kotaku game diary
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Battlefield V’s Beta Feels Too Slow
14I dove into the Battlefield V beta last night. While I enjoyed the tense gunfights, I’m not so sure about some of the game’s changes. From shifts in how ammo is handled to changes to weapon customisation, my fun was tempered by some scepticism about what my favourite multiplayer shooter might be like at launch.
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Children Can Always Make Bayek Smile In Assassin’s Creed: Origins
Bayek’s motivation in Assassin’s Creed: Origins gets revealed early on: He seeks revenge for the death of his young son. He isn’t alone among video game protagonists in wanting revenge. Samus Aran lost her parents; Joel Last-Of-Us lost his daughter; Mario Mario lost multiple girlfriends to multiple muscle-bound monsters. Somehow, though, Bayek has kept his…
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What’s The Quickest You’ve Bailed On A Game?
I don’t think I ever played New Super Mario Bros. Wii U past the second boss, didn’t play past the tutorial in Rainbow Six Siege. Life is short, I’ve got too many games to play, and sometimes I just need to bail early. Same with you?
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Fortnite Now Gives You A Reward If You Turn On Two-Factor Authentication
I have avoided the depths of distraction that ensnare millions of people who download Fortnite. I don’t play much. But I do get the emails telling me people are trying to hack my account and have finally done something about it.