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V-Commandos Is Still One Of The Best Tactics Games Around
I reviewed V-Commandos last year and absolutely loved it, but 12 months later I’m somehow finding space in my heart to enjoy it even more To recap, V-Commandos is a board game designed by a bunch of guys who either work or used to work at Ubisoft. It’s a turn-based stealth tactics experience, where you…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2018 - Esports
Two Guys Reenact Street Fighter II Match With Their Mouths
The sounds of Street Fighter II are as iconic as anything else in the game, as shown by this incredible reenactment of the game by the two members of No Motion posted on Twitter. Watching two video-game sound impersonators re-enact a bout between E. Honda and Ryu took me right back to those days spent…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 13, 2018 -
UncategorizedPatient Dark Souls Pugilist Defeats Giant With Just His Bare Fists
The Dark Souls games have some grueling and difficult boss fights, but that doesn’t stop committed players from adding self-imposed modifiers that make the game even more difficult. And nothing says “difficult” more than a fists-only boss fight at level one. Yhorm the Giant is one of the lords that a Dark Souls III character…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published May 13, 2018 - Esports
Report: Philly’s Overwatch Contenders Jerseys Banned Because Of ‘FU’
The Philadelphia Fusion’s Overwatch Contenders team, University, is playing without jerseys in today’s season one finals, not due to a laundry mishap or lost luggage but apparently the giant “FU” emblazoned on their game wear. The University, which competes in Contenders—essentially the Overwatch League’s minor league—announced on Twitter that their “FU jerseys” had been banned…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 13, 2018 -
UncategorizedThere’s An Easter Egg In The New Rainbow Six Siege Map Trailer
The trailer for Rainbow Six Siege’s upcoming Villa map has a delicious easter egg for fans of the Assassin’s Creed franchise. Operation Para Bellum, the upcoming content release for Siege, will have all of the normal things you’d expect from a big update: a Pick & Ban system, a host of tweaks to the game,…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published May 13, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Put It On The Switch
Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze made the jump from WiiU to Switch this week, and it’s got me thinking about games that should be on that portable console that everyone seems to love. So let’s get those games on there. The port is always a complicated topic. Why do certain games make it from console to…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published May 13, 2018 - CultureSplitscreen
Some Reasons Why The Games Industry Is So Secretive (And Why Maybe It Shouldn’t Be)
What’re the pros and cons behind the video game industry’s obsession with secrecy and surprises? Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, let’s discuss. First, the Splitscreen Gang talks about Westworld, escape rooms, and news on Nintendo, Rage 2, and Trump’s connections to Everquest (14:16). Then Polygon executive editor Chris Plante comes on to talk about video game…
By Jason Schreier Published May 13, 2018 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Bad Trade
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 May 7. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published May 10. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published May 13, 2018 -
CultureMario Odyssey‘s Meat Skip Is A Tale Of Failing To Fool A Ruthless Game
A skip that could save up to twenty minutes in the Super Mario Odyssey speedrun has finally been proven to exist. It requires switching into two-player mode, using a Goomba stack to climb up a sheer cliff, and clipping through a pot. The problem is that it doesn’t really work. Glitch hunters and speedrunners have…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published May 12, 2018 - Esports
Team Secret are the third team to qualify for The International 2018, a multi-million dollar Dota 2 world championship. The team joins the Virtus.Pro and Team Liquid in having secured a direct invite to the event, thanks to their placing in this weekend’s GESC Thailand tournament.
By Eric Van Allen Published May 12, 2018 - Uncategorized
PUBG Player Takes A Gamble With A Car And Wins
In the first game of today’s PUBG Showdown North American qualifiers for Dreamhack Austin, a player solved a tense situation using the ultimate galaxy brain maneuver. If you pay attention to the PUBG professional play circuit, you’re going to hear a lot about rotations and weapon selection and tactical play. It’s a tense game that…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published May 12, 2018 - Esports
Overwatch Pro’s Husband-And-Wife Streams Are A Bright Light In A Dim World
2018 is not a grand year. Every day there’s some new catastrophe. Fans are rioting, Kanye is tweeting, and we’re all drinking shitty cocktails. But there is one beacon of hope: an Overwatch pro and his wife, and their too-wholesome-for-this-world streams. Park “Saebyeolbe” Jong-yeol is a member of the New York Excelsior, the current top…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 12, 2018 -
CultureWorld Record Celeste Speedrun Is Beautifully Executed
Celeste seems almost built for speedrunners. With its tight controls and constant dashing, it demands that you play it as quickly as possible. Speedrunner TGH has played it so fast that he’s broken the world record at 31:25 for an Any% run As I’ve written before, what I find so astounding about speedruns is how…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published May 12, 2018 - Esports
Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s Best Player Keeps Getting Better
Fighters are gearing up for the coming season of major Dragon Ball FighterZ events, and few look as fearsome as Goichi “Go1″ Kishida. The season of fighting game majors is almost upon us, and FighterZ competitors will go through the gauntlet, from Combo Breaker and the Summit of Power through to CEO and Evo 2018.…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 12, 2018 - CultureShop Contest
‘Shop Contest: Headed West, Winners!
In the spirit of something red and redemptive, all of our favorite characters went West in last week’s ‘Shop Contest. They rustled and wrangled their way into the frontier spirit, and some amazing ‘shops came out of their struggles to homestead their way into their new lives. I asked our intrepid ‘shop experts to send…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published May 12, 2018 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Midseason Madness
The group stage for the League of Legends Midseason Invitational is underway, and the international showcase of talent is already heating up. MSI, as it’s called, is always an interesting test of mettle between regions to see who might be looking for a possible world championship run. And while European hopeful Fnatic has had varying…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 12, 2018 - Uncategorized
Destiny 2 Puzzle Leads Players To Actual Treasure In New York
A brand new Destiny 2 puzzle, discovered this week by players and solved early this morning, led not to an exotic weapon or a secret quest, but a real-life treasure cache in upstate New York, containing gold coins and a spear based on Warmind’s Valkyrie. The puzzle, which started off as a symbol within the…
By Jason Schreier Published May 12, 2018