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Even the hellfires of war can’t stop nature’s impossible beauty. Reddit user needfx encountered his awe inspiring double rainbow while playing on Battlefield 1‘s Ballroom Blitz multiplayer map.

A Look At How No Man’s Sky‘s Procedural Generation Works

No Man’s Sky might not be everyone’s cup of tea but its code is pretty impressive. Blogger gregkwaste outlined exactly how the space exploration game creates its procedurally generated creatures and more. In a post at 3dgamedevblog.com, Greg provides an exhaustive breakdown of the process behind No Man’s Sky’s various monsters and spaceships. Here’s how…

Rocksteady Hid One Hell Of An Arkham VR Easter Egg In Arkham Knight

A wall covered in writing in Batman Arkham Knight that baffled thousands of players for months was a brazen Easter Egg teasing October’s Arkham VR. It was hiding nearly in plain sight for nine months, ever since development studio Rocksteady snuck it into Arkham Knight via some DLC in January. Spoilers follow, of course. The…

Infinite Warfare Multiplayer Isn’t New, But It’s Still A Good Time

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare hasn’t particularly had my interest but after playing a weekend of its multiplayer, I’m impressed. Running around as a machine gun armed robo-soldier was a damn good time. I don’t know if Infinite Warfare dazzles the same way that larger scale shooters like Titanfall 2 or Battlefield 1 do but…

A patch scheduled for October 18 will raise the light level in Destiny to 400 and improve the light levels of loot offered in the game, hopefully making players’ rise to 370 to access Rise of Iron’s raid less of, in our reviewer’s word, a “slog.” Good news, given that the creatively-designed raid is worth playing.

Battlefield 1’s Multiplayer Undercuts Its Dramatic Single Player Campaign

Diving into Battlefield 1 has been a surprising experience. Making a game that focuses on the absolute tragedy that was World War One seemed like a setup for failure. The single player campaign has genuinely impressed me, but when multiplayer is added to the mix, there’s a fundamental tension that cannot be reconciled. Battlefield 1’s…

Possibly The Most Pointless Video Game Pre-Order Of All Time

The editorial staff at Kotaku has repeatedly advised readers to not pre-order video games, and today we can reveal two more reasons not to pre-order: radical life changes and transformations to the gaming industry. It’s possible that, when you pre-order the game you are excited about, you might be living in Sweden and the game…

Battlefield 1 Lets You Play As A Pigeon

Battlefield 1 makes it a point to look at the Great War from a variety of perspectives. “Through Mud and Blood” focuses on a British Mk. V tank crew before shifting to a very unlikely point of view. You can view the whole scene below, as captured by MathChief The single player mission recounts the…

Valve Is Adding Native DualShock 4 Support To Steam

The DualShock 4 makes for a lovely PC gaming controller, but it doesn’t usually get the support it deserves, especially the touch pad and gyroscopic features. An update coming to Steam’s controller API will have PS4 controller configurability baked right in. The news comes from the Steam Dev Days event, from a Steam controller talk…

Battlefield 1’s Tiny Gun Is Ineffective But Glorious

Battlefield 1‘s campaign manages a somber tone but the game still manages to sneak a ridiculous pistol into the multiplayer for some laughs. It’s super small and super not deadly. Youtuber jackfrags captured footage of the dainty Kolibri pistol in a new video. Just look at that reload animation! So elegant! A true gentleman’s weapon!…

Our Favorite (And Least Favorite) PSVR Launch Games

PlayStation VR is now out for the PS4, but after spending hundreds of dollars on the headset, which games should you play? We played lots of them and have some thoughts and some favorites. BATTLEZONE Kirk Hamilton: Cool enough premise—tank wars!—but too much jank for my tastes. I felt imprecise and sloppy when I played,…

PlayStation VR: The Kotaku Review

Let’s cut to the chase: PlayStation VR should be better. At its best, Sony’s new virtual reality headset manages to conjure the astonishing, immersive wonder of modern virtual reality. Just as often it is frustratingly held back by outdated hardware that can’t quite do what’s being asked of it. This piece originally appeared 10/5/16. PlayStation…

Once Again, Japan Lines Up For The PlayStation VR

Today, the PlayStation VR went on sale. Earlier this summer when pre-orders got underway in Japan, folks lined up. And today? Those without them did exactly the same thing.  Japanese retailers only got a limited number of units for those who didn’t pre-order, so at many large shops, people actually had to line up for…

Battlefield 1‘s Opening Actually Says Something About WW1’s Pointless Carnage

I didn’t know how Battlefield 1 was going to approach the Great War, which was historically not great at all. I was worried they’d treat it like a fun game. But “Storm of Steel” doesn’t shy away from the war’s brutality. Spoiler Warning: If you want to experience this incredibly interesting and smart bit of…

The third episode of Telltale’s Batman game will be out for PC and console on October 25, the studio said today. It’s called New World Order, so hopefully there’ll be cameos by Scott Hall, Kevin Nash and that other guy.

Sports Games Dominate September PlayStation Download Charts, As No Man’s Sky Disappears

They don’t get a lot of press here on Kotaku, but sports games are still a big, big deal, especially in this fairly fallow fall gaming season where there ain’t much else for gamers to buy. Sony’s newly released charts of thetop 20 downloaded games for PS4 in America in September lead with NBA 2K,…

Blizzard Should Make Overwatch‘s Excellent New Brawl Permanent

Junkenstein’s Revenge marks the first co-op brawl in Overwatch. Fighting against waves of zombie robots and holding off the horde is some of the most fun I’ve ever had playing the game. When I first saw the trailer for Junkenstein’s Revenge, my mind recalled furious matches of Team Fortress 2‘s Mann vs. Machine mode. This…

Aragami Is A Stealth Game That Lets Players Control The Shadows

Lince Works’ new stealth game Aragami is fun but ultimately too clunky of an experience. We slice and dice in this Kotaku Plays! I really wanted to like Aragami, which is out now across all major platforms and operating systems. Stealth games are basically giant puzzle games and I’ve always loved hiding behind a corner…

An Important Part Of Video Games Happens Offscreen, In Our Imaginations

In 2008, Dear Esther asked players to do more than just press buttons on a controller. The game asked them to use their imagination to build a personal narrative. Eight years later, contemporary titles like Hitman and Mafia III are also catching on to the value of imaginative play. I don’t think the entire experience…

Rise of The Tomb Raider‘s New ‘Blood Ties’ Expansion Is A Brief, Melancholy Family Story 

The part of 2015 Xbox One game Rise of the Tomb Raider that will be new to all gamers this week is Blood Ties, an expansion being bundled with Tuesday’s PS4 release of the game and being offered as paid $10 DLC (or part of the season pass) for Xbox One and PC. It’s mostly…