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THQ Is Back From The Dead (Sort Of)
It might not seem like a savvy business move to rebrand yourself after a failed game publisher, but regardless, best of luck to the folks at Nordic, who announced today that they’re now called THQ Nordic. Nordic, a game publisher based in Austria, has had their hands in retail deals and ports for various games…
By Jason Schreier Published August 12, 2016 -
Overwatch Fans’ Sombra Investigation Reaps A Skull Code
The hunt for details about Overwatch’s alleged next hero, Sombra, has finally reaped something—and it’s literally a reaper (not to be confused with the hero Reaper). The 5,000 Overwatch fans struggling to unravel Blizzard’s increasingly obtuse information puzzles have been investigating the latest Sombra clue for nearly two weeks. Last night, they finally made some…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 12, 2016 -
Artist Is Hiding Tiny Pokémon Around Pokéstops
Dallas artist Nichole’s Nerdy Knots has started making cute little knitted pocket monsters and leaving them hidden around town in Pokémon Go Pokéstops. There are no plans to sell these; she’s just leaving them lying around for kids and fans to discover on their own, while encouraging others to download her plans and make their…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2016 -
The Witcher Makes Surprise Olympics Appearance
This is Vitalina Batsarashkina, a 19 year-old Russian shooter—and big fan of The Witcher, it seems—who won a silver medal at the Olympics earlier this week in the 10m Air Pistol. Pictured above is a close-up of the shooting glasses she wore during the event, featuring a sketch of a Witcher medallion. And just in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2016 -
Giving D.Va’s Overwatch Mech An Upgrade
D.Va’s mech is cute, I guess, but she’d do more damage in something out of Gundam Hence this model kit customisation job by runeblade265, which takes a Sazabi from Gundam and decks it out in D.Va’s colour scheme and sponsorship decals. Nerf this, etc etc.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2016 -
A Very Bad Warhammer 40K Game
You may have missed the release of Eisenhorn: XENOS on PC this week because, despite being an official Warhammer 40K game, it doesn’t say that in its title. You may also have missed it because it is a very bad video game. Eisenhorn: XENOS is actually an iPad game that, for whatever reason, was also…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2016 -
A List Of Stories We Found On Kotaku In The Year 2030
I can’t believe it’s been 14 years since 2016, a year I’ve decided to fixate on for no particular reason. The only thing more surprising than how things have changed is the way they’ve remained the same. Whoa Kotaku isn’t going anywhere. We’re celebrating Senior Week as a transition from one era to the next,…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 11, 2016 -
Inside The Anime That Portrays Guns, Horses and Countries As Girls
Weird tropes find their way into anime, and I’m not just talking about tentacle porn. Judgment aside, cat girls, superpowered transfer students and Vespa-riding aliens are objectively a little eyebrow-raising as television plot hooks. To be an anime fan, you get used to things you wouldn’t normally poke with a five-foot pole. Regardless, I was…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 11, 2016 -
Some highlights from this afternoon’s staff Q&A: Stephen Totilo’s description of the history of Kotaku, and Stephen Totilo’s highlights of Kotaku’s best work, both written while he was starving himself in preparation for a blood test. Read’em here: Brethren: What’s the story behind the birth of Kotaku? Who’s idea was it? Has its focus changed…
By Jason Schreier Published August 11, 2016 -
The No Man’s Sky Pre-Order Ship Is Breaking The Game For Some People
Pre-order bonuses can get pretty bad, but it’s not very often they break your game entirely. Until No Man’s Sky Some context: When you start off in No Man’s Sky, your character has to learn how to travel through the galaxy. By following a few basic paths for the first hour or so, you’ll eventually…
By Jason Schreier Published August 11, 2016 -
Ask Kotaku‘s Staff Anything: Senior Week Edition
Next week, Kotaku’s parent company Gawker Media will have a new owner. We don’t expect very much to change around here—we’ll still be bringing you all the latest TV show and snack news you crave—but it’s still the end of an era in many ways, so join us for a senior week Q&A. You can…
By Jason Schreier Published August 11, 2016 -
The Hunt For No Man’s Sky’s Mysterious Giant Snake
Out of the millions of creatures discovered in No Man’s Sky, there’s one monster in particular that has been perplexing players since launch: the giant desert snake. The initial GIF in this image comes from No Man’s Sky reveal trailer, which started circulating the web back in 2013. The snake wowed players so much, it…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 11, 2016 -
Riot Sues Makers of League of Legends Cheating Software
Riot Games last Friday filed a lawsuitagainst LeagueSharp, a cheating software for League of Legends that automates gameplay, locates enemies and boosts accuracy, allowing players to gain experience at an inhuman rate. In the lawsuit, filed in California, Riot alleges that its 67 million LoL players per month are disadvantaged by LeagueSharp, an “enormous threat”…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 11, 2016 -
Interested in The Witcher 3 but haven’t gotten a copy yet? Hold on for a few more weeks. On August 30, CD Projekt Red will release a “Game of the Year” edition of The Witcher 3 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. It will include the terrific base game, its two huge expansions, all DLC…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 11, 2016
