Taking a break from CS:GO and Call of Duty, this weekend belongs to Rainbow Six Siege, a tactical shooter still looking for its place in the world of competitive gaming that will get a big boost from this weekend’s Invitational in Canada.
This Week In The Business: Great Switch Expectations
QUOTE | “Some of those who have seen this lineup have expressed the opinion that the launch lineup is weak. Our thinking in arranging the 2017 software lineup is that it is important to continue to provide new titles regularly without long gaps.” – Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima explains the company’s strategy…
UnDungeon Takes A Jackhammer To Late 90s Role-Playing Games
Take the alien aesthetic of Independence Day and set it to Massive Attack’s Mezzanine and you’ll have something in the neighborhood of a roguelike RPG being developed by a small German studio called UnDungeon.
The Week In Games: How To Double Your Dragons
Decades later, I still have no idea what Double Dragon was about. Read more…
The Epic Comeback That Defined This Weekend’s Major Counter-Strike Tournament
The ELEAGUE Major 2017 seemed to be missing something. People scattered across social media were surprised by the quality of the matches but felt like the event was missing the gravitas and pageantry of a true Major. But then Astralis and Virtus.pro pu…
Dots Games Ask Players To Donate To ACLU In Light Of Trump’s Travel Ban
The company behind mobile games Dots, Two Dots, and Dots & Co doesn’t usually speak directly to its players about what’s going on in the world, but following President Trump’s Friday executive order banning travel from several Muslim-majority countries, Playdots, Inc. decided to push out an update asking its audience…
Hand-Drawn Indie Game Gorogoa Gets A Beautiful New Trailer
Jason Roberts’ game Gorogoa has been teasing players with the promise of its trippy visual puzzles for almost five years now. With a new reveal trailer and a planned release for spring of 2017, the wait it almost over.
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Bush And His Poncho, Winners!
Last weekend feels like it was a lifetime ago. But even in these times of change, some things remain constant. Like George W. Bush’s penchant for being a goof.
Two John Hurt Video Games That Couldn’t Be More Different
Tender Loving Care was an experiment in interactive cinema while Privateer 2: The Darkening was an ill-fated Wing Commander spin-off. They were the only two games actor John Hurt ever performed in, but even the rich, rumbling tones of his English voice…
Geralt Of Rivia’s Voice Actor Says Doing Witcher 3 Sex Scenes Was Like ‘Being Caught Masturbating’
Doug Cockle, the voice behind The Witcher’s Geralt, recently described his experience working on the series, including how awkward it can be to record intimate lines when he’s the only one present.