I'd rather see a tournament full of normal people play a game like this instead of pros, it's much more entertaining when the people playing aren't the best of the best. Read more
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Nathan Grayson
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Kotaku senior reporter. Beats: Twitch, streaming, PC gaming. Writing a book about streamers tentatively titled "STREAMERS" to be published by Atria/Simon & Schuster in the future.
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If you're a popular League of Legends eSports player, who actually owns the streams of your matches? That's a…
If this is what can be done on the 360, I can't even begin to imagine what will happen when the PC gamers get their hands on it. Read more
"Knock-knock." "Who's there?" "Counter-Strike police. Open your door. We're here to inspect your computer for…
For a $6.99 game I have had a shit ton of fun with it, game play wise there is only a single zone but you can see that there are future ones that are going to show up later. I would put this game up there with Kerbal as far as fun factor goes. I think I enjoy watching my contraptions fail miserably and yet still some… Read more
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The worst part about this whole thing is that Cities: Skylines shares the title "Cities" with this lazy XXL game, as it will likely hurt them a bit in sales. Different developer, different listed publisher, completely different series, looks far better...but now will have more to prove. Read more
My main gripe about Cities XL, and the most recent SimCity, is that there's no option to go into a god-mode terrain editor before starting your city. That was always one of the more fun aspects of SimCity, IMO. Shaping the land and seeing the effect it would have on a city and the way it grew. Making challenges… Read more
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I have Cities XL but I just found it exceptionally dull. If SimCity is a lobster po'boy on an artisan baguette then Cities XL is mayo on wonderbread. Read more
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Under The Ocean spent more than a year on Steam Early Access, but—despite steady progress and a relatively fun…
Love these guys, it's a real shame they're so unknown. I was really impressed by their recent 'Mammoth Skin' EPs, but I have to say the new album even blows them out of the water. I'm sure this record will be making the rounds on my personal playlist for a long time. Read more