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25 Years Ago, Mega Man 4 Changed The Series Forever
Mega man 4 was the first game in the series to let you charge up your shots. Capcom called this new ability the Mega Buster, an upgraded version of Mega Man’s blaster that was first introduced into the world 25 years ago today. The new gun fundamentally changed how people approached the game in ways…
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CultureThe Week In Games: Gravity’s Rush
If anyone understood gravity, it was the Canadian prog-rock band Rush. A new documentary that aired last week titled Time Stand Still made that abundantly clear. 40 years of music and tours will warp the fabric of space and time and give arthritis to even the best of us, including drummer Neil Peart So if…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Midnight Mario
It was great to finally get a real look at the Nintendo Switch and some of the things it’s capable of. But even if the future of Nintendo’s latest console remains uncertain, what I’m really worried about is Mario. I just have a feeling New Donk City is going to eat him alive. Not only…
By Ethan Gach - Culture
Awesome Games Done Quick Raises A Record Breaking $2.2 Million For Cancer Prevention
All week long, the Awesome Games Done Quick marathon has been streaming speedruns to raise money for charity, but the last day was especially dramatic thanks to robots and a ton of last minute donations. It was just after noon yesterday when AGDQ broke the $1,000,000 mark. Over the next twelve hours, however, the group…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
China’s 2016 World Electronic Sports Games Were Lit
China has been building ghost cities, constructing man-made islands in the Pacific, and more recently diving head-first into the world of competitive gaming. When it comes to esports, the World Electronic Sports Games are entirely next level thanks to gigantic prize pools, unusual rules, and inconsistent live streams. The WESG 2016 took place at the…
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Sunday Comics: Flying Monster Guy
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 January 10. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published January 9. Read more…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
Miami Heat’s Esports Partner Gets Counter-Strike Team Following Labor Dispute
The Counter-Strike players for the esports organization Team SoloMid have all left following a dispute with owners over which leagues they could play in. Instead, the squad have all joined with Misfits, an organization that just this week announced its new partnership with the Miami Heat News came by way of two announcements, first from…
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CultureSpeedrunners Race Their Own Hellish Creations With Super Dram World
In the waning hours of the Awesome Games Done Quick charity marathon, player grandpoobear raced through Super Dram World, a game designed to torture speedrunners. If you weren’t aware, Super Dram World is a hacked version of Super Mario World for the SNES. It was inspired by a previous hack of the game called Kaizo…
By Ethan Gach - Culture
Watch The Final Day Of The Weeklong Awesome Games Done Quick Charity Marathon
It’s almost the end of the 2017 Awesome Games Done Quick at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport Hotel in Herndon, VA. Speedrunners from the far corners of the internet meet in person to raise money for charity by playing their favorite games apace. Along with its summer variant, the Awesome Games Done Quick marathon has…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
Counter-Strike Pro Is Godlike With His Starter USP
Janusz “Snax” Pogorzelski is a beast with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s silencer pistol, and a recent match at the WESG 2016 CS:GO Finals proves it. Virtus.Pro’s Snax is routinely one of the best players currently in the game, known in part for his prowess with the USP-S, CS:GO’s version of the previous game’s USP. It’s a…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: Some Pros Are About To Get Rich In China
This weekend marks the end of the first World Electronic Sports Games finals, with several tournaments across Dota 2, Hearthstone, and more featuring giant prize pools thanks to the event’s deep-pocketed organizers. Unlike your regular esports tournament, WESG 2016 teams each represent a country, much like the World Cup. It also takes place it China,…
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