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Sunday Comics: Hammer Doctor
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. From the archive, originally ublished December 2017. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published December 13. Read more of Corpse…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 16, 2018 - Uncategorized
Getting Motion Sickness While Playing A Game Sucks
I have never been a victim of the dreaded “motion sickness” while playing a video game, but Katamari Damacy Reroll has put me down for the count twice this week. I’m not a person who tends to get motion sick when playing games. While I’ve had my share of VR experiences that went wrong, and…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 15, 2018 -
UncategorizedNier: Automata Has A Score Attack Mode That Was Cut From The Final Game
Data digger Lance McDonald has sorted through the files of Nier: Automata and found a very interesting, and complete, score attack mode that is not accessible in the final game. According to McDonald, the score attack mode was meant to be something that the player could do while waiting for the game to finish downloading…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 15, 2018 - Uncategorized
Project Stream testers who play an hour or more of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey between now and January 15 will get a copy of the game on PC for free As we’ve previously reported, Project Stream is software for streaming games into your internet browser. You can still sign up for the Project Stream test.
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 15, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Katamari Rolls Everywhere, Winners!
Katamari Damacy Rerolled is out on Switch now, and it’s had me thinking about where that big, weird ball is gonna roll next. I asked you all to show me what’s getting rolled up next. There’s nothing better than a big ole ball of trash running around the video game universe. Despite the fact that…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 15, 2018 - Culture
This Week in the Business: Have Those Opinions
QUOTE | “I know a lot of people are going to have some strong opinions about that. Cool. Have those opinions.” – Coffee Stain Studios community manager Jace Varlet explains why the company ditched a planned Steam launch for its first-person building game Satisfactory and will now release it exclusively on Epic Games Store QUOTE…
Brendan Sinclair Published December 15, 2018 -
UncategorizedIn case you missed it, we played Earth Defense Force 5 on our Twitch channel earlier today. It’s archived here on our YouTube channel if you want to hear me talk coherently (if I do say so myself) about the history of this excellent series for a half an hour. The next hour is pretty…
By Tim Rogers Published December 14, 2018 - Esports
Street Fighter V‘s Best Players Battle This Weekend For The Game’s Biggest Prize
The best Street Fighter V players in the world will face off in Las Vegas this weekend for the 2018 Capcom Cup, and after last year’s shocking finals, it’s anybody’s guess as to who will take away the trophy. Competitors qualify for the cup based on their performance in Capcom Pro Tour tournaments throughout the…
By Ethan Gach Published December 14, 2018 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for needing to buy gloves for a cold weather trip because you somehow don’t own gloves. Also, video games. I’m excited to play Below, even though I can already tell that everything being so tiny is going to be a strain on my old man eyes. I might also get back to…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fallout 76, One Month Later
It feels like Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic shooter has already been out for a while, especially since its early access-style beta began all the way back in October, but Fallout 76 officially launched just one month ago. And what a long month it’s been, filled with release-build bugs, post-launch updates, and a big controversy about a bag.…
By Ethan Gach Published December 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
Destiny 2‘s New ‘Dawning’ Event Is A Blast
It’s holiday season in Destiny, a video game in which players travel through space trying to get at least one exotic drop before they die. That means it’s time for The Dawning, an annual event devoted to sleighs and snow. Last year’s Dawning was full of Grinchy loot boxes, but this year’s is stuffed with…
By Jason Schreier Published December 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
Epic Cracks Down On Fortnite Leak Website, Saying It Advertised Illicit Mods
A prominent Fortnite leak website run by a teenager has shut down its Twitter account, claiming that Epic Games threatened legal action. The move appears to be one in a string of hardline enforcement decisions by the company against younger players who the company claims violate their terms of service with cheats or mods. As…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 14, 2018 -
UncategorizedDragon Age Fan’s Research Leads To A Theory About The Upcoming Game
The teaser for Dragon Age 4 was revealed at last week’s Game Awards, and it left fans with a lot of questions. One Redditor thinks she’s got some answers. The teaser was short and vague. The only concrete information we have from it is that Solas, the surprise villain of the previous game, is coming…
By Gita Jackson Published December 14, 2018 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of Twitch In 2018
By pretty much every measure that matters, 2018 has been Twitch’s biggest year ever. Already a force in the gaming world, Fortnite helped catapult the streaming platform into the mainstream. There were big moments, bigger numbers, and of course, lots of growing pains. In many ways, Twitch’s appeal in 2018 remained the same as it’s…
Nathan Grayson & Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 14, 2018 - Culture
Ask Dr. NerdLove: We Survived A Cult, But Our Marriage Didn’t
Hello all you gentlemen bastards of the Internet, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that helped tame the wild, wild west. This week, we’re tackling the challenges of marriage and long-term relationships. What do you do when you don’t work as a couple but you can’t leave your relationship? What…
Harris O'Malley Published December 14, 2018 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Starts Selling Red Dead Online Gold For Real Money
Red Dead Online’s economy is based on two currencies: cash and gold bars. At launch, it was only possible to get these currencies by playing the game but gold also became available today as a premium currency purchasable with real money. You can just plop down $9.99 for 25 bars instead of earning them in-game,…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 14, 2018 - Culture
Discord Thinks It Can Woo People With Yet Another PC Game Launcher
Last week, the store wars began, but now they’re really getting spicy. With Epic’s store up, running, and offering an 88 percent cut of earnings to developers (compared to Steam’s industry-standard 70 percent), Discord has fired back with an even more appealing offer: 90 percent. The revenue split will come to Discord’s game store in…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 14, 2018 - ReviewsHeadsets
Victrix Pro AF Gaming Headset: The Kotaku AF Review
I am not sure what I like more about the Victrix Pro AF universal gaming headset. Is it the way it sounds, or the way its active noise canceling makes everything else shut up? Or maybe it’s the fact that they called it “Pro AF.” It’s kind of a ballsy naming convention, putting “Pro AF”…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2018
