are involved, but that’s where things get weird. Ever since the PC version of GTA V came out, user-made mods have been the story of the game, breathing strange new air…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
One Of The Rarest PlayStation One Games Is Now $6 On PSN
As of this writing you can expect to pay between somewhere between $200 and $500 for a copy of Capcom’s delightful PSX Mega Man Legends prequel, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne. Or you can just grab it today on PSNfor six bucks. Hooray! Released a little over 15 years ago in North America, back when…
By Mike Fahey Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fans Divided About Whether “Spamming” Is Okay in Mortal Kombat
One of Mortal Kombat’s newest characters is gaining a reputation, at least among casual fans. According to the Internet, Jacqui Briggs is a problem. More specifically, it’s the way people are playing her. There’s recently been a lot of salt directed at players who pick Jacqui Briggs and then proceed to spam the same move…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Start of the Next Marvel Universe Is… What the Hell Is Going On?
Marvel Comics is doing Secret Wars again. That means big drama is about to hit for Iron Man, Hulk, the X-Men and the publisher’s other superheroes. Everything will change in significant ways. You might even understand some of it. First, a warning: Secret Wars #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic is not the kind…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here’s Lots More Info On Destiny‘s House of Wolves
This afternoon, Bungie shared a bunch of new info on the next expansion for Destiny, a video game about the great galactic battle between talented actors and a terrible script. For starters, the folks behind Destiny gave us a brief description of the new strike that will be included in House of Wolves when it…
By Jason Schreier Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedNo One’s Sure Why Players Are Suddenly Getting Banned In Dark Souls II
Softbans, which traps players in a separate world of cheaters, are on the rise in Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. It’s not clear why, but players have a theory: a very useful mod. Several Kotaku readers, including many reddit users, have reported being softbanned from the game. This is a problem because…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedBrutal Doom Mod Has Some Great Customizable Gore Options
Ah, Brutal Doom. The last place a gore-hungry gamer can go when drowning people in The Sims and exploding opponents’ testicles in Mortal Kombat starts to get old. The famously gratuitous and bloody mod for classic first-person shooter Doom (already an exceedingly gratuitous and bloody game) is in the process of being updated in a…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Sony has decided to renew its superhero series, Powers, for a second season, so says The Hollywood Reporter The second season will premiere sometime in 2016. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedWho Invented Let’s Play Videos?
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Thomas Edison may have invented the lightbulb (it’s up for debate). But who invented the Let’s Play video? It might be a guy known online as “slowbeef.” Thirty-six-year-old Michael “slowbeef” Sawyer may be accidentally responsible, nearly a decade ago, for kicking off the popular and profitable Let’s Play scene,…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedCreator Of Original Mobile Snake Is Making A Sequel
Can you teach an old snake new tricks? I hope so. Taneli Armanto, the creator of the original mobile version of Snake (which debuted on a 1997 Nokia handset) is attempting a comeback this month with Snake Rewind, a new and (allegedly) improved next act for the classic puzzle game that’ll release on iOS, Android,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedNevermind Home Headsets, I Want A Virtual Reality Playground
If this ad reel for VR arcade The Void has anything to say about it, thefictional virtual reality playgrounds of the ‘80s are closer to fruition than ever before. Virtual reality while sitting at a desk is nice, and I’m sure plenty of folks will flock to the Oculus Rift when it arrives early next…
By Mike Fahey Published May 6, 2015