Eric Van Allen's discussions

The Kotaku folks are out, so I’m filling in for a day! Read more

I think for the first half of the show, because I watched and liked Kill La Kill, I was just waiting for that ‘turn’ moment. KLK was one kind of show, and right around when the school conquest arc started, it really escalated into something else. Read more

Really hoping this dude shows up with his money gun

Ian ... thank you Read more

I tried hard to avoid Dota comparisons, but this all makes me wonder if League could be shifting to a more Dota-ish approach towards cores and supports. The 1-2-3-4-5 farming order make a lot of sense when drafts and compositions are more malleable like they are right now. Read more

Strange, right? Valve does specify “majors” in that statement, but you would think for qualifiers that were specified, they’d still hold it back until at least one of the brief lulls between different region’s open quals. Read more

The short hair definitely made me think it was DmC Dante at first. Read more

Yup, we got confirmation in a press release after the conference that that is indeed Nero. Read more

Thanks for the catch!
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I mean, Stevie won’t be able to make a single sound to his baby if the power is down either. Read more

There are very few games I don’t want on Switch, but this is definitely one that I think would make a great Switch game. Split Joy-Con multiplayer would be a lot of fun. Read more

Oh dang! I completely forgot about that scene. Going to update the above and then go rewatch the Fusion arc. Read more

Honestly, it’s totally okay to be bad at these games. For years I never touched online or ranked, and was content to just beat the CPU over and over, and still enjoyed a lot of fighting games that way. Read more

Yeah, I definitely got Cell vibes from Vegito. I like them doing something unique with characters like Zamasu, who don’t fight exactly like a normal fighter or have their own quirks. Hopefully that opens the door to some really outlandish concepts in the future. Roshi? Videl/Saiyaman? Read more

Ah, I had a qualifier in there that Unkoe was a stage 3 pickup but it disappeared into the Kinja ether somewhere. Just went back and added it. He’s been good for the team in general, but really works now that they have more teamplay and Aero. Read more

Yes, the stage playoffs are separate from the season playoffs, so stage 4 playoffs are still totally in the picture for Dallas. Read more

The meta is definitely in their favor, but that’s one of a few factors that I think have made the team look a lot more confident and cohesive in their recent matches. Individual players can be great, but teams really shine together and Dallas is playing like a whole team. Read more

Counterpoint: embrace the button, destroy your friends with it. Read more