The secret biggest surprise of 2016 so far? Sega has added official mod/ROM hack support to the Steam version of Sega Genesis & Mega Drive Classics. It’s a bold new world. Also a very, very strange one. Sega Genesis & Mega Drive Classics now has its own Steam Workshop (and a cool new nostalgia-tastic hub…
Overwatch was announced at BlizzCon in 2014. It rose from the ashes of a longtime Blizzard MMO project called Titan, which had been in development for years and years only to meet the reaping scythe of cancellation. But Overwatch character Soldier 76 even predates that. Soldier 76 is Overwatch’s trusty Shoot Man. He’s a gruff…
You can make chickens in Counter-Strike follow you now. Just walk up to them and press the “use” key. Players like de_nerd have taken it to an extremely logical conclusion. By which I mean chicken parades. Bonus: this video from Dman is certainly… something!
Duelyst, a very pretty tactical game, is out today. It’s got a competitive focus and mixes in elements of collectible card games. It’s smartly designed, which is no surprise given that it comes from people who worked on Diablo III and Rogue Legacy. You can try it for free here
It’s been a few days since UFC 197, but discussion rages on. Mainly, everyone’s talking about Jon Jones, who returned after a year of atonement for actual crimes, and Conor McGregor, who didn’t even fight at UFC 197. Flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is once again getting the shaft. It’s a damn shame. While…
Midair sure does look familiar. It looks exactly like Tribes. I’m not complaining! Tribes 2 is one of my favorite games ever. Between this (assuming it gets through Greenlight and Kickstarter) and the miraculous return of Tribes Ascend, things are looking up for those of us who love dishing out blue plate specials.
A modder added The Predator to XCOM 2. That’s right: the game is now Aliens vs Predator. Or Aliens vs A Whole, Whole Lot of Predators. Or Aliens vs One Last Predator Who’s Panicked And Mourning His Predator Pals While Getting Strangled To Death By A Snake Monster. Here’s a video:
Steam’s had a movie section for a little while now, but for the most part it’s been home to indie flicks and Naruto. Recently, though, that’s been changing. Case in point: Lionsgate just added 100 movies to Steam, including Hunger Games and Twilight. While Lionsgate’s mess of moving pictures varies in quality (Reservoir Dogs! Cabin…
Popular porn destination YouPorn has an eSports team. Team YP, as they’re known, appeared in a burst of promotional confetti, then promptly disappeared for months. Later, however, they returned with new teams focused on new games. Now that, too, is in jeopardy. The ESL recently dropped the hammer on Team YP and its many heads,…
Rollerblading healer hero Lucio is one of my favorite characters to play in Overwatch. The simple act of skating around feels great, especially when you’re riding walls like gravity’s just another rail ripe for grinding. This guy, though, he’s turned it into an art form. Jamie Allegro sticks to walls like goddamn Spider-Man. Watch him…
Ambush… truce? Most of the time in Counter-Strike, if you encounter an enemy lying in wait around a corner, you’re screwed. Well, unless you’re lesi20, anyway. Of course, all good things must come an end… some faster than others. Here’s the full thing:
If you at all follow UFC goings-on (or even just follow someone on Twitter who accidentally watched a UFC card at a bar once), you’ve probably heard about the Biblical drama storm currently following Conor McGregor. This week McGregor “retired” from MMA over the UFC’s refusal to give him a slightly lighter promotional schedule. It’s…
A couple weeks ago, survival hit Rust added playable women. This is, however, Rust we’re talking about, so players don’t get to choose whether they’re a dude or a lady. Controversy ensued. People threatened to stop playing. Some said Rust had dug its own grave. Turns out, the game’s player count has actually gone up.…
A valiant Overwatch sacrifice. In this clip from silvert0rch, a Reinhardt player valiantly takes one for the team by charging a self-destructing D.Va mech and shoving it away from his allies. I will name the hammer in the toolbox under my kitchen sink after you, brave sir. Here’s the full thing:
Ruiner looks like a snazzy slice of cyberpunk shooting. You play as a “wired sociopath” out to rescue his kidnapped brother. Combat’s slick, and you’ll have access to augments and all that good stuff. Also, look at that city. The game’s being made by people who worked on games like The Witcher 2 and Dying…
Despite launching to, er, an amount of fanfare, VR is still by and large uncharted territory. I see a bunch of ideas slowly sliding down a wall. Will any of them stick? Beats me. Even game prices have no real standard, which brings us to Job Simulator’s recent price cut. Job Simulator is one of…
Track: DiscoBrain! | Artist: Cyborg Octopus | Album: Learning to Breathe Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Late yesterday, a handful of Steam users suddenly found their Steam wallets flush with a small amount of fresh cash. They had no idea why. Given that Steam is no stranger to scams, hacks, and account hijackings, they suspected foul play. Fortunately, it seems like there’s nothing to worry about. It began with Steam users…
Overwatch is a game about interplay between many different heroes, some of whom represent entirely different subgenres of FPS. Despite the potential for unbalanced chaos, it all clicks. The reason? Details like this one. I’ve logged quite a few hours in Overwatch’s closed beta at this point, and until today, even I didn’t know about…
The Mind’s Eclipse is a visual novel in which a mysterious AI leads you through a fallen utopia. System Shock overtones, anyone? The game’s visual style and atmosphere look excellent, though, and the story seems like it’s very much its own thing. It’s on Steam Greenlight right now, and it’ll be out later this year.…
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