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…

Opening Hearthstone Frozen Throne Packs? Here’s A Tip

Hearthstone’s much-anticipated Knights of the Frozen Throne expansion is out today, and if you’re one of the folks drooling over the thought of opening your fresh new packs, I’ve got some good news and quick tips for you. First off, now that Hearthstone’s pack changes are in full effect, there are a few new ways…

Popular 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,…

Arma 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…

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…

Superhot 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…

Brilliant 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…

A 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…

Nintendo 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,…

Mario 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…

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:…

10 Video Games That Got Weird Name Changes In Other Countries

Sometimes it’s censorship. Sometimes it’s unfortunate implications. And sometimes it’s straight-up unexplainable. But whatever the justification may be, games get renamed all the time when they’re released across different regions. This piece originally appeared 4/6/15. Let’s look at ten particular cases of video game name changes: Bully Edited Title: Retitled to Canis Canem Edit in…

An Incredibly Realistic Monster Hunter Felyne Doll 

Capcom is releasing a highly-detailed, hand-made Felyne. Felynes are the cat species in Monster Hunter and have become mascots of sorts for the series. Priced at 162,000 yen ($1,475), this Felyne doll measures nearly 12 inches long and has amazing details, as seen in these images from Famitsu and Capcom. A Japanese doll maker known…

At $1,365, A Truly Expensive 3DS Game Bundle

The Ace Attorney 1 – 6 Premium Edition pack has to be one of the most expensive Nintendo 3DS game bundles ever released, if not the most expensive. Priced at 150,000 yen ($1,365), the bundle comes with Ace Attorney 1 to Ace Attorney 6, an Ace Attorney 4 mini soundtrack CD, an original box, a…

No, Pikachu Is Not Drunk

During a performance yesterday in Yokohama, one of the Pikachus looked waaaaaaaaasted. This happened at a stage show at the Pikachu Outbreak event. This Pikachu isn’t on the sauce, but rather, experiencing a wardrobe malfunction. Which is not a first. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points…

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