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Dragon Ball FighterZ Has People Debating Fighting Game Notation
Dragon Ball FighterZ has been a wildly popular game, but it’s also resurfaced some old discussions among the fighting game community—namely, numpad notation. The method for transcribing long strings of combos has varied over the years, thanks to different games having different inputs. Street Fighter has punch and kick buttons, while other games like FighterZ…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 3, 2018 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Switch players were not happy after an ugly placeholder icon for Owlboy showed up on the eshop. Several discussions about it blew up on Reddit and Twitter because Switch owners take game icons very seriously. Owlboy being a gorgeous game, however, D-Pad Studio has a new icon on the way
By Ethan Gach Published February 3, 2018 - Esports
The Week In Esports: Dota, League of Legends, And More Overwatch
The LCS, OWL, and Dota 2’s Starladder I-League Invitational headline this weekend alongside a number of fighting game tournaments. If you’ve been digging Dragon Ball FighterZ as much as I have, be sure to check out Body Count Fighting 4 going on later today. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all the…
By Ethan Gach Published February 3, 2018 -
UncategorizedSlay The Spire Has Some Fun Infinite Combos
Slay The Spire is one of Steam’s latest Early Access gems thanks to its polished combination of roguelike dungeon crawling and traditional card game mechanics. The game’s quite challenging at first, but some players have already been discovering special combos that allow them to rip through the game with ease. Twitch streamer RiskyCB is one…
By Ethan Gach Published February 3, 2018 - Esports
Struggling Overwatch Dynasty Finds Important Win In Last Night’s Matches
Last night’s clash between the Houston Outlaws and the Seoul Dynasty in the Overwatch League was dire for both teams. One was trying to keep a streak alive, another recovering from two straight losses, and both still posturing for a playoff berth. Seoul has been in a rut after falling from undefeated to 5-2, galaxy-braining…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 3, 2018 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Actions And Reactions
QUOTE | “Essentially, it’s made [our Xbox business] worthless overnight… Effectively overnight they’ve wiped massive value off our company and made it not worth doing. Why should we support them and sell their consoles and accessories if we’re going to get very little out of it? We don’t make anything off their digital selection. It’s…
Brendan Sinclair Published February 3, 2018 -
CultureMonster Hunter Archer Is A Legend
Today on Highlight Reel we have tons of Monster Hunter: World clips, close shaves, Dragon Ball FighterZ moments, 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…
By Chris Person Published February 2, 2018 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for having finally bought a casserole pan and being really excited to casserole some things. Or just make brownies in it. The weekend is also for playing video games. I cannot stop playing Subnautica, even though I’ve hit a bit of a snag progressing in the story. I’ve been too scared to…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 2, 2018 -
UncategorizedTactical RPG Ikenfell has a new trailer and is set to release on Steam this summer. The game was Kickstarted two years ago and basically takes the setup for Harry Potter and turns it into an RPG with Paper Mario-esque combat. Perhaps best of all the Steven Universe people put together the music.
By Ethan Gach Published February 2, 2018 -
UncategorizedLet’s Open Some Pokemon Ultra Prism Cards And See If There’s Anything Good
It’s new Pokemon Trading Card Game expansion day, and fans are tearing into thousands of Sun & Moon Ultra Prism booster packs, searching for powerful new additions to their decks. I’ve only got four boosters, but no deck, so I like my odds. I do most of my Pokemon TCG playing online, but I still…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2018 -
ReviewsMultiplatformEA UFC 3: The Kotaku Review
In MMA, there are fighters who’ve got all the potential in the world, but continually fail to put the pieces together. My heart breaks each time they steal a round from a canny vet, only to be force-fed a diet of dirt and canvas dust in the second. A slip or two on the way…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 2, 2018 - Esports
Golden Guardians Fire Locodoco As Coach [Update]
Golden Guardians have announced that just two weeks into the season, they have fired head coach Yoonsup “Locodoco” Choi ahead of this weekend’s games. The Golden State Warriors-owned League of Legends team is currently 0-4 in the 2018 North American LCS season. In several interviews leading up to the season, GM Kirk Lacob and players…
By Eric Van Allen Published February 2, 2018 - Uncategorized
Collector Offers To Pay $100,000 For Original Contra Box Art
While video game collecting is a popular hobby, video game art collecting is a more rarefied avocation. That’s probably because there are so few pieces to go around. There are thousands of copies of Battletoads In Battlemaniacs for the Super Nintendo, but only one original painting of its box artwork—and that’s owned by Dan, a…
By Chris Kohler Published February 2, 2018 - Uncategorized
‘Resistance’ DLC Brings Much-Needed Map Variety To COD: WWII
Call of Duty’s first DLC pack is here, and it brings some much-needed variety to the maps and a (slightly) more interesting Zombies experience. “The Resistance” arrived on January 30 for PlayStation 4, and should be available on Xbox One and PC one month from now. Resistance includes four multiplayer maps and one Zombies map…
By S.E. Doster Published February 2, 2018 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XII Runs Pretty Well On PC
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age, a remastered version of the 2006 PS2 classic, came out on PC yesterday. Good news: the port is pretty solid. As a brand new PC Expert, I spent an hour this afternoon playing through the opening of FFXII on PC. After switching the framerate cap to 60—it starts at…
By Jason Schreier Published February 2, 2018 -
Uncategorized11 Free Steam Games Worth Playing
While Steam gets a lot of hype for discounted prices, you don’t actually have to spend any money to enjoy some of the best games the service has to offer. Over the years, Steam has accumulated a number of great games that are free-to-play, and I’m here to tell you which ones you should check…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 2, 2018 - Esports
The Overwatch League’s Dominant Team Got The Shit Kicked Out Of Them Last Night
After eking out a thrilling 2-1 opening win over Dallas, the Seoul Dynasty found their footing in the Overwatch League and started rolling; in the last couple weeks, they’ve seemed basically unbeatable. The Dynasty are the rebranded iteration of Lunatic-Hai, long considered one of the best Overwatch teams in the world, so it makes sense…
By Patrick Redford Published February 2, 2018 -
UncategorizedRecreating Oblivion In Skyrim Means Paying Close Attention To Trees
Skyblivion is a project by a volunteer team of modders to recreate the map for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion inside Skyrim. It’s been years in the making, dating back to 2012, and the team recently released an updated trailer to showcase their accomplishments so far. Their progress will give you a new appreciation for…
By Ethan Gach Published February 2, 2018