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The Wild Theory That Connects All The Doom Games

On the surface, Doom seems like a clean break from the previous games, merely borrowing the same premise: you’re on the surface of Mars and fighting demons from Hell. But there’s evidence suggesting it’s more, and that id Software found a way to connect the series together. Maybe. Let’s start by looking at the opening…

How Pokémon GO Will Work

Since revealing Pokémon GO last year, Nintendo and developer Niantic have been pretty quiet about how exactly it will work. We knew that it would be a Pokémon game for your mobile, and that you would be able to capture Pokémon in the world, but little else. Finally the studio behind the game has spilled…

Ghost Recon Wildlands Resurfaces With New Trailer

It’s been nearly a year since we’ve heard or seen anything related to the latest entry in the Ghost Recon series, but that should change at E3. The latest trailer, featuring a guy who sure sounds like but probably isn’t Matthew McConaughey, looks like an actual game. It doesn’t feature a release date, but given…

Nintendo Revives StarTropics On Virtual Console

Old-school NES fans might have fond memories of StarTropics, an action-adventure game that crosses Zelda with Indiana Jones. Starting today, you can play both it and its sequel on your Wii U. StarTropics, which first came out in 1990, had the rare distinction of being only released in Europe and the U.S., not Japan. Still…

Minecraft Is Getting A PVP Battle Mode

The folks behind Minecraft are adding a set of new mini-games, starting with a competitive multiplayer mode that will release on consoles in June. The initial update will be free for players on all consoles, and Microsoft says that they (along with 4J and Mojang) will be supporting it with paid maps in the months…

Sony has sold over 40 million PS4 consoles worldwide since launch as of May 22, the company announced today. Another impressive figure: PS4 software sales have also reached 270.9 million globally.

Another multiplatform game is apparently skipping Xbox One in Japan. This time it’s appears to be PES 2017, which will be out on PS3 and PS4 in Japan, but not, it seems, Xbox One and Xbox 360. Europe and North America, however, will get the Xbox versions. Kotaku reached out to Konami for comment, but…

Sources: No Man’s Sky Delayed

The ambitious space game No Man’s Sky has been delayed, two sources tell Kotaku. We don’t know exactly what the new release date is—and it may not be finalized yet—but we’re hearing it’s been bumped until at least July or August. Developed by a small UK-based team called Hello Games, No Man’s Sky has been…

EVE Online’s political machinations have always been far more interesting than the game itself. And so it is with this RPS article on the gambling kingpins who are quietly taking over the space MMO

Modders Are Recreating The New Doom In Old Doom Games

I suppose we should’ve seen this coming. Doom’s modding community has been around for decades, recreating everything from Sailor Moon to the concept of piracy. Someday, you and everything you love will be replaced by a Doom mod. First, though, the new Doom’s out, and dutiful modders are plucking out its insides and inserting them…

The New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game Is Best Played With Other People

Yesterday I played through Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan’s story mode by myself. Today I went online and played the game the right way. It makes complete sense. The TMNT franchise has always been about four brothers working together. In the movies Raphael was always getting angry and running off to do his…

Hyper Light Drifter’s Retro Collector’s Edition Is So Hot

Most digital download only games don’t get a fancy collector’s edition release. Hyper Light Drifter is not most download only games, and its collectors edition, up for presale tomorrow from iam8bit, is very fancy indeed. I used to be all about collector’s editions, but then my house collapsed under a load of useless plastic crap…

Overwatch‘s Low Tick Rate Can Be A Problem

Overwatch has a lot going for it. Interesting heroes, a great feel, beer—the list goes on. It’s crazy to think that this is Blizzard’s first FPS. It is, however, conspicuously lacking in one area. It’s called “tick rate,” and it has an impact on the game’s responsiveness. What you’re seeing/doing and what the server in…

Windows 10’s Upgrading Tricks Have Gotten More Insidious

In the next few years, Microsoft wantsWindows 10 running on a billion devices. One way it’s making sure that happens is by tricking users into upgrading in shady ways. But here’s the real problem: Windows 10 is a good operating system, and Microsoft’s tactics are giving it a bad rap. Those stories about people getting…

Mighty No. 9‘s Marketing Is Embarrassing To Everyone

“And make the bad guys cry like an anime fan on prom night,” says the cringey narrator in this new trailer for Mighty No. 9, a video game starring anime characters. It’s as horrible as it sounds. One might think that, after several delays and a great deal of fan skepticism for Mighty No. 9…

Overwatch Heroes, Ranked

Blizzard’s take on the class-based-shooter is so vibrant and full of personality, that each individual character has inspired its own army/fandom. And yet, some heroes are still better than others. Here is our definitive ranking of Overwatch heroes, ranked from worst to best. Soldier 76 Bastion Torbjorn Genji Hanzo Zenyatta Junkrat Roadhog Widowmaker McCree Symmetra…

Sources: Smaller Xbox One Coming This Year, More Powerful Xbox One In 2017 [UPDATE]

Microsoft is preparing at least two new Xbox models for release in the next two years, sources tell Kotaku. Later this year we’ll see a cheaper, smaller Xbox One, and next year Microsoft will release a more powerful version of their premiere console. The 2017 Xbox, which is codenamed Scorpio, will have a more powerful…

What Game Could Possibly Make A Kid This Sad?

Look at this little boy’s face. He is the saddest little gamer who ever gamed. What sort of video game does this to a child? Over the course I trying to find a way for my children to entertain themselves this summer that doesn’t involve iPads or leaving the freezer open all night, I performed…

Hitman Episode Three: Marrakesh will be released May 31st, according to Io’s latest blog.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Tetris The Movie

After years of near-misses, classic puzzle game Tetris is threatening to become a movie. Maybe if we show them how badly Tetris works with existing movies they will stop. Update 5/25: Thanks to the long weekend and a trip to Momcon in Atlanta for the contest judge, entries are open until Tuesday, May 31. Good…