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ReviewsYear in ReviewLuke Plunkett’s Top 10 Games Of 2019
I’m going to get this out of the way upfront: I did not think 2019 was a great year for video games. Between the dying days of a console generation and the divisive nature of some of the big contenders, this is the hardest I’ve ever had to work to put together a list of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2019 -
CultureLife Is Strange 2 Is About Finding The Meaning Of ‘Family’
Life Is Strange 2 is a game about finding your family, as well as figuring out what “family” means. “It’s a question that I, myself, don’t have an answer to,” Dontnod lead writer Jean-Luc Cano told Kotaku over the phone. “But [the game] is showing that family is where you love to be.” In Life…
By Gita Jackson Published December 17, 2019 -
CultureBorderlands 3 Comes To Stadia, But It’s A Two Month Old Version
Borderlands 3 is out on Stadia today, but there’s one problem: it’s an older version of the game, which doesn’t include the latest updates. “At launch, the Stadia version of the game will reflect all updates and fixes that were released through October 24,” Google said in a press release today. October 24 marked the…
By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsI Feel Ready For The Future Of Video Game Streaming On Xbox One With This $15 Piece Of Plastic
Power A’s new mobile gaming clip looks like the sort of accessory I might have bought for my Game Boy Color back in the 90s. It’s a mess of black plastic that makes weird clicking noises and, to the untrained eye, looks like garbage. But it’s made my Xbox One controller into an excellent portable…
By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2019 -
Culture‘Nintendo Play Station’ Prototype Will Be Auctioned Off In February
The original prototype of the PlayStation—a Super Nintendo with a CD-ROM drive attached, created via a partnership between Sony and Nintendo—will be auctioned in February via Heritage Auctions, the company has said. Its owner has turned down million-dollar offers for it in the past. Now the market will decide the price. Properly known as the…
By Chris Kohler Published December 17, 2019 -
CultureFall Asleep To The Soothing Sounds Of Shovel Knight
Scarlet Moon Records’ “Prescription for Sleep” series remixes video game music into jazzy lullabies perfect for sleeping, napping, or chilling. In the latest release, Prescription for Sleep: Shovel Knight, performers Gentle Love work their magic on 20 tracks, including music from the game’s latest expansion, King of Cards. Have a listen. In creating Prescription for…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2019 -
CultureCustom World Of Warcraft PC Cases For The Horde (And The Alliance)
Having created PC cases based on Fallout and PUBG, hardware maker NZXT teams up with Blizzard for the latest limited edition enclosures in its CRFT series. The $200 World of Warcraft H510 is a gorgeous crimson beast of a PC case. It also comes in blue. NZXT’s H510 is one of my favorite PC enclosures,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2019 -
CultureNew Sony Gadget Adds Two More Buttons To The Dualshock 4
One of the most prevalent features in high-end third-party PlayStation 4 controllers is rear paddle buttons. Sony’s new Back Button Attachment, coming in January for $30, adds a pair of programmable buttons to the back of the Dualshock 4. The Back Button Attachment, announced today via the PlayStation Blog, connects to the bottom of the…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsForza‘s Battle Royale Is Only As Cutthroat As You Want It To Be
A round of Eliminator, Forza Horizon 4’s new battle royale multiplayer mode, begins the same as one of my casual online driving sessions. It’s me in a car, bouncing and rolling across the countryside, trying to avoid other players. The main difference is that my choice of vehicles is extremely limited, and eluding human contact…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Saisei | Artist: Perfume | Album: Shijinsou no Satsujin OST
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2019 -
Kotaku EastChinaBodybuilder Does A Mean Chun-Li Cosplay
Chun-Li is a powerful fighter. So while a costume can help bring her to life, so can big muscles. This is Yuan Herong. The bodybuilder has been nicknamed “Chun Li,” which has led to her uploading her own take on the Capcom brawler. According to Fitness Volt and Yahoo! News, Yuan works as a doctor…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV Seemingly Nerfs Item That Gives Players 2B’s Butt
Final Fantasy XIV’s latest raid event, which pits 24 players against dangerous bosses, is a Nier-themed crossover complete with stylish gear to collect. A special set of armor mimicking Nier Automata protagonist 2B’s look is among one of the most coveted, partially because wearing it will “enhance” your character’s ass. Now, changes to that piece…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 16, 2019 -
CultureOne Man’s Quest To Collect Every Classic PC Game In Existence
They’ve been outdated since the arrival of Windows 95, and aren’t always easy to get running on a modern PC. But MS-DOS games—those designed to launch from Microsoft’s old text-based operating system—are still very much worth preserving. One man is on a quest to archive every single one of them, from the biggest project down…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2019 -
CultureHackers Find Way To Add NPCs To Fallout 76
New cheat programs are helping some Fallout 76 players duplicate their items and add massive new objects to the game like airships and even non-player characters. On December 14 during Fallout 76’s free weekend event, Unknowncheats.me forum user ErectBAN released a series of cheat scripts they wrote for the game on PC allowing players to…
By Ethan Gach Published December 16, 2019
