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Anthem Players Say The Game Is Crashing Their PS4s [UPDATE]

It’s been a rough launch for BioWare’s new loot shooter, and some PlayStation 4 players are now finding that the game occasionally shuts off their system as well. “When encountering a crash or game error, sometimes I get booted to the main menu or out of the game completely to the PS4 dashboard,” a user…

Three heroes unite for a fourth time this fall in Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. Modus Games is handling development duty on the fourth installment of the co-op puzzle platforming series, in which a wizard, warrior and rogue walk into yet another epic adventure for PC, PS4, Xbox One and Switch

Pokémon Fans In Japan Polled Over Which New Starter They’ll Choose

The starters for Pokémon Sword And Shield are Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble. They’re all cute. Which one will you pick? Japanese website Inside Games asked its readers just that. Here is how the results breakdown via Livedoor News. Grookey – 18.8 percent (141 votes) Scorbunny – 34.4 percent (258 votes) Sobble – 46.3 percent (348…

A new Gintama anime was announced at an event over the weekend in Japan. Fittingly, the announcement trailer is rather humorous

Please, LEGO, Make This Pirate Island

LEGO’s Pirates sets dominated my Christmas wishlists when I was a kid. But as good as they were, from Sabre Island to the Barracuda, none were as detailed or as cool as this new design called The Pirate Bay by Bricky_Brick Made for LEGO’s IDEAS site, where fans vote on sets and LEGO picks some…

Oh No, It’s Thomas The Tank Engine In Resident Evil 2 

Modder ZOMBIΞALIhas done the world a favour/cursed us all by introducing Thomas the Tank Engine to the PC version of Resident Evil 2’s remake, where he replaces Mr. X. Dropping Thomas into inappropriate video games is nothing new—it’s been done in everything from Skyrim to Fallout 4—but it’s the nature of Mr. X’s cold-blooded, relentless…

More Games Should Let You Destroy Empires

I recently finished Crackdown 3. While it wasn’t the best game ever made, I had a great time jumping around and blowing stuff up. But it also let me take down an evil corporate empire. I love taking down empires. More games need to let me topple regimes. In Crackdown 3 players are tasked with…

What Your Favorite Apex Legends Character Says About You

Apex Legends is a game where players choose from a selection of different heroes. Each of these characters has different abilities and outfits. While you can choose a different hero each match, many players choose to main one or two characters. So what does your preferred legend say about you as a person? Let’s find…

YouTuber Teams Up With LEGO Star Wars Developer To Explain Its Secrets

The YouTube channel Boundary Break has been featured many times on Kotaku, but the channel’s most recent video is maybe my favorite. That’s because a developer who worked on LEGO Star Wars actually joined the YouTuber and helped explain some of the secrets found while exploring outside the boundaries of the game. Jon Burton was…

Latest Fortnite Save The World Update Makes Big Changes To Heroes

The latest update to Fortnite Save The World is changing the way heroes work, giving players more customization and choice over perks and abilities. This new hero loadout system is part of the Season 8 update. Heroes will now each have a specific perk and most reskins will be unique. For example, as explained in…

The People In Anthem Sure Like Wearing Masks

The stars of Anthem are obviously the powerful Javelins. These mech suits are really cool and deadly in the hands of a skilled pilot. But the citizens of Anthem seem to care more about something else: Masks. These folks really, really love masks. The first time I reached the hub city of Tarsis, I explored…

Ubisoft, Please Stop Teasing And Give Us More Splinter Cell

The last Splinter Cell game was released in August 2013. It’s been nearly six years since we last got to play as grizzled spy Sam Fisher. Near Six years since we got to creep around the shadows and use those sweet goggles that make that cool noise. Going this long without a new game in…

Original Resident Evil Intro Turned Into An 80s Sitcom 

The intro for the original Resident Evil is something special. The cheesy acting, the low production values, and the clothing all combine to create something I still love watching. But one fan decided this video could be improved and made the whole thing into a sitcom intro. Created by GreyGhost Mike, it works. It really…

GTA Online Players Earned Millions Of Dollars Thanks To A Single NPC

For about a week or so, fans of Grand Theft Auto Online were able to park in a hangar and make millions of dollars doing basically nothing. This was all thanks to one in-game character, Lester. As Rockstar tried to fix this exploit, fans rallied behind Lester and mourned the exploit’s eventual demise. Late last…

Fans Find Evidence That Respawning Might Be Coming To Fortnite

Fortnite fans and data miners have found evidence that a respawn feature seemingly inspired by Apex Legends is coming to the game. This feature might be added soon. Before Season 8 launched, Epic confirmed that they were looking into adding better pinging and respawning. Both of these features are part of Apex Legends. Pinging was…

How To Button-Mash Better In Smash Ultimate

The only thing less fun than losing in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is getting buried. Nine of the 76 fighters in Smash Ultimate fighters have the ability to rudely push you halfway into the ground. When you’re in that state, you’re vulnerable to everything. If they’re nice, your opponent might throw out a mean-spirited taunt.…

How The Sims Translates Pop Songs Into Simlish

A few months ago, I found myself in a Lyft with the dulcet tones of Nelly’s “Hot In Herre” serenading me. Usually I’m happy to hear the early 2000s classic, but on that day, all I could hear in my head was the Simlish version released with the Sims 4 Get Famous expansion pack. It…

Blizzard Removes Two Of Hearthstone‘s Most Overpowered Cards From Standard Play

Every year, Hearthstone enters a new competitive season that brings sweeping changes and dictates what the game will look like over the coming 12 months. This year, in proclaiming 2019 as the Year of the Dragon, Blizzard has announced a series of changes that will alter powerful cards, switch up the game’s approach to single-player…

Warframe‘s Take On The ‘Battle Pass’ Is A Clever, Episodic Radio Drama

Digital Extremes has overhauled the daily alert system in its free-to-play loot shooter Warframe, something that had been in place for six years, and replaced it with a battle pass system called Nightwave that weaves its reward structure into a larger story. Nightwave is the name of a new radio station players can dial into…

The Rise And Fall Of The Frag Dolls, A Group That Blazed Trails For Women In Gaming

In July 2010, San Diego Comic Con was launching into full, chaotic swing. When Anne-Marie “Spectra” Wilson took the Ubisoft stage, the noisy crowds didn’t faze her. As a member of the Frag Dolls, she was in her element. The Frag Dolls—a team of female professional gamers employed by publisher Ubisoft—helped host dozens of events…