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Tips & GuidesWhat To Know Before You Start Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
Monster Hunter World’s newest expansion Iceborneis huge. There’s a whole new tier of monsters to face, a whole new catalogue of armor to craft. But if you’re returning after a long absence or hopping in for the first time, you won’t be able to play Iceborne right away. The good news is that there are…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 6, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFallout 76 Player Builds A Corn Maze To Welcome In Fall
Nothing says fall to me like a good fair. Something about fried foods and prized hogs just makes me want to roll in a pile of falling leaves and, best of all, wander in a corn maze. We’re not quite up to fall fair season in real life, but if you have Fallout 76, one…
By Gita Jackson Published September 6, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for baking a peach cobbler, telling myself I’ll share it because that’s too much dessert for one person, and then eating the whole thing myself. You know what goes well with too much dessert: video games. I’m still working my way through the early stages of Control, which I am finding needlessly…
By Riley MacLeod Published September 6, 2019 -
ReviewsMultiplatformMonster Hunter World: Iceborne: The Kotaku Review
2018’s Monster Hunter: World was a successful update to the long-running beast-slaying series. Fully functioning ecosystems and updated combat crafted an experience where each battle was a unique challenge even after hundreds of hours. World’s latest expansion, Iceborne, is massive. Building up a solid framework, it brings dozens of new monsters and ups the difficulty…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 6, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryReturning To Final Fantasy VIII After 20 Years Is Letting Me Resolve Childhood Shame
I vividly remember when Final Fantasy VIII came out in February 1999. I coveted it for months but didn’t get it until October for my 11th birthday. It was my first Japanese role-playing game ever. I struggled desperately just to get through its opening moments of tutorials and text walls and Y2K CD-Rom-ass menus. I…
By Paul Tamayo Published September 6, 2019 - Culture
The Switch’s online service, Nintendo Switch Online, will no longer add several NES games to the service each month, nor will it give SNES games that treatment. “More NES games will be added in the future, but those releases will not adhere to a regular schedule,” a representative from Nintendo told Business Insider.
By Gita Jackson Published September 6, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsControl‘s Eerie Architecture Took Me Back To My College Days
I didn’t think that Control would have much in common with Allison Bechdel’s Fun Home, an autobiographical comic about her childhood in a funeral home and her later coming out as a lesbian. The comic strayed through my mind as I was walking around The Oldest House, though, and I now realize why: They both…
By Gita Jackson Published September 6, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Juicy | Artist: The Notorious B.I.G. | Album: Ready To Die
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedKyoto Animation has delayed its next film Violet Evergarden: The Movie because the film is still being finished. The movie was originally slated for January 10, 2020, and the new release date will be announced at a later date. Kyoto Animation’s most recent film Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll recently opened in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedAfter several delays, the Japanese-made Xbox One exclusive shoot-’em-up Natsuki Chronicles is slated for a late 2019 release. The game was first scheduled for and 2015 release but has been delayed four times. In a blog post, the studio’s president apologized for the repeated delays.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 6, 2019 -
CultureYouTuber Reported To Police For Saying Powerful Soccer Executive Looks Like A Doraemon Character
Spain’s AuronPlay is one of the biggest video game YouTubers out there, with almost 20 million subscribers. He’s revealed this week that in 2018 he became the subject of a hilarious police complaint by Josep Bartomeu, the president of Barcelona FC, arguably the biggest football club on the planet. AuronPlay, aka Raul Alvarez, details the complaint…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedCeleste‘s Upcoming Free DLC Closes Out The Story
In a surprise announcement, the folks behind Celeste revealed that the endearing puzzle-platformer will be getting some new content in just a few days. Chapter 9: Farewell will launch, appropriately, on September 9. Celeste ended on an upbeat note and strawberry cake, but the developers weren’t ready to say goodbye to the world they shared…
By Ian Walker Published September 5, 2019 -
CultureFrog Detective‘s Creator Is As Surprised As Anyone That Her Weird Comedy Game Is A Hit
There is no formula for surefire success on Steam, but there are at least some commonalities among games that pull ahead of the rest of the 30,000-strong pack. A big name. Roguelite elements. Survival. Multiplayer. Hundreds of hours of content. Frog Detective, a game about a detective who is also a frog, has none of…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedRebel Galaxy Outlaw Is A Space Combat Throwback In Most Of The Best Ways
Harking back to the days of 1990s space shooters like Wing Commander and X-Wing, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw came out on PC last month from Double Damage games. I like it a lot Set in a Firefly-esque “Wild West” universe, Outlaw is a game where you fly a spaceship around, shoot at other spaceships, buy goods,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 5, 2019 -
CultureTotal RecallWhy It Matters That Star Wars Jedi Knight Is Coming To Switch
2002’s Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and 2003’s Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy are coming to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. These games have been available through Steam and GOG, but plenty of players missed out back in the day. A whole new generation of Jedi will get to experience these…
By Heather Alexandra Published September 5, 2019
