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Internal Blizzard Memo Details Efforts To Hire, Retain More Women
Blizzard is launching a “global diversity and inclusion initiative” aimed at raising the percentage of women and underrepresented minority groups in its workforce and improving the work environment for those groups, according to an internal company email recently received by Kotaku Only 21 percent of Blizzard employees are women, wrote company president Mike Morhaime in…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 10, 2017 - Esports
True Rich Asshole Stan Kroenke Adds Overwatch Team To L.A. Sports Empire
The Overwatch League has added to its rapidly expanding collection of widely loathed traditional-sports honchos, as Stan and Josh Kroenke, owners of Arsenal, the Los Angeles Rams, a dizzying array of Colorado franchises, and whatever is on Stan’s head have bought a Los Angeles team for a reported $20 million The Kroenkes aren’t the first…
By Maddy Myers Published August 10, 2017 -
CultureNo Rockets? Improvise
Today on Highlight Reel we have Michael Bay chase scenes, ladders, photo bombs, hockey physics 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 more! Friday The…
By Chris Person Published August 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
GKIDS Takes Over U.S. Studio Ghibli Distribution From Disney
Disney is no longer distributing most Studio Ghibli movies in America, sparking hope that the beloved anime films will finally be more accessible both in American theaters, as well as DVD and Blu-Ray. 20 years after Disney struck a landmark deal with Japanese anime titan Studio Ghibli, the American media conglomerate has quietly backed away…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
Hand Simulator Will Make You Hate Hands
Not to sound like the guy who sold you pot in high school, but you ever think about hands? Hands are weird. Hand Simulator makes them even weirder. Hand Simulator is a game where you try to control virtual hands and do things like spin a fidget spinner or load and fire a gun. If…
By Gita Jackson Published August 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedOverwatch, A Game About Teamwork, Is Getting A Free-For-All Deathmatch Mode
For the longest time, Blizzard has been staunchly against the idea of deathmatch modes in Overwatch. It’s a game about teamwork and objectives, after all. Deathmatch has a way of drastically de-prioritizing both of those things. Now, though, the dev team has had a change of heart. In a new video, Jeff “From The Overwatch…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fire Emblem Heroes Adds New Challenge Mode, Free Summons
Fire Emblem Heroes’ bite-sized tactics battles are exciting, but the game suffers from a greedy gacha system and grindy mechanics. Luckily, the latest update hands out some free hero summons and adds a new challenge mode. Battles in Fire Emblem Heroes start as a brisk bit of fantasy-based strategy that only sometimes offer challenge. The…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedPopular Twitch Streamer Banned From Battlegrounds After Exploiting Glitch
“I’m getting banned, dude,” Twitch streamerDestinylaughed to his viewers last night while running over Battlegrounds players with a jeep. Vehicular manslaughter is something the game actually encourages, but although it didn’t look like it, a lot of those players were actually inside houses. Destiny was apparently taking advantage of a glitch, and in the process,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 10, 2017 -
CultureArma III DLC Will Let You Play As A Humanitarian Worker
Games have been letting us play as soldiers and combatants for decades, but there’s far more to war than fighting. Popular war shooter Arma III’s upcoming “Laws of War” DLC will let you play as part of a new faction, the International Development & Aid Project (IDAP), and will introduce scenarios based on International Humanitarian…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
Mega Man Fans Want To Know The Origin Of This Out-Of-Place Concept Art [Update]
In the gallery of the newly-released Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, under the Mega Man 8 heading, is a piece of concept art that doesn’t look like it belongs. Update—It’s Mega Man 11, sneaky Capcom. The art in question, seen above, depicts Mega Man in teal, grey and gold with what looks like a bit…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2017 -
CultureSuperhot VR Speedruns Are Some Terrifying Matrix Shit
Superhot is a badass shooter where time only moves when you move. Gunfights are bullet ballets where timing is crucial. The VR version is just as stunning, especially when speedrunners are pulling of moves straight from the best action movies Speedrunning in virtual reality adds a dynamic physical component to gameplay that you don’t get…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 10, 2017 -
EsportsBrilliant Steal At The Dota 2 International Brings Key Arena To A Roar
The best play so far in this week’s Dota 2 International tournament was a steal that was both skillful and reckless. As Malaysian player Tue “Ahfu” Soon Chuan snuck into a pack of opposing Russian players and grabbed the loot they were going for, the crowd watching at Seattle’s Key Arena lost their minds. Tue…
By Eric Van Allen Published August 10, 2017 -
OpinionA Tactics Game Where Your Army Consists Of Woodland Critters
Wild Heart is a simple but fun strategy with a great concept: take a bunch of animals and let them duel using special abilities and smart positioning. It’s a light and charming affair full of fighting foxes and evil wolves. It’s this week’s indie pick. Developed by Tworavens as a university project, Wild Heart doesn’t…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 10, 2017 -
CultureNintendo Challenges The World With Beastly Speedrun of Splatoon 2 Level
If the ARMS tournament from earlier this year didn’t clue you in, here’s another incident that proves Nintendo is really good at its own games. Yesterday, the official Japanese Splatoon account shared a video of the “Octozeppelin Invasion” level, which they absolutely destroy in a record 1:09. Our own Tim Rogers translated Nintendo’s accompanying Tweet,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 10, 2017 -
EsportsMario Kart‘s Competitive Scene Is Trying To Master ‘Soft Drifting’
Now that Nintendo has removed the fire hopping advantage from Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, there’s a different high-level technique players need to master: soft drifting. The only problem? Soft drifting is much harder to pull off in Deluxe than it was in Mario Kart 8 There are two types of drifting in Mario Kart 8…
By Maddy Myers Published August 10, 2017 -
UncategorizedAtlus has announced that Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth for 3DS arrives in North America on October 17. The launch edition of the game comes with a music CD and 24-page art book. To celebrate the release date, enjoy a video of the Fencer’s nameplate and state page in action.
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2017 - Uncategorized
Titanfall‘s First Mobile Game Is Out Today
After scrapping card-based strategy game Titanfall: Frontlineand starting from scratch, Respawn and Vince Zampella’s mobile studio Particle City finally have a mobile mech combat game on their hands in the form of Titanfall: Assault, available today on iOS and Android. It’s still a strategy game of sorts, and it’s still got collectible cards, but Titanfall:…
By Mike Fahey Published August 10, 2017
