Новости за 05.08.2016

Summer can mean a few things: Frolicking in unbearable humidity until your skin is a festering wreck, or cuddling up next to the AC and binge-watching anime. No judgment here.

A lot of people think the Punisher and other criminal-killing characters are cool, because they explode judicial system red tape and deliver retribution to bad guys in the swiftest, most ice-cold way possible. A new comic out this week from Image, Kill or Be Killed presents a kind of polar opposite—a chilling new take on masked vigilantism where there’s no emotional detachment and the roiling upset of the modern world seems to justify killing over and over again.

On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I talked about one of our favorite subjects: Late 60s free jazz. No, wait, I mean Destiny! It was definitely Destiny.

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Rest in peace, buddy. The cosmos will never forget you.

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Steam’s VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat) and game ban systems can block people from playing games they’ve cheated in, no questions asked. But where there’s a will to break the rules, there’s almost always a way.

Nowhere is the distinction between the haves and have-nots more apparent than when waiting for a flight at the airport. But it turns out you might not need an actual first class ticket to get into a swanky airport lounge—just a custom Android app that spits out a boarding pass-spoofing QR code.

Fresh off those Destiny figures that I’m still getting over, 3A said this week they’ll also be releasing a piece based on the new Doom game.

Eating and driving is almost never as clean or easy as you’d like; most of the common foods you’re likely to drive and eat are at best awkward and at worst a filthy disaster. So instead of beating ourselves up about it, why don’t we find a way to make it better? I gave it a shot, and now someone needs to make it happen.

In the bitter war between console and PC gamers, there is one statement neither side can find contentious. It doesn’t matter how much you adore your PS4 or your Xbox One or your Atari Jaguar, consoles suck when playing first person shooters. Man was not meant to frag one’s enemies using two joysticks and some trigger buttons. The beauty of the Xim4 USB hub is that it lets you destroy shit-talking tweens as God intended: with a keyboard and mouse.

The No Man’s Sky review copy situation is a mess , and reviewers from various outlets have just gone and bought copies from local retailers instead of waiting for Sony to send codes. On an unrelated note, come watch us play No Man’s Sky!

Breach and Clean is a wonderfully goofy room service simulator made by Rami Ismail and a small team of mischief makers. You can download it for Windows here if you want to test your room service skills. From strapping bombs to locked doors to mopping up floor and changing out the towels, Breach and Clean embraces the sillier nature of game design. Join me as I sit down and try to clean up the mess in this video!

Early this week, the review aggregator OpenCritic caused widespread panic when they tweeted about publications not receiving early review copies of No Man’s Sky. It was just the beginning of what would become a weeklong debacle involving one of the most hyped games of the year.

Overwatch fans’ investigation into the identity of unreleased stealth hero Sombra is moving slowly, even after game director Jeff Kaplan personally gave them a push along. Over 5,000 Overwatch fans have been working to solve the puzzle since Tuesday without much success.

Hitman Episode 4: Bangkok, will release on August 16th for the Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

A giant Bubba mug , $5 flashlights, and a Quick Charge battery pack lead off Friday’s best deals.

Blizzard weren’t the only folks behind the look of Overwatch. For example, Airborn, a studio based in Berlin, has helped out on many of the game’s alternate skins, including those used in the current Summer Games event.

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Track: Dark As A Dungeon | Artist: Willie Nelson | Album: Country Music

According to respected Korean site iNews24, multiple sources say Blizzard will announce an HD version of the original StarCraft this September.

A slew of Chinese case mods were on display at the recent ChinaJoy gaming exhibition in Shanghai. Let’s have a look.

Here’s the new closer for anime Pokémon: XY & Z. Get ready to overdose on Pikachu, ketchup, and cuteness.

Toro Nagashi. Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. By Stuart Campbell.

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Strike Vector was a cool PC shooter/flight game that really needed some singleplayer to round off the experience. Which is exactly what’s been added to the game’s console release. It’s out on PS4 on August 30.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: The Most Bingeable Anime on Netflix • Game of the Week: Weird, Weird, West and Rain, Maybe. Challenge, Guaranteed • Bethesda: Give Them What They Want For $5?