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Tomb Raider Headlines Next Month’s Free Xbox Games
Just after Sony revealed its PlayStation Plus lineup, Microsoft has announced which free games (assuming you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription!) are coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360 next month. It’s not a surprise Microsoft would want to have more people playing Tomb Raider, given it’s invested in Rise of the Tomb Raider…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 25, 2015 -
Galak-Z is coming to mobile devices next year, developer 17-bit announced today. How does a twitchy action game work with a touch screen? We’ll have to wait and see, but Galak-Z: Variant Mobile will apparently be heavily modified to work without a controller. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 25, 2015 -
Five Nights At Freddy‘s Creator Says ‘Not A Single Person’ Has Figured Out His Game’s Story
The creator of Five Nights at Freddy’s is not taking a break, but he doesn’t want the community to, either. He’s a little disappointed in them, actually, and threatening to not open “the box.” Scott Cawthon wrote a brief update on Steam last night, teasing what’s coming in October. Hardcore fans will have new challenges…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 25, 2015 -
Heads up to Heroes of the Storm players: in case you’re wondering where the Battlefield of Eternity map went, Blizzard took it out of rotation because of an issue that “can cause games to crash.” Also, a Blizzard rep told me that thenext Diablo map is coming out tomorrow. Fresh meat! UPDATE (3:26 pm): The…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 25, 2015 -
Time Loop Video Game Gives You 12 Minutes To Not Die… Again And Again
The most interesting unreleased video game I’ve played this year is an adventure called Twelve Minutes. It involves living and dying in the course of 12 minutes, all of them spent in a three-room apartment. Then your character wakes up back in time with a memory of what happened and tries to survive those 12…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2015 -
Luigi Tries To Beat Mario In A Live-Action Mario Kart Short
Luigi on an electric longboard and a city turned into a Mario Kart course full of dangerous elements. The folks at CorridorDigital made a pretty neat live-action short film about Luigi trying to beat Mario’s time trial score. Impressive effects for a YouTube video! And this is how they made it: To contact the author…
By Gergo Vas Published August 25, 2015 -
Mad Max: Fury Road, Retold Ancient Egyptian Style
Japanese artist Takumi recreated everything from Mad Max: Fury Road in an ancient Egyptian style, and while the movie has nothing to do with ancient Egypt, it still fits and looks really awesome with this art style. The top pic is only one part of Takumi’s piece. Here’s the complete one below, where all the…
By Gergo Vas Published August 25, 2015 -
Remember Half-Life: Blue Shift, that expansion where you played as Barney, the security guard? Well, Blue Shift’s Source engine remake, Black Mesa: Insecurity, just got its very first teaser trailer You can watch it below, and follow the mod’s Mod DB page and/or Black Mesa Forum thread for updates. Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By András Neltz Published August 25, 2015 -
It’s Not Forza 5, It’s GTA V
As beautiful as these sweeping shots of expensive sports cars are, they’re not from some slick Forza or Gran Turismo trailer. They’re from a Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar Editor video. Thanks, mods. RisingJake’s clip looks so good for two reasons: first, it uses a number of existing, user-created fancy car models that bring licensed…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2015 -
What It’s Like To Watch League Of Legends At Madison Square Garden
League of Legends descended on Madison Square Garden this past weekend for the North America Championship Series (NA LCS) matches. What does it look like when 11,000 gamers flood into a venue best known for performances by people like Taylor Swift, Elton John, and the New York Knicks? See for yourself. The Kotaku video team…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 24, 2015 -
The Witcher 3’s Free DLC, Ranked
Since The Witcher 3 came out in May, developer CD Projekt Red has released 16 pieces of free post-release downloadable content, ranging from missions to outfits to gear. Some of that stuff was superb. Some was less superb. Let’s rank it all, worst to best. Before we do that: It should go without saying that…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 24, 2015 -
Persona fans will want to check out DidYouKnowGaming’s latest, where they introduce us to cool factoids about everyone’s favorite high school simulator. I had no idea Mitsuru could get so feisty about cheating! Also, Kanji used to look way different. Woah. And the whole bit about trying to put Nanako in the fighting games? Hilarious.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 24, 2015 -
The Most Exciting Moment At The U.S. League of Legends Finals
“There is so little chance of a steal,” the announcer said amidst a series of breathless exclamations. A moment later, me and the 11,000 other people in Madison Square Garden were all losing our shit. The Saturday games for third place in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS) were definitely the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 24, 2015 -
The two Iowa men arrested yesterday at the Pokémon World Championships in Boston for unlawful possession of guns have been held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on September 1, the District Attorney said today. The hearing will determine whether they can get out on bail while they await their charges.
By Jason Schreier Published August 24, 2015 -
A teaser trailer for Barkley 2, a sequel to the hilarious Barkley, Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden, has arrived. It’s promoting the game being at PAX later this week—I can’t wait to check it out—and teases a release in…2023. (The developers tell us it’s actually early next year.) You can reach the author of this…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 24, 2015 -
If you’re buying the standalone disc for Rock Band 4, it’ll cost you $20 more on Xbox One—$80 instead of $60. How come? You need a special device for your Xbox 360 hardware to to work on your Xbox One. The bundles, however, are the same price. You can reach the author of this post…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 24, 2015 -
Ask Us Anything About Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
You’ve got lots and lots of questions about the fifth (and probably final) Metal Gear Solid game. We’ve got some answers. Maybe. So far, I’ve spent just over 30 hours playing The Phantom Pain. I’ve done around 20 missions and a whole bunch of side-ops. I’ve spent a ton of time resetting because I don’t…
By Jason Schreier Published August 24, 2015
