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We’re continuing our playthrough of L.A. Noire live now on Twitch Homicide desk is next, so keep in mind that things might get a little graphic.

Three Years After Raising $660,000 On Kickstarter, Unsung Story Developer Playdek Bails

After a three-year debacle involving shady behavior, broken promises, and $660,126 that went nowhere, the game company Playdek has decided to call it quits on Unsung Story, passing the rights to a new company that will apparently develop and publish the game. In an update this afternoon, Playdek told Kickstarter backers that the game company…

If you’ve ever wanted to cook like Link in Breath Of The Wild, the chef at Binging With Babish has you covered with these recipes. Just hold your nose before cutting the durian fruit.

Janky Pro Wrestling Game Is Great Because It’s So Messed Up

Wrestling Revolution 3D may not have the best graphics, animation, gameplay, or anything, you could call it a bit of a mess, but it undoubtedly holds true to the spirit of indie wrestling. MDickie has been making unique games for well over a decade and what they lack in polish they more than make up…

After a fan vote on Twitter, “Prop Hunt” is now a permanent part of Modern Warfare Remastered multiplayer. The ridiculous hide ‘n seek mode allows players to blend into the maps as scenery, while the opposing team attempts to find them. Prop Hunt beat the “Slasher” mode in a landslide, proving fans want to play…

Nintendo’s Solution To Switch Battery Issues: Let It Drain, Then Recharge It Six Times

The Switch’s battery indicator has been faulty for some since launch. Some users’ battery will appear to drop to 1% rapidly, even though the battery itself works just fine. With the Switch’s most recent update Nintendo has offered a fix, but it’s a little tedious. The Switch’s battery indicator bug looks really scary, but it’s…

The Nintendo Switch Network Adapter Really Helps With Online Gaming 

If you like multiplayer, you’ve probably heard all about how you should be playing with a wired connection. The Switch, like the Wii U before it, doesn’t even have an Ethernet port—but you can fix that. A week and a half ago, I purchased Hori’s Nintendo-licensed LAN Adapter on Amazon. At 29.99, the official thing…

Dear Splatoon Players On The Other Team: Please Don’t Use Motion Controls

Hello, fellow Splatoon fans. I’m writing to you today, just a bit ahead of Splatfest, to remind you that you definitely do not need to use motion controls when you play. Especially if you’re on the other team from me. You may hear people say things like, “Motion controls are the only way to play…

Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Devs Apologize For Broken, Buggy Launch

Car Mechanic Simulator 2014 and 2015 are two of the highest-rated sim games on Steam. Released last week, Car Simulator 2018 is a bug-riddled mess with average user reviews hovering around 57 percent. Polish developer Red Dot Games has issued an apology to players and promises to make it all better. While it might not…

How To Find And Defeat Legendary Moltres In Pokémon Go

As of yesterday, Articuno is no longer available in Pokémon Go. Instead, the fiery Moltres has started spawning in gym raids across the globe. Given that Moltres will only be around until August 14th, here are some tips for tracking it down and capturing it. For some of you, finding a Moltres will be as…

You Can Pre-Order The SNES Classic This Month (For Real This Time)

After last week’s Walmart debacle, a whole lot of Nintendo fans have been asking when the hell they’ll be able to pre-order the much-anticipated SNES Classic, which launches on September 29. Today, Nintendo finally offered an answer: later this month. Here’s Nintendo: We appreciate the incredible anticipation that exists for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System:…

Risqué Sex Game Back On Steam, With Censor Bars This Time

After being pulled from Valve’s storefront over sexual content, House Party, the controversial YouTube hit, is now back on Steam. The new version of the game has prominent censor bars. House Party is a game about going to a party and completing quests for sexy results, like finding a girl some whip-its. Its risqué subject…

Excellent stealth game Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is now available on Xbox One and PS4. We liked it a lot on PC

Tacoma: The Kotaku Review

Tacoma is a narrative game about chasing ghosts. Set in the future aboard a large space station, players search for answers in augmented reality recordings of past events. The digital remnants of the station’s crew steal romantic moments, play video games, and strum guitars. These shadows are all too human, and observing them is a…

Battlegrounds Developer Addresses Paid Cosmetics Complaints, Says They’re ‘Testing’

Last week, Battlegrounds players were upsetafter director PlayerUnknown announced that the game would charge for cosmetics even prior its official release, indicating that the beloved survival game was going in a skeezy direction. Today, PlayerUnknown addressed players’ overwhelmingly negative reactions, apologizing for the company’s previously unclear communication. The new feature, which will go live on…

How Blizzard Saved Diablo III From Disaster 

This is an excerpt from my upcoming book, BLOOD, SWEAT, AND PIXELS, which comes out on September 5 and tells the stories behind 10 different games including Diablo III, Uncharted 4, and Star Wars 1313. You can pre-order the book at your favorite bookstore On May 15, 2012, hundreds of thousands of people across the…

Night In The Woods Treats Depression Like A Part Of Life

Video games have a spotty history when it comes to addressing mental health. Often, people with mental health issues are demonized, portrayed as the nefarious villains in games like Outlast or Far Cry 3. In other games, mental health is reduced a sanity meter or other mechanic, such as in Amnesia or Darkest Dungeon. But…

The Toys For The Latest Skylanders-Style Game Are Too Good

Typical toys-to-life games feature figures that are little more than plastic statues that gain personality and character after being ported into a video game. PlayFusion’s Lightseekers are gorgeous high-tech articulated action figures players can interface with a mobile game that doesn’t do them justice. When I first wrote about the video game aspect of Lightseekers…

The Nintendo Switch Gets Its First NSFW-Style Game

During a Nintendo Direct this April, it was announced that Senran Kagura, the curvy ninja game, was headed to the Switch. At a press conference today in Tokyo, Senran Kagura creator Kenichiro Takaki showed off the game. Depending on where you work, it looks rather NSFW, especially for a game on a Nintendo system. If…

Soon, Funimation Will Be Sony’s

Sony Pictures Television Networkshas announced that it’s going to acquire a major stake in popular anime distribution Funimation. An agreement has been reached, but the deal has yet to to go through. Once it does, Variety reports that Sony will own a 95 percent stake in Funimation. “Around the world, Sony’s networks have been major…