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Overwatch Pro Gets Two Reinhardt Ults In Six Seconds
HAMMER. DOWN. In case you needed any more evidence that LA Gladiators player Chan-hyung “Fissure” Baek is one of the best Overwatch tanks in the world, here he is playing Whac-A-Mole with an enemy team, then getting into an 18-wheeler and running over the Whac-A-Mole machine. Fissure approaches the other team’s frontline with his shield…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fortnite Players Are Having Fun Trolling Thanos
Don’t let his superpowers fool you: Thanos’ arrival in Fortnite is surprisingly silly. Players are taking advantage of Thanos in the best ways, or using Thanos to spread cheer. Given that Thanos is supposed to be a homicidal villain, seeing him in Fortnite’s ridiculous world has been amazing. The main thing that makes any antics…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft Player Gets Year In Prison For DDoSing Servers
In 2010, a Romanian man used denial of service attacks to overwhelm World of Warcraft’s European servers, causing them to crash. Now, eight years later, he’s gonna serve time. The man, 38 year-old Calin Mateias of Romania, was sentenced to one year in a US federal prison yesterday after being extradited last November. He was…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 8, 2018 -
UncategorizedBreath Of The Wild Looks Rad As A Game Boy Color Game
You can already play Breath of the Wild portably on your Nintendo Switch but what if there was another option? A fan-made videotransforms the game into a gorgeous Game Boy Color version that will make you eager for a full ROM hack. The video from Nintendo Wire imagines Breath of the Wild for the Game…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 8, 2018 -
UncategorizedThe Writer Of The Weirdest Harry Potter Fanfic Has A Few Regrets
It should be clear from the very first line of “HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH,” also known as “30 Hs,” that it is not fanfiction in the traditional sense. “Dobby relished his groinsaw’s roar,” the fic begins, “as he withdrew the flesh-choked blade from the astronaut’s ruined skull.” What follows is a short chapter about Harry Potter eating Ron…
By Gita Jackson Published May 8, 2018 -
CulturePlayer Crushes Atari Record Using A Glitch Thought Impossible
A speedrunner using a glitch never performed on consoles has set a new record time in the Atari 2600 game Barnstorming. The glitch creates a new speedrun category for the game, whose scores were once held by the controversial video game player Todd Rogers. The 1982 game Barnstorming has various mode to play. The goal…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
You Now Have Four Months To Lose All Your Switch Saves In A Freak Accident
Last night,Nintendo announced that the Switch will be getting cloud-save backups in September. That means you have four months to drop your Switch into a lake, or let your dog chew it up, or accidentally back over it with your car. Since the Switch came out in March of 2017, it has been impossible to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 8, 2018 -
UncategorizedPillars Of Eternity II: The First 50 Hours
Pillars of Eternity II is aptly named. Fifty hours in, I feel like I’ve only just gotten started. The pirate-themed sequel to Obsidian’s 2015 fantasy RPG (which was itself a spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate) doesn’t have the biggest world map ever or anything like that, but its islands teem with adventures both large and…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 8, 2018 -
UncategorizedFortnite’s Avengers Crossover Is So Good, It Should Be A Permanent Mode
The hottest game in the world has teamed up with one of the biggest movie franchises around, and while it’s technically a marketing ploy, damn if it’s not a good one. This is the most fun I’ve ever had with Fortnite. “Infinity Gauntlet” is a new limited time mode available in Fortnite that can only…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 8, 2018 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Celebrities Wearing JRPG Outfits At The Met Gala
Last night was the annual Met Gala, where celebrities go to have a very expensive dress-up party. This year’s theme inspired a lot of the guests to dress like your next Dungeons & Dragons character. Last night’s theme was “Heavenly Bodies and The Catholic Imagination,” and like every year, a lot of people whiffed it.…
By Gita Jackson Published May 8, 2018 -
Esports‘C9ing’ Is The Bottom Of The Overwatch Toilet
A few weeks ago, at the end of a hard-fought game of Overwatch, my team was diligently wrecking the enemy team outside their spawn point when we suddenly realized that nobody was actually playing the objective. It was completely uncontested. In a moment, the words “DEFEAT” appeared on screen. Fuck. Chat exploded: “C9 nooo” “C99999”…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 8, 2018 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
A Game That Turns Item Shops Into Torture Chambers
I love video game item shops. Even when I can’t afford the curios on display it’s always fun to examine them, read the flavor text, and plan a wishlist of future acquisitions. Item shops also often act as respites from a long and tiring video game journey. In the PC game Roulette Knight, though, they’re…
By Ethan Gach Published May 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Tacoma, an experimental narrative game by the makers of Gone Home, is out now on Playstation 4. It first released last year and is pretty darn good. For a secret test of endurance, maybe consider beating the game by standing around. (Or maybe don’t. The story is really good and worth seeing.)
By Heather Alexandra Published May 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Will Hold An E3 Conference This Year
After skipping 2016 and 2017, Square Enix is again holding its own press conference this year, the publisher said today. Is it time for Final Fantasy XVI? Square’s presser will take place on Monday morning at 10am PT, just before Ubisoft’s at 1pm PT. It’s safe to say we’ll see Kingdom Hearts III, Shadow of…
By Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Underground Boy Bands Charge Fans By The Minute For Hugs And “Finger Kisses”
In Japan, there are idols and then there are “underground idols” (地下アイドル or “chika aidoru”). Besides having concerts, some of them are picking up extra cash by charging fans by the minute for hugs and “finger kisses.” Japanese boy bands are largely controlled by one talent agency known as Johnny’s. While several scans has eroded…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2018 - Uncategorized
Virtual Console Is Not Coming To Switch, Nintendo Says
In the wake of news that the Nintendo Switch’s online subscription service will include a Netflix-like library of NES games, fans have been wondering: Is the Virtual Console coming back? The answer to that question is no, according to Nintendo. “There are currently no plans to bring classic games together under the Virtual Console banner…
By Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2018 - Culture
Cafe Latte Flavored Water Released In Japan
This week, Asahi Soft Drinks is releasing cafe latte flavored water. For a country that already has yogurt flavored water, this should surprise no one. Asahi’s Clear Latte, which is described as “clear espresso and milk,” has zero caffeine, no fat, and is low calorie. It’s apparently made from expresso extract, whey minerals from raw…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Cooking? Cooking!
In my never-ending quest to go beyond surface K-Pop and share some of the quirkiest, funniest and just plain weird music with all of you, this has to be the weirdest. Super Junior-H was a short-lived subunit of Super Junior, a mega-popular boy group under SM Entertainment. The H stood for “happy”, and Cooking? Cooking!,…
By Seung Park Published May 8, 2018
