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Footage From The First-Ever E3 Is A Real Trip

E3 today is a thunderstorm of neon spectacle. It’s marketing buzzwords and hip executives wearing blazers and t-shirts as they show us their hot new video game trailers. Twenty years ago, though… Twenty years ago it was a little different. This incredible new footage of the first E3 expo, in 1995 (shot by Anthony Parisi),…

If for some reason you’re still playing Grand Theft Auto V on last-gen hardware and haven’t transferred your characters and progress, it’s almost your last chance. Rockstar says they’re disabling the option to move your goods from PS3/360 to PS4/XB1/PC on March 6.

Vidar, an RPG puzzler where everyone dies, went into early access today on Steam. In September, we profiled its developer, a lawyer who quit his job to make the game.

Fan-Organized Magic: The Gathering Tournament Only Allows Cards From 1996

For over two decades, the makers of the popular card game Magic: The Gathering have kept the game kinetic, adding and restricting cards year by year. Some players yearn for the good old days, though, and last weekend one game developer held a Magic: The Gathering tournament that was straight out of 1996. Andy Wallace,…

Kotaku Is Hiring A Video Team–Come Work With Us

Kotaku is putting together a video team of fresh voices with a creative spark. Could that be you? We’re looking to hire for two full-time positions: video producer, and creative producer. We want people with a strong voice. We want people who think visually, and can flex that muscle to break anything down to an…

Playing With Conan Exiles’ NSFW Character Creation

Before you step completely naked (server settings willing) onto the hot sands of Conan Exiles’ barbaric wasteland, there are a few adjustments to be made. Here’s a not safe for work trip through the game’s NSFW character creation, dick sliders and all Warning: NSFW Content Before we get into it, know that you don’t have…

Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Celebration Has No FF7 News, But Pretty Art

In case you were wondering how the Final Fantasy VII remake was coming along, here’s the only bit of the game shown at the Final Fantasy 30th anniversary event in Japan earlier today. Looks like the key art department is on point.

Insomniac Condemns President Trump’s Immigration Ban As “Deplorable”

While some in the video game business are pussy-footing around the subject, Insomniac—creators of games like Ratchet & Clank and Resistance—have issued this video statement strongly condemning President Trump’s immigration shitshow “Is this the American way?”, company CEO Ted Price asks in the clip. “Is discriminating based on religious faith and national origin American? Absolutely…

A Life Lived Through Mahjong

For some people, Chinese New Year means fireworks. For others it means lion dances. For many, it means family get-togethers and copious amounts of food. For me, it means Mahjong. Mahjong and I go back a long way. I am a toddler at my mother’s knee. She would play Mahjong with fellow South-East Asian friends,…

New Conan Game Sure Has Dicks In It

Most video games are shy about showing a dong. Conan Exiles is not one of them. WARNING: NSFW CONTENT AHEAD The open-world survival game is now out on Early Access, and PC Gamer’s Chris Livingstonwent ahead and built a character. Conan Exiles: Sure gotta lotta dicks in it. UPDATE: Mike Fahey has been playing the…

There’s A New Double Dragon Game Out Today

In case you missed it or were confused by its appearance in The Week in Games, Double Dragon IV is out for the PlayStation 4 and PC today. Arc System Works grabbed the rights back in 2015, recruited some of series’ original devs and made a new old game. Planner Yoshihisa Kishimoto, designer Koji Ogata…

Overwatch‘s Bastion Is About To Get Some Big Changes

Once upon a time, Bastion was the bane of Overwatch players’ existence. Then everybody figured out how to counter him, and the turret bot’s reputation fell to pieces—as did he, repeatedly. Now, after months spent at the bottom of the ladder, Bastion’s in line for some big changes. Overwatch principal designer Geoff Goodman talked at…

Why Rockstar’s Removal of A GTA Online Car Exploit Is So Controversial 

For almost 2 years, one of the most popular ways to earn money in GTA Online was to use an armored “Kuruma” car during the final part of a specific heist. Instead of riding motorcycles and dodging hundreds of police bullets, as the heist typically demanded, a crew could pile into an armored car and…

Player Beats Shadow of Mordor Without A Nemesis

One of Shadow of Mordor’s biggest features is the “Nemesis System,” a mechanic that gradually beefs up unique Uruk rivals for the player. The more you progress, the more menacing your Nemesis becomes, and the more gratifying it is when you finally kill it. But what happens if you go out of your way to…

Skyrim Mod Makes It So You’re Not Fighting The Same NPCs All The Dang Time

We’ve all been there before. You’re walking down the street in a big open-world game like Skyrim, and you see some plain-ass looking dude. A guard or something. You turn a corner and see… that guy again? OK so maybe he has a twin. But then you see yet another. So much for immersion. Diverse…

Your Video Game Horoscopes For The Week of January 29th

Horoscopes, like video games, are a fun, completely made up hobby that’s totally normal in moderation. I’m looking to the stars for what’s in store for all the gamers out there for the week of January 29th to February 4th. If you were born today, on January 30th, you share a birthday with Proteus, Life…

Video Game Lobby Group Gives Measured Statement On Trump Immigrant Ban

Today, the Entertainment Software Association, which represents the U.S. gaming industry, released a measured and somewhat tepid statement on the recent Muslim ban instated by Donald Trump. In it, they ask the White House for “caution.” Since Saturday, travelers and dual-nationals from Iraq, Iran, Somalia, Libya, Yemen, Sudan and Syria have been barredfrom entering the…

Everyone In Resident Evil 7 Has Amazing Teeth

Resident Evil 7 is my current gaming obsession. I’ve been blasting the heads of monsters and bravely running away from immortal cannibals for an entire week now. But there’s one thing about Resident Evil 7 that should terrifying us all. The teeth. Good Lord, the teeth. They are perfect. They are everywhere. Hey, you! There’s…

Ana’s New Skin Is Freaking Some Overwatch Players Out

Ana got a new skin for Overwatch’s Year of the Rooster event, and some players think it’s a little bit spooky. Ana’s new skin depicts her wearing a Korean Talchum mask, specifically a hahoetal, which was used in dances and plays during celebrations and holidays. These masks traditionally have exaggerated facial features to effectively depict…

PlayStation Players Are Harassing Each Other With Millions of Spam Messages

Twitch broadcaster IronPhoenix87 was streaming Call of Duty on the PS4 for a few viewers late December when he was suddenly pummeled by dozens of random messages. “I have have hacked your twitch beware,” they read, over and over. “Spam by https://spampsn.com – – -.” IronPhoenix87 was playing an open game and doesn’t know who…