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CultureHero Generations Is Civilization: The RPG
Should I care about Hero Generations? For sure. It’s a turn-based strategy RPG where each turn equates to one year of your hero’s life, and death is permanent. You have to make every move count as the world shifts and ages around you. What’s it about? The game’s Steam page does a pretty good job…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Cities: Skylines Interchange Goes Beyond Mere Road Porn
We’ve already covered Cities: Skylines user’s fixation with road porn, but this masterpiece goes beyond such tawdry titillations. This is a 6-way, fully-connected overpass interchange, made by Guanlong. It’s available for download in the Steam Workshop, and, I mean, just look at this thing. It’s the kind of design to make a mathematician (or civic…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny’s House Of Wolves Expansion Won’t Have A Raid
Well, this is unexpected: Bungie just confirmed that Destiny’s House of Wolves expansion won’t include a six-player raid when it comes out in May. The game will receive a third raid at a later date, but it won’t be part of the expansion. In a new updateto the company blog, a Bungie rep had the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
One Of The Weirdest PC Performance Tweaks I’ve Seen In A While
This past weekend, I decided to play some Assassin’s Creed IV on PC. I don’t know why, I just did. Whatever. That’s not the point of this story. I played the game on PS3 back when I reviewed it, then played more on PS4 to appreciate how much better it looked on better hardware. But…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 13, 2015 -
CultureBloodborne Ghouls Just Hanging Out
On today’s Highlight Reel we have leisurely motorcycle rides gone awry, good sniper shots, stuck ghouls 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. Battlefield Hardline – Ghost Ride Roadkill…
By Chris Person Published April 13, 2015 -
CultureZelda-Inspired Game Hopes To Be Different Every Time You Play
A Legend-of-Zelda-like game where you get to explore a different world each time you play? Sounds too good to be true. That, however, is exactly what Songbringer is trying to do (emphasis on trying). Songbringer‘s pitch sounds like something retrieved from the dusty libraries of my childhood dreams. I mean, listen to this: “What if…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 13, 2015 - Tips & Guides
Five 3DS Features You Might Not Know About
Despite being pocket-sized, the 3DS does hold some secrets. The 3DS can do things you might not realize are possible! Some of these 3DS features are meant to make your experience better; they can be very helpful. And some 3DS tricks are merely for fun. Here are our picks for cool and obscure 3DS features…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedTales From The Borderlands Is Killing It With The Musical Intros
Did I expect to love the heck out of Telltale’s Borderlands adventure game? I did not. And yet here we are. I played both available episodes of Tales From The Borderlands over the past week—there’ll be five, when all is said and done. I’m really into it so far, to the point where I’ve started…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 13, 2015 - Culture
Bored Of The Same Old Counter-Strike Maps? This Mod Should Help
We’re playing on Dust2? Again? Hey… wait a minute. Counter-Strike has some of the best, most precisely made maps in video games. However, the most popular maps have been around for quite some time, and they tend to show up… a lot. That’s where Steam user Blade x64 comes in. They decided to give three…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Time Cobra Commander Guest-Starred On Transformers
A couple days ago the folks at the Transformers Collectors Club teamed up with Seibertron.com to reveal their upcoming G.I. Joe crossover set featuring a character called ”Old Snake.” He’s an actual character from an actual Transformers cartoon. A very silly Transformers cartoon. While the third season episode “Only Human” never specifically refers to him…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedPokémon’s Newest Legendary Doesn’t Seem As Cool Anymore
For over a year now, anticipation around a legendary Pokémon called Hoopa grew exponentially—people found out about the monster via a leak in 2013, and the only way to attain it was to hack the game. Its taboo nature, plus its cool design made generating hype for Hoopa really easy. And then The Pokémon Company…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedMy Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
Every so often we wind up with a lot of staffers on vacation or out for illness or whatever. Short-staffed as we’ve been this month, we’ve still managed to run some pretty cool stories. My five favorites from last week: 10 Ways To Make Your Favorite Games Feel New Again | A fun, light one…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThat Halo PC Shooter Doesn’t Look Terrible
When you first heard the words “free to play” and “Halo 3 engine”, you might have dismissed that weird Russia-only Halo shooter for the PC. You might also have been a little too hasty. Despite attempts by Microsoft to shut down outsider access to the game’s beta, folks in the English-speaking world have been playing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
New Dark Souls 2 Update Is For Folks Who Thought Dark Souls 2 Was Easy
Dark Souls fans looking for a new challenge will be very happy with Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. I took a short break from the Souls world after marathoning through Bloodborne, but Bandai Namco smartly timed its Dark Souls 2 remix to Bloodborne’s release. The moment credits were rolling on Axiom Verge,…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedI Can’t Believe It–One Of My Favorite Final Fantasy Games Is An MMO
I used to hate the idea of a massively-multiplayer Final Fantasy game. Then I finished the main story for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and it’s become one of my favorite entries in the series. I remember sitting in the audience of the Sony E3 press conference where Final Fantasy XIV was announced—the swell…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedDestiny’s House of Wolves Comes Out May 19 [UPDATE: Trailer’s Up]
House of Wolves, the second expansion for Destiny, will be out in just over a month, publisher Activision announced today. We’ll be grinding again on May 19. Activision sent out a media blast this morning with a new trailer for House of Wolves, but it’s currently private. They say they sent the news early by…
By Jason Schreier Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA V PC Will Let You Make Your Own Films
Need another reason to get the PC version of GTA V, which you probably already own on console? The robust video editor coming with it might be reason enough. The trimming and sharing features shown in the new trailer for GTA V’s PC version look commensurate with the features in a lot of other video…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: When “Awesome” Games Aren’t Enough Anymore • Insert Songs and Anime • Nana: The Ani-TAY Review • Samurai Warriors: The Ani-TAY Review • Indie HYPE: I Am Bread TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Lizard Wizarding Minutes Of Son Of Nor
In the beginning gods created lizard-man and man. Then lizard-man learned magic, and things pretty much go downhill from there in Son of Nor. A strange little PC game from stillalive studios, Son of Nor tells the story of the last bastion of humanity in a world ruled by lizard wizards, which is incredibly fun…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedNew Ant-Man Trailer Makes Marvel’s Shrinking Hero Look Like a Badass
The first teaser for Marvel’s next solo superhero movie was a bit gloomier, focusing on Scott Lang’s messed-up life. Today’s new trailer brings the straight-up superhero stuff, making you believe that this guy will be able to kick bad guys’ butts. You’ll get a bunch of scenes of Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man facing up against Yellowjacket,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 13, 2015