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If Halo Weapons Found Their Way Into Destiny 

This is the Focus Rifle from Halo: Reach remade as a Destiny exotic and it looks right at home in elegant interface of Bungie’s loot shooter. The mashup was created by Reddit user LordTutTut who’s a fan of both games and, like many of us, wanted to see the glory of Bungie’s first sci-fi series…

Dragon Ball FighterZ On Lowest Settings Is Like Going Back In Time

Here’s a fun thing to do while you’re waiting for a spot in one of Dragon Ball FighterZ PC’s crowded online hubs—turn the graphics down way low and pretend you’re playing a Game Boy Advance game. Inspired by apost from Pixelbuster on Twitter, I went into the PC version of Dragon Ball FighterZ’s generous graphics…

Ghost Recon: Wildlands Loot Crates Aren’t Worth The Money

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: The addition of loot boxes to Ghost Recon: Wildlands has been met with a wave of criticism from fans. Ubisoft introduced Battle Crates into Wildlands with the arrival of the latest post-launch content update, titled Extended Ops, on January 25. These crates offer cosmetic-only items of various rarities…

Clever Tweaks Make ‘Prop Hunt’ Even Better In Call of Duty: WWII

I am pleased to report that Sledgehammer Games’ tweaks to Call of Duty’s “Prop Hunt” mode have made the game of silly hide-n-seek even better in Call of Duty: WWII than it was in Modern Warfare Remastered The fan-favorite mode arrived at the start of the Resistance community event on January 23. For a limited…

Rampant Hacking Is Hurting Pokemon Go‘s EX Raids

Pokemon Go player Rickey Yaneza stood in New York’s High Line park, built on what was once a stretch of elevated train tracks, waiting for Mewtwo. It was an EX Raid, an invitation-only in-game event where teams of 20 players can fight to take down the game’s strongest Pokemon and, if they win, add it…

Blizzard Is Now Monitoring YouTube For Toxic Overwatch Players

Overwatch, a team-based shooter about working together, isn’t always the friendliest of places. From random quitters to that one guy who won’t stop calling me a cuck, players often find ways to be toxic. To combat the issue, Blizzard is now banning players misbehaving on social media. In a developer update video yesterday, the game’s…

Watch Us Fight Sharks In Sea of Thieves’ Closed Beta

Sea of Thieves is the latest game from developer Rare that was originally announced back in 2015 at E3. A current closed beta allows crews of four players to sail the seas in search of treasure. After playing a little with strangers, I decided to round up some of my fellow Kotaku staffers and face…

Players Are Having Fun With Monster Hunter: World’s Character Creator

Monster Hunter: World’s character creator isn’t the most realistic or complex one out there, but that hasn’t stopped players from making all kinds of weird avatars. Using a combination of the game’s anime-looking facial presets and its rich shading system, players have made lookalikes of their favorite celebrities, video game characters, and even avatars that…

I Will Probably Give This Hot Anime Boy Rhythm Game My Money

I am acutely aware of all the ways in which hot anime boy rhythm game Uta No Prince Sama: Shining Live is pandering to me, and all the ways it is trying to gouge me for money. It’s still got its hooks in me. Uta No Prince Sama: Shining Live is a rhythm game that’s…

Our Top Four Winter 2018 Anime Picks

It’s time to snuggle up to your space heater and load Crunchyroll because, man, does it suck outside and, boy, you have a lot of anime to watch. Winter 2018’s selection of anime is all over the place. My top picks span across horror, slice-of-life and comedy, leaving fantasy and sci-fi by the wayside. You’re…

My Favorite Nintendo Is Weird Nintendo

The Nintendo games that star an acrobatic plumber, a go-kart-racing dinosaur or a bounty hunter are what passes for normal from the world’s most successful video game company. Thank goodness Nintendo regularly gets far weirder than that. I certainly enjoy playing new Zelda games and get excited for new Fire Emblems, but the recent announcement…

After Fortnite‘s Massive Success, Epic Shuts Down Paragon

Last week, players worried that the unexpected success of Fortnite would leave Epic Games’ other big game, Paragon, in the dust. Turns out they were right to worry. Epic will shut down Paragon on April 26 and offer full refunds to every player, the company said today “We truly appreciate everything you’ve put into Paragon.…

The Tricks That Make Echo‘s Stealth Gameplay So Tense

The enemies in Echo copy any action that you perform until they’re highly dangerous walking death machines. Level design and smart enemy placement turn Echo’s stealth gameplay into something really special. I take a look in this critical video. Transcript: Echo is a stealth puzzle game where enemies learn new abilities based on what the…

Longtime Players Feel Burned By Rainbow Six: Siege‘s Upcoming Loot Boxes [UPDATE]

Rainbow Six Siege players aren’t happy after Ubisoft announced the game’s next event, “Outbreak,” will include character items that can only be found in special new loot boxes. As you might imagine, longtime players are not thrilled. [Update – 1:30pm 1/27/18] In response to the backlash, Ubisoft will keep the $40 Standard Edition of Rainbow…

The Stereotype That Women On Twitch Are ‘Asking For It’

In a dark, blue-lit room last December, a man known as MetaphorSX was live-streaming World of Warcraft on Twitch and, during a break, decided to rate female Twitch streamers along with his viewers. One of his buddies, a World of Warcraft commentator, had just fetched him a new specimen: a young woman, wearing little makeup,…

Dragon Ball FighterZ Story Mode Is Surprisingly Good

Dragon Ball FighterZ is out today, spawning countless brutal online battles between players eager to rise to the top of the leaderboards. But fret not, multiplayer-phobic fighting game fans—the game’s lengthy and demanding story mode is an excellent way to delay the inevitable multiplayer beat-down. Spoilers, but not for a bit. I’ll warn again when…

Every Big Game Coming Out In Winter 2018

Winter is here, so it’s a great time to avoid the cold and curl up inside with some video games. Here are the biggest games coming out this winter. December 21 Tiny Metal | Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC Mom Hid My Game | Nintendo Switch Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King | Nintendo Switch December 22…

Real Cats React To Monster Hunter: World‘s Meowing

There are lots of things in Monster Hunter: World for humans to like. But what are cats into? Meowing, that’s what. Cat owners are seeing what their feline friends do when Monster Hunter’s Felyne characters get vocal. But what do dogs think? Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest…

Man In Dinosaur Mask Defeats Opponent, Amuses All 

Japan’s Colossus doesn’t only use Dinosaur in King of Fighters XIV, he wears a dinosaur mask while playing. Just like he did today at Evo Japan. This is just one of several masks Colossus owns and wears. During the first day of Evo Japan, he didn’t disappoint, playing as Dinosaur and appearing as, well, a…