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Valve’s Orange Box Is 10 Years Old

On October 10 2007, Valve didn’t just release a video game, they released three. All came in the one package, and it was called The Orange Box Included was a copy of Half-Life 2: Episode Two, a copy of Team Fortress 2 and a copy of Portal. Oh, and copies of Half-Life 2 and HL2:…

Civilization VI Is Getting Around To Fixing Some Of Its Bigger Problems

It’s been almost a year since Civ VI was released, and in that time Firaxis has been trying to address some of the issues fans have had with the enormous and otherwise excellent game. The upcoming Fall Updatecontinues this process. Coming later in…the Fall, it’s going to flesh out religion by adding some new beliefs…

Another Final Fantasy XIV Player Housing Nightmare [Update]

Today’s 4.1 update to Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood introduced new player housing in the scenic, Far Eastern-themed district of Shirogane. Servers went online at 6AM, putting 720 new housing plots on the market. The choicest locations were gone before many players could even clear the login queue. In order to acquire one of the new…

We’re continuing our playthrough of Deadly Premonition live now on Twitch.You’ll come and join us in chat, won’t you Zach?

Video Game Error Tricks Bolivia Into Claiming French Football Player

Ruben Aguilar is a young French footballer who plays for Montpellier in Ligue 1. He is French, but an error in the Football Manager series of video games has given cruel, false hope to a South American nation starved of international talent. As discussed in this inteview with Goal (in French), there’s a mistake in…

NIS America Is Redoing Ys VIII’s Shoddy Localization

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana is a great action role-playing game marred by a shoddy localization. Following fan outcry over grammatical errors, inconsistencies and typos, NIS America announced today it’s doing the whole thing over again. In a letter addressed to “All Customers of Ys VIII,” NIS America president and CEO Takuro Yamashita acknowledged that…

Fall Loot Box Glut Leads To Widespread Alarm

Few things in video games are as addictive as the dopamine rush of randomized loot. And, when it’s tied to real money, few things make people as angry. As we enter the year’s busiest game season, it’s fair to wonder: Do we have a loot box epidemic? It started with Shadow of War, which gave…

In Stardew Valley, Ignorance Can Be Bliss

If you want to maximize your productivity in Stardew Valley, you’re going to have to read some tips on the Internet. Though maybe… don’t? Newly released on the Nintendo Switch, Eric Barone’s popular 2016 life-sim Stardew Valley is ostensibly about rejecting the soulless grind of the corporate world and embracing a simple life in the…

Sometimes A Weird Video Game Is Better Than A Polished One

I’ve been playing through Deadly Premonition and Binary Domain on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. One is an offbeat crime thriller and the other is a clumsy shooter about robots. They’re pure pulp. They’re also two of the best games I’ve ever played. Deadly Premonition and Binary Domain lack the refined technical polish or (supposedly) mature sensibilities…

Boo! It’s another Overwatch Halloween event! What’s that? You weren’t surprised? You’ve been saving up your credits for months so you could nab a new Zenyatta skin? Well…. Overwatch just announced “Halloween Terror,” which is live now with a few new skins and two PvE brawls.

Battle Chasers Works Much Better As A Video Game Than A Comic Book

In 2001, after a mere nine issues ending with an unresolved cliffhanger, popular fantasy comic series Battle Chasers was put on hold so creator Joe Madureira could pursue game development. If recently-released turn-based RPG Battle Chasers: Nightwar is any indication, it was a good move. The Battle Chasers comic book was pretty huge in the…

Despite Skepticism, Eevee Wins First Major Competitive Pokémon Tournament

After a season of competitive Pokémon players claiming that no one would win a major tournament with Eevee, Jeremy Rodriguez has pulled it off at one of the last events of this format: the Daytona Regional Championships. From the moment players learned Eevee would get a unique Z-move in Pokémon Sun & Moon that would…

Assassin’s Creed Origins‘ DLC Lets You Fight Zombie Pharaohs

Ubisoft today revealed details for Assassin Creeds Origins’ upcoming downloadable content, and it will involve Romans, mythological beasts, and zombie pharaohs. Here’s the full breakdown of the game’s $40 season pass: DLC 1 – The Hidden Ones: This story-driven expansion builds upon the growth of the Brotherhood, taking players years after the events of Assassin’s…

A Triumphant Father-Son Moment On Twitch

I have never beaten Dark Souls 3 and, also, I have never had a glorious father-son fishing moment. Part of why I love Twitch is because it lets me live those moments vicariously. ParoXitiCstreams himself fishing on Twitch, often with his son. He’ll take viewers to the tackle shop, on a kayak, at the pond, by…

Frostpunk Is A City-Builder Where You Can Eat The Dead

As a fan of any game with a temperature gauge, I’ve been excited about Frostpunk since the first snowy videos appeared. After playing a recent demo of the game’s opening hours, Frostpunk seems like it’s shaping up to be an interesting mix of city-building and survival. Frostpunkis currently in development by 11 Bit Studios, developers…

In honor of the 20th anniversary of those annoying plastic keychain pets, Bandai America is releasing new Tamagotchi into the wild. The egg-shaped devices will hit stores in limited quantities on November 5 for $14.99. A small price to pay for an eating, pooping and dying digital friend.

Man Spends One Year Making Overwatch Themed Anime Tribute

In late 2016, a Korean blogger named Glayer made a short 28-second tribute to Overwatch’s D.Va based on the opening for the popular anime Himouto! Umaru-chan. Now in 2017, he’s finally finished the tribute.  As pointed out by tipster Sang, the clip clocks in at about 1:30, which is about how long the Himouto! Umaru-chan…

Magic The Gathering Gets A New Logo

Since 1993, Magic the Gathering has had, more or less, the same logo. There have been updated versions, but they were slight. That’s true of the latest iteration, but compared to the earlier updates, the changes are noticeable. Recently, a brand new logo was revealed (above), which does look similar to theMagic the Gathering Arena,…

Wood Stork Catching Some Rays. Los Fresnos, TX. By Chris Lopez. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

We’re starting up a playthrough of Binary Domain live now on Twitch Am I a robot? Are you a robot? Who knows!