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Kotaku‘s First Level 100 Demon Hunter, And Other Cool Things Happening In World Of Warcraft Today
I was a little slow for a world’s first, so this’ll do. I’m off this week, but not so off that I wasn’t sitting at my desk when the World of Warcraft servers came up to get mydouble-jumping fetish elf on. Demon Hunters and all sorts of fiery green hell are now live. Demon Hunters…
By Mike Fahey Published August 9, 2016 -
The Dumb Shit Kotaku Doesn’t Post Anymore
I’ve been working at Kotaku for *checks watch* nearly ten years now. In that time I’ve seen a lot of things change, and most of them have been for the better. While we occasionally go public with editorial decisions, for most of that ten years we’ve evolved quietly and confidently behind the scenes, growing as…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2016 -
PlayStation 4.5, AKA Neo, Will Be Announced Next Month
Sony just sent out invitations to an event called the PlayStation Meeting, at 3pm Eastern on September 7. The company will finally reveal their upgraded PlayStation 4 model—which Kotaku broke news of earlier this year—there. Looking forward to it!
By Jason Schreier Published August 9, 2016 -
Two No Man’s Sky Players Wound Up On The Same Planet (But Couldn’t See Each Other)
No Man’s Sky fans have long wondered whether it’s possible to see other players if they’re on the same planet. The answer, it appears, is no. Player TheSadCactus noticed this afternoon that he had landed on a planet discovered by a different player, named Psytokat. SadCactus sent his new buddy a message, and before long…
By Jason Schreier Published August 9, 2016 -
Five Kickstarter Campaigns For Promising Indie Games
Kickstarter may be the closest thing we have to democracy in game development. Although gamers, in a sense, always vote with their wallets, Kickstarter lets them feel integral to the game development process by directly funding games. The results have been excellent: From Kickstarter funding, we’ve gotten knockout titles like Hyper Light Drifter, Pillars of…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 9, 2016 -
Kotaku Does Review Scores
In honor of Gawker Media senior week—our final week of independence as we prepare for wonderful new buyers—the staff of Kotaku got together and started talking about all the things we’ve always wanted to do. I just kept coming back to one thing: review scores. Although our review system has evolved quite a bit over…
By Jason Schreier Published August 9, 2016 -
The Strange and Disturbing Creatures That People Are Finding In No Man’s Sky
You never know what you might find while out and exploring in No Man’s Sky. Players everywhere are making their way through galaxy right now, and in some planets, they’re finding all sorts of fascinating flora and fauna. I’ve compiled some images of the best discoveries players have made below, but feel free to share…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 9, 2016 -
The Metroid II Remake Nintendo Doesn’t Want You To Play
AM2R is a full scale remake of 1991’s Game Boy classic Metroid II: Return of Samus. In the works for years, the fan-made game updates the original to modern standards. It was released just in time to celebrate Metroid’s 30th birthday before the project was hit with a DMCA from Nintendo. Nintendo does not want…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 9, 2016 -
Akira Fans Pay Tribute To The Anime’s Iconic Motorcycle
Akira will never not be the shit. Released in 1988, the cyberpunk-ish anime still boasts a cult following that appreciates biker gangs, science fiction and big, sad explosions. Yesterday, filmmakers Brad Kremer and Dean Fowler released an incredible CG Akira tribute “trailer” that was six years in the making. The short film focuses on protagonist…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 9, 2016 -
Two Hours With No Man’s Sky: A Diary
Yesterday morning, I downloaded the day-one patch for No Man’s Sky, a video game in which players explore the universe and try to solve mysteries, such as why the UI looks so much like Destiny’s. I had wiped my old save-file, so with the patch I was starting fresh. This was an opportunity to begin…
By Jason Schreier Published August 9, 2016 -
Custom Model Kits Bring Classic Games To Life
16 bit Models was an exhibition held in Akihabara over the weekend. It brought model makers together to pay homage to some of the great games from the 16-bit era (and beyond), and included everything from Street Fighter II to Crazy Taxi to Outrun A ton of great photos were taken of the event’s highlights…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2016 -
The Polynomial, a music shooter from 2010 that I loved, has a sequel on the way. It’s currently in Early Access on Steam The cool thing about these games is that the “fractal nebulae” that you fly past move with your own music, so you can in effect change the way the game looks by…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 8, 2016 -
Niantic Is Testing A New ‘Nearby’ System For Pokémon Go [UPDATES]
The most wanted feature in Pokémon Go is back, at least for some users. Pokémon Go now has a new update, and it changes the following: The biggest and most interesting change has to be the new Nearby system, which is now named ‘Sightings:” UPDATE 11:56PM: Actually, this image from neoGAFFer Toki767 seems to be…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 8, 2016 -
The Internet’s Shrek Obsession, Explained
Shrek is love. Shrek is life. If you’ve spent more than a few seconds of your life on the Internet, you’ve probably seen a Shrek meme. Maybe it involved Smash Mouth’s seminal 1999 hit “All Star,” the song that inspired a whole generation to unite in shared mockery of Smash Mouth. Or maybe it involved……
By Nathan Grayson Published August 8, 2016 -
Word is Sony’s going to announce the PlayStation 4.5, aka Neo, on September 7 in New York City. The news comes from anonymous sources speaking to the French gaming website Gameblogas well as VICE Gaming. If Sony does announce it in September, expect a launch soon afterwards, perhaps in October alongside the PlayStation VR?
By Jason Schreier Published August 8, 2016 -
Online Gamers Tend To Score Better On Tests, New Study Says
Contrary to popular belief, high schoolers grinding daily on World of Warcraft may not need to fear for their GPAs. A study released in the International Journal of Communication today found that kids who game erry’day score 15 points above the average in reading and math. Surveying 12,000 Australian high school students, Royal Melbourne Institute…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 8, 2016