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EsportsGuy Wins Mobile Game Tournament, Has Nothing To Say
Tomato, the Shanghai finalist for Summoners War, went on to become its first world champion after a full day of harrowing matches against other elite players. When asked if he had anything to say to fans in the audience and online, he said “No.” The $61,000 prize pool World Arena Championship took place on Saturday…
By Ethan Gach Published November 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
While there are a lot of great custom designs for the Switch popping up every week, the Funtastic N64-inspired ones are my new favorite. Nintendo started releasing translucent colored variants for the N64 back in 1999 with the release of Donkey Kong 64. What console mods currently have you excited?
By Ethan Gach Published November 26, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: That’s No Turkey
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published November 25. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 20. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published November 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Black Friday Backlog Of Shame
I bought XCOM: Enemy Unknown five years ago and still haven’t touched it. It was Black Friday 2012 and there were deals. Lots of them. The one that hooked me was from Amazon though. The online retailer was offering a number of games that had come out that year at $25 a piece with free…
By Ethan Gach Published November 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedIf Dark Souls Was Animated To Look Like Cuphead
Dying would look a lot cuter. The mashup was created by the YouTube channel 64 Bits and shows just how limitless the possibilities are for Cuphead DLC. It turns out anthropomorphic cups aren’t the only thing that look cooler when animated. “We just love Cuphead (and Dark Souls!) So we animated you this mashup!” the…
By Ethan Gach Published November 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
Breath Of The Wild‘s Horses Do The Darndest Things
It’s been a good year for games. Trying to arrive at a shortlist for the best ones to come out in 2017 is going be tough. But every time I think I’ve finally started to cool on The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild, it finds a new way to warm my heart.…
By Ethan Gach Published November 25, 2017 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: European Counter-Strike And Hadocon VIII
It’s a relatively quiet weekend in competitive gaming given the American holiday and the general winding down of the year over all. As a result, Europe takes center stage with the conclusion of the Blast Pro Series and WESG 2017 qualifiers. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all the weekend’s biggest events…
By Ethan Gach Published November 25, 2017 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Knocking Loots
QUOTE | “We really don’t like making money off players who are in denial of their addiction. And that’s what a large part of free-to-play gaming is all about.” – Clicker Heroes developer Playsaurus explains why it’s abandoning the free-to-play model for Clicker Heroes 2 QUOTE | “What occurs with ‘loot boxes’ does constitute gambling…
Brendan Sinclair Published November 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
Bungie Changes Destiny 2 XP System After Players Discover It Was Rigged
Bungie has announced that it’s changing how Destiny 2 handles experience points. The move comes in response to players who have been raising questions about it over recent days, with a growing consensus that the system was rigged. For a while after starting a new character in Destiny 2, experience points (XP) are what you…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 24, 2017 -
CultureI Accidentally Got The Worst Ending In The Witcher 3
I recently finished the main plot of The Witcher 3. You might have been following my love affair with it through my stories on the topic, or my weekly “What Are You Playing” posts featuring Geralt in various states of undress. My reward for 110 hours of hard work? Accidentally being a terrible dad. This…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedWhat’s Your Favorite Video Game World?
A few weeks ago, Kotaku’s community-run blog, TAY, had a theme week with a question, what is your favorite video game world? I’ve always loved the world of Phantasy Star II. It’s a utopian vision of a future where everything is provided for. A big AI computer called Mother Brain has created peace and harmony…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedConker’s Bad Fur Day Is Irreverent Action At Its Best
I don’t think a game ever made me laugh so hard. Conker’s Bad Fur Day was developed by Rare in 2001 for the N64 and felt like a satirical middle finger to gaming and film that revels in mocking many of its tropes. It could only come from the creator of platforming classics like Banjo…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
How Beyond: Two Souls Helped Me To Share A Personal Pain
Every David Cage game is an experience, from the eerie Indigo Prophecy to the twisted murder mystery of Heavy Rain and the flawed but ambitious Beyond: Two Souls. Released in 2013 for the PS3, Beyond is an interactive drama action-adventure game about Jodie Holmes (played by Ellen Page) who has supernatural powers. This is largely…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Quirky Voyage of StarTropics
The journey of StarTropics was as varied as it was challenging, taking players from the tropical islands of the Coral Sea to the spaceship of an alien conqueror. In many ways, the game is what you’d get if there was an 8-bit version of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker fused together with Indiana Jones,…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Life Is Strange’s Literary References Give Deeper Meaning To Its Journey
Gamers often talk about the convergence of film and games. But in Life Is Strange, some of my favorite moments are the literary allusions because they make the world feel richer and more authentic. That starts with Max’s last name, Caulfield, which is a reference to Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye, the…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Gunstar Heroes Is An Exhilarating Ride That Never Lets Up
Gunstar Heroes is side-scrolling shooting sublimated, chaos synchronized into a bullet symphony that makes the game feel very addictive. Created by Treasure, a cove of ex-Konami developers who wanted to develop unique games and follow the philosophy of “anything goes,” Heroes covers the adventures of the Gunstars as they fight against an evil organization that…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedPersona 5‘s Real World Is Scarier Than The Metaverse
In Persona 3 and 4, reality outside of the world of shadows was high school life, social links, and excursions that, for the most part, were enjoyable and light-hearted. In Persona 5, every day life is bleak. Warning, spoilers abound. High School Blues From the opening, the main protagonist is threatened, talked down to, and…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedA Goat Made Me Cry In Terranigma
There are many scenes in Terranigma that challenged my notions of morality and how even our well-intentioned decisions can impact a society in ways we couldn’t imagine. It’s arguably one of the most compelling JRPGs ever developed because of those ambiguities, standing as the finale in the Quintet trilogy that includes Soulblazer and Illusion of…
By Peter Tieryas Published November 24, 2017
