Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content.
Up above is some poster artwork Nick Stokes worked on for his brother Gabe’s 16th birthday. Awww how sweet. They came out great, Nick. Thanks to Svalts for the find.
Now let’s move on to reading this week’s best content, courtesy of us.
Leaked Star Wars Game Is ‘Predecessor’ To Battlefront III, Source Says
https://kotaku.com/leaked-star-wars-game-is-predecessor-to-battlefront-iii-5989910
Jason Schreier reveals Star Wars: First Assault, an unannounced FPS Xbox Live Arcade game. More »
Tomb Raider Gets Better After You’ve Beaten It
https://kotaku.com/tomb-raider-gets-better-after-you-ve-beaten-it-5989946
Evan Narcisse explains why the second playthrough is the best playthrough. More »
Five Things That Make For A Good Power Weapon
https://kotaku.com/five-things-that-make-for-a-good-power-weapon-5989966
Patricia Hernandez debuts her new The Multiplayer column with a discussion of super-powered weapons. More »
More Leaked Screenshots From Star Wars: First Assault Show A Glorious Cloud City
https://kotaku.com/more-leaked-screenshots-from-star-wars-first-assault-s-5990147
Jason has more screenshots. More »
The Hardcore Horror Flick That Turns Up In Tomb Raider
https://kotaku.com/the-hardcore-horror-flick-that-turns-up-in-tomb-raider-5989988
Kirk draws some comparisons. More »
SimCity Needs An ‘Undo’ Button
https://kotaku.com/simcity-needs-an-undo-button-5990016
Kirk wants an extra feature. More »
My SimCity City Thrived Offline For 19 Minutes
https://kotaku.com/my-simcity-city-thrived-offline-for-19-minutes-5990165
Stephen experiments with pulling the connection from SimCity. More »
God of War Ascension: The Kotaku Review
https://kotaku.com/god-of-war-ascension-the-kotaku-review-5990207
Stephen prefers God of War Ascension‘s latter half. More »
If Video Games Are Going to Grow Up, Then the Bullying Needs to Stop
https://kotaku.com/if-video-games-are-going-to-grow-up-then-the-bullying-5990184
Cliff Bleszinski speaks up against Internet bullies and trolls. More »
Dead Space 3: Awakened: The Kotaku Review
https://kotaku.com/dead-space-3-awakened-the-kotaku-review-5990260
Tina Amini (hi) finds the creepiness she was looking for in this DLC. More »
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3: The Kotaku Review
https://kotaku.com/naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-3-the-kotaku-rev-5990046
Mike Fahey cries like a baby. More »
I’m Commander Shepard And These Are My Favorite Gags From Mass Effect 3: Citadel
https://kotaku.com/im-commander-shepard-and-these-are-my-favorite-gags-fro-452561140
Kirk rounds up his favorite jokes and gags from the latest Mass Effect 3 DLC, Citadel. More »
The New Tomb Raider Saved This Teenager’s Life
https://kotaku.com/the-new-tomb-raider-saved-this-teenagers-life-5990234
Patricia tells us a touching story of empowerment in the face of abuse. More »
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm: The Kotaku Review
https://kotaku.com/starcraft-ii-heart-of-the-swarm-the-kotaku-review-5990162
Jason really likes this latest expansion, even including all its cheesiness. More »
Leaked Footage Of Star Wars‘ Newest Take On Battlefield And Call of Duty
https://kotaku.com/leaked-footage-of-star-wars-newest-take-on-battlefield-5990366
Jason has some footage for us this time. More »
Why SimCity Needs Subways
https://kotaku.com/why-simcity-needs-subways-5990349
Chris Person makes a case for a subway system in SimCity. More »
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 Sure Is A Game About Being A Sniper
https://kotaku.com/sniper-ghost-warrior-2-sure-is-a-game-about-being-a-sn-5990447
Kirk gives his first impressions of playing as a sniper before submitting his full review. More »
Rumor: A New Video Shows SimCity’s Debug Mode, Which Allegedly Has Almost Unlimited Offline Play
https://kotaku.com/rumor-a-new-video-shows-simcitys-debug-mode-which-all-5990498
András Neltz tells us how to play SimCity completely offline. More »
Lego City Undercover: The Kotaku Review
https://kotaku.com/lego-city-undercover-the-kotaku-review-5990581
Stephen explores his childhood fantasies in the vast playground that is Lego City Undercover. More »
How To Balance Video Games With Real Life
https://kotaku.com/how-to-balance-video-games-with-real-life-5990380
Tina shares some tips on how to manage your time as it becomes increasingly difficult to make room for gaming as we get older. More »
Kingdom Hearts Needs More Scrooge McDuck
https://kotaku.com/kingdom-hearts-needs-more-scrooge-mcduck-5990704
Richard Eisenbeis explains what’s so special about Scrooge. More »
Creating a Video Game With Nintendo Sounds Stressful, Amazing and Unreal
https://kotaku.com/creating-a-video-game-with-nintendo-sounds-stressful-a-5990793
Stephen has a fascinating interview with the people that made Luigi’s Mansion about what it’s like to work with Nintendo to make a game together. More »
Tomb Raider vs. Uncharted: The Comparison We Had To Make
https://kotaku.com/tomb-raider-vs-uncharted-the-comparison-we-had-to-mak-452560956
Kirk and Patricia compare Tomb Raider and Uncharted. More »
Turn-Based Combat Is The Best Kind Of Combat
https://kotaku.com/turn-based-combat-is-the-best-kind-of-combat-5990831
Kirk lists the benefits of turn-based combat in JRPGs. More »
