Yannick LeJacq

E3 2015: Ubisoft Press Conference Liveblog 

Time for round three, fans of E3. Now comes Ubisoft. I bet there’ll be something about assassins in this one. Assassins that follow a creed of some sort. “`

E3 2015: EA Press Conference Liveblog 

Next up on the E3 Monday announcement-palooza lineup is Electronic Arts. Kirk and I will be your hosts for this press conference, lovers of text-based content and those who either can’t watch a livestream of the thing or just don’t want to. “`

E3 2015: Microsoft Press Conference Liveblog 

Microsoft’s E3 press conference is about to begin. Can’t follow along with the livestream? Fear not. We’ve got you covered. “`

The Losses In Heroes Of The Storm That Feel Like Bullshit

There are only two outcomes in a Heroes of the Storm match: you win or you lose. But sometimes, it doesn’t feel like you do either. Sometimes, the game just sort of…ends. You might be off in the jungle trying to collect enough skulls to summon a big scary golem. Then suddenly the game wrenches…

Track: Main Event | Artist: RuPaul | Album: Champion Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Tearaway Unfolded, the revamped PS4 version of the wonderful Vita platformer, is coming out on September 8th, Sony has announced. It’ll cost $39.99, and probably be very cute. Contact the author at [email protected]

Heroes of the Storm will begin testing a ban system for its ranked modes this summer, game director Dustin Browder said on Twitter. While many Heroes fans have asked for an option to ban select heroes prior to a match, Blizzard has so far disregarded many team-building features considered sacred to MOBA players. Contact the…

League Of Legends Player Hits Highest Rank With The Weirdest Character

Very few League of Legends players will ever make it to Challenger, the highest rank in the ultra-competitive multiplayer game. Fewer still will reach the upper-most echelons of League’s ranked mode by only playing as a single character. And until this morning, I didn’t think anybody would do that with Heimerdinger But that’s just what…

The Sims 4 Just Added A New World For Free

Well here’s a nice little piece of content. In its latest update for The Sims 4 today, EA added a whole new world to the game. No, not the Aladdin kind. But that would be pretty awesome too. The new third world is called Newcrest. EA explained in an announcement that the new world is…

Sometimes, Every Single Person Dies In A Heroes Of The Storm Team Fight

The goal of team battles in a MOBA like Heroes of the Storm is to keep yourself (and your teammates) alive while simultaneously killing your opponents. That way, once you succeed you have a valuable time window where the enemy is sitting through a cooldown, just waiting to respawn. I mean: if you succeed. In…

Prepare For Battle, TheBigD

Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture is finally coming out on August 11th on the PS4, creator Dan Pinchbeck has announced. The spiritual successor to Dear Esther has been a long, long time coming. Hooray!

How Riot Made Teemo The Biggest Troll Champion In League Of Legends

The devil is real, and his name is Teemo. You’ll know him by the trail of poisonous mushrooms he leaves in his wake. You know what I’m talking about, right? These mushrooms: League of Legends developer Riot published an interviewtoday between Jeff Jew, Colt Hallam, and Brandon Beck—a designer, producer, and CEO at the company,…

My Favorite Piece Of Dialogue From Heroes Of The Storm

“This is too easy,” the elf says. He sounds so sure. Sure enough that I actually believe him. There are a lot of fearsome-looking creatures in Heroes of the Storm. I mean, the game has Diablo, the lord of hell, in its roster. But the guy I find the most formidable by far is Illidan.…

League Of Legends Team Booted From Challenger Series For Shady Activity

Not having enough players on a team might seem like a pretty fundamental problem for any sports team, be it electronic sports or…the analog kind. Not so for North American League of Legends Challenger Team Fusion The Challenger Series, for those who might not be familiar with the intricacies of League of Legends’ burgeoning professional…

Heroes Of The Storm And Team Fortress Look Nice Together

For some reason, this screenshot makes me imagine Zeratul saying: “You call that a knife? This is a knife!” That also means I have to give Zeratul a strong Australian accent, which I want to call Protaustralian and make StarCraft canon. Reddit user Tolkfan put together an album of screenshots made in the Source Filmaker…

Track: Slip Slide | Artist: Chance The Rapper, Busta Rhymes, The Social Experiment | Album: Surf Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Mod Adds Working Hotels To The Sims 4

The Sims modders. Is there anything they can’t do? No. No there isn’t. In the latest example of modding excellence, Mod The Sims forum member simmythesim created an add-on to The Sims 4 (via SimsVIP) that lets players create and manage hotel-like buildings in their virtual neighborhoods. The new hotel venues can house up to…

Mirror’s Edge 2 Is Now Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst

For the longest time, Mirror’s Edge 2 has seemed like one of those sequels that needed to happen but probably never would. Put your anxious mind at ease. The thing has a real name now! And it’s definitely “not a sequel.” In advance of the hype-a-palooza next week at video game industry convention E3, Electronic…

Which Heroes Of The Storm Map Is Your Favorite?

One big thing that sets Heroes of the Storm apart from the rest of the MOBA pack is the fact that Blizzard’s new game has seven different maps on which players do battle as opposed to just one. Not all maps are created equally, however. Which do you prefer: gathering skulls to avoid getting rekt…