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Assassin’s Creed Origins’ New Mission System Sounds Like A Much-Needed Change

At E3 in Los Angeles last month, there were several obvious points of distinction between Assassin’s Creed Origins and the 10 or so major Assassin’s Creed games before it. It’ll be the first AC in ancient Egypt. The first with stargazing puzzles and swimming hippos. One thing I heard about but didn’t see, however, seems…

Here is a thing you can do in Episode Prompto, the surprisingly good Final Fantasy XV DLC that’s out today. Impressions coming tomorrow.

PlayerUnknown: ‘I Liked Being Unknown’

Three times during our 15-minute E3 interview, Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene was approached by awestruck fans. I get the sense this happens to him a lot nowadays. Once upon a time, Greene was just another modder of popular military sim series Arma. In 2014, his battle royale mod for Arma III blew up, and his life…

Coming soon to iOS and Android, Assassin’s Creed: Rebellion looks to be Ubisoft and Behaviour Interactive’s take on Fallout Shelter. Build an HQ and use it to train Xbox avatar-looking assassins like Ezio and Aguilar before sending them out on “epic missions.” Interesting.

Competitive Fidget Spinner Game Blows Up on YouTube

You may be sick of hearing about fidget spinners by now, but that’s too bad. The toy is still blowing up on YouTube, where content creators are playing an Agar.io-inspired game called spinz.io for millions of fans. The game has only been out for a couple of weeks, but there are already over 260,000 videos…

More Video Games Are Getting Easier After Release

Tumbleseed was a difficult, tricky game. Outlast 2 was an uphill march through dangerous enemies. Recently, both have gotten easier thanks to patches and tweaks. Many games have had their difficulty reduced after release. While this makes them accessible to more players, it also raises questions. Last week, puzzle game Tumbleseed expanded with a PC…

Players Come Up With Own Ghost Recon Competitive Modes While Waiting For PVP

As the community anxiously awaits the post-launch PVP mode, some Ghost Recon: Wildlands players are getting crafty with their own in-game challenges. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands launched on March 7th, and the final paid DLC, “Fallen Ghosts” arrived on May 30th. Since then, no details have been shared by Ubisoft regarding a free tactical…

The Nintendo Switch Is Already A Great Way To Play Old Games

I spent my free time last weekend playing Cave Story, a good game that first came out in 2004. The reason I’ve been playing it is simple: It just came out on the Nintendo Switch. We’re a few months into the Switch’s lifespan, and in that time the console has received a slow, steady stream…

We liked what we saw at E3 of zombie survival sim State of Decay II. The sequel still involves leveling up a group of survivors, still has permadeath. Adds online co-op (with permadeath!) and hundreds more character traits. Can a guilt-motivated groundskeeper co-exist with a fight choreographer who snores? Spring 2018 for PC, Xbox One.

Square Enix’s Next JRPG Aims To Fix I Am Setsuna‘s Flaws

Lost Sphear, the next game from Square Enix’s Tokyo RPG Factory, looks to improve upon its predecessor in several ways. The combat system is more complicated. The enemies are more challenging. And—hope you’re sitting down for this one—there are inns This is the second role-playing game in a series that Square is calling ‘Project Setsuna,’…

Here’s July’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup

There’s a range of games in July’s Xbox Live Games with Gold lineup, from the adorable Grow Up to the gritty Kane & Lynch 2. As ever, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live subscription. July’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Grow Up (July 1-30) Runbow (July 16-August 15)…

Pathfinder‘s Upcoming Video Game Looks Like Baldur’s Gate

Dungeons & Dragon’s cousin, the tabletop role-playing game Pathfinder, is finally primed to get its own dungeon-crawly video game. Last week, Pathfinder: Kingmaker met its Kickstarter funding goal, raising over $500,000, which will furnish the base game with add-ons. Pathfinder: Kingmaker, developed by Owlcat Games, looks a little like Baldur’s Gate. It’s a single-player game,…

It’s A Great Time To Level Up A New Job In Final Fantasy XIV

With the launch of Final Fantasy XIV’s Stormblood expansion, tons of players are exploring the new post-level 60 content. But if you’re on the right game server, massive experience point bonuses are a great incentive to take a break from the new stuff and start a new job at level one. In the video above…

Star Fox 2 Programmer Is Surprised And Thrilled The Game Is Finally Coming Out

Nintendo announced that the SNES Classic will come with the previously-unreleased Star Fox 2. Were you surprised? Imagine how the game’s original programmer Dylan Cuthbert feels. He told Kotaku via email that he found out with everyone else when the news broke. “It made my day,” Cuthbert said. He certainly seems pleased Star Fox 2…

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Japan And Europe’s SNES Classic Is Better

Just like how the actual PAL/JP Super Nintendo looked better than the North American model, so too it is with the Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which like the NES Mini will release in two versions. Americans will be getting the one we showed you earlier today, while those in Japan, Europe and Australia…

Top Pistol Mercy Will Wreck Your Shit, But Only If She Has To

Mercy is Overwatch’s most straightforward healer. While Ana and Lucio are clearly built to mix (and/or boop) it up, Mercy’s got nothing but a dinky pistol and a dream. Many Overwatch players ridicule offense-minded “Battle Mercys” because they get slaughtered and they waste precious healing time. Perhaps, though, people are looking at the innocent angel…

There’s A Persona 5 Messaging App For Android

There’s an IM app available on the Play Store that will let you message just like the protagonist from Persona 5. It’s great, including everything from the swish animations to the colour-coded days of the week. Made by Nick Greenan, it’s free, though once you download it there’s the option of donating. And if you…

Nex Machina Is An Excellent Arcade Throwback

Nex Machina is a twin stick shooter from the developers of Resogun and Robotron creator Eugene Jarvis. It’s packed with lasers and giant robots. Staff writer Heather Alexandra and Kotaku editor in chief Stephen Totilo blast their way to victory in this archived stream. There’s one thing to do in Nex Machina: shoot things. Thankfully,…

Secret World Legends Lets The Game’s Story Shine

Secret World Legends launches today, a free-to-play reimagining of Funcom’s 2012 Lovecraftian MMO The Secret World. Secret World Legends streamlines a lot of the game’s core systems to make it more action-oriented and player-friendly. These changes let the story, always the game’s best feature, take center stage. I came late to The Secret World, in…