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Bungie has a Destiny testing team called Velveeta that tries to find the cheesiest exploits in the game. That’s one of the revelations inDestiny frontman Luke Smith’s latest blog post, part one of a three-part epic looking at the state of the game since Forsaken launched last September. The biggest news? That clunky Pursuits tab…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2019 -
CultureImmaculate Set Of Pokémon Cards Sells For $107,010
A complete set of first-edition Pokémon cards just sold for $107,010 on Goldin Auctions. But don’t worry—it’s extremely unlikely the card binder your mom threw out would have sold for anywhere near that. As TMZ first reported, The 1999 set, sold last Saturday, includes 103 cards, one of which is a holographic Charizard. Twelve bidders…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedHundreds Of Players Trying To Cheat At Apex Legends And Counter-Strike Get Their Private Data Stolen
Since February, a number of ne’er-do-well Apex Legends and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players hoping to download cheats have in fact been infecting their computers with credential-stealing malware, security firm Sophos discovered. First-person shooter fans hoping to get an edge over their opponents had their personal and financial information siphoned off and sold for months, according to…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 13, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Helped Some Gaggling Final Fantasy XIV Newbies Best One Of the Trickiest Bosses
There are moments in online games when leadership and authority are thrust upon us. In group-based content, like the various boss fights in Final Fantasy XIV, knowledge is power. If you’re in a group full of helpless newbies and you know the fight’s mechanics, you’re suddenly in charge. Earlier this week, I suddenly became the…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 13, 2019 -
CultureSession, the indie skateboarding game that surprised at E3 2018, will be available on Steam Early Access September 17, 2019. The Xbox Game Preview version will be released “a few weeks after,” with a full release coming in 2020, per developer Creature Studios.
By Joshua Rivera Published August 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy VIII Remaster Addresses A Classic Meme
Later this year, Square Enix will put out a graphical remaster of Final Fantasy VIII for modern consoles. You may be pleased to learn that, thanks to its new high-def character models, this remaster will ruin a classic Final Fantasy meme. It’s hard to tell who came up with this one, but it’s at least…
By Jason Schreier Published August 13, 2019 -
UncategorizedIt’s Not Looking Good For Hasbro’s $4.6 Million Transformer Crowdfunding Campaign
In mid-July, Hasbro launched a crowdfunding campaign seeking $575 from 8,000 backers each to produce a two-foot-tall action figure of Transformers: The Movie villain Unicron. With the August 31 deadline rapidly approaching and less than a third of the campaign goal reached, things are looking grim for the planet eater. HasLab is a crowdfunding platform…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2019 -
ReviewsToysLego’s Motorized Disney Train Set Looks Like It Just Pulled Out Of The Park
Chugging onto store shelves on September 1, the Lego Disney Train and Station set is more than just a $330 piece of buildable Disney memorabilia. It’s a working train set made up of 2,925 Lego bits and controllable via a smartphone app. The Lego Disney Train and Station are part of Lego’s “Powered Up” line…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2019 -
Uncategorized11 bit studios’ chilly survival city-builder Frostpunk arrives on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in October. The digital version of the port will release on October 11 for $29.99, with a $34.99 physical version of the port from Merge Games coming to North America October 24. Port, port, port.
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Something (2019 Mix) | Artist: The Beatles | Album: Abbey Road
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanJapan’s Most Famous Cosplayer Draws Huge Crowds
This is Enako. As Kotaku previously reported, she’s making some serious cash as a cosplayer. She’s also drawing massive crowds. Enako appears on mainstream Japanese television (here and here, for example) as well as in-game advertisements (below). She is making a name for herself as Japan’s most well-known cosplayer. During this and last year’s Comiket,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapan3D Printing Makes Yu-Gi-Oh! Truly Spellbinding
One Twitter user has used a 3D printer to replicate the spell on the Yu-Gi-Oh! Polymerization card. The whole process looks rather complicated. And while the colors are slightly muted in the finished version, I think the result turned out extremely well.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2019 -
CultureMario Maker 2’s Hell Level Is Even Worse In Counter-Strike
Sometimes, you’ve just got to dust off an old classic. And ruin it. Last month, that’s exactly what one Mario Maker 2 player did with the original Super Mario Bros’ opening level, transforming it into a lava stick hellscape for freaks who like to be voraciously licked by slavering flame tongues. The nightmare obstacle course…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedShaved Mario Is Making Me Feel Strange
Here is a very simple, but very effective mod for Super Mario Odyssey that shaves Mario’s moustache for the entirety of the game. Cutscenes, gameplay, everything. It’s gross and I hate it. And yet…I also cannot stop looking at it. At how young it makes him look. Like this is the Young Super Mario Chronicles.…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2019 -
UncategorizedEveryone’s DayZ Is Being Edited Because Of Australia
Last week, zombie shooter DayZ—which has been out in various forms for six years—had first its physical release banned in Australia, and then its digital version as well. In order to get the game cleared, Bohemia Interactive are changing every version across the planet just to comply with Australia’s classification guidelines. Since it’s impractical to…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2019 -
CultureYou can now reserve character names for WoW Classic. If you’re a current World of Warcraft subscriber, you can pre-create up to three characters for the long-awaited re-vanilla-ing of Blizzard’s fantasy MMO titan (not to be confused with Blizzard’s cancelled MMO, Titan). If you ever wanted to lay claim to “LeeroyJenkins,” “MichaelFahey,” your own real…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 12, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsI Found A Portable Monitor That’s Perfect For My Limited Desk Space
Since I became paralyzed last year, I’ve spent a lot of effort figuring out how to reconcile my need for quick access to game consoles with my limited mobility. Viotek’s new LinQ portable 15.6-inch touchscreen monitor appears to have ended my quest. It’s exactly what I needed to get all my gaming hardware in one…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2019