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We’re picking up the story in Deadly Premonition right now on Twitch. We’re getting close to catching the killer but need a bit more help. You’ll help, right Zach?

Mohawk Games—the studio behind Offworld Trading Company, and led by Civ IV designer Soren Johnson—has a new project in development called 10 Crowns. It’s an “an epic-scale turn-based strategy game that lets players create the greatest dynasty in world history”, but is very early on, so don’t expect it for a while.

Subnautica Dev Fired Over ‘Hateful’ Statements

Subnautica’s sound designer Simon Chylinski has been fired following outcry over insensitive statements made on his Twitter account. Subnautica is an underwater survival game full of eerie animal noises and a techno soundtrack. Over the weekend, fans of the game discovered a history of racially insensitive tweets and tweets critical of gender diversity on sound…

PUBG Banned Over 1 Million Cheaters Last Month

Because it’s one of the biggest games on the planet right now, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is attracting a lot of players. And wherever there are a lot of players, there are a lot of cheaters. We’ve covered this before, of course, from the waves of rule-breakers coming from Chinese servers to cheatmakers selling their wares in-game…

Them’s Fightin’ Herds, the four-legged fighting game that started off as a My Little Pony fighter until Hasbro shut it down, is coming out on Steam February 22. Owners of BlazBlue Central Fiction, Guilty Gear Xrd Rev. 2 or Skullgirls 2nd Encore unlock items for the game’s lobbies. Not bad for what started off a fan…

Dr Disrespect’s Return To Twitch Brings 388,000 Concurrent Viewers And Money [UPDATE]

After nearly two months out of action in the wake of an on-stream confession of infidelity to his wife, popular streamer Dr Disrespect returned to Twitch today. In the process, he pulled in hundreds of thousands of viewers, thousands of dollars in donations, as well as a chat that vomited memes with rabid excitement. He…

After Years of Player Warfare, Metal Gear Solid V Secret Ending Triggered Prematurely

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has asecret ending that plays only if all players dismantle their nuclear weapons. It requires players to disarm all nukes in the game, a nearly impossible task thanks to hackers and hoarders. Last week, the end suddenly triggered even though countless nuclear weapons still exist within the game.…

How To Pick The Right Mechanical Keyboard

A good mechanical keyboard can make any computer setup really click, but with so many different layouts, mechanical switch types and extra features to choose from, finding a good starter board can be a daunting tasks. We’re here to help. We’re not going to talk about building a keyboard or decorating it with multicolor orcustom-printed…

Source: Capcom Lays Off Staff, Cuts Scope On Next Dead Rising

Capcom has laid off a significant number of staff in its Vancouver office as part of a shift that saw the company cancel an unannounced project and cut scope on the next Dead Rising, according to a person familiar with the company as well as various posts on social media. The source, who spoke anonymously…

The Monster Hunter Beast That Almost Broke Me

Every so often, Monster Hunter: World will really test your mettle. The massive wyvern Diablos is one such test, and my mettle almost didn’t make it through. Near the end of World’s story, you’re tasked with taking down the apex predators of both the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Waste. That means you have to hunt…

Former World Record Donkey Kong Score Now In Dispute

A prominent Donkey Kong forum has removed some scores supposedly earned by legendary arcade game player Billy Mitchell after evidence that there was possible foul play. Mitchell’s scores, which had set world records in Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr., had been recognized by the forum for eight years. Sorting out what happened the day…

Super Mario Odyssey’s Designers Added Extra Coins Out Of ‘Respect’ For Their Testers

Sometimes when you’re playing Super Mario Odyssey you’ll find a coin in a weird, hard to reach area and think, “how they hell did they think to put this here?” Yoshiaki Koizumi, one of the producers on the game, recently explained the design process behind these hidden caches of coins. [Correction—12:46, 2/6: A previous version…

Celeste Is Brutal Without Being A Jerk About It

Last weekend, I spent hours chasing after a single elusive strawberry in Celeste. Over and over again, I kept dying to the toxic muck surrounding my collectible prize. Hundreds of wasted lives, an endless number of fuck-ups, a complete halting of progress. There was only failure, but I was stubborn. I was going to get…

The Notorious Board Game That Takes 1,500 Hours To Complete

The thick, black-and-white rulebook packaged with every copy of the 1979 war-game The Campaign For North Africa is full of obtuse decrees, but the tabletop community always had a special appreciation for entry 52.6 – affectionately known as the “macaroni rule.” The Italian troops in World War II were outfitted with noodle rations, and in…

The Good Place Is One Of The Best Shows On Television

The Good Place is one of the funniest shows on television. It also makes me want to be a better person. Explaining The Good Place is difficult because it strives to change its own status quo every episode. The shortest possible explanation is that it’s the story of Eleanor Shellstrop, played by Kristen Bell, who…

In The Game: The Game, It’s You Vs. Pick-Up Artists

Years ago, at an outdoor bar in Brooklyn, my best friend and I were enjoying whiskey drinks when two well-groomed men approached us. Making polite excuses, one told my friend that he needed a woman’s opinion on something. “He’s been dating a girl for three months,” he said, gesturing to his buddy, “and she’s moved…

Playing Dragon Ball FighterZ With A Piano Controller

This is Greg. He modded a PlayStation 3 Rock Band piano controller so he can use it in games like Dragon Ball FighterZ That’s not only awesome but totally intimidating. Check out these photos from TorontoJoe of Even Matchup Gaming and TFCFanboy420 As pointed out by Event Hubs, you can see Greg playing in the…

Sometimes For Cosplay Photos, Only The Pyramids Will Do

You know, like the actual pyramids. The Great Pyramids of Giza. In Egypt. That’s exactly what Japanese cosplayer Reika did. Hey, if you are cosplaying as Ozymandias from Fate Grand Order, going to Egypt certainly won’t hurt your photos! It will only help. As we’ve seen before, the Great Pyramids make for a great cosplay…

A Man Imitating Monster Hunter: World‘s Character Creation Tools

Twitter user Otakapin does a pretty good impression of the Monster Hunter: World character creation tool. His short clip has already racked up over 1.8 million views. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to…

Final Fantasy XIV: A Snow Sculpture Reborn 

At this year’s Sapporo Snow Festival, the centerpiece is an enormous Final Fantasy XIV snow sculpture. FFXIV producer Naoki Yoshida appeared on stage, giving a speech during the festival’s opening ceremony. The sculpture is lit up with projection mapping during the evening. This isn’t a first for Final Fantasy. Last year, Final Fantasy VII was…