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CultureI Guess A Warhammer Streaming Service Was Inevitable
Games Workshop is launching a new streaming service called Warhammer Plus (also stylized as Warhammer+). The service was revealed by Games Workshop staffers Adam Troke and Eddie Eccles on May 22 during a Twitch stream on the company’s official channel. The company also announced that 11 shows are currently in development and based in the…
By Jonathan Lee Published May 25, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsSkyrim Is As Old As Morrowind Was When Skyrim Came Out
Wanna feel old? I sure don’t but I do now anyway, all thanks to one astute yet extremely mean tweet that popped into my timeline and instilled in me a sudden urge to burn my savings on a premium Botox job: As amateur video game historian Chris Chapman pointed out, Skyrim is officially as old…
By Ari Notis Published May 25, 2021 -
CultureVirtua Fighter 5 Coming To PlayStation 4 Next Week
After teasing the classic fighting game franchise’s return last fall, this morning Sega announced Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown, a PlayStation 4-exclusive update to a game that’s almost 15 years removed from its original release at this point. Oh, and it’s launching June 1, also known as next Tuesday. Virtua Fighter 5 Ultimate Showdown still…
By Ian Walker Published May 25, 2021 -
UncategorizedGrab Thy Guitar Cuz Final Fantasy XIV Update 5.55 Is Live
Today’s release of update 5.55 for Final Fantasy XIV delivers the second part of the final main story quest before the Endwalker expansion, adds additional story for the YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse quest line, and marks the official launch of the PS5 version of the game. Most importantly, the update lets me rock out on a…
By Mike Fahey Published May 25, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsOld Overwatch Bug Let Ashe’s Robot Vote On How Well You Played
In Overwatch, B.O.B., Ashe’s robot companion and ultimate ability, doesn’t do much beyond shoot where Ashe tells him to. But yesterday, an AMA revealed that the Big Omnic Butler initially had a lot of thoughts on how players performed in Overwatch matches. In celebration of Overwatch’s fifth anniversary, Blizzard held an AMA, or Ask Me…
By Ash Parrish Published May 25, 2021 -
Tips & Guides11 Things You Should Know Before Starting Biomutant
Like any open-world role-playing game, Biomutant is a hodgepodge of interweaving parts, many of which aren’t exactly explained in the early goings. Two of us—staff writer Ari Notis and weekend editor Zack Zweizen, who reviewed the game—have spent a whole lot of time in Biomutant’s vividly colored yet morally gray world. Here’s everything we wished…
Ari Notis & Zack Zwiezen Published May 25, 2021 -
CultureApex Legends Adds Penalty For Leaving Arena Games Early
Apex Legends introduced a new 3v3 Arena mode with Season 9 in early May, and I’ve been enjoying it for the handful of times when I’ve been able to play out a full match. Most of the time, a player will bail after a few bad rounds, leaving me at a severe disadvantage or giving…
By Jonathan Lee Published May 25, 2021 -
Tips & GuidesHow To (Mostly) Shut Up Biomutant’s Annoying Narrator
Biomutant is out today and if you’ve played the game for more than 30 minutes you probably have a question on your mind: How the fuck do I shut this narrator up? Good news! There’s a slider to do just that buried in the menus. Biomutant is a lovely-looking game that tries to do a…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 25, 2021 -
CultureThe New 3D Edition Of Catan Is Freakin’ Gorgeous
Settling the island of Catan in Klaus Teuber’s classic board game has never looked quite as eye-poppingly lush as it does in the new $300 3D edition. Announced this morning and shipping in August, the first official 3D version of the board game Catan since 2005 (back when it was called The Settlers of Catan)…
By Mike Fahey Published May 25, 2021 -
CultureNew Fuser Update Lets Players DJ For 250+ Fans Live
The biggest update to Harmonix Music System’s music mixing game since launch, Fuser’s “Headliner Spotlight” update brings players closer to the DJ fantasy by letting them take the Diamond Stage and play live to hundreds of live spectators in real-time. Fuser is a game about taking licensed music from big-name artists and remixing it on-the-fly,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 25, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanMacross Designer Hospitalized After Tragic House Fire
Earlier today, there were Japanese news reports of a single-story wooden house catching fire in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. According to anime maker Studio Nue, the house’s inhabitants were Kazutaka Miyatake and his wife Tomoko. Kazutaka Miyatake created mechanical designs for some of the most iconic anime ever, including Space Battleship Yamato, Macross, Mobile Suit Gundam…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapanA Totally New Metal Saga Game Announced For Nintendo Switch
This week, a completely new Metal Saga has been announced to mark the franchise’s 30th anniversary. It’s called Metal Saga: Hangyaku no Rouka (The Beacon of Rebellion) and is bound for the Nintendo Switch. Metal Max was first released in 1991, and due to trademark issues, the games in the franchise have been released under…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2021 -
CultureTrackmania Cheating Scandal Is Utterly Fascinating
Back in March,I spent a very long time watching Trackmania videos, despite it being a game I don’t really play and know almost nothing about. Today we’re back with another one, just as good, only this time about something less celebratorythan a world record This time it’s about a cheating scandal, when one of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2021 -
Culture18 Years Later, Microsoft Is Fixing Halo’s Graphics On The PC
Halo’s original PC port, released in 2003 and handled by Gearbox, was mostly fine, but it also had some weird issues, mostly related to funky textures. Fans have just kinda put up with them ever since, but in 2021 Microsoft is finally getting around to fixing them. The video below shows a range of texture…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2021 -
CultureReport: Watch Dogs Started Out As A Driver Sequel
Watch Dogs started life as a Driver game, according to a new report from VG 24/7. But through development it grew beyond what that series was about and into something pitched to Ubisoft’s CEO as their “own GTA.” VG 24/7 spoke with three different sources—one currently at Ubisoft, a former senior Ubisoft employee, and finally…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 24, 2021 -
OpinionImpressionsKnockout City Is Actually Pretty Damn Fun
Dodgeball sucks. I recall, during some school recess years ago, getting beaned in the face with a dodgeball. Blood, everywhere. Across the pitch, some kid stood, sneering, as all the other kids laughed. I think he broke my glasses? The specifics are lost to the fog of memory, but the feeling—total, abject humiliation—remains tattooed on…
By Ari Notis Published May 24, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsNo Need To Wait: Fans Made Their Own Version Of Overwatch 2
After last week’s Overwatch 2 developer livestream, one fan created some of the changes coming in the new game in Overwatch’s workshop mode. In workshop mode, players can create custom games that allow them to do anything from train their aiming skills to play an Overwatch-ified version of Flappy Bird or Bejeweled. Reddit user Ajfis3,…
By Ash Parrish Published May 24, 2021 -
CultureTwitchTwitch’s New Hot Tub Category Is Full Of Parodies, Fakes, And Scams
Last week, Twitch finally responded to controversy surrounding the so-called “hot tub meta” by clarifying its rules and creating a new section called Pools, Hot Tubs, and Beaches. Given that many complaints about hot tub streams stemmed from the idea that they represented a “loophole” in Twitch’s rules, it has certainly been something to watch…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 24, 2021 -
OpinionAsk KotakuAre You A Mass Effect Paragon Or Renegade?
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take. This week we Ask Kotaku: Are you a Mass Effect Paragon or Renegade? Nathan I play Paragon. I do this for one reason: I don’t enjoy being mean. Most people don’t,…
By Lisa Marie Segarra Published May 24, 2021
