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The Art Behind League Of Legends’ K-Pop Video
While the main event of the weekend’s League of Legends action might have been the Worlds, the star ended up being a K-Pop video that French studio Fortiche made for Riot. While ostensibly an ad for some new skins, it was also a banger, and the end result of a massive twelve months of work.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 6, 2018 - Uncategorized
Adidas Is Making Game Of Thrones Sneakers
One of the main criticisms levelled againstAdidas’ Dragon Ball collaboration was that the shoes were all trash, and didn’t feature the company’s more popular models like the Ultra Boost. Those, it turns out, were being saved for something else: a line based on HBO’s Game of Thrones Although teased/announced months ago, complete with supposed mockups…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 6, 2018 -
CultureBlizzard Is Adding World of Warcraft References To Warcraft III: Reforged
At first glance, remastering 2002’s Warcraft III seems like a fairly straightforward task. Take the ugly bits and make them pretty. Overhaul the cutscenes. Give all the muddy terrain and building textures a 2018 makeover. Redo Arthas’ weird face. For Blizzard’s classics team, though, that’s just the beginning. Warcraft III, after all, opened the door…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 6, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fallout 76’s Beta Framerate Is Now Capped, FOV Locked
Remember that issue with the PC version of the Fallout 76 beta where changing the framerate would break stuff? Bethesda has implemented a quick fix for that, and it was as easy as capping the framerate. As PC Gamer report, anyone in the beta now is going to find the framerate for the game capped…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 6, 2018 - Uncategorized
Low-Angle Satellite Photos Look Like The Best City-Building Game Ever Made
Planet, a company that runs “the largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites in orbit”, use those satellites to take hi-res, zoomed-in shots of the surface. Some of those are isometric, and that’s got me longing I know that Cities: Skylines is pretty and fun, and that even EA’s disastrous SimCity reboot looked good, but I look…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 6, 2018 - Uncategorized
Some Switch Players Are Looking Outside Nintendo For Matchmaking
Nintendo Switch Online went live over a month ago. While the paid service is required for people to play games like Mario Tennis Aces online together, it still doesn’t include any way for players to easily meet and connect with one another. As a result, fans have tried to fill that void with their own…
By Ethan Gach Published November 6, 2018 - Uncategorized
Current And Former Employees Sue Riot Games For Gender Discrimination
Yesterday, one current and one former employee of Riot Games filed a class action lawsuit against the League of Legends publisher, accusing it of endemic gender-based discrimination and fostering a “men-first” environment. The lawsuit comes three months after a Kotaku investigation into the sexist culture at Riot Games. The lawsuit alleges that, “like many of…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 6, 2018 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, One Month Later
It’s been one month since Assassin’s Creed Odyssey released, allowing players around the world to live out their lifelong fantasies of fighting sharks and hunting down cultists. Between issues of microtransactions, canceled live events, and new quests, the game continues to generate discussion and grow bigger with each passing day. Here’s what’s happened since release.…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 6, 2018 - Uncategorized
Shigeru Miyamoto is “front and center in the creation” of the upcoming Super Mario animated film, the studio’s founder Chris Meledandri told Variety. “I’ve rarely seen that happen with any adaptation where the original creative voice is being embraced like we’re embracing Miyamoto,” he said
By Chris Kohler Published November 6, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
I Don’t Want Fortnite’s Cube Monsters To Go
For the last couple weeks, cube monsters have been rampaging through Fortnite matches (don’t call them zombies or you’ll hurt Epic Games’ feelings). But on Sunday, they, along with their namesake, disappeared from the game. It was beautiful, but I was sad. Cube monsters have been my favorite thing to happen to the game since…
By Ethan Gach Published November 6, 2018 - Uncategorized
NPR Is Very Worried That Gaming Is Going To Turn Kids Into Nazis
In journalism, no two things are more often and easily confused than “this wild thing is happening” and “this wild thing is happening, widely.” When the wild thing is, say, mad cow disease—an immediate threat to life— the problem of weighing particulars against a greater sense of scale is critical. Readers can gauge their threat…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 6, 2018 -
UncategorizedBoth Switch And PS4 Versions Of Taiko No Tatsujin Are Fun In Different Ways
It’s a good year for drum-based rhythm games. Hot on the heels of the wonderfully quirky Gal Metal for the Switch, Bandai Namco’s released two new Taiko no Tatsujin drum games, one for Nintendo’s console and one for PlayStation 4. Which one to get depends on which sort of rhythm gamer you are. Taiko no…
By Mike Fahey Published November 6, 2018 -
UncategorizedBlizzard Explains Why Overwatch Still Doesn’t Have A Black Woman Hero
Overwatch fans disappointed with Ashe should know that six new heroes are in the works, Blizzard has told Kotaku, and that fans hoping for more diversity in the popular game’s cast of characters will hopefully find what they’re looking for in upcoming updates. “I think if you look at the history of Overwatch, there’s been…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 5, 2018 - Uncategorized
A Makoto Action Figure From Persona 5
Hey, it’s better late than never. Good Smile have finally gotten around to releasing a Figma based on Persona 5’s Makoto, as she appears in her Queen outfit. Out in July 2019 (!!), she includes three different face plates, iron knuckles, revolver and a Phantom Thieves card.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2018 -
UncategorizedWarframe’s big Fortuna expansion is due out later this week on PC, according to a press release by Digital Extremes. Strangely, the studio didn’t provide a specific date. The expansion adds the game’s largest open world area yet, a new faction, hoverboards, and lots of other stuff.
By Ethan Gach Published November 5, 2018 -
UncategorizedAh Yes, Fortnite & The NFL, Together At Last
Starting on Friday, you’ll be able to get official NFL skins for Fortnite. All 32 teams, with the NFL logo on them and everything. You’ll have to pay for them, of course. The only charity on display here is that they remembered to include the Raiders.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2018
