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CultureNBA 2K Players Are Paying Their Respects To Kobe Bryant
The NBA 2K community has, as you’d expect given his impact on both the series and basketball itself, been deeply affected by Kobe Bryant’s death yesterday, with players (and the developers) spending the last 24 hours finding ways to pay their respects. 2K Director of Digital Marketing Ronnie Singh, the public face of the series,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2020 -
CultureBeing Muted In A Video Game Doesn’t Violate Civil Rights, Federal Court Declares
If you or a loved one has been muted in a video game, you may not be entitled to financial compensation. Exposure to muting might finally wake you up to the idea that there are consequences to your actions. Please do wait. Do not call now! This take on a weirdly beloved commercial from the…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 27, 2020 -
UncategorizedKingdom Hearts III‘s New Secret Ending Is Breaking My Brain
Kingdom Hearts III’s new DLC Re:Mind remixes the game’s finale into a series of altered events with additional boss fights and story beats. It also adds an additional chapter in which players can face off against highly difficult “data” versions of defeated villains. Diehard fans who push through these fights will find one final challenge…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 27, 2020 - Uncategorized
Record a terrifying glitch? Pull off some impressive gunspinning? Did something in a game explode at just the right moment? We wanna see it! Our weekly show Highlight Reel is always looking for the best clips from around the gaming world. Send your clips to [email protected] and we might feature them clip on the show!
By Chris Person Published January 27, 2020 -
CultureFallout 76 Players Who Had Their Inventories Hacked Say Bethesda Returned Their Stuff By Cloning Their Characters
Last month someone managed tosteal a number of Fallout 76 players’ items and gear using a cheat program. Now some of those players say Bethesda has finally managed to restore their lost valuables by giving them access to cloned versions of their characters from before the incident. Player IGN Romulox reported on Reddit last week…
By Ethan Gach Published January 27, 2020 -
UncategorizedDevelopers at Blizzard prototyped Hearthstone VR during a company hackathon one of the game’s artists said in a recent interview. It allowed you to go into the tavern, sit down for a game, and even flip the table over if the cards weren’t going your way.
By Ethan Gach Published January 27, 2020 -
CultureTekken 7 Finals Overtaken By Leroys At Evo Japan
Tekken 7 newcomer Leroy Smith is cool as hell, with a lovely dog companion to boot. He’s also very strong, so strong that almost every player in last weekend’s Evo Japan finals used him to get there. For many, this was the inevitable conclusion to a month of heated conversations concerning Leroy’s place in Tekken…
By Ian Walker Published January 27, 2020 -
ReviewsToysPutting Together Bandai’s Pokémon Models Is Fast, Fun, And Mildly Horrific
Earlier this month Bandai and Bluefin announced the North American release of Bandai Spirits Hobby’s Pokémon models kits, starting with Pikachu, Eevee, and Mew this spring. Last night I assembled all three. It only took me about an hour, and I was only slightly traumatized by Pikachu’s hollow plastic face. The PokePla kits are perfect…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2020 -
EsportsWhile Other Evo Japan Winners Get Cash, Smash Bros. Ultimate Champion Gets Golden Controller
Shuto “Shuton” Moriya won his first ever Smash Bros. Evo Championship this past weekend. His prize? A special gold embossed Switch Pro controller presented by none other than series creator Masahiro Sakurai. It didn’t break, as some tournament-winning items tend to, but it did take a quick tumble. Who could blame the 23-year-old pro Smash…
By Ethan Gach Published January 27, 2020 -
CultureTorchlight Spin-Off Is Now Officially A Numbered Torchlight Sequel
Announced in August 2018 as a free-to-play shared-world action RPG, Torchlight: Frontiers is now Torchlight III, a premium PC action RPG that developer Echtra Games considers a true successor to Torchlight I and II. According to Max Schaefer, founder of Echtra Games and co-creator of the original Torchlight with the now-defunctRunic Games, the change from…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2020 - Uncategorized
Metro Exodus’ next DLC, Sam’s Story, will arrive February 11 for PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Stadia. According to the description, “In this sandbox-survival expansion, players will forge Sam’s path on his journey through Vladivostok on his mission to find his way home to the USA.”
By Riley MacLeod Published January 27, 2020 -
ReviewsMultiplatformKentucky Route Zero: The Kotaku Review
After seven years, the haunting episodic adventure game Kentucky Route Zero is finally complete. The game’s first chapter came out on PC in 2013. Tomorrow’s Act V marks the end of the story. A new “TV Edition” for consoles collects all five acts—the main story pieces of the game—and four interludes—side content that ties back…
By Riley MacLeod Published January 27, 2020 -
Uncategorized8 Fancy Atari-Branded Gaming Hotels Set To Be Built Across The U.S.
The current incarnation of Atari, France-based Atari SA, is far removed from the company founded by gaming pioneers Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney back in 1972, but the name and logo still carry plenty of weight. So much so that the company has signed a deal with a U.S. real estate developer to create eight…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2020 -
UncategorizedPatapon 2 is getting a 4K remaster for PlayStation 4 releasing on January 30. The 2008 PSP game was a rhythm-based strategy game where band of walking eyeballs used music to fight monsters and rival tribes. The first game in the series was remastered and ported back in 2018.
By Ethan Gach Published January 27, 2020 -
ReviewsMultiplatformJourney To The Savage Planet: The Kotaku Review
We get a lot of funny video games. We get a lot of strange games. But wacky video games are rare. Journey to the Savage Planet, a short new sci-fi first-person shooter, is, despite some flaws, wonderfully wacky. In this game, you don’t punch enemies. You slap them, complete with a comedic thwack sound. Alien…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 27, 2020 -
CultureThere’s A Perfectly Good Reason A Switch Was On Stage At The Grammys Last Night
When Tyler the Creator accepted an award for Best Rap Album for Igor during last night’s 62nd annual Grammys, he was joined on stage by his mother, longtime friend and collaborator Jasper Dolphin, and Jasper’s Nintendo Switch. “I was playing Pokémon,” said Jasper on Twitter. Fair enough. It’s not like he could have just left it…
By Mike Fahey Published January 27, 2020 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Something Need Doing?
Get ready to build some barracks and click some peons—Warcraft III: Reforged is coming out this week for PC and Mac. I’ve barely played World of Warcraft, but I’ve played HOURS of Warcraft 3. I would make my own maps, play online with random players or play the campaign. To this day, my brother and…
By Zack Zwiezen Published January 27, 2020 -
CultureTrack: Number Four or Five | Artist: No Buses | Album: Number Four or Five (single)
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 27, 2020 -
UncategorizedThe Uncharted movie has been pushed back three months to 2021, The Hollywood Reporter, uh, reports. The movie will star Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg. It will be directed by Ruben Fleischer of Zombieland: Double Tap fame. But do we even want an Uncharted movie?
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 27, 2020 -
Kotaku EastJapanA Better Look At The New Ghost In The Shell 3D Anime
Last fall, when the teaser for the full-3D animation Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 was released, there was a range of reactions. Some were totally put off, while others thought it looked okay. Now, thanks to the latest trailer, we can get a better look at the anime. And you know what? Maybe it does…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 27, 2020