Ethan Gach

It’s 2017 And Modders Are Still Making Diablo II Better

An update to one of the game’s most popular mods has increased the max character level to 125 and removed the cap on monster health, making the grind more deadly than ever. Median XL 2017, the latest season in the Median mod, was released yesterday. The latest update to one of Diablo II’s most robust…

Golf Story Is Another Twee Indie Game Headed To The Switch

A golf Game with delightfully precious-looking sprites and vibrant-pixelated greens? Yes, please. Created by Sidebar Games, Gold Story mashes together leisure sporting events with simulated town life in what seems like a modern day Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage crossed with Stardew Valley, because what’s a game these days without weird…

Overwatch Double-Ultimate Is A Sight To Behold 

Oyana’s team was in overtime when they countered one devastating ult from the opposing Pharah with an exploding mech suit. There were bright lights, tons of explosions, and a lot of dead players. It was beautiful to watch Oyana took out both the Pharah raining down missiles and the Mercy who had just revived her…

Track: Get Lost | Artist: Washed Out | Album: TBA Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Weekend In Esports: The Manila Masters, Combo Breaker, And More

TheMid-Season Invitational is over and done. The best team in League of Legends is, it turns out, still the best. This weekend, all eyes are on the Manila Masters Combo Breaker, the giant fighting game event with something for everyone. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all the weekend’s biggest events in…

Monster Hunter XX On The Nintendo Switch Gets Its First Trailer

This is what Monster Hunter XX, a 3DS game, will look like on the Switch according to a trailer and gameplay footage shown by Capcom at this weekend’s Monster Hunter event in Japan. Revealed earlier this week, the port looks like a crisper version of its predecessor that will try to take advantage of the…

SpongeBob Speedrunner Won’t Rest Until Battle For Bikini Bottom Gets The Respect It Deserves

You’ve probably never given any of the SpongeBob games a second thought, but one speedrunner is playing thousands of hours of SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom in order to change that. Released in 2003, the game arrived a year after the first Ratchet and Clank and was several more removed from the glory days…

The Week In Games: A Rime For All Seasons

It’s been nearly four years since the game that looked like if Wind Waker had a baby with Ico was announced. How time flies! Development woes and the mounting pressure of creating a game that keeps getting described in terms of two all time greats aside, Rime (or RiME if you’re so inclined) remains as…

DIY Modders Are Using 3DS Cases To Carry Their Nintendo Switches Around

If you have a Nintendo Switch you probably love it. Just the right size and weight with a screen that’s sharp and bright, one of the only issues is keeping it safe. Kotaku’s own Stephen Totilo put his in a sock, but there are other solutions out there, including retrofitting 3DS pouches using a bunch…

Overwatch Player Drops Genji’s Dragon Blade Ultimate Within 15 Seconds Of The Match Starting

Dragon Blade is Genji’s ultimate. It grants the cyborg ninja 1.17 swings per second, 120 damage per swing, an eight meter per second movement speed and lasts just six seconds. Player KingFluffy was able to fill up the ultimate meter in scarcely twice that time to unleash a brutal onslaught that left the other team…

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning was released from military prison this week after being locked up for over seven years. This weekend she played Forza. Former President Obama commuted her 35-year sentence as one of his last acts in office, but not before years of inhuman treatment including solitary confinement

Price Of WoW Tokens Jumps To All Time High Following Destiny 2 Reveal

The in-game value of WoW Tokens jumped to a record high this past week after Activision announced that Destiny 2 would be available on PC exclusively through Blizzard’s game client. The news meant a lot of things. PC players would be able to chat with Destiny 2 players while in a Hearthstone or Heroes of…

Track: It’s Very Sunny | Artist: Casino Versus Japan | Album: Go Hawaii  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Wrestlethon 2017 is going on right now. A three day streaming marathon celebrating the history of wrestling games while raising money for the Child’s Play Charity, the group will finish at 4:00PM EDT today with a WWE 2k17 tournament. You can watch here

Sunday Comics: Nothing Personal 

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published May 17. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 8. Read more…

Jury To Decide Whether Valve Actually Owns Dota 2

It probably does, but that hasn’t stopped a federal court from taking a closer look at the question. Two mobile developers, Lilith Games and uCool, have tried to make clones of Dota 2 for smartphones and been sued by Valve as a result. Their games, Dota Legends and Heroes Charge respectively, are slimmed down MOBAs…

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 will Kamehameha its way onto the Nintendo Switch this fall publisher Bandai Namco tweeted earlier today. The game will include ad-hoc play, motion controls, and local, two-person multiplayer using the Joy-Con.

Vienna Game Developers Are Using The City’s Coffeehouse Culture To Create A New Kind Of Arcade 

The rise and fall of arcades have in large part shaped how we think about playing video games together in public places, but in their absence, young designers are finding new ways to bring social gaming out into the open. Austrian for “playing together,” zamSpielen is a small crew of designers and programmers trying to…

Track: Say Goodbye | Artist: Hiroshi Satoh | Album: This Boy Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

The Weekend In Esports: League of Legends‘ Mid-Season Invitational, Greninja Saga, And More

League of Legends’ Mid-Season Invitational look poised to be dominated once again by the unbeatable boys from South Korea while elsewhere in Smash Bros. Wii U players duke it out to unseat their own unbeatable champion. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all the weekend’s biggest events in competitive gaming. Let us…