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No Man’s Sky‘s Latest Update Celebrates The Community
When No Man’s Sky drops a big update, I tend to wander around the world wondering what’s changed. Was the grass always this lush? Is the water the same color? Have the bushes always been purple? Visions, the surprise update dropped on Thanksgiving, has many of those kinds of subtle changes. But my favorite part…
By Gita Jackson Published November 27, 2018 -
UncategorizedHere’s a first look at some of the new stuff we’ll see in Destiny 2‘s new update, Black Armory, which starts on Tuesday. You’ll need the paid Annual Pass to get access to the new activities and raid lair, although anyone who owns Forsaken will be able to find the new seasonal weapons.
By Jason Schreier Published November 27, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
The Criminal Minds Game Gets Right To The Grisly Bits
Based on the long-running television show about a crack team of FBI profilers hunting serial killers, the new Criminal Minds mobile game has no qualms about depicting cartoony atrocity by murdering a family of four in the first minute. I got into Criminal Minds while I was hospitalized earlier this year. Forced to watch commercial…
By Mike Fahey Published November 27, 2018 -
CultureHere’s December 2018’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup
I’ve been encouraging my sister to play Never Alone with her kids since they got an Xbox, so I’m excited to see it in this month’s Games with Gold lineup. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. December’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Q.U.B.E. 2…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 27, 2018 - OpinionImpressions
Darksiders 3 Is A Mess
Here we see Fury, apocalyptic horseperson, facing off against Wrath, one of the Seven Deadly Sins she’s tasked with dispatching as the star of Gunfire Games’ Darksiders 3. Looks like an epic battle is about to unfold. Not really. Perhaps it’s just his nature, but Wrath isn’t much for tactics. Following an elaborate opening battle…
By Mike Fahey Published November 27, 2018 - Uncategorized
One of the best Lego games, The Lego Movie Videogame, is getting a sequel tied to the second Lego movie, hopefully rendering its entire game world in Lego bricks like the first one did. More details here. It is slated for Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC for February 26, with a physical Switch release…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 27, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
Super Realistic Japanese Dioramas
This is the work of Satoshi Araki, who is known for his “chou riaru” (超リアル) or “super real” dioramas. Araki’s work has been featured in magazines and on Japanese TV. He’s even written books, giving tips on how to make super real dioramas The detail is staggering See? If you like Araki’s dioramas, you can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 27, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
The Dreamcast Turns Twenty Years Old Today In Japan
The Sega Dreamcast went on sale on November 27, 1998. Twenty years ago! Can you believe it? The console launched nearly a year later in the United States on September 9, 1999 While the console was discontinued on March 31, 2001, the Dreamcast was first home to numerous classics, including Shenmue, Sonic Adventure, Rez, Space…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 27, 2018 - Uncategorized
Retro Japanese PC Games, Yours For Only $13,000
Indie game bullet-hell series Touhou Project debuted in 1996. Creator Zun developed the first and next four games for the NEC PC-9801 personal computer. These original PC-98 releases are currently on sale in Tokyo’s Akihabara. For a mere 1.5 million yen ($13,207) plus tax The first five Touhou Project games are Highly Responsive to Prayers,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 27, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: So
Jaurim released a new album for the first time in five years, and I am here for it. Jaurim, by Jaurim, is their tenth studio album and the first since 2013’s Goodbye, Grief. From our previous musings on this uniquely eccentric band, you know that they’re one of Korea’s most adaptive and versatile performers; their…
By Seung Park Published November 27, 2018 -
UncategorizedNeon Genesis Evangelion Is Coming To Netflix
Netflix just announced that the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series, along with two films, will be coming to the streaming service next year. All 26 episodes of the 1995 anime will be made available, as will the films The End of Evangelion & Evangelion: Death (True)2 They’ll be available in Spring 2019.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 26, 2018 -
CulturePlayers Of The Hex Discover Its Secret Ending—In Another Game
When I tell friends about video game protagonist murder mystery The Hex—the latest game from the creator of the surprisingly demented Pony Island—I always say two things: 1) that they need to play it as soon as they can, and 2) that it’s about something completely different than it claims to be. The Hex is,…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fallout 76’s Bobby Pins Are 60x Heavier Than Actual Bobby Pins
You used to be able to carry around as many lock-picking bobby pins as you wanted in Fallout 4, but Bethesda’s newest game has assigned a weight to them. And they are way too heavy. LukyJoeKokomo did the math (via PcGamesN), and worked out that if a packet of 100 bobby pins on Amazon weighed…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Really Blew Its Ending
Or should I say, endings. This post does not contain major spoilers. Assassin’s Creed tried something unique this year with its story, splitting its best moments across a main campaign, some substantial smaller ones and a bunch of hidden sidequests. Which is a fun and different way of different way of doing things, but it…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 26, 2018
