Giant Mod Is Bringing Us A Dragon Age Strategy Game

Dragon Age, the fantasy RPG series, is now also about to be a sprawling strategy game thanks to a total conversion mod for an old Total War game Via PC Gamer, Dragon Age: Total War is a mod for Medieval II: Total War that completely transforms the 2006 classic into something that looks like EA…

Xbox Live Indie Games Had Some Really Weird Smut

In the summer of 2014, I was working on Official Nintendo Magazine. In the fall of 2014, Official Nintendo Magazine was closed down forever, and I was moved to Official Xbox Magazine. I had never owned an Xbox. NSFW warning: Scantily-clad cartoon women One of my new responsibilities as rapidly-learning Xbox writer was to review…

24-Player Mario Kart Is A Bloodbath

I’ve always wondered why Mario Kart races—in recent years, anyway—have been capped at 12 racers when the hardware could surely handle more. Looking at this madness, it’s probably to preserve everyone’s sanity. After messing around with Mario Kart Wii for a long time, MrBean35000vr has managed to get a modified version of the game running…

This Is Probably The Movie Version Of Sonic The Hedgehog

It sure looks like the agency Hamagami/Carroll Inc., who specialise in entertainment industry art and branding, have given us our first look at how Sonic the Hedgehog appears in his upcoming live-action movie The film’s debut poster only showed a silhouette of the star, leaving fans (and Photoshoppers) to try and fill in the blanks.…

The Xbox One Version Of Black Desert Is Missing Three Years’ Worth Of Content

Black Desert Online, the massively multiplayer fantasy role-playing game with the gorgeous character creator, launched in North America for PC in 2016. Over the past three years, the developers have introduced multiple character classes and the game world has grown by several large expansions. The new Xbox One version doesn’t have those classes or expansions.…

Some Of Overwatch League’s Best 2018 Teams Are Getting Trounced In 2019

When the first season of Overwatch League came to a close, there was a compelling argument to be made that Los Angeles Valiant could have made the finals and even won the whole dang season if things had just gone a little more their way in key matches. This season, they’ve yet to win a…

ToeJam & Earl: Back In The Groove Is A Well-Timed Throwback

Rejoice! There’s a new ToeJam & Earl game out and it’s not garbage. Kickstarted back in 2015, ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is a soft reboot of the original game that debuted on the Sega Genesis back in 1991. It’s out now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Switch, and it’s entirely decent.…

Red Dead Online’s Big Update Is Testing The Patience Of Frustrated Players

Red Dead Online received update 1.06 last week that was its biggest since the game launched last year. It added tools to combat griefing, new cosmetics, bounties, and more. Though the update was substantial, many players disliked the changes, leaving Rockstar’s online game in a tough spot. Red Dead Online has been out since late…

Mexican Newspaper Prints Graphic Of The New Pokémon Games: Sword, Shield, And Gun

One of the funniest reactions to last week’s reveal of Pokémon Sword and Shield for the Nintendo Switch was Twitter user@Sir5000’s joking addition of Pokémon Gun to the lineup. The mock logo is so convincing, Mexican newspaper La Voz de Michoacán ran with it. On February 27 the La Voz de Michoacán websiteran a story…

Anthem Players Say The Game Is Crashing Their PS4s [UPDATE]

It’s been a rough launch for BioWare’s new loot shooter, and some PlayStation 4 players are now finding that the game occasionally shuts off their system as well. “When encountering a crash or game error, sometimes I get booted to the main menu or out of the game completely to the PS4 dashboard,” a user…

We’re Excited To See What Google’s Project Stream Can Do

Is video game streaming going to change the industry as we know it? On Kotaku Splitscreen we discuss that question and much more. Kirk was on jury duty last week, so Maddy and I recorded and edited the show all by ourselves like grown adults. First we talk about Bloodborne, Danganronpa, beloved Nintendo of America…

Kingdom Hearts III‘s Best Moment Is Everything Good (And Bad) About Kingdom Hearts

I was on vacation last week. In addition to wandering New York and enjoying some of the finest pizza on the planet, I finally finished Kingdom Hearts III. In the process, I found a moment near the end of the game that perfectly captures the series’ magic and excitement. It also highlights one of Kingdom…

Three heroes unite for a fourth time this fall in Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. Modus Games is handling development duty on the fourth installment of the co-op puzzle platforming series, in which a wizard, warrior and rogue walk into yet another epic adventure for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch

The Week In Games: Time To Kill Some Demons! 

Devil May Cry 5 is almost here and ready to slice up some demons. I played the demo and had a good time. I’ve never been a huge Devil May Cry fan, but I might check this latest game out. I like games where I can grab arms and use them as weapons! I feel…

Pokémon Fans In Japan Polled Over Which New Starter They’ll Choose

The starters for Pokémon Sword And Shield are Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble. They’re all cute. Which one will you pick? Japanese website Inside Games asked its readers just that. Here is how the results breakdown via Livedoor News. Grookey – 18.8 percent (141 votes) Scorbunny – 34.4 percent (258 votes) Sobble – 46.3 percent (348…