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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Sure Has Beautiful Wood

If you asked me how many graphics were in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, my answer would be, “a lot.” If I had to guess, I’d say, like, a hundred? Two hundred? It’s a lot, is the point. This game is often ridiculously good-looking, especially on PC. That’s particularly true when there are no NPCs in…

You will be shocked to hear this, but many of us on staff here at Kotaku play Overwatch It’s actually pretty unusual for so many of us to be playing the same game, so we thought we’d make some weekly videos where we casually chat about what’s new with the game. This week Cecilia, Nathan…

Nioh Feels Like A Samurai Take On A Souls Game

Nioh is an upcoming Playstation 4 exclusive that blends aspects of Dark Souls, Onimusha, and even a little Genji: Days of the Blade to create a fast paced hack and slash game. The game is currently hosting an open beta. A perfect chance for some samurai action! Many games boast about their difficulty but Nioh…

Sci-Fi Romance Adventure Alone With You Just Feels Lonely

My optimism about Alone With You, released yesterday, glided on high-soaring generic expectations set by recent retro-styled adventures like Read Only Memories and VA-11 HALL-A: excellent interactive fiction with minimal gameplay. With knockouts like those, under-appreciated genres draw in wider audiences, as I was drawn to “sci-fi romance adventure” Alone With You. Unfortunately, throughout the…

Titanfall 2 Is Getting Big Changes After Fan Backlash

Last weekend, Respawn Entertainment held an open technical test for the multiplayer shooter Titanfall 2 on the Xbox One and Playstation 4. I enjoyed my own time with the game but other players were a bit more concerned. Now, Respawn Entertainment is responding to critiques and discussing new changes coming to the anticipated sequel. Major…

My Bizarre, Complicated Quest To Find The World’s Longest Escalator In Sleeping Dogs

The hardest part of open-world games, for me, is paying attention to the plot instead of getting distracted by all the places I can go. Recently I’ve spent about 30 hours in 2012’s Sleeping Dogs and have barely gotten out of the intro missions. I have, however, found the world’s longest escalator system. Sort of.…

September’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Include Original Mirror’s Edge And New RPG

Paying subscribers to Xbox Live can grab four games for “free” in September, two for Xbox One and two for Xbox 360. At least one of them is a very good game, maybe more! Microsoft announced September’s offerings today in a blog post. The two Xbox One titles are: Earthlock: Festival of Magic – A…

Lego builder Miro Dudas knows just the right way to start the day. Via The Brothers Brick

The first DLC pack for Dark Souls III comes out October 25, Namco Bandai said today. It’s called Ashes of Ariandel and will add to the game “a brand new environment filled with terrifying new enemies, challenges, and exciting lore.” Costs $15.

World Of Warcraft Expansions Revisited: This Garrison Is Falling Apart

With World of Warcraft’s Legion expansion launching next week, we finish off our tour of the MMO’s previous expansions by saying farewell to the amazing strongholds we spent the past year and change building up. Returning to the ten level jump of The Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King following a couple of…

Let’s Play Cat President, In Which Pictures Of Cats Run For President

In Cat President: A More Purrfect Union, an actual PC video game people can buy for nine dollars, an unemployed grocery store clerk guides the fate of the nation by choosing to act as campaign manager for one of six cat pictures. Vote Dr. Nom-Noms. I’m sorry, did I just slip my own political opinion…

The Skyline. New York, New York. By Aliem Jumpp JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided isn’t the first game to take this approach (it’s not even the first Deus Ex game to do so), but it certainly puts it in the best terms. If your game has a story, this is 100% the right way to let people go about it.

Louisiana Floods Delay Game Release

Not every game delay is down to release scheduling or technical mishaps. Sometimes, an Act of God is to blame. Road Redemption, a homage to 16-bit classic Road Rash that’s currently in Early Access on the PC, was due to be marking its final release next month. But the floods currently ravaging Louisiana—leaving tens of…

The Guy With The Lowest Possible Rank In Overwatch

It’s possible to hit rank zero in Overwatch’s competitive mode. Dale “Bacontotem” Brown knows. He’s done it. There’s a caveat, though: it takes a hell of a lot of work. Overwatch’s first competitive season’s skill rating system graded people on wins/losses and their personal performance. Each player received a number somewhere between 1 and 100.…

A Newcomer’s Impressions Of The Titanfall 2 Tech Test

This past weekend, Titanfall 2 offered an open tech test across the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Eager to get my fill of giant robots and balletic gunplay, I suited up to join the fight. All in all, it was pretty fun. But there’s a lot to dissect and discuss. I should begin by admitting…

The King Of Fighters Is Back, Minus The 2D Charm

With 50 characters, tons of stages, plenty of online and offline modes and almost absurd technical depth, The King of Fighters XIV is everything fans of SNK’s long-running fighting game franchise could want, though it’s shed a little charisma with the transition to 3D. I’ve been following The King of Fighters series for ages, and…

Soon It’ll Be Way Easier To Use A PS4 Controller On PC

Sick of messing with drivers to get your DualShock 4 working on PC? Worry not. The solution, as always, is a dongle. Sony announced today plans to release a wireless adaptor for the PS4 controller that works on both PC and Mac. It’ll go on sale in early September for $25. It’s not 100% clear…

Roadhog Vs. Roadhog Is The Most Savage Overwatch Match-Up

Who’s the ultimate Roadhog? Whose death hook is quicker to clamp, a surer vice of animal ferocity? In a tug-of-war of barbed hooks and scrap metal dominance, I’ve decided that it’s me, and not that other Roadhog on the enemy team. It is definitely not that Roadhog. I am in fact emoting on his discarded…

Deus Ex: Invisible War Had No Idea How To Be A Deus Ex Game

In 2003, Ion Storm had the unenviable task of releasing a sequel to the critically acclaimed Deus Ex. Released during a time when the intersections of console and PC games were hazy, the end result is Deus Ex: Invisible War. It’s definitely not a good Deus Ex game. But is it as terrible as people…