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CultureTwitchBanned Fortnite Streamer Admits He’s 12, Streams On YouTube With His Mom Supervising [UPDATED]
A pro Fortnite player signed to the esports organization FaZe Clan, who was recently banned from Twitch for being under the age of 13, has admitted that he is, in fact, 12 years old. The streamer, named Patrick, aka “H1ghSky1,” has now moved his stream to YouTube, with his mom occasionally supervising on camera. The…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 6, 2019 -
OpinionIn Don’t Wake The Night, You Have The Power Of A God Without The Omniscience
Video games tend to give players tons of control and information, allowing them to tackle dangerous enemies or change where stories go next. Don’t Wake the Night is a new indie game that opts for something different. Playing the role of a detached spirit, you mostly observe and listen, unraveling character backgrounds and relationships before…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 6, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsNew Switch Game Is Like Symphony Of The Night With JRPG Graphics
Timespinner is a game that’s trying really hard to be Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It’s got the platforming, the inventory, the experience points and all sorts of artifacts that give main character Lunais new paths to explore. It’s the most Symphony of the Night game I’ve played that wasn’t actually Symphony of the Night.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr Adds A Shot Of Cat Charisma And A Lot Of Dragons
The Elder Scrolls Online has always seemed strangely reluctant to get weird. Even though Elder Scrolls games are at their best when they’re at their strangest, the opening hours of ESO’s main quests have always been surprisingly low-key. But ESO’s latest expansion, Elsweyr, takes us all to the eponymous home of the series’ beloved cat…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedBorderlands 2 Gets New DLC Leading To Borderlands 3‘s Release
Come hell, high water, lawsuits, inadvisable Twitter threads, or equally inadvisable voice actor casting choices, Borderlands 3 is coming out. Currently, it’s scheduled for this September, which means it’s right around the corner. Gearbox, it seems, has decided to prepare players by sending them back to the colorful killing (and looting) fields of Borderlands 2…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedSources: Blizzard Cancels StarCraft First-Person Shooter To Focus On Diablo 4 And Overwatch 2
Blizzard has canceled a StarCraft first-person shooter that had been in development for the past two years, according to three people familiar with goings-on at the studio. The main reason, Blizzard told staff, was to put more resources into the Diablo and Overwatch franchises. The project, which was code-named Ares, was described to me as…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2019 -
CultureThe Black Mirror Fighting Game Episode Was Out Of Control
Kotaku Editor Natalie Degraffinreid and I watched the second episode of the new season of Black Mirror, which is about two old friends that reconnect through a video game. If that sounds both tame and normal, we would both like to assure you that it is neither. It was so out of control that we…
By Gita Jackson Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedThere’s A Whole Lot Of Final Fantasy Music On Spotify Now
Streaming music service Spotify is generally hit-or-miss for video game soundtracks. That’s not so for Final Fantasy anymore, as official soundtracks for all the main games and many of its spin-offs are now available for your listening pleasure. There’s been Final Fantasy music on Spotify previously, but not to this extent. Noticed yesterday by Twitter…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedIt’s Good To See Mortal Kombat Movie Shang Tsung Back In Action
Powerful sorcerer, vile betrayer and all-around not nice guy, Shang Tsung returns in Mortal Kombat 11 as a downloadable fighter. Sporting both the voice and the look of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the actor who famously portrayed him in 1995’s Mortal Kombat movie, this version of Shang Tsung’s got the moves and magic to make him a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedSources: Sony Agreed To Destiny 2 Cross-Save Just Yesterday
Today, Bungie announced that Destiny 2 will be getting cross-save across all platforms, allowing players to transfer progression between Google Stadia, Xbox, PC, and PS4. But for the past few weeks, sources say, Bungie didn’t think that last one would happen. In fact, it came together at the last possible minute: One day before the…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedBungie Outlines The Future Of Destiny 2: Cross-Save, No Exclusives, Free-To-Play Base Game
Bungie today went in-depth on the future of Destiny 2, delivering a heartfelt video presentation in which franchise bosses Luke Smith and Mark Noseworthy talked about their Activision-free vision: a Destiny 2 that’s continually updated and playable just about anywhere. Smith and Noseworthy said that one of their goals was to embrace the “MMO” aspects…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Foolishly Covered My Precious Gaming Keyboard in Slime
This is a story about the perils of homemade slime, over-intoxication, and one utterly defiled mechanical gaming keyboard. It is a story about what happens when these three things combine, and one that I am deeply conflicted about sharing. Unless you live under a rock or you’re my boss Stephen Totilo, you’ve noticed that slime—yes,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 6, 2019 -
CultureE3Everything We Learned Today About Google Stadia [UPDATED]
The upcoming streaming platform Google Stadia won’t just follow the Netflix model, as many fans had hoped. It will instead have both a subscription and games for sale individually, as Kotaku previously reported. Here’s everything we learned today during Google’s “Stadia Connect” stream. Stadia, which was announced in March, is a streaming platform designed to…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedBaldur’s Gate 3 Confirmed From The Makers Of Divinity: Original Sin 2
After teasing it last week, the makers of Divinity: Original Sin 2 today confirmed the biggest pre-E3 bombshell yet: Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming. Larian, the company behind Divinity, announced the news on Google’s Stadia stream today. It’ll also be on PC, the company said. Says Larian in a press release: Baldur’s Gate III will…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedNearly Six Years Later, GTA Online‘s Casino Has Been Updated (Update: Rockstar Confirms Casino DLC)
If you head down to the casino in Grand Theft Auto Online today, you’ll see that some changes have been made. After nearly six years, it seems the vacant and unused casino is being updated, and, according to data miners, more changes are coming. When GTA V and GTA Online launched in 2013, players noticed…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedMetal Gear Solid Retrospective: ‘You Enjoy All The Killing, That’s Why’
After Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, the titular character went into retirement—both in the series’ fiction and real life. It would be another eight years before fans would play a Metal Gear game. That game was Metal Gear Solid, and it helped codify the stealth genre forever. Solid Snake’s story is full of betrayal, blood,…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedFortnite’s 9.20 patch brings the Stom Flip, a new item that lets you shield yourself from the storm or create your own temporary mini-storm. It also vaults the hunting rifle and adds the ability to undo purchases for a “limited time.” Update 10:30—Also, the Polar Peak castle and monster are gone.
By Riley MacLeod Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedDarksiders Is Getting A Diablo-Style Spinoff
Publisher THQ Nordic just announced Darksiders Genesis, a Diablo-style spinoff in the recently-revived Darksiders series. It’s a big shift from the third-person action the previous trilogy of action role-playing games was known for. The announcement trailer for Genesis introduces a new horseman of the Apocalypse, Strife, in a brief cinematic, before showing off the game’s…
By Joshua Rivera Published June 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedSword Art Online Replica Toy Blade, Only $1,000
You too can own a full-scale replica toy version of Kirito’s sword the Elucidator. Outfitted with over 700 LED lights, the blade’s gyro sensor responds to different types of blade swings with light effects and sounds. It also connects to your smartphone, allowing for different light color customization. But…it’s supposed to be a one-handed sword,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 6, 2019
