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OpinionImpressionsThe Original EverQuest Has Not Aged Well
Ten years ago I wrote a story about EverQuest, the online role-playing game I was so obsessed with it cost me my job and a relationship. Now I’m revisiting the game, playing on the new progression server opened to celebrate its 20th anniversary, and I can safely say I am in no danger of falling…
By Mike Fahey Published April 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedGwent has a new vampire-themed expansion out, and to help celebrate CD Projekt is selling Blood Moon Packs for the low, low price of…$115. Each contains 100 kegs of new Crimson Curse cards to help get you started. It’s not a bad deal, but only if you want $115 worth of Gwent cards.
By Ethan Gach Published April 3, 2019 -
CultureYouTubeAccusations Of Sexual Predation Shake Pokémon YouTube Community
Accusations of sexual predation are rocking the Pokémon YouTube community after 12 alleged victims made public statements against four individuals in that scene, including Kyle “TheKingNappy” McNeal, a well-known Pokémon YouTuber with over 500,000 subscribers. Pokémon is a franchise that typically appeals to kids and teenagers, plus adults who grew up with the games and…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedI Bought A Video Game’s Collector’s Edition And Have Regrets
On September 1, 2016 I pre-ordered the collector’s edition of Persona 5. I can’t remember why I did that then several months after it had been announced and several more before it would finally be released. But I did. It cost me $76.31 with tax. Yesterday I unearthed the remnants of it from my closet,…
By Ethan Gach Published April 3, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryI Want To Delete Sekiro From My Brain So I Can Experience It Again
I finished Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice earlier this week and had a fantastic time learning its combat and tackling challenging bosses. I’m eager to play more and if I want to, I could start right over with New Game Plus. Taking that plunge, however, has me wondering about the experience I’ll have. If the joy…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedBlack Desert On Xbox One Inches Closer To The PC Version
Pearl Abyss’ pretty online role-playing game Black Desert launched on the Xbox One last month, lacking much of the contentthat had been added to the PC version since its 2016 debut. It’s catching up quick though, with a free update today adding four new classes and large-scale player-versus-player events. The PC version of Black Desert…
By Mike Fahey Published April 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedBorderlands 3 Is A Six-Month Epic Store Exclusive On PC
The PC video game store wars rage on, with the newly announced Borderlands 3 the latest game to pick a side. Gearbox’s upcoming loot shooter, out September 13, will be a six-month Epic Store exclusive, the developers said today. From the press release: “At launch on September 13, Borderlands 3 will be available for PC…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanMan Arrested After Threatening To Kill Square Enix Staff
A 25-year-old nursing care worker has been arrested after allegedly emailing Square Enix, threatening to kill staff. According to Livedoor News, the man is accused of sending an email on February 5 to Square Enix’s Tokyo office that read, “Hey staff tomorrow I’m going to kill you get ready [for your punishment]” [SIC]. In Japanese,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanFormer Esports Champ Allegedly Turned To A Life Of Crime
Back in 2005, Tomoyuki Inui was the best Dead or Alive Ultimate player in the world. Now 33 years 0ld, he was recently arrested for alleged theft. Playing under the name Katuninken, Inui represented Japan in Singapore at the 2005 World Cyber Games, where he was crowned Dead or Alive Ultimate world champ. Inui continued…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Vanishing Paycheck
Whimsy and innocence? In K-Pop? Stranger things have happened. We’ve heard Stella Jang before, first with the wonderfully moody-cum-jazzy Monsieur, then with the 1980s nostalgia trip that was Beautiful. Vanishing Paycheck is more contemporary than either of them, but that doesn’t mean it’s anywhere close to mainstream K-Pop. It opens with a solitary accordion trill,…
By Seung Park Published April 3, 2019 -
CultureSuper Mario Lost Levels, Punch-Out!! Heading To Switch This Month
Punch-Out!!, Star Soldier, and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, aka the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2, are the next games coming to Nintendo’s NES library on Switch Online, on April 10. In other words, it’s another fairly safe, predictable month for Nintendo, with no especially surprising releases and nothing that hasn’t already been in…
By Chris Kohler Published April 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedSomehow, You Can Buy Official Homeworld LEGO
Brick Formations is a company that takes LEGO pieces and somehow manages to put them together and sell them as licensed products, with LEGO having nothing to do with it. It’s a weird place to be in, so it’s nice to see their first products are official, Gearbox-sanctioned Homeworld sets. There are currently sets based…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedAlcatraz Island Proves Call Of Duty Blackout Works Great In Close Quarters
Alcatraz Island has arrived in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. It’s based on a Zombies map, but this version is for the Blackout battle royale mode. You wouldn’t think it, but the smaller map makes for an intense, close-quarters battle royale experience. Alcatraz, a free map, is currently available on PlayStation 4, with Xbox…
By S.E. Doster Published April 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedCivilization VI Saves Games Now Across Both The PC And Nintendo Switch
Microsoft does something similar with its Xbox/PC multiplatform releases, but for some reason this sounds a lot cooler to me: you can now play a game of Civilization VI on your PC, save it, quit, pick up your Switch and keep right on playing the same game. Summoning the will to save your game and…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedAn Easy Mode Has Never Ruined A Game
In video games, easy is a dirty word, even when it shouldn’t be. There’s something about the word “easy” that rubs some players as condescending, something that we should maybe leave behind—except where we shouldn’t. Like in FromSoftware games and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, a game that finds itself plagued by a debate that is, by…
By Joshua Rivera Published April 2, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsI Played No Man’s Sky VR And Almost Punched Sean Murray In The Face
I did not punch Sean Murray in the face when I played No Man’s Sky in PlayStation 4 virtual reality last week at a demo event in New York. I almost did, as I reached out to open the canopy of the spaceship I was virtually sitting in, but from the sound he made, I…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 2, 2019
