Uncategorized

Phoenix Point is a new strategy game from Julian Gollop, creator of the original X-Com Unlike his last game, Chaos Reborn, this one’s a spiritual successor to X-Com, on which the modern XCOM series is based. It’s still very much in development and is seeking funding on Fig.

Developer Tries to Fix Switch Game’s Bad Translation, Makes It Worse

A month ago, we brought you the news that Vroom in the Night Sky, one of the few Nintendo Switch games currently available, would be losing its highly questionable but ultimately adorable bad English translation and getting a rewrite. That rewrite is now here, and it’s… worse, somehow. Pro localizer Clyde Mandelin has been tracking…

‘Tropes Vs. Women In Video Games’ Wraps Up With A Final Episode

The final installment in feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian’s look at the depiction of women in video games ran today, focusing on how games depict women (and men) as sidekicks. The 11-minute episode concludes two eight-episode seasons of possibly the most controversial series of cultural criticism about games in the medium’s history. Sarkeesian announced the project…

I Can’t Stand Overwatch‘s Quick Play Anymore

I have a confession: I have become an Overwatch meta slave. I rarely pick heroes other players think are “bad.” I won’t take risks with our tank-healer balance. And, most important, I will seethe when my team doesn’t reflect the holy comp du jour Did you pick Hanzo on an attack map? I probably scoffed…

For Honor’s second season is on the way, starting with two new heroes arriving on May 23rd. The Centurion is a Knight faction hybrid fighter and the Shinobi is a try-hard ninja that you can rag on instead of my beloved Orochi. Who is still the best.

The Call Of Duty People Could Have Leveled With Fans Last Year

Imagine, for a moment, that Activision announced this year’s Call of Duty last year, back when they were also announcing last year’s, too. Madness, you might think, but is it any less mad than what actually happened? Nearly a year ago, Activision announced that its Call of Duty for 2016 would be a sci-fi shooter…

Little Nightmares Is Fun But Predictable

Little Nightmares is like being up late as a child, stumbling after a bad dream. Shadows hide monsters and nothing is as it should be. It’s quiet and unsettling but also nothing that hasn’t been done before. Little Nightmares is a puzzle platformer that comes out tomorrow for Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC. You…

Pokémon Player Uses ‘Explosion’ On Veteran Competitor, Leaving Him Speechless

Pokémon Sun and Moon’s online Battle Spot ladder is full of wild teams. Since all games are best-of-one (unlike live tournaments, which are best-of-three), many players bring gimmicks to steal the win in unexpected ways. Even the best competitive player can be caught off guard, because they never know what to expect. Take this episode…

Zelda Players Have Found Wild Ways To Break Breath Of The Wild’s Shrines

When most people enter a Zelda shrine, they try to solve the puzzles. Sometimes a shrine will accept multiple solutions, allowing players to get creative. Some fans, however, have figured out ways to bend and break shrines in ways that Nintendo probably never anticipated. By now you’ve probably seen GIFs or videos of “shrine skips,”…

THQ’s clever paint platformer de Blob is now available on Steam and other digital distribution channels, courtesy of the porting power of Blitworks.

Brain-Twisting Puzzle Game Statik Is a Perfect Fit For PlayStation VR

If you enjoy “room escape” games and are looking for something to do with your PlayStation VR, look no further than Statik Released earlier this week, Statik takes its inspiration from those classic “stuck in a room filled with puzzly bits” challenges both IRL and virtual, tasking you with a series of setups that all…

How To Fake Your Way Through Conversations About The Hottest Video Games

You’re at a social gathering and the people you’re with start talking about games. Games you’ve never played. You listen along and laugh and nod, but you start to wonder if maybe you should say something. I’ve written the following guide for faking your way through conversations about some of the hottest games around. In…

Netrunner‘s New Murder Mystery Campaign Messes With A Good Thing

Today, cyberpunk card game Netrunner released a murder mystery expansion, Terminal Directive. It’s a novel twist on an already-fantastic game, and its first story-based campaign. The obvious question: How does a narrative of cyberwarfare unravel through a card game that requires shuffling decks? The answer is, slowly, in fits and starts, and in spite of…

Thanks For The Shoutout, Prey

Next Friday, Arkane Austin will release their newest game, Prey, closing the loop on a minor four-year meta-story involving that studio and me. It’s only fitting that one of Prey’s achievements is a shoutout to Press Sneak Fucks. Some context: in May 2013, I reported that publisherBethesda had tasked Arkane Austin (Dishonored) with developing a…

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Wants Even Newbies To Have A Blast

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is real, and we’ve played it. The fourth (or sixth, depending how you’re counting) iteration of the Capcom-Marvel crossover comes at an opportune moment, with the Marvel Cinematic Universe at the zenith of its popularity, and with Capcom needing a hit after the highly criticized launch of Street Fighter V. This…

We Survived PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds 

Playeruknown’s Battlegrounds mixes tactics and battle royale bloodshed into a tense experience. We sit down to sneak around, gather an arsenal, and kick everyone’s butt in this Kotaku Plays. This post originally appeared 4/26/17. Holy crap! We did it. Faced with 100 other players armed with shotguns, assault rifles, and frying pans, we somehow persevered…

At Least It’s Not Another Star Wars Collectible Card Game

There’s a new Star Wars game out on mobile today, and it doesn’t involve collecting characters, buying things in order to unlock characters or forming a party of collectible characters. At this point a match-three game like Star Wars: Puzzle Droids is kind of refreshing. As much as I like to ride on the lazier…

Fire Emblem Echoes Was The Biggest Selling Game In Japan Last Week

And Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia wasn’t even out for a full week! Yet, it dominates the country’s sales charts, selling 131,668 copies. According to 4Gamer (via Media Create), here are the top ten sellers for the week of April 17 to April 23). 10. Mario Sports Superstars (3DS) Launch: March 30 April 17…

According to The Wall Street Journal, when asked if there will be a mini SNES like the NES Classic, Nintendo top brass said there was nothing to talk about now.

Nintendo Has Sold 2.74 Million Switch Consoles 

Wondering how the Switch is doing around the world? What about the new Zelda? Nintendo announced their global sales figures in a newly released financial statement. In Japan, Nintendo sold 600,000 Switch units between March 3, when the hardware launched, and March 31, when the financial quarter ended. In the Americas, during that same period,…