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UncategorizedQuest For Glory Is Kinda Back
The Quest For Glory series, a giant in the history of PC role-playing (and adventure!) games, has been gone for decades. But this month, their creators have returned with what’s basically a new entry. It doesn’t carry the official branding, but Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is a Quest for Glory game through and through. Co-creators…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fan Comic Illustrates One Of Bloodborne‘s Most Tragic Stories
Bloodborne is a game filled with characters whose tragic histories intertwine with the game world around them, and the tale of Ludwig is one of the saddest ones. A wordless comic by Reddit user yutacustoms conveys it better than I can. I don’t want to spoil it for you, and you should read the entire…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
Players Open Black Lotus At Magic Event, Crowd Erupts
Players in a competitive Unlimited draft at Grand Prix Chiba were expecting to open some of the most powerful, and valuable, cards in Magic: The Gathering, but what they got was a Black Lotus. A Black Lotus is one of the most valuable cards in Magic. Although it is played in very few formats of…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 22, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Exposing Captain Toad’s Crimes
Nerd. Hanger-on. Thief. These are all words we think of when we’re brought into contact with the nefarious Captain Toad. This week’s ‘Shop Contest is all about showing all the awful deeds that the so-called “Captain” has accomplished in his long, evil career. Captain Toad has been going places and stealing gems and other precious…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 22, 2018 - CultureSplitscreen
I DMed In D&D For The First Time And Now It’s All I Can Think About
What’s it like playing a Dungeon Master for the first time ever? On this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, let’s discuss. Kirk’s back from vacation, so he and I spend some time catching up and talking about my adventures in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Then we chat about some of the other recent…
By Jason Schreier Published July 22, 2018 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Thriving With Prosperity
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 16. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published July 19. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 22, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Valley Of Trials Is My Favorite Place In World Of Warcraft
Creating a new character World of Warcraft might be an unfun exercise in grinding, but it also gives orc players the opportunity to experience the Valley of Trials, my favorite area in the game. I recently re-installed World of Warcraft’s bulky 50GB+, and then I went to my Blizzard account page to activate my subscription. Right…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published July 21, 2018 - Uncategorized
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
