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War Never Changes, Except Sometimes When It Does
It looks like Fallout and seems to taste like Fallout (although that might just mean my monitor tastes like Fallout—which is… ominous), but it’s not Fallout. CreepBOOM made this gorgeously mournful piece in Garry’s Mod, along with copious others. Here are a few Garry’s Mod shots based on the excellent STALKER Chernobyl survival FPS series,…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
When You Think A Game Is Being Made Just For You
As crude and reductive as it can be, video games love to compare themselves to other video games. It’s the easiest way complex systems and settings can be conveyed to people who haven’t played (or maybe not even seen) something that’s still in development. Sometimes, this can work against a game. If someone tells me…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2015 - Culture
Not Even Gabe Newell Death Threats Can Keep This Game Off Steam
You might remember that roguelike FPS Paranautical Activity was yanked—with a large cane of plus 12 unceremoniousness—from Steam after its developer threatened to kill Valve head Gabe Newell. Now, amazingly, it’s back. I imagine it helps that the dev in question is no longer involved. It all went down after Valve accidentally mis-classified the finished…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedHacker Builds Machine To Trade Pokémon With Himself
Trading Pokémon typically requires another person to swap monsters with you. But, sometimes trading with someone else is a hassle. And that’s why one guy decided to make the whole trading process easier for himself. Check out Pepijn de Vos‘s Arduino creation, which acts as a pseudo Game Boy that can hold Pokémon. He can…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 17, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Sherlock Already Knows You’re Into His Cosplay
God, this Sherlock cosplay is so good. It’s a great example of how replicating an expression can make you look as much like your subject as any amount of make-up or prosthetics work. Cosplay is by Myrddin Emry, photo by Silhouette
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Card-Based Role-Playing Game Like No Other
Take one part deck-building card game, add one part Choose Your Own Adventure novel, and shuffle with a little light action combat—that’s the deck composition of Hand of Fate, a unique twist on card-based role-playing now available on Steam, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. That Defiant Development’s2013 Kickstarter for Hand of Fate barely squeaked past…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedHorde Of H1Z1 Players Drops Weapons In Protest Against Violence
The scene: a battle royale (that is, last man standing) match in zombie survival MMO H1Z1. The goal: to convince a teeming crowd of bloodthirsty players to drop their weapons and survive encroaching toxic clouds together, hand-in-hand. The result: improbable success! Well, mostly. In this video, streamer and YouTuber CDNThe3rd rallies an entire (or most…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Studio Behind Phantom Dust Reboot Shuts Down
Independent development studio Darkside Games, which was working on the planned reboot of the cult classic Phantom Dust, shut down this afternoon in the wake of news that Microsoft had cancelled their version of the game, Kotaku has learned. Around 50 people lost their jobs, according to sources at the studio. Microsoft, however, says they’re…
By Jason Schreier Published February 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Heads up: The Sims 4 is now out for Mac. If you own the PC game, you can get the new version for free. If you’re just starting out, make sure to check out our tips for how to improve your Sims experience. Or how to kill your Sims once you start to get bored.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
YouTube Leak Derails Launch Of Big PS4 Exclusive
On February 14, a YouTube account called PlayMeThrough uploaded a series of videos titled “The Order: 1886 Gameplay Walkthrough.” The title was rather literal—the videos, which were separated into 16 parts, walked viewers through the entirety of The Order: 1886, from prologue to final boss. Given that The Order: 1886, a highly-anticipated PS4 game, doesn’t…
By Jason Schreier Published February 17, 2015 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
If you’ve never played Monster Hunter, then Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is the best jumping-on point – but it’s still hella confusing to the uninitiated. There are so many menus and icons and confusing screens of help text, and there’s quite a lot to do before you can just grab a weapon and kill something…
Keza MacDonald Published February 17, 2015 -
EsportsOne Of League Of Legends’ Best Players Gets Benched
When the North American League of Legends pro team Team Curse picked up Korean player Chae “Piglet” Gwang-jin last year, they thought they’d signed one of the best players in the world. Now just four months later, Piglet’s coach announced that he’s been replaced by a relative rookie in the starting line-up. The sudden change…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedHoly Shit, A Destiny Player Soloed Crota’s End On Hard
Watch as someone takes on Destiny’s toughest challenge, without any teammates. It’s incredible, and possibly the most impressive thing a single person has done in Destiny so far. You might know the YouTube account “The Legend Himself” as the people behind the first ever solo Crota run on normal, so it’s only fitting that they…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 17, 2015 - Culture
Torrents are suddenly allowed in Steam chat again. No disappearing messages, no block pages. At worst, you’ll get a warning that you’re venturing beyond Steam’s gilded grayblue cage. Valve has not explained why they made this sudden about-face after their recent spat of arbitrary blocks. Welp. As you were, then.
By Nathan Grayson Published February 17, 2015 -
CultureBattlefield Motorbike Believes It Can Fly
On today’s Highlight Reel we have more zombie dropkicks in Dying Light, Last of Us glitches, an explosive motorbike launch in Battlefield Hardline and 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.…
By Chris Person Published February 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe New Terraria Game Looks More Like Starbound
While Terraria 1.3 is still in the works, developers Re-Logic recently revealed an entirely new Terraria game that takes place in an alternate dimension. Called Terraria: Otherworld, the game looks like what would happen if Terraria and Starbound had a baby. It’s the graphics, mostly. Here’s the first teaser trailer, which showcases some pre-alpha footage:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
What’s Your Rarest Steam Achievement?
Achievements are gaming’s version of badges of honor. And only the most elite of players earn certain achievements. Steam has a feature where, anyone who has reached level 10 can go to their profile, and select an “Achievement Showcase” that displays their rarest achievements. Using this, players can easily tell what percentage of people have…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Remember, Last Generation Had Plenty Of Ports, Too
The announcement of Darksiders II: Definitive Edition coming to PlayStation 4 later this year got Kotaku wondering if we’re seeing way more direct ports this generation. While it sure feels that way, I’ve compiled a list of them from last generation, and it doesn’t seem all that different! I came up with a couple of…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 17, 2015
