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UncategorizedVideo Games Should Be Weirder
I’ve been thinking a lot about yesterday’s surprise announcement of Playdate, the new handheld games experiment from Firewatch publisher Panic. More than anything, it’s weird: A small, single-purpose handheld with a set 12-week program of mystery games is the sort of thing that demands your attention. And yes, it has a crank. It’s a slickly…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedMore Telltale Games Are Disappearing From Digital Storefronts
Valve recently removed the option to buy the Telltale-developed series Tales From The Borderlands on Steam, and Good Old Games has announced it will no longer be selling any of Telltale’s games starting May 27. Nobody seems to know why. Reddit user Andreas_Pires first spotted that Tales From The Borderlands had lost its purchase option…
By Ethan Gach Published May 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedMortal Kombat 11, One Month Later
It’s been one month since the release of Mortal Kombat 11. One month of arguing over microtransactions. One month ofnightmare-inducing violence. One month of cringingevery time Sonya Blade opens her mouth. The first month of what’s sure to be years of very good fighting. Here’s what happened in that month. On April 20, three days…
By Mike Fahey Published May 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedDaigo’s New Controller Causes A Stir In The Fighting Game Community [UPDATE]
Daigo Umehara is arguably the most popular fighting game player of all time. As such, eyes will always be on him when it comes to high-level play. The legendary Japanese competitor caused a stir recently by announcing his plans to try out an unconventional hit box controller instead of his traditional arcade stick at future…
By Ian Walker Published May 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedPokémon T-Shirt Contest Winner Disqualified, Design Pulled From Upcoming Game
Earlier this week, Japanese clothing company Uniqlo announced Chinese artist Li Wen Pei had won its UT Grand Prix contest for designing Pokémon T-shirts. He was set to win $10,000 and have his design featured in Pokémon Sword and Shield, set to come to Switch later this year. Uniqlo now says Wen Pei has been…
By Ethan Gach Published May 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedShady Numbers And Bad Business: Inside The Esports Bubble
The mainstream narrative of esports has been lovingly crafted by those who benefit from its success. There’s big money in esports, they say. You’ve heard the stories. Teenaged gamers flown overseas to sunny mansions with live-in chefs. The erection of $50 million arenas for Enders Game-esque sci-fi battles. League of Legends pros pulling down seven-figure…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedYou Can Now Read The Proposed Senate Bill That Would Ban Loot Boxes In Games Kids Like [UPDATE]
As expected, Republican Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri has introduced a bill that would ban the inclusion of “pay-to-win microtransactions and sales of loot boxes in minor-oriented games” as well as to games that publishers believe kids play. It would not affect cosmetic items and also has a long way to go before it could…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedBattlefield V‘s Getting More Generous With Ammo
Since launch, Battlefield V’s been stingy with ammo and supplies. The game has a controversial “Attrition” system that limits the available resources for players in an attempt to force team cooperation, but also can lead to players getting trapped without resources. The latest patch adds changes to make resupplying easier and picks up the pace…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Eyes In Days Gone Look Good Because They’re Full Of Tears
On Wednesday afternoon, Days Gone developer Bend Studios held a Reddit Ask Me Anything. The team’s responses provided a brief but in-depth look at some of the more technical work that went into making Days Gone, including their rendering of eyes—something that the game does so well it’s easy to completely miss. Luckily, one Reddit…
By Joshua Rivera Published May 23, 2019 -
UncategorizedSome Of EVE Online‘s Most Powerful Groups Are Heading For War
EVE Online is infamous for many things: scams that leave their victims devastated, player-created empires that span the stars, and perhaps most for war. The wars of EVE involve thousands of players across the globe, all focused on singular goals. The next great conflict may be starting now. Last weekend, the leader of The Imperium,…
By Lee Yancy Published May 23, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryWarframe’s Gas City Is Now Stalked By A Giant Robotic Bird
The Ropalolyst stalks the Corpus Gas City on Jupiter occasionally feasting on the metropolis’ machinery as if the place were made of worms. Part of Warframe’s latest update, the Jovian Concord, the gigantic bird comes from an ancient race of AI terraformers called the Sentient. It’s also one of the game’s best new boss fights.…
By Ethan Gach Published May 23, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanBehold, Official Castle in the Sky Sunglasses
Castle in the Sky themed sunglasses are going on sale in Japan. Muska’s tinted lenses are getting real-world recreations and Pazu’s goggles are also being reworked as glasses. The Muska sunglasses are 27,500 yen ($250), while the Pazu ones, described as “goggle-shaped glasses frames,” are 32,000 yen ($290) Both are made in Japan and will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe Real-World Final Fantasy XIV Wedding Plan Sure Is Incredible
Square Enix previously announced that there would be a real-world Final Fantasy XIV-themed wedding plan offered in Japan. Now, we have a better look at the ceremony and wow, is it something. According to Famitsu, reservations are now being taken for couples to get hitched Final Fantasy style. As Kotaku reported earlier this year, the ceremony…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 23, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Really Really
I’ve become quite fond of the newbie group Cherry Bullet, despite their somewhat underbaked debut. Maybe it has something to do with their insistence on video-game-themed music videos. (That’s probably it.) Really Really is a much better title track than their first one, which struck me as having more in common with a demo song…
By Seung Park Published May 23, 2019 -
CultureDetective Pikachu’s Pokemon Designs Are Disgustingly Cute
Stephen Molyneaux was one of the artists on Detective Pikachu, and his work—helping “translate the wonderful designs by Ken Sugimori into the real world”—is so cute I can barely look at it. It’s like staring into the sun. Only the sun is small, and covered in fur. Eevee is a particular hazard. While the designs…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 22, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe Strangest Ghostbusters Cameo In PC Gaming
There’s an official Ghostbusters tie-in coming to the PC—featuring the vocal talents of original cast members, no less—and it’s coming to…Planet Coaster, the breezy, feel-good theme park simulator That is odd, but whatever, let’s roll with it. The Ghostbusters DLC adds “an all new story-driven scenario, new gameplay mechanics, plus new rides, characters and scenery…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 22, 2019
