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OpinionImpressionsThe Fonts In Control Make Its World Feel Way Creepier
There’s a lot to love about the wonderfully weird new Remedy Entertainment game Control, but the first thing that grabbed me were the fonts. Control is a game in which the extraordinary is treated as business as usual. In it, protagonist Jesse Faden has broken into the Federal Bureau of Control, which is a government…
By Gita Jackson Published August 29, 2019 -
CultureDestiny 2‘s Seasons Will Work Much Differently This Year
Destiny 2 is about to get some big changes with its forthcoming Shadowkeep expansion, out October 1. Changes so big that developer Bungie has chosen to slowly tell us about them piecemeal, in lengthy blog posts from the game’s director, Luke Smith. This week, Smith publisheda postoutlining Destiny’s new approach to its seasonal structure, and…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 29, 2019 -
CultureHere’s September 2019’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup
Hitman’s first season led February’s PlayStation Plus games, but if you’re an Xbox fan, now you can get it too with September’s Games with Gold. Which you should, because it rules. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. September’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Hitman:…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 29, 2019 -
ReviewsControllersThe Scuf Prestige Is The Next Best Thing To The Xbox Elite Controller
In 2015, Atlanta-based Scuf Gaming licensed its patented controller technology to Microsoft, resulting in the creation of the outstanding Xbox Elite Wireless Controller. Scuf’s new Prestige controller for the Xbox One and PC incorporates a lot of the same technology, as well as the option for customization. It’s quickly become my second favorite Xbox One…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2019 -
UncategorizedTurn-based survival game Overland finally has a release date and it’s not that far off, arriving on PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Switch on September 19. In Overland you travel across a post-apocalyptic landscape Oregon Trail-style in-between getting in tactical fights. We’ll find out soon if it’s as good as it sounds.
By Ethan Gach Published August 29, 2019 -
ReviewsPCEliza: The Kotaku Review
Eliza, a visual novel from development studio Zachtronics, revolves around a therapy service of the same name, powered by machine learning. At one point in the story, an old woman who visits Eliza—mostly to have someone to talk to—unknowingly signs over access to her emails and text messages. As Eliza’s proxy, Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey, I read her…
By Gita Jackson Published August 29, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI May Never Stop Watching YouTube Tutorials And Actually Play This Strategy Game
For the last couple months, I’ve been trying to get into Stellaris in a big way—partly because the game is one of the few 4X games to get an uncompromised console port, and partly because I think space stuff is rad. Since I’m not a PC guy, I’m still pretty new to games in the…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 29, 2019 -
UncategorizedIt’s Final Fantasy XIV patch day and it’s all about buffs! Ninjas are getting much needed love and Samurai attacks have tons of potency increases. Arcanist and Summoners have changes to how Ruin works too. You can read all the changes here.
By Heather Alexandra Published August 29, 2019 -
CultureThe New Sonic The Hedgehog Monopoly Game Is About Going Fast And Battling Bosses
Debuting in 2017 with a Mario-themed set, Monopoly Gamer combines Hasbro’s classic real estate board game with iconic video game characters and unique game mechanics. Now it’s Sonic’s turn to race around the board, collecting rings, fighting for chaos emeralds, and investing in property, just like he does in his video games. Monopoly Gamer: Sonic…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2019 -
CultureWolfenstein: Youngblood just got a little less frustrating. The game’s 1.05 patch—out now for PC and coming soon to consoles—comes with a bevy of tweaks, the biggest ones affecting enemy “bullet sponginess” and adding checkpoints. Still can’t pause in co-op, obviously. (Though you now can offline, thanks to update 1.04.)
By Joshua Rivera Published August 29, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsNew Mobile Game Pokémon Masters Is More About People Than Pocket Monsters
In Pokémon Masters, out today for iOS and Android, players recruit famous Pokémon trainers from throughout the series’ 23-year history, creating teams of three and battling through an adventure that feels more like the cartoon than any game that’s come before. Pokémon games up to now have been mainly focused on the goal of becoming…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2019 -
CultureGoofy Spider-Man Glitch Turns Everyone Into Walking Piles Of Denim
In the Marvel comic books and films, Spider-Man is a superhero who was bitten by a radioactive spider that granted him the proportionate strength, speed, and agility of an arachnid. In Spider-Man, the PlayStation 4 video game, you play this man in a world gone mad, where everyone was bitten by a pair of radioactive…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 29, 2019 -
CultureYakuza 7 Announced, Ditches Action Combat For JRPG Battles
The first true post-Kiryu Yakuza game has just been shown off in Tokyo, and Yakuza 7 is changing up more than just its location. Set this time in Yokohama, and featuring new protagonist Ichiban Kasuga (this game was actually very softly announced in March, this is just a more formal and informative reveal) the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 29, 2019 -
CultureTotal RecallIncredibly Rare 1980s Konami Game Found, Uploaded
Of all the games ever made for the Famicom/NES, few are as rare as those produced for Konami’s QTa adapter, a special accessory that allowed Nintendo’s consoles to play cartridges made as part of a partnership between the publisher and Japanese media giant NHK. Only a handful of games were made, including an educational series…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 28, 2019 -
CultureBlizzard Sues Shameless WarCraft Rip-Off
There are a lot of mobile games out there ripping off Blizzard’s characters and series, but Glorious Saga is pretty bad even by those low standards. As Polygon reports, Blizzard is suing the game’s creator, Sina Games, accusing it of wholesale theft of the characters from its own WarCraft series. “Every monster, creature, animal, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 28, 2019 -
CultureTwitchAfter Player Outcry, Fortnite Reverts Turbo Building Changes
In the wake of widespread outcry over yesterday’s changes to building, Fortnite developer Epic Games has done a 180 on its decision. A lot of Fortnite’s success comes from its building mechanic. Apex Legends and PUBG might also strand competitors in an inescapable death arena with tens of other people, but only Fortnite lets players…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 28, 2019 -
CultureMeet The Fallout 76 Player Mapping Every Item In The Game
The first time Jaret Burkett played Fallout 76, he fully expected that everyone in the game would want him dead. The moment he exited the safety of Vault 76, where every player of the online survival game begins their journey with little to defend themselves, he was attacked by robots. Barely able to take them…
By Joshua Rivera Published August 28, 2019
