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CultureA Fresh Take On The Legend Of Zelda
Anu Chouhan is an illustrator and character artist from Canada working in the video game business. While I’ll be posting a whole range of her work below, it’s this Zelda stuff up top that’s got me particularly smitten: it’s a depiction of Nintendo’s series as an ancient Indian Epic, inspired by the Vedic and Mauryan…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryMoon Taught Me To Appreciate Its Weird World The Hard Way
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure is a niche “anti-RPG” from 1997 that last week made its way westward, for the first time ever, via Switch. While the digital manual provides some much-appreciated assistance, I recently found myself stuck in a game-ending situation that would have been entirely avoidable had I respected the game’s world. The main…
By Ian Walker Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryWasteland 3, From The Perspective Of A Wasteland Newcomer
Early on in Wasteland 3, you’re forced to make a choice. The family of one of your party members, a young woman named Lucia Wesson, was recently killed. An early quest has you stumble upon a camp of downtrodden apocalypse survivors, where you meet Lucia’s ex-boyfriend. Even if he didn’t technically pull the trigger, he’s…
By Ari Notis Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureRidley Scott On Fortnite’s Apple Trailer: “The Idea Was Terrific, The Message Was ‘Ehh'”
Hollywood legend Ridley Scott might be better known for films like Alien and Gladiator, but he also found time in the mid-80s to make Apple’s famous 1984 commercial. With Epic Games very recently and publicly recreating the ad, only now with an anti-Apple stance, Scott has some thoughts. To recap! Here’s Scott’s original commercial, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureHorizon Zero Dawn PC Patch Fixes Bug That Kept Aloy Stuck As A Child
Growing up is a normal part of life. Except for certain Horizon Zero Dawn players on PC who remained stuck as young Aloy after their games crashed in the middle of a cutscene. Out today, the game’s 1.03 patch on PC fixes a number of bugs, of which the PC version has had many, including…
By Ethan Gach Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryThe Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Returning To Dragon Age: Origins
I knew this would happen. The second I saw that Dragon Age 4 video at Gamescom, I knew I’d be back on my particular brand of Dragon Age bullshit. I want you to know I tried. I fought against the siren’s call as best as I could. But like many an ancient sailor, I too…
By Ash Parrish Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureEVE Online Gets Game-Changing Storms
Between pirates, scammers, alien invaders, and other players, one is never truly safe in EVE Online. Recently, a brand new threat has emerged, one with the ability to force players to change how they play the game: the weather. Gigantic storms have begun to appear all across the game’s galaxy following a recent update. These…
By Lee Yancy Published August 31, 2020 -
OpinionAsk KotakuDo You Typically Play As ‘Good’ Or ‘Evil’ Characters?
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites assemble to deliberate on a single burning question. Sometimes a serious one, other times less so; mostly it’s just a nice opportunity to talk more about video games. You down? This week we Ask Kotaku: Do you typically play as “good” or…
By Alexandra Hall Published August 31, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsWindbound Nails The Terrifying, Calming Peace Of Being In Open Waters
Six minutes into Windbound, I died. Shortly after the game started, I found myself stranded on an island with nothing but my wits and a knife. I saw a boar-like creature. It wasn’t bothering me, but it had something I needed. So I did what video games have taught me to do and struck it…
By Ari Notis Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryYes, I Have Bagged Red Dead Online’s Most Elusive Bovine
Gather round folks, and let me share with you the absurd tale of my week-long hunt to find a stupid bull in Red Dead Online. A few weeks ago a new role involving animals, the naturalist, was added to Red Dead Online. The role’s main focus is collecting samples from most of the game’s animals,…
By Zack Zwiezen Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureDragon Ball FighterZ Gets Harsher Penalties For Rage Quitters
The latest Dragon Ball FighterZ update includes a new system that will impose harsh penalties on those who rage quit, in an effort to stem the tide of players disconnecting from online matches. According to an in-game news bulletin, players who “deliberately disconnect” from an online match will be restricted from entering online lobbies for…
By Ian Walker Published August 31, 2020 -
CulturePS5 Will Only Be Backward Compatible With PS4 Games, According To Ubisoft [Update]
A new support page about the transition to next-gen consoles over on Ubisoft’s website appears to confirm that PS3, PS2, and PS1 games will not be backward compatible on PS5. “Backwards compatibility will be available for supported PlayStation 4 titles, but will not be possible for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, or PlayStation games,” the support…
By Ethan Gach Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureMysteries Are The Heart Of Control
Control originally presented itself to me as a mystery. It was a new game from Remedy, the favorite development house for those of us unnaturally attached to Alan Wake and Max Payne, and it took place in some kind of shadowy government facility. I remained gracefully unspoiled and uninformed until I launched the game, and…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureHow’s It Going? Bill And Ted Edition
Be excellent to each other and welcome back to our daily open thread, dudes. Two movies came out this past weekend. One, New Mutants, only came out in theaters, forcing folks to brave movie theater crowds during a global pandemic in order to be horribly disappointed. The other, Bill and Ted Face the Music, launched…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2020 -
ReviewsPCCrusader Kings III: The Kotaku Review
Crusader Kings III is a game that takes in 600 years of human history, from the 9th century through to the 15th, with all the geopolitical conflict, religious turmoil and interpersonal struggles that went along with it. So…where do we even begin with this game, let along this review? How about with a quick history…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2020 -
OpinionImpressionsHere’s The Prettiest Purple Gaming Headset I Ever Did See
Normally I turn to pink hues when I am looking for new gaming accessories, but the lilac Logitech G’s G733 Lightspeed wireless gaming headset, part of the company’s new Color Collection, is pushing me in a purple direction. Logitech G makes good gaming gear. Now it makes good gear in fancy colors. The new $130…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2020 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Avengers Assemble!
It’s time to grind for gear and beat up bad guys. Marvel’s Avengers comes out this week on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Our own Mike Fahey didn’t love the beta for this upcoming superhero game. I wasn’t as down on it, but I also found myself hoping the full game has more to it.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published August 31, 2020
