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Fortnite Summer Skirmish Winner Accused Of Cheating, Defended By Epic
Fortnite’s Summer Skirmish is an invite-only esports event that boasts over $8 million in total prize payout across the summer. A winner from Friday’s tournament has been accused of cheating, and developer Epic has come to the player’s defense. In a Reddit thread with over 34,000 upvotes, competitor iDropz_bodies was accused of cheating his way…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 21, 2018 -
UncategorizedMagic: The Gathering Once Had A Foul-Mouthed Educational Muppet
Game companies often goof up when it comes to marketing their products in ways that portray them as hip or cool, but Magic: The Gathering’s Wuberg, the Magic-playing Muppet, is a high water mark when it comes to completely beefing it Evan Irwin, a host of the Magic Mics podcast, dug up these puppet videos…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 21, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Palpatine Deserves To Be Everywhere, Winners!
Emperor Palpatine isn’t getting the respect he deserves, so last week I asked you to put the evil-ass Sith Lord in basically everything that you could. I was not [evil voice] disappointed Palpatine is often known as “that wrinkly guy” or “the evil Star Wars fella,” but true Star Wars fans who had to live…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 21, 2018 - Uncategorized
Enter The Gungeon’s Big New Update Completely Revitalizes The Game
Yesterday, Enter the Gungeon finally received its long-awaited Advanced Gungeons & Draguns update, a free second major expansion that completely revitalizes the 2016 game. It feels like Dodge Rolls’ roguelike shoot’em up came out forever ago, but playing it again this week it feels completely new again. Advanced Gungeons & Draguns adds a lot, so…
By Ethan Gach Published July 20, 2018 - Esports
Blizzard Accidentally Gives Fans Access To Treasure Trove Of Overwatch League Stats
For as long as the Overwatch League has been around, its most diehard contingent of fans has clamored for in-depth, match-by-match stats. Earlier this week, they got what they wanted. By mistake. First, the good news: through the Overwatch League app, fans can finally access map stats that include each players’ contributions to eliminations, deaths,…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedDestiny 2 Players Find Wild Secret Quest, With A Familiar Reward [UPDATE]
Today, intrepid Destiny players uncovered a hidden mission that appeared during an otherwise ordinary patrol event. After a few hours of widespread experimentation and failure, a group completed the challenge, unlocking a powerful weapon that’ll be familiar to anyone who played the first Destiny It all started earlier this afternoon when Redditor blurryferret posted a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 20, 2018 - Esports
YouTuber Keemstar Makes A Fuss After Epic Muscles In On His Fortnite Tournament Turf
For millions of Fortnite fans, Friday Fortnite—a YouTuber- and streamer-focused tournament series hosted by shameless drama profiteer Keemstar—has become a weekly ritual. This week was supposed to be its swan song, but the party’s been called off because Epic decided to host an even bigger shindig just down the block. Keemstar’s series took off due…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 20, 2018 -
CultureThat’s Why They Call Him Revolver Ocelot
Today on Highlight Reel we have modded games, good explosive tosses, Nathan Drakes, and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on all…
By Chris Person Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
What Fortnite‘s Dance Emotes May Owe To The Black Artists Who Created Them
One of the many purchasable dance emotes in Fortnite is from Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” It’s called the Tidy Emote, and goes for 500 V-Bucks, the equivalent of $5 in the game’s rotating store. Players who get it can make their character mimic Snoop’s wheel turning gesture from the video’s “park it…
By Ethan Gach Published July 20, 2018 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for trying to make my apartment look super cool so my niece is really impressed when she and my sister come to visit next week. It’s also for playing video games Last weekend I played Fortnite with a friend of mine for the first time. We barricaded ourselves in a cave, built…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Prey‘s Mooncrash DLC Is Better Than The Main Game
Prey: Mooncrash released last month, adding a rogue-like twist to the 2017 game’s mix of action and exploration. The DLC arrived during E3 and was easy to sleep on—I ignored it in favor of big releases like Octopath Traveler. That was a mistake. Mooncrash might be even better than the main game. In Mooncrash, you…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
New Hearthstone Card Builds Its Own Crappy Deck So You Don’t Have To
Hearthstone is a game about careful preparation, where you amass a grand collection of cards so that you can build powerful new decks. But yesterday, in the continuing rollout of its new science-themed expansion The Boomsday Project, Blizzard announced a card that ignores all that, allowing players to build a deck that includes this one…
By Joshua Calixto Published July 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedNo Man’s Sky Never Got Sandworms Because ‘People Would Hate Them’
If you’re hoping for giant sandworms and non-stop player-vs.-player space battles in No Man’s Sky, you’re probably going to be disappointed by the new update coming next week. If you’re down to just chill in lonely vacuum of space with a couple of buds, buckle up. There are still players seeking out some of the…
By Gita Jackson Published July 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedDying In Games Can Be Its Own Reward
In real life, death is my greatest fear. In video games, I’ll court disaster. When faced with obvious traps or perilous dialog choices, I will run in with reckless abandon. I’m not really sure what this says about me. Death, in video games, often feels to me like a carry over from the arcade designs…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Twelve More Of The Best Gaming Episodes In Cartoons
Cartoons and video games are a match made in heaven. Well, maybe not when the cartoon is actually based on a video game. Single shot animated stories in cartoons always seem to capture the quirky and obsessive nature of gaming in the most meaningful and hilarious light. This piece originally appeared 2/19/18. It’s been nearly…
By Ben Bertoli Published July 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Big changes are coming to Overwatch’s little hammer man. In an interview withVG247, Overwatch’s lead designer detailed how he’s making Torbjorn more useful on attack maps. Soon, he might be able to throw his turrets, which would self-upgrade. Also, his ultimate ability, Molten Core, may become a normal ability.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 20, 2018
