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CultureFallout 76 Player Completes New Raid, Earns Useless Drill
Almost anyone who’s ever raided in a game before has a horror story about that time they worked really hard only to be rewarded with a piece of junk. At least one super unlucky Fallout 76 player recently joined their ranks. “We beat the final boss, opened up the loot chest at the end,” wrote…
By Ethan Gach Published August 21, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsThe Sims 4‘s New Fashion Photography Pack Is Shockingly Good
I would never ordinarily recommend one of The Sims 4’s stuff packs. There usually isn’t much to them. But you know what? The Sims 4‘s Moschino stuff pack is good. There are three tiers of Sims 4 downloadable content. Expansion packs radically alter the game, adding multiple new mechanics and items. Game packs make smaller…
By Gita Jackson Published August 21, 2019 -
EsportsDota 2 Team Sent Packing From World Championship After Tragic Misclick
Painful counterfactuals stalk even the best athletes. On Monday, Manchester United star Paul Pogba missed an easy penalty, dooming his team to a 1-1 draw against a lesser opponent. Last night, a Dota 2 player tried to ban a particular hero from the match, but ended up selecting him instead. It’s impossible to reduce any…
By Ethan Gach Published August 21, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsMetro Exodus‘ New Story DLC Feels Like It’s On Fast-Forward
The Metro series, in its best moments, is icky, verging on downright gross. Plenty of shooters try to capture a sense of place, but Metro bathes you in the grime and ichor that seeps from the clogged pores of its wounded world. The first level of Metro Exodus’ first DLC episode, “Two Colonels,” is no…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 21, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsNo Man’s Sky‘s Beyond Update Reveals The Game’s Real Potential
No Man’s Sky’s latest update, Beyond, makes the game both more complex and easier to play. What’s incredible about Beyond isn’t all the new features, like the new hub for multiplayer which has been looking quite lively after a few key performance patches. It’s that all of the old things have been reorganized to more…
By Gita Jackson Published August 21, 2019 -
CultureReport: Contractors Have Listened To Inadvertently Recorded Audio From Xbox Owners’ Homes
Microsoft contractors working on Xbox have gained access to audio recordings of Xbox owners’ home life, a Vice Motherboard report revealed today. According to the report, accidentally triggered Xbox voice commands would result in audio recordings stored by Microsoft, which contractors could hear. The report, titled “Microsoft Contractors Listened to Xbox Owners in Their Homes,”…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 21, 2019 -
UncategorizedThere’s a long lost member of the Ginyu Force and her name is Bonyu. Designed by series creator Akira Toriyama, she’ll be introduced in the upcoming role-playing game Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Bandai Namco announced today. Her backstory will apparently get explored in one of the game’s side-quests.
By Ethan Gach Published August 21, 2019 -
UncategorizedI Watched Korn Play A Concert In An MMORPG And It Was Surprisingly Great
Adventure Quest 3D is an MMORPG that I didn’t know about until last week when I found out that that the 90s metal band Korn was going to perform a digital concert in the game. Naturally, I downloaded the game, created an account, raced through the tutorial, and got ready to headbang to some beatboxing.…
By Zack Zwiezen Published August 21, 2019 -
Uncategorized‘My Word Means Something’: Indie Dev Elaborates On His Viral Decision To Reject Epic Store Exclusivity
In late July, Wlad Marhulets, the solo developer behind just-released horror game Darq, received the golden ticket: an email from Epic Games asking if he’d like Darq sold on their hugely popular online store. It’s a deal a lot of other game developers have taken. Steam’s game store takes 30 percent of games’ sales and gives…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 21, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsVermintide 2‘s ‘Winds Of Magic’ Expansion Adds More Grind But Not Much Else
Developer Fatshark has called “Winds of Magic” Vermintide 2’s first expansion, but while it offers a completely new mode and progression system, it currently just seems like another DLC. On top of that, it feels unmoored from the strong lore and ambient apocalyptic mood that guided previous additions to the game. “Winds of Magic” opens…
By Ethan Gach Published August 21, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsI Am Hooked On Ancestors, A Tough New Survival Game About Human Evolution
I’ve exchanged some odd DMs with a colleague over the past week as we try to figure out an intriguing new video game about human evolution. He gives me tips about hugging. I give him tips about making sharp sticks. At one point, I told him, “I gotta figure out how to mate.” We are…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 21, 2019 -
UncategorizedOur own Heather Alexandra is streaming Remnant: From the Ashes right now on our Twitch channel Join us in the chat and subscribe to us on Twitch for more streams as they happen.
Chris Person & Heather Alexandra Published August 21, 2019 -
UncategorizedHave you ever wanted to skid off-road in a tractor trailer, potentially rolling down snowbanks or smashing into trees and watching your load go tumbling out into a winter wonderland? Well SnowRunner has you covered. An upcoming game in the MudRunner series, it’s set to come to release next year.
By Ethan Gach Published August 21, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryThis Game Is Great, But I Can’t Stop Playing Its Unimportant Solitaire App
Eliza is a fascinating game about tech start-up culture and mental health. It also contains a devilish Solitaire game that I can’t stop thinking about. Eliza is a visual novel about a woman named Evelyn who works as a proxy for an app called Eliza, which is a machine-learning based therapy service. Her job is…
By Gita Jackson Published August 21, 2019 -
ReviewsMultiplatformOninaki: The Kotaku Review
When I first played the demo for Oninaki, an action role-playing game out tomorrow from Lost Sphear and I Am Setsuna creators Tokyo RPG Factory, I was optimistic. The gameplay wasn’t particularly captivating, but the story seemed unique and dark enough for me to push through the repetitive combat. Unfortunately, by the time I finished…
By Natalie Degraffinried Published August 21, 2019 -
CultureMortal Kombat 11 Reveals New Fighters Including The Terminator and Joker
Holy crossover, Batman! The rest of Mortal Kombat 11’s first round of character DLC has been revealed. It includes series regular Sindel before going off the rails with the Terminator, Spawn, and a dapper-looking Joker. A YouTube video this morning outlined the rest of the cast for Mortal Kombat 11’s “Kombat Pack.” Many of these…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 21, 2019 -
UncategorizedPUBG Is Bringing Back Dynamic Weather
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds used to have spooky weather like heavy fog and drizzling rain back before the game’s official launch in December 2017. When launch came, weather effects were axed for the game’s stability. They’re back now, bringing a random variable to matches that will complicate engagements and breathe a bit more life into all the…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 21, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV Bard Reimagines Performances As A Rhythm Game
Bards gained the ability to play actual music in Final Fantasy XIV near the end of 2017 and have been annoying bar-goers with their covers of “All Star” and “One Winged Angel” ever since (or just beeping loudly like fire alarms). One talented bard had reimagined Final Fantasy XIV as a rhythm game, and I…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 21, 2019 -
UncategorizedFor Honor, a game about samurai beating up vikings beating up knights, is available for free via Uplay right now. Players can pick up a free copy of the game (that they can keep) from now until August 29th. If you can even remember your Uplay password anymore.
By Heather Alexandra Published August 21, 2019
