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The New Black Widow Comic Is a Master Class in Kicking Ass
The debut of the new Black Widow series makes a great case as to why the Hulk would fall in love with Natasha Romanoff. She wrecks a crap-ton of puny humans in a first issue that’s essentially one long action piece. There are two reasons Black Widow #1 is worth paying attention to. The first…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 2, 2016 -
Black Desert Lays Out Horrible Pre-Launch Problems In Convenient ‘Shitstorm Matrix’
Still in head start access until tomorrow, Black Desert Online’s North American launch has already encountered enough serious issues to fill a chart. The devs are calling it the “Shitstorm Matrix.” I appreciate giving a list of serious problems a less than serious name, but it doesn’t lessen the impact of the problems players have…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2016 -
Even reviewers won’t get to play The Division until it goes live for everyone on March 8, Ubisoft says. So if you’re waiting to see if it’s any good, you’ll have to hold off at least a day or two. We’ll be buying and playing it along with everyone else, so stay tuned to Kotaku…
By Jason Schreier Published March 2, 2016 -
Jotun, the gorgeous and difficult hand-drawn action RPG that I loved last year, will be coming to PS4, Xbox One and Wii U this summer. The new, harder Valhalla Mode will be coming as a free add-on for the PC as well. Better brush up on your battle axe skills. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Evan Narcisse Published March 2, 2016 -
Why Gandhi Is Such An Asshole In Civilization [Update]
From the very first game in the Civilization series through to today, India’s supposedly-peaceful leader Gandhi has been famous for one thing: dropping nukes. And there’s a very good reason for it. UPDATE: Series co-creator Sid Meier has now actually debunked this! You can read his explanation here. Original story follows: It’s not your mind…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2016 -
A Surprising Number of People Feel Bad For Pirating Stardew Valley
Whenever piracy is mentioned, people always whip out the argument that, if pirates actually like the game, they’ll totally purchase it in the future. For Stardew Valley, the farming simulator which is currently tearing up the Steam sales charts, that age-old saying might actually be true for some players. Yesterday, as I was rounding up…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 2, 2016 -
Blade & Soul Finally Gets Some Damn Warlocks
Finally something to do with the Warlock-only equipment that’s been dropping since NCsoft’s martial arts MMO launched in North America back in January. Fans knew the Warlock, a ranged spellcaster released further down the line in the earlier Asian versions of Blade & Soul, wouldn’t be making it into the game in time for launch.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2016 -
Spider-Man Is Totally Okay With Letting Someone Else Be Spider-Man
The original wall-crawler is a little salty about Miles’ costume, though. Because even he has to admit that it’s cooler. Spoilers follow. For those who may not know who Miles Morales is, he’s a teenage Spider-Man from a now-dead alternate universe. He started webbing up bad guys after the death (and eventual resurrection) of that…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 2, 2016 -
Former Destiny Developers Discuss How Hard It Is To Make AAA Games
To say that making big games like Destiny is “difficult” is kind of like declaring the Grand Canyon is “deep,” so it’s always interesting to hear new insights from people who have been in the trenches. Ex-Bungie developers Jaime Griesemer and Marty O’Donnell, who have worked on Halo and Destiny, gave some pretty fascinating quotes…
By Jason Schreier Published March 2, 2016 -
Sounds like Mass Effect Andromeda won’t be out until early 2017. EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said in a recent presentation that the next big BioWare game is scheduled for their fourth fiscal quarter, which is January-March of next year. Not a big shocker, but good to set expectations accordingly.
By Jason Schreier Published March 2, 2016 -
Turn-Based Games Are Good This Year
XCOM. Fire Emblem. Civilization. Invisible Inc. Endless Legend. Don’t look now, but if you’re a fan of video games where the action is broken up into turns, you’ve never had it better. Despite being one of the oldest game design fundamentals around, having been so liberally lifted from tabletop gaming all those decades ago, over…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2016 -
The GTA Series In The Style Of Pokémon
CJ, Niko Bellic, Tommy Vercetti and GTA III’s Claude, all together, in a fantastic demake by Hat-Loving Gamer. And it’s not just a demake. The battles and other mechanics are now all similar to classic Pokémon games. It’s a tougher world, so the gym is no longer used for Pokémon battles. To contact the author…
By Gergo Vas Published March 2, 2016 -
Diablo III Players Discover New Secret Cow Level
In honor of an artist who worked on World of Warcraft and Diablo, and who passed away two years ago, Diablo devs secretly snuck a mini-event into Diablo III. It’s a special version of the famous Cow level and players found it pretty quickly. It’s very easy to unlock compared to other Diablo III secrets.…
By Gergo Vas Published March 2, 2016 -
In The Shadow of the Minecraft Colossus
Colossi: giant statues in the real world, gargantuan creatures in fiction. They terrify and inspire awe, even (especially) when they’re painstakingly built by hand in Minecraft. This particular colossus was built by PlanetMinecraft’s Divici, who’s otherwise known for his anime- and LOTR-related builds, over a two-week period. He actually made two versions of the colossus,…
By András Neltz Published March 2, 2016 -
Overwatch Player Goes From Hero To Zero In Seconds
There’s nothing more heartwarming than a good comeback… unless you’re on the receiving end of said comeback. Jonathan Larsson pulled off a beautiful play as Tracer, resulting in a four-player multi-kill. Each team is made up of six players, so it was essentially a minor extinction event. The other team was getting awfully close to…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 1, 2016 -
Quantum Break’s Live-Action Footage Isn’t On The Disc
Well, this is new. Quantum Break, Remedy’s grand experiment fusing video games with serial television, has some video game parts and some live-action parts. The video game parts will come bundled on the game’s disc/download. The live-action TV episode parts, however, will have to be streamed to your PC or Xbox. Remedy’s Greg Loudentold Game…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2016 -
Hawk From American Gladiators Has Died
According to a statement made by his rep, the actor and athlete Lee Reherman, best known for his role as Hawk on the original series of American Gladiators, has passed away at the age of 49. Having originally failed to make the cut with the Miami Dolphins in the NFL, Reherman had a good run…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2016