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Destiny 2’s Revamped Iron Banner Is Missing Something
Destiny 2’s Iron Banner event made its debut this week, another carryover from the first game that’s been tweaked enough to require a reappraisal. Unfortunately, it’s lost something along the way. Iron Banner is a week-long event that comes around every six weeks or so. It centers on the competitive Crucible, and in the first…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 13, 2017 - Esports
Smash Bros. Tournament Organizer Partially Pins Unusually Broad Controller Ban On Nintendo
A venue-wide ban on a modernized Super Smash Bros. controller at a major tournament last weekend has re-heated the debate about what kind of controllers should be used in Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments. At The Big House 7, which featured everything from Super Smash Bros. 64 to Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, controllers…
By Ian Walker Published October 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
As reported by Gamasutra, IGN has acquired indie-game deal site Humble Bundle. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed but the site will continue operating independently, ensuring everyone has at least one cheap copy of RPG Maker that they never use.
By Heather Alexandra Published October 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
The More We Learn About Mario As A Character, The More He Sucks
2017 has changed Mario for me, and not just because he might be mind-controlling poor Goombas. Nintendo has told me too much about Mario, and now I can’t look at him the same way again. In the latest episode of the Favecast, Gita Jackson and I discuss how factoids like ‘Mario is no longer a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedOf Course There’s Battlegrounds ASMR
“Hopefully, I can actually win one,” YouTuber Whisper Plays breathed into his microphone before he parachuted off a plane in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. His mechanical keyboard clacked loudly as he dropped down and collected his first few items: a few packs of 9 m.m. ammo and a P1911 pistol, which actually takes .45 ammo. “I’m not…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
People Are So Obsessed With Switch Icons, Now Developers Are Polling Them
Nintendo Switch owners really care about the icons that show up on their home screens, making so much noise that many developers are swapping them out. But not German indie studio Bplus. It’s asking fans to choose Puzzle Box Maker’s icon ahead of the game’s November release. In a post on the studio’s blog, Bplus…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2017 - ReviewsHardwareGame Systems
Sega Genesis Flashback HD: The Kotaku Review
Let’s get the comparison we have to make out of the way: No, the Genesis Flashback isn’t as amazing as the SNES Classic. But it’s still pretty good, if you like the games. While Nintendo is setting the world on fire with its 90s nostalgia trip, let’s say your 16-bit desires are more unconventional. Perhaps…
By Chris Kohler Published October 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Scary Movie Recommendations For Horror Game Fans
What’s a fan of horror games to do when the final boss is vanquished and the credits roll but you’re not ready to say goodbye? What if you want the scary experience but you’re too tired to hold a controller and push buttons? The answer, my friends, lies in another form of entertainment: film. If…
By Stacie Ponder Published October 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Bans A Ton Of World of Warcraft Botters
Last night Blizzard brought the banhammer down on botters and scripters in World of Warcraft, passing out six- to eighteen-month suspensions for players caught using a number of popular third-party programs. Watching the programs’ forums fill up with ban reports is a hell of a thing. According to reports posted on the World of Warcraft…
By Mike Fahey Published October 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
South Park: The Fractured But Whole will get two downloadable story packs—“From Dusk till Casa Bonita” and “Bring the Crunch.” In the first, you’ll fight goths in Casa Bonita; the second will presumably feature Mintberry Crunch. They’ll each cost $12 or you can get them, along with some other challenges and costumes, as part of…
By Jason Schreier Published October 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Swery’s Cat Game The Good Life Moves To Kickstarter After Failed Fig Campaign
Yesterday, The Good Life, the next project by Hidetaka “SWERY” Suehiro, failed to meet its crowdfunding goal on Fig. In a letter to fans, SWERY announced the project would move to Kickstarter. The Good Life captured people’s attention for its strange premise: a reporter moving to a country village where everyone turns into cats at…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Most Popular D&D Races And Classes
Decades of D&D fans repeating the old adage “Friends don’t let friends play half-orcs” may have had some tangible effects. Yesterday, FiveThirtyEight publisheddataon the most D&D popular classes and races and, well, half-orcs only make up about five percent of all D&D characters played between August 15 and September 15. For comparison, more than fifty…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedEvery Big Game Coming Out In Fall 2017
Ahh, fall. The time for pumpkin spice lattes, long walks amongst colorful autumn trees, and watching scary movies underneath the safety of your favorite blanket. It’s also the time for some big releases in video games. We’ll update this list as new release dates are announced. September 26 Nioh: Bloodshed’s End | PS4 Megaton Rainfall…
By Chloe Spencer Published October 13, 2017 -
UncategorizedIn China, Blizzard Is Suing Over Alleged Overwatch Rip Off
If you think mobile game Heroes of Warfare looks like Overwatch, you’re not alone. So does Blizzard China and NetEase, Overwatch’s Chinese operator, which is why they’re taking it to court. If you’ve never seen Heroes of Warfare, check out these screens from Hachima and My Game News Flash: Here is gameplay: This seems to be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2017 - Uncategorized
Pixar’s Cars Gets Real And Freaky In Japan
This is a Suzuki Twin with a deeply disturbing “smile bumper” (スマイルバンバー or sumairu banpaa) that probably should not exist. But yet, it does. While I’ve never seen one in real-life here in Japan, these bumpers do sometimes pop up in online auctions. They appear to be made in Saitama, Japan, so for now, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2017 - Kotaku East
How To Make Pokémon Coloring Books Horrifying
If you want to make Pocket Monster coloring books scary, don’t just color between the lines. Draw stuff between them. These wonderful doodles were done by Twitter user Bankokukun. They are brilliant nightmare fuel. We have seen this kind of thing before. It was frightening then, and it’s frightening now. For more of Bankokukun’s art,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2017 - Culture
Nicolas Cage, The Japanese Snack Food [Update]
If you were a Japanese snack food maker and could put anyone on your tasty treats, who would it be? Nicolas Cage, of course! To promote Army of One’s Japanese release, the actor’s face is being plastered on the popular puffed corn snack Umaibou (or “delicious stick”). Update October 13 – 6:00am: Nicolas Cage did…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2017
