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A new XCOM 2 patch just hit. It includes a bunch of small performance optimizations, SLI/Crossfire support, a new toggle-able “Zip Mode” to speed up the action, and some balance tweaks. So long, hilariously overpowered mimic beacon. It was fun while it lasted. Patch notes here Contact the author at [email protected]

‘We Were Still Stuck In The Past’: 16-Year Game Dev Veterans Explain Why They’re Quitting

When it comes via an unexpected studio closure, the end of a career in video games can be sudden. Other times, the writing is on the wall and the best thing to do is try for a graceful exit and figure out what’s next. The makers of upcoming shooter/platformer hybrid Rive say that they know…

32 Ways To Kill A Single Target In The New Hitman

Hitman is a game about options, and luckily, the latest entry in the series seems to have plenty of them. Eurogamer conducted a great video experiment where they tested out the many different ways to murder a Hitman target. You’ll see a little bit of everything here, from faulty chandeliers to violent swirlies, along with…

Rejected Batman ‘89 Comic Would’ve Revived Tim Burton’s Weirdo Dark Knight

If you were pissed that we never got to see Billy Dee Williams become Two-Face or Marlon Wayans crack wise as Robin, then Batman ‘89 would’ve made you very happy. Too bad it’s not happening. Spotted by comic-book rumor site Bleeding Cool, Batman ‘89 was a pitch by writer Kate Leth and artist Joe Quinones…

Bill Gates: ‘I Will Look Into’ A New Age Of Empires

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates had an AMA on Reddit yesterday, so of course he was asked a question about…Age of Empires Never mind that the dude doesn’t really have much to do at Microsoft these days, when le-click saw an opening (via PC Gamer), he damn well took it, asking: Mr. Gates,…

World of Warcraft: Legion‘s New Arena Looks Perfect For Hide And Seek

There are still no new battlegrounds announced for World of Warcraft: Legion, but that doesn’t mean players won’t get new PvP locations. Here’s Ashamane’s Fall, a new arena map for the new expansion. There are two new arenas coming in Legion. Black Rock Hold was teased before, but Blizzard just shared pics of the second…

Overwatch’s New Map Is A Lovely Place To Die Horribly 

Overwatch recently got a big update, with a brand new Greece-inspired map as the centerpiece. It does not disappoint. Now that I’ve played a fair bit of Overwatch, I’ve come to appreciate that the game isn’t fun simply because of colorful characters and a wide range of abilities, but rather the interplay between maps and…

What Even Is This Kickstarter Trailer

“Who literary?” “Like what Terry always quoted?” I do not know what is happening here. I mean, I do. I think. It’s a trailer for Embers, a King of Fighters fan film that was last month asking for Kickstarter money (thanks, LiK @ NeoGAF). (It actually got the money, raising over $10,000 with only (hrm)…

Dystopian Cyberpunk Dungeon Crawler? Yes, Please.

BRB, going into cryo-sleep until Divide is out. Creeping paranoia. Floating holographic displays. Foreboding, labyrinthine research installations. Divide tickles my sci-fi proclivities in all the right places. If we’re lucky, this will offer a mix of Flashback, Shadow Complex and Memento straight to players when it hits PS4. Contact the author at [email protected]

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Giant Man helps Iron Man and Captain America work out their issues with fighting in the recently-released Captain America: Civil War LEGO sets. Tune in this coming weekend for a more in-depth look at them via the latest episode ofToy Time.

How a Four-Dimensional Game Gets Made

Move over, video games with the same ol’ boring three spatial dimensions. Four dimensions are the new hotness that will blow your mind. Here’s how one game is adding a whole other plane of reality to the video game landscape. Miegakure’s been in the works for a while but that’s understandable because, as the video…

XCOM 2 is getting a bunch more customization options in the “Anarchy’s Children” DLC, out March 17 for $4.99. It’ll include “over 100 new exotic customization options for your soldiers,” though if you want that kind of thing now, there are plenty of free mods to choose from. Firaxis also says they’re “preparing a patch…

Grab Incredibly Early Assassin’s Creed Movie Tickets And A $1,200 Crossbow

Production company New Regency is so sure about December’s Assassin’s Creed movie thatit’s already talking sequel. Might want to pick up a ticket early, along with . . . I dunno, a $1,200 replica of a 15th century crossbow. That sounds nice. Ubisoft has teamed up with the bundled experience vendors at Kernel to give…

Fallout 4 Mod Lets You Use Dragon Ball Z Scouters

Now you can finally check which wasteland denizens have a power level of over nine-thousand. Sorry. If someone was going to make that joke, it might as well be me! Seriously though, check out this scouter mod by Ruddy88. Not only does it look sweet, it also gives the wearer a few special abilities, such…

This YouTube Channel Is Definitely The Best Place To Listen To Video Game Music

If you are looking for good, high-quality video game music from all of your favorite video games, hunt no further than GiIvaSunner, who has done us all a great service with these uploads of songs we all know and love. For example, who could forget the iconic Slider song from Super Mario 64 (above)? Or…

Hey, DC Comics, Give Us a Universe Where Batman and Superman Look Like This

Man, those are some very cool redesigns. There’s a lot of history folded into Rafael Grampa’s alternate cover of Detective Comics #50. While that armored Batman is heavily modeled on the one from The Dark Knight Returns, you can also see some small nods to the character’s Silver Age look, like how the utility belt…

NES Emulator Transforms Classic Games Into Awesome 3D Sprites 

Some of the most iconic NES games around have gotten a makeover—and you can experience it first-hand in your browser. If you’re running Firefox, that is. 3DNes Emulator is a curious experiment that transforms NES games into 3D landscapes. A beta was released yesterday, which you can play here, but if you’d like to watch…

Looking Good, Steam

Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the Steam upcoming games list I feel like I just can’t take it and my heart’s going to cave in.

The New Doom‘s Multiplayer Looks Just Like Unreal

Arena shooters are back, if the new DOOM is any indication. It looks pretty great, too—today’s new trailer showcases the shotguns, sniper rifles, and demon transformations that’ll take centerstage in DOOM’s multiplayer modes. The road to this new DOOM has been rocky, to put things mildly, so it’ll be fascinating to see how the game…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Pixel Farming The Real World

We’ve gone just a tad Stardew Valley crazy here at Kotaku, but that’s okay—so have plenty of other folks. So much so that the pixels have started bleeding into real life scenes of rural living. Or at least they will have once this week’s ‘Shop Contest is done. Update 3/9/3026: Whoa-oh, we’re halfway there. Some…