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Hatred: The Kotaku Review

Last fall, a producer for CBS This Morning called me to talk about the video game Hatred. I had been on CBS a year earlier to teach co-anchor Gayle King how to play Grand Theft Auto V, the biggest entertainment property in the human-discovered universe. This time, instead of talking about a game made by…

By Chris Suellentrop Published June 2, 2015

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Order Of Battle: Pacific: The Kotaku Review

Panzer Corps is one of the best—and most underrated—strategy games available on the PC. Thing is, it’s a bit old-fashioned. Order of Battle: Pacific is what you get when a studio takes the same basic premise and makes it a little bit more 2015. OoB:P is a turn-based strategy game, played on a map made…

By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2015

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Splatoon: The Kotaku Review

Every year, some new game claims to have revolutionized the art of shooting people in the face. Most of the time, it doesn’t feel true. With Splatoon, it does. Splatoon is fresh. Splatoon is exciting. Splatoon makes me forget that I ever had shooter fatigue in the first place, something that I haven’t felt since…

By Patricia Hernandez Published May 28, 2015

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Earthcore Takes Rock-Paper-Scissors To A Dark And Twisted Place

Earth beats Water. Water beats Fire. Fire beats Earth. That’s the basis for mobile fantasy trading card game Earthcore. From there it gets complicated. It’s no Magic: The Gathering, nor is it a Magic-esque game like Hearthstone. While I’m sure more seasoned card game players will be able to rattle off a few similar titles,…

By Mike Fahey Published May 27, 2015

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Sunset: The Kotaku Review

Angela Burnes left Baltimore in 1972 looking for freedom. Things would be different in Latin America, she thought. They had to be. But the main character of Sunset quickly finds herself trapped in a country torn apart by civil war. Can doing chores for a rich man help her tear down a military coup? Should…

By Evan Narcisse Published May 26, 2015

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Snacktaku Reviews S’mores Oreos, AKA S’moreos

Remember when you’d go camping as a kid and sit around a campfire roasting marshmallows for s’mores? I don’t, which is why I used a cigarette lighter on a S’mores Oreo instead. Available tomorrow at participating retailers across the country, S’mores Oreo is the latest in Nabisco’s ever-increasing limited-edition attempts at making Oreos taste like…

By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2015

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Snacktaku Tries Mountain Dew’s Latest Throwback, Dewshine

Mountain Dew’s latest limited edition flavor does not contain alcohol, but it really, really wants to. There’s been some understandable confusion over Dewshine, the crystal clear beverage from PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew brand that’s been sporadically popping up across the country over the past month or so. It comes in four-pack bottles emblazoned with Mountain Dew’s…

By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2015

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: The Kotaku Review

Looking back over my last 60 hours with The Witcher 3, I feel a bit like its wandering protagonist: A very attractive man standing alone on a hilltop, looking out over a vast kingdom, unsure where to begin. Just kidding; I look like garbage right now. I’ve spent the last week and a half mostly…

By Kirk Hamilton Published May 19, 2015

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Snacktaku Eats The Painfully Spicy Doritos Roulette

The idea behind Doritos Roulette is roughly the same idea as putting one bullet in the chamber of a revolver, spinning it, putting the barrel in your mouth and pulling the trigger. Before we get into it, I’d like to welcome viewers back to the Snacktaku video review. I’ve been on hiatus for a bit…

By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2015

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Invisible, Inc.: The Kotaku Review

Let’s get straight to it: for some of you, Invisible, Inc. will be close to the perfect video game. There’s an easy way to determine if you’re one of those people. Ask yourself this question: “Would I enjoy a game that takes (most of) the best parts of XCOM, Splinter Cell and roguelikes and combines…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2015

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Wolfenstein: The Old Blood: The Kotaku Review

Wolfenstein: The New Order showed you could take an old style of game and make it feel new. Its new expansion, The Old Blood, simply feels old. I loved last fall’s The New Order. A lot of people did. It was a seemingly old-fashioned type of shooter that ended up being one of the surprise…

By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2015

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Pillars of Eternity: The Kotaku Review

I once heard a game designer say that anyone older than a teenager who plays video games isn’t actually enjoying them. Instead, the designer theorized, we’re all just endlessly trying to recreate the enjoyment we used to feel, years ago, back when we were young and the world was full of possibility. Can’t say I…

By Jason Schreier Published May 1, 2015

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Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China: The Kotaku Review

"It feels less like an official entry and more like an homage; enjoyable to play, but tangential"

By Stephen Totilo Published April 27, 2015

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Mortal Kombat X: The Kotaku Review

New, younger Kombatants. Built-in options to play a particular character in completely different ways from someone else using the very same martial artist. More gore, but also more emotional plot points. The option to pay for easier Fatalities. Mortal Kombat is changing. This is a next-generation Mortal Kombat in more ways than one. MKX is…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 22, 2015

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BoxBoy: The Kotaku Review

I recently told the staff of Kotaku that I would happily buy each of them a copy of BoxBoy. I like it that much and think it’s that useful for them to play. I’d offer to buy you a copy, too, but that would be ridiculous. BoxBoy is special. It’s a clinic on game design.…

By Stephen Totilo Published April 9, 2015

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Bloodborne: The Kotaku Review

More than 46 hours later, the credits are rolling on Bloodborne. I’m breathing a sigh of relief. The hunt may be over, but I won’t soon forget the city of Yharnam. Bloodborne is a tremendous accomplishment. The latest game from Dark Souls director Hidetaki Miyazaki and his team at From Software, it is both a…

By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015

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Axiom Verge: The Kotaku Review

Yes, I gained a new ability! Now where the hell do I use it? The thrill of obtaining a shiny new toy followed quickly by the frustration of wandering about looking for places to apply it are the major beats of Axiom Verge, an indie love letter to classicMetroid-style 2D sidescrollers. You know, Metroidvania, the…

By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2015

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Asus ROG G751JY-DH71 Gaming Laptop: The Kotaku Review

“You make bad decisions” said a coworker as I pulled the relatively massive Asus ROG G751JY-DH71 gaming laptop out of my backpack during a recent trip to our home office in New York City. I’m not certain I did. On a table dotted with various ultra-skinny Macbook Airs and other assorted ultrabooks, the G751JY certainly…

By Mike Fahey Published March 28, 2015

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Battlefield Hardline: The Kotaku Review

I really wish Hardline could deal with being a bad cop. The lack of rewards, unlocks or even acknowledgement for shooting people means it all takes place in a weird moral environment, where only good exists. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The way it handles bad behaviour – by allowing but completely ignoring…

Leon Hurley Published March 27, 2015

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Sixth-Scale Hoth Commander Luke Skywalker Never Learns

It doesn’t matter if it’s 1980 on the silver screen or on the cluttered desk of a guy who critiques toys, if you’re Luke and you’re wearing Hoth gear you need to watch out for Wampas. Commander Luke Skywalker in Hoth Gear is the latest figure in Sideshow Collectibles‘ sixth scale Star Wars line, and…

By Mike Fahey Published March 21, 2015