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The Division‘s Next Expansion Transforms It Into An Intense 24-Player Survival Game

The forthcoming Survival expansion for Ubisoft’s huge third-person open-world shooter The Division will turn the game into a treacherous multiplayer survival game in which hunger, heat and thirst are as deadly as any enemies roaming the game’s virtual New York City. The game’s developers explained the ambitious mode during a surprise livestream on Monday morning—and…

Battlefield 1 Devs Outline Future Plans, Prepare For Battlefest

First person shooter and bad tweet generator Battlefield 1 is getting a few new updates. Additional modes, maps tweaks, and a week long community celebration are on the way. In a new blog post, DICE spoke about the game’s future. The developers plan to add in hardcore servers to the game in the near future.…

My Tragic Marriage With A Skyrim Werewolf

When I first met Aela, I could tell she was going to be trouble. I was a newcomer to the city of Whiterun. I wanted adventure. All I got was heartbreak. Fighting guilds aren’t my thing. Blusterous bastards bragging about their broadswords has little appeal. I’m a sneaky sort. I stick to the shadows and…

The Division‘s New Patch Has Made The Game Much Better

The Division is worth playing again thanks to its ambitious new 1.4 patch. Ubisoft’s long-stumbling third-person shooter is back to rewarding players without forcing them to grind. It’s now more hospitable to people who play solo or aren’t leveled up enough to immediately find co-op partners. It’s still paradoxically drab yet beautiful, and it needs…

Tips For Playing Titanfall 2

What has the internet sent me this time? A buncha rookies by the looks of it. Ya wanna be dangerous pilots and not Titan fodder, yer gonna hafta listen to me! Alright recruits! Here are some tips to make the best out of Titanfall 2. Let’s get the easy things out of the way first:…

And Now, A Face Pad For PlayStation VR Gaming

We’ve already seen the VR sanitary covers, but now, here is a VR face pad. This is a very good idea! As pointed out on Inside Games, it’s called the VR Cushion Mask for PSVR, and it tries to make the headset a bit more comfortable and, well, cushiony. The pad also absorbs sweat and…

Battlefield Account Posts Dumbass Tweets, Deletes Them [UPDATE]

Earlier this morning, the official Battlefield 1 Twitter account posted a number of tweets using the ridiculous hashtag #justWWIThings. Met with negative feedback, the account soon deleted the tweets. The tweets featured animated gifs of soldiers matching and clearing out bunkers with flamethrowers. They included slogans like “When your squad is looking on point” and…

Titanfall 2: The Kotaku Review

When I finished Titanfall 2‘s campaign, my body felt numb. I left my apartment, walked to the street corner and bummed a cigarette. I needed to calm myself. I’d just been through an astounding experience. The original Titanfall was a game of overly high ambition. Fluid player movement led to frantic and gorgeous ground battles…

Battlefield 1 Has A Flying Tank Problem

For some time now, the trenches of Battlefield 1 have been capturing the most authentic aspects of World War One. Snipers on horseback, soldiers leaping into planes from the ground, and medics that don’t heal people. But the most authentic and real to life thing might be the flying tanks. Just like the old days.…

Titanfall 2 Takes Shot At Other Shooters, Won’t Have A Season Pass

Outlining future plans for Titanfall 2, developers Respawn Entertainment made a blog post talking about what sets their game apart from other shooters. A big one? No paid multiplayer DLC or season pass. “All maps & modes will be free in Titanfall 2 Multiplayer,” the post reads. “This means no splitting up the community.” The…

Initial impressions of The Division’s game-overhauling 1.4 patch: So, I bumped the new “world tier” global difficulty level up to three (of four), and the second grunt I killed dropped an orange item. Not bad.

Doom’s newest multiplayer pack, Hell Followed, is now available on the Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC for $14.99. It contains three new maps, additional weapons, and adds the ability to play as a Cacodemon.

Sony Announces New Third-Party PS4 Controllers

Posting on the Playstation Blog, Sony showcased two new controllers by Razer and Nancon that will be released sometime this year. The first is the Razer Raiju. Razer’s done some console stuff before. Notably, they have a controller for the Xbox that our own Mike Fahey enjoyed. The Raiju is designed for “conquering professional eSports…

I’m Loving Titanfall 2‘s Crosshairs

I’m working my way through Titanfall 2 and will have a review next week. For now, we need to have a very important discussion about the game’s user interface. One small touch makes it truly shine. A very nice thing about Titanfall 2‘s UI is that it is clean. Some folks might look at the…

Battlefield 1 Players Are Trying To Solve A Mysterious Morse Code

The search for answers is on as Battlefield 1 players have found strange headphones across various maps and odd morse code messages relayed from special locations. Originally discovered by Reddit user RHabib, collectable headphones were located across many multiplayer maps. Only one player could collect them per match. Initially, no one was really clear on…

Rockstar Cracks Down On GTA Online Cheaters, Deletes Trillions Of ‘GTA Dollars’

Grand Theft Auto Online players who amassed mountains of in-game money through exploits and mods woke up today to gargantuan deductions from their virtual bank accounts. Rockstar Games started the day with a new offensive against players who break the game’s terms of service to their advantage. On forums for the game, players who freely…

The Division‘s Rocky Road

Ubisoft’s third-person shooter The Division has been one of 2016’s most interesting successes and one of its worst fiascoes. The people who make it now hope it can also be the year’s best comeback story. On Tuesday, the game’s developers will issue a major patch that is designed to do nothing less than overhaul a…

A Beginner’s Guide To Battlefield 1 Multiplayer

Battlefield 1‘s multiplayer is very intense. While the game teaches you some basics during the campaign, it doesn’t do much to explain what’s going on in the multiplayer. Don’t worry, doughboys and gals: I’m here to help! Know Your Game Modes Battlefield 1 has six multiplayer modes at the moment: Conquest is the bread and…

Like The Rest Of The Internet, PSN Has Been Struggling Today

Half the internet has been unreliable today as the result of what seems to be a major attack by unknown parties. Adding to that list of annoying outages now is PSN, given that many users are reporting issues with it since this morning. If you’ve been having trouble connecting a PlayStation console to PSN today, you…

Battlefield 1: The Kotaku Review

Matthew McConaughey once said that sometimes you need to go back to move forward. The team at DICE must have been very moved by that sentiment. Taking it to heart and pushing the Battlefield series nearly 100 years back into World War I for this year’s release of Battlefield 1 was a gamble. It has…