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The Week In Games: Knight Simulator
Roses are red, violets are blue, please don’t move while I try and stab you. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and what better way to spend the night than by whispering sweet nothings into the ear of a loved one as you watch them hack their way through a medieval field of dudes…
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CultureSome Speedrun Records Will Never Be Broken
For certain games, like Super Mario Bros., new speedruns are constantly chiseling away at old world records, leading to friendly rivalries between players intent on retaking the title as new glitches are discovered. But a few games have speedruns that will never be improved upon. In a recent video that dives into some of speedrunning’s…
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
Always Remember To Look Up While Playing For Honor
Killerduda11 probably thought they were safe after fleeing down into the ravine. Little did he know he was fighting a medieval Batman carrying a giant broad sword. In For Honor, Ubisoft Montreal’s multiplayer arena fighting game, knights, vikings, and samurais duke it out on various maps in crunchy, methodical combat. Usually, calculated tactics are confined…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
Pokken Tournament is getting a 2017 World Championship Series. The announcement was made by the game’s producer, Masaaki Hoshino, at the conclusion of the Tokaigi 2017 two-on-two Pokken tournament. A new patch was also revealed for the Japanese arcade version of the game. The news comes after the game failed to qualify for EVO 2017.
By Ethan Gach - Esports
Dota 2 Hero Getting Killed By Her Own Dagger Is A Perfect Example Of How The Game Keeps Changing
Reddit user OraCLesofFire submitted an extended GIF of the above documenting just how devastating the recent additions to Dota 2 have made certain heroes’ abilities. One of the biggest changes brought about in the game’s 7.00 patch was introduction of new Talent Trees It shows Phantom Assassin (left) hurling a dagger at Nyx Assassin (right).…
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
You Know An Internet Joke Is Kinda Over Once Nintendo’s Had A Turn
The Roll Safe meme, in which logically sound but absurd advice is accompanied by someone pointing to their head with a knowing half grin, has slowly been building up steam since late January. But late last week the Internet joke hit critical mass in the gaming world when Nintendo took it to a new plateau…
By Ethan Gach - Culture
Sunday Comics: That’s A Five Star Bird
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 February 11. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 6. Read more…
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UncategorizedThe RetroBlox Wants To Be A Virtual Console For All Of Your Old Games
There’s no shortage of third-party retro gaming consoles promising all sorts of advantages over their proprietary predecessors, but the RetroBlox wants to be the biggest and most comprehensive of them to date. Unlike the RetroN or Game Freak, the RetroBlox will have an optical drive to support discs from both the PS1 and Sega CD…
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EsportsAmerican Takes First Place At DDR World Championship
Chris “iamchris4life” Chike was one of a handful of Americans invited to Japan to compete in the DDR World Championship. It was the first time players from the States had ever been asked to attend, and Chike wasted no time in winning the whole thing. Included as part of the 6th Konami Arcade Championship, itself…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
EA Takes $3,000 Back From Madden NFL Pro After ‘Inappropriate’ Tweets
Chris “Dubby” McFarland proved himself the best Madden NFL 17 player in the country after defeating Eric “Problem” Wright in the grand finals of the Madden Bowl just over a week ago. Less than a week later he was forced to give back $3,000 of his $75,000 prize winnings after violating EA’s Code of Conduct.…
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
Salt and Sanctuary is still coming to the Vita. At least according to a recent blog post from the developer, Ska Studios, who wrote yesterday that the team is hoping for the Vita version to arrive sometime in March. The game originally released in March of last year as a totally excellent 2D Souls-like
By Ethan Gach - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Call Of Duty World League Open Comes To Atlanta
After last weekend’s Rainbow Six Siege Invitational and lots of recent action in the world of CS:GO, it’s back to the land of MOBAs with big games across League of Legends, Dota 2, and Heroes of the Storm, but with one minor exception: the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Atlanta Open. Below you’ll find where…
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UncategorizedFlipping Burgers Will Save You From Zombies In Dead Hungry
We’re all familiar with what zombies want to eat, but has anyone tried feeding them something else? Burgers, perhaps? The PixelJunk people at Q-Games give it a try in their first virtual reality game, Dead Hungry, and it works like a charm. Who knew? In Dead Hungry, available for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive…
By Mike Fahey
