Burnt out and tired of playing for a losing team, professional League of Legends player Austin “Link” Shin announced last night that he was leaving the game. He did so in a bombastic way: writing an 18-page screed that called out nearly all his former teammates, coaches, and ultimately the game itself. Link retired from…
Fresh-faced League of Legends champion Ekko hasn’t shown up in the game yet for most people. Those that do have access to the guy have been bringing back tales of his time-bending aventures from the game’s public beta. They make him sound exciting. And scary. Very, very scary. Yesterday, Ekko was revealed to be an…
The Sims 4 is releasing its first “Stuff Pack” next week on May 19th for $10, EA has announced. It’s a “Luxury Pack,” which means it adds a bunch of fancy high-end furniture and clothing to the game, as well as two objects with new Sim actions associated with them: a drinking fountain and a…
We’ve heard tales of cats rampaging through GTA V’s city of Los Santos. But what about people rampaging by way of cats? Like: using a gun that fires fuzzy little monsters instead of bullets? Once again, your wish is a modder’s command. YouTuber taltigolt published a video last night showing Franklin rampaging through Vespucci beach…
Heroes of the Storm’ first international tournament, “The Road To Blizzcon,” is kicking off later this month, Blizzard announced this morning. Regional tournaments starting in late May will decide which 8 Heroes teams will make it to the finals held at Blizzcon this November. Prize pool is $1.2 million. Contact the author at [email protected]
From the 5.9 patch notes. All I can say is: What the fuck, Riot? Contact the author at [email protected]
When Riot revealed it was adding a champion into League of Legends who can travel through time, some important questions were left unanswered. Namely: how do you incorporate time travel into a real-time multiplayer game? Now we have an explanation and boy does this Ekko guy sound cool. In a lengthy primer on Ekko published…
I noticed something about Heroes of the Storm the other night. It’s a small detail, but an important one. The game actually tries to lift your spirits when a match isn’t going well. During any given game of Heroes of the Storm, player characters chatter with one another. The game draws from Blizzard’s historic game…
Jungling is one of the trickiest things to do in League of Legends. Thankfully, there are tons of experienced players out there who are willing and able to lend a helping hand. YouTube channel foxdropLoL—a great resource for beginners or really anyone trying to hone their skills in League of Legends—recently put out a short…
Last night, the legendary purveyors of bread-and-cheese injection systems at Hot Pocketstweeted a photo of a bro playing a Nintendo 64 while another bro helped him eat a Hot Pocket. The tweet has since been removed from Hot Pockets’ timeline. Were they embarrassed about using a dated cultural reference like an N64? I can’t say…
The Ratchet & Clank movie finally has a cast, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In addition to the core cast from the games, IRL celebrities Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Bella Thorne, Sylvester Stallone and Rosario Dawson will star in the film. Please, please let this game-to-movie adaption be good.
Here’s a sad truth: Unless you have thousands of hours or hundreds of dollars, it’s impossible to enjoy more than a sliver of League of Legends. Yes, obviously League of Legends is a free-to-play game. That’s always been one of its defining characteristics. The unique problem League faces now, which it didn’t face when it…
Heroes of the Storm is coming out very soon. That means it’s officially time to process my feelings about Blizzard’s intriguing new MOBA. Yesterday I gave the positives. Now let’s do the negatives. It’s way too expensive. I know I said yesterday that Heroes of the Storm has a great “try it before you buy…
Except for Just Dance, all of Ubisoft’s upcoming games will only be released on new-gen platforms, the company said during its fiscal year earnings calltoday. The means no more Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of games like Assassin’s Creed or The Division going forward. Contact the author at [email protected]
The Black Glove, a surreal indie game being made by former BioShock developers, has been shelved indefinitely. Developer Night Games explained in its announcement that they were unable to find a good publisher following the game’s unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign. Bummer! It looked like a very promising game. Contact the author at [email protected]
A GOTY edition of 2013’s beautiful and gloomy mobile game Badland is coming out at the end of May, developer Frogmind Games announced. Better yet, it’s coming to a bunch of new platforms: PS4, PS3, Vita, and Steam on May 26, Xbox One on May 29, and Wii U sometime in June. It’ll cost $12…
Heroes of the Storm is finally coming out at the beginning of June. I’ve been playing Blizzard’s up-and-coming MOBA pretty much nonstop for the past few weeks, and have developed a lot of feelings about the game during its extended beta as a result. Let’s start with the positive ones. It lets you try stuff…
Nintendo’s original Wii is as peculiar a video game console as it is a successful one. Its story has some understandably wacky bits as well. Such as: have you ever wondered where Miis came from? The trivia pros at Did You Know Gaming? turned their gaze on the last-generation Nintendo console in their latest video,…
Track: Forget | Artist: Lianne La Havas | Album: Is Your Love Big Enough? Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Yes, that Link. If that is his real name If you play as Garen in League of Legends, you can now dress the character up like a true Hyrule warrior and indulge in some serious Nintendo fan fiction—like League player and YouTuber MagikarpUsedFly just did (via Reddit): While this is the first I’ve heard of…
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