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The Dragon Quest XI Character Japan Has Fallen In Love With
So far, the breakout Dragon Quest XI character is Martina. She kicks ass, spawns hearts and is already inspiring fan art and cosplay. Dragon Quest XI was released last Saturday. As expected, there were long lines and, at some stores, sell-outs. Why is this character suddenly popular? It’s more than Martina being simply attractive or…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 1, 2017 -
Oh No
Here is how Sony describes this official “Limited Edition” Destiny 2 controller, which is being released in Europe in September: The Dualshock 4 will feature a touch pad customised with the game’s logo, plus the iconic character class insignia, all in striking gold – making it the perfect companion for your next raid! Here’s how…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 1, 2017 -
Upcoming Mod Wants To Take Grand Theft Auto V To Space
Aliens? That’s old hat, baby stuff—a rack of old hats made for babies. Modders have decided to turn Rockstar’s small step outside the bounds of planet Earth into a giant leap. Grand Theft Space is a GTA V mod being made by sollaholla and a team of ten other modders. It isn’t done yet—and may…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 31, 2017 -
Bury Me With This Persona 5 Figure
Here’s the first good look at a Persona 5 figure that won’t be out until next year, but will have already changed your heart: Figma’s Joker, who also includes Morgana whether you want him or not, because of course he would Joker includes three faces (one with a mask and two without), a gun, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2017 -
Antihero, A Strategy Game Where You Run The Jewels
Antihero, released on PC earlier this month, is a game about managing a grimy, Victorian thieves guild. Which involves all the expected daily chores, like murdering street thugs, bribing church officials and sending little homeless kids off to occupy banks. Creator Tim Conkling calls Antihero a “digital board game”, and it’s good to get that…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 31, 2017 -
Sansar, the new Second Life, opened its wild, new virtual world to the public today.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 31, 2017 -
GameStop Will Be Open On Thanksgiving This Year, To Employees’ Dismay
GameStop’s stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day this year, the company told staff during a series of conference calls this morning, according to two people who were on those calls. It’s a change in policy that has upset some employees of the massive video game retail chain. The company has not yet finalized Thanksgiving…
By Jason Schreier Published July 31, 2017 -
Battlegrounds Is Most Fun When You Stop Trying To Win
This may come as a surprise, but Battlegrounds is not about winning. With everyone’s obsession with achieving the coveted “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner,” it’s easy to mistake Battlegrounds for a game you should aim to win. And maybe, if you’re a very certain type of person, it could be. But the vast majority of us…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 31, 2017 -
Revisiting The Opening Cases of L.A. Noire
Last week, we started playing L.A. Noire on Kotaku’s Twitch channel. It’s a 2011 detective game with a lot of cases to solve. Recently, we finished the cases for the traffic detective desk. It’s a good introduction to the game that also has a few problems. In L.A Noire you play as Cole Phelps, an…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 31, 2017 -
New Rick And Morty Visits A Nihilistic Mad Max Wasteland
Last night’s Rick and Morty wasn’t the premiere, as the first episode of season 3 ran on April 1st. This is the start of the season proper, and while it wasn’t as inventive as classic episodes like “Total Rickall” or “Interdimensional Cable,” the confidence of the writing lets the show’s characters grow without getting corny.…
By Gita Jackson Published July 31, 2017 -
Splatoon 2 Fans May Destroy Themselves Fighting Over Mayo vs Ketchup
Splatoon 2‘s first post-launch Splatfest has a theme, and while the event hasn’t officially begun yet, people are already getting riled up. The lobby has become a battleground, with everyone making a case as to why you should pick one side over the other. Marina, as everyone guessed, is Team Ketchup, while the gremlin squid…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 31, 2017 -
This Is The Silliest Hearthstone Card Yet
In the digital card game Hearthstone, there’s a common card called Thoughtsteal that is a core part of many Priest decks. For three mana, this card will let you copy two cards from your opponent’s deck and add them to your hand. How… quaint. This weekend, Blizzard revealed Archbishop Benedictus (via Phil Kollar), a new…
By Jason Schreier Published July 31, 2017 -
Twitch Plays Battlegrounds, Manages To Win Third Place
Yesterday, TwitchPlaysBattlegrounds, a bot playing Battlegrounds through Twitch viewers’ crowdsourced gaming inputs, miraculously obtained third place in a solo Battlegrounds game—a feat I have not yet accomplished as a mundane human player. TwitchPlaysBattlegrounds is a 24/7 Twitch channel where anyone who tunes in can tell the computerized Battlegrounds player what to do by entering commands…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 31, 2017 -
Super Rare Atari 2700 Found At California Thrift Store
According toRedditor L064N, he was shopping at a thrift store in Oceanside, California last week when he came across a very strange Atari console. Some quick Googling told him it was a rare prototype for the Atari 2700, an un-produced wireless follow-up to the 2600. He bought it for $30. And then hesold it on…
By Mike Fahey Published July 31, 2017 -
Look At This PS4 Controller
Reader Devin Smith, no stranger to amazing custom controller designs, returns with this God of War piece that has everything you’d expect, down to the paint and leather. Notice how the runes on the back light up to take the place of the DualShock 4’s regular illumination, which is nice. As is that leather flap,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 30, 2017