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Sick Galio Drop Secures Win For Chinese League Team At Worlds
Worlds 2017 is underway, and home crowd Chinese team Royal Never Give Up handed Korea’s Samsung Galaxy its first loss of the group stage with a powerful one-two punch. The match between Samsung Galaxy and RNG was a one-sided affair for the latter. Galaxy was sitting on a massive gold deficit and hadn’t tallied up…
By Eric Van Allen Published October 7, 2017 -
EsportsThe Weekend In Esports: Worlds Group Stage And Overwatch Play-Offs
The Worlds 2017 group stage continues this weekend, alongside the season play-offs for Overwatch Contenders and a ton of Counter-Strike matches. In League of Legends, this morning saw North American hopefuls Team Solo Mid rip through Team WE followed by China’s Royal Never Give Up earning an important victory over South Korea’s Samsung Galaxy. But…
By Ethan Gach Published October 7, 2017 -
UncategorizedWatch Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi and Square Enix artist Kazuko Shibuya drink some wine and play around on the SNES Classic. The stream is apparently the first episode in a series of let’s plays by Mistwalker looking back at past games Sakaguchi and others have worked on.
By Ethan Gach Published October 7, 2017 -
CultureWhat We Love(d) About AOL Instant Messenger
On December 15th, AOL Instant Messenger will be officially dead. Gita Jackson asked Paul Tamayo and Tim Rogers from Kotaku’s video team to share their memories of the messaging service of their youth. (If you can’t read the post below, a text transcript can be found here.)
Gita Jackson & Paul Tamayo & Tim Rogers Published October 6, 2017 -
EsportsSorry, Marvel vs. Capcom Pros, But SonicFox Wants To Dominate Your Game Too
In the modern era of fighting game competition, few players are as accomplished as Dominique “SonicFox” McLean. Despite his young age, the 19-year-old competitor has three Evolution Championship Series victories under his belt andalmost half a million dollars in total tournament winnings. And now, he’s looking to translate his oppressive style to one of the…
By Ian Walker Published October 6, 2017 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for figuring out what to do with the two pounds of squash you have in the freezer. Also, video games. I am more determined than ever to finish The Witcher 3. Come back next week for when I haven’t finished it. What about you? What are you playing?
By Riley MacLeod Published October 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedCuldcept: Revolt Proves Once More How Great Monopoly And Magic Go Together
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, the Culdcept series is a unique combination of the property grabbing of Monopoly with the card-based monster battles of Magic: The Gathering. The latest installment, Culdcept: Revolt, is a very good reason to root around for your 3DS charger. My 3DS hasn’t gotten a lot of use since the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Don’t Sleep On Oxenfree, A Spooky Adventure Game Now On Switch
If you’re into indie games and have a Switch, you’re drowning in options right now. Even though Stardew Valley and Golf Story are begging to eat up all your free time, don’t forget Oxenfree, a charming adventure game about being a teen, and also ghosts. Oxenfree is billed as a horror game, but it’s mostly…
By Gita Jackson Published October 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
SNES Classic Hacking Is Moving Rapidly
The Super Nintendo Classic has been out only a week and already there are videos circulating about how to add your own games. Like the NES Classic before it, this new retro device seems prime for emulation, and progress is moving very fast. There’s no way to officially add new Super Nintendo games to the…
By Jason Schreier Published October 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedSatanists Say Video Games Help Them Practice Their Religion
In survival game Ark: Survival Evolved, Church of Satan member Citizen V (his “under the horns name”) ignores the naked and empty-handed low-level players who supplicate at his tribe’s floating base. It’s an opulent base where his tribe hatches pteranodons and cultivates their naval armada. “Anyone worth my time, who enriches my life and brings…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 6, 2017 - Culture
Big Divinity: Original Sin 2 Patch Improves Final Act, Nerfs Chickens
It’s quite an achievement that Divinity: Original Sin 2 launched mostly functional despite how massive it is. That said, the experience had a few patches of pimples. Some quests were unclear or busted, it was too hard to talk your way through act 4, and most glaringly, chickens were way overpowered. Today, a big update…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Stardew Valley‘s Unexpectedly Realistic Take On Getting Rejected
Video games are very good at teaching, even if they have to repeat the lesson over and over. Sometimes the lesson is “don’t fall into that bottomless pit.” Other times it’s “she’s just not that into you.” This post originally ran on 3/07/2016. I’m bumping it up with minor edits because Stardew Valley just came…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedGundam Versus Buries A Good Game Under A Ton Of Unlockables
Giant robots are awesome and Gundam Versus has some of the best. But can a game offer you too many options? Heather takes a look in this critical video. Transcript: Gundam Versus is a fast affair full of laser swords, dashes, and sudden death. The game focuses on arcade battles between giant robots called mobile…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 6, 2017 - Culture
Ask Dr. NerdLove: My Coworker Won’t Stop Negging Me
Hello all you happy shiny pervert people of the Internets, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column left standing in the Shatterdome. This week we’re talking about the unexpected twists and turns life throws your way. What do you do when you meet someone who may be perfect for you… but…
Harris O'Malley Published October 6, 2017 -
UncategorizedGetting Over It Is A Game About Using A Sledgehammer To Climb A Mountain
My longtime friend Bennett Foddy makes frustrating video games. You might have played QWOP, or GIRP. Somehow, making purposely frustrating video games about humans with malfunctioning legs landed Foddy a job teaching game design at NYU. In other words, the universe conspired to inspire him to keep doing it. So we absolutely deserve his latest…
By Tim Rogers Published October 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
Help I Don’t Know What To Do With These Damn PS2 And Wii Games
Yesterday I performed the holy ritual of moving to a new apartment, which means that my body is sore and there’s unassembled furniture everywhere. Also, I don’t know what to do with my old video games. While unpacking boxes yesterday, I dug up a bag full of PS2 and Wii games that I haven’t touched…
By Jason Schreier Published October 6, 2017 - Opinion
A Game Where No One Tells You Not To Play With Your Food
Nouris an art game about the beauty of food and playing with what you eat. With a few slaps of the keyboard, a ramen bowl gets packed with noodles while boba balls leap into tea cups. It’s silly but gorgeous. It’s this week’s Indie Pick. Made by TJ Hughes aka Terrifying Jellyfish, Nour seeks to…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 6, 2017 - Uncategorized
This Is Either The Best Or Worst Thing In Shadow Of War
Forget the nemesis system, loot boxes, or the well of charisma that is Talion of Middle-Earth, the element of the new Shadow of War game that I’m currently most torn on is its ancient poetry mini-game. In the midst of this game full of bloody orc combat, in between moments of interrogating and decapitating your…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 6, 2017 - Esports
The first official Fight of Gods tournament will award each of its top three finalists with a crown of thorns. The blasphemous Steam release pits deities like Odin, Amaterasu, and Jesus Christ against one another in immortal combat, and the developers are certainly leaning into its playfully sacrilegious themes with these unique trophies. Fight of…
By Ian Walker Published October 6, 2017