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UncategorizedOverwatch‘s Skill Rating System Is Busted For Healers
In the world of video games, healing isn’t a glamorous gig. It’s hard enough to get people to do it when everybody’s on equal footing. And when they’re not? Well, then you’ve got a problem on your gnarled, pock-marked, and thoroughly un-healed hands. When you finish an Overwatch competitive mode match, you gain points toward…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
NES Classic’s Ebay Price Triples, Surprising No One
Yesterday, Nintendo announced they were discontinuing production of the NES Classic within North America. With demand high, I was curious to see how things were playing out on eBay. Turns out, it’s a lot like when Michael Jackson died. Slightly baffled by Nintendo’s business decision, I took a look at how the NES Classic’s value…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 14, 2017 - Esports
New League Patch Offers Tank Players Some Freedom
With the last few playoff games for the spring split closing out in the coming weeks, the League of Legends season has almost reached its midpoint. Traditionally a time when competitive play takes a break and sweeping design changes can be made that radically shift approaches to the game, Riot has announced the first batch…
By Eric Van Allen Published April 14, 2017 -
UncategorizedHere Is Some Really Good Music From The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
You ever fight a video game boss where the music is so good, you draw the fight out so you can keep listening? In The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, there’s this mini-boss you can go fight in the desert. It’s called Molduga, and if you’re playing the game normally, you’ll probably just…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 14, 2017 -
UncategorizedLego City Undercover Runs Almost As Well On Switch As On PS4
Nintendo’s Switch is a lovely system, but from a pure power standpoint it’s no PlayStation 4. Even so, a Digital Foundry reportreveals the two consoles’ versions of Lego City Undercover aren’t too far apart performance-wise. While Lego City Undercover might not be the most demanding game, it is one of the first instances of a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2017 -
CultureThe Sexy Brutale Is A Game About Stopping Murders With Time Travel
Everything about The Sexy Brutale is great. Well, aside from maybe its name. The game centers around a pocketwatch that lets you travel back to the beginning of the same day at will. You’re tasked with preventing a series of gruesome murders carried out by the staff of a ritzy casino mansion called… The Sexy…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 14, 2017 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for having a friend stay with you and debating between actually cleaning the house/buying food or just kicking your dirty laundry under the bed/ordering pizza. Also, video games. I have an upcoming game to play, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t time for more Witcher 3. I’ve definitely been taking my time…
By Riley MacLeod Published April 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Horizon Zero Dawn’s Best Armor Makes The Game Even More Fun
One set of armor in Horizon Zero Dawn stands above the others: The shield-weaver armor. It’s really good, and pretty hard to get. It’s also totally worth it. Most of the armor in Horizon has a specific application. This armor protects against fire, this armor against melee attacks. This armor gives you a stealth bonus.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Storage Wars Buyer Finds $45,000 Worth of Classic Games
One of the stars of A&E’s Storage Wars, a reality show about storage locker auctions, just landed an incredible deal on a locker stuffed full to bursting with vintage video game hardware and cartridges. It’s a small fortune in games, over $50,000 worth, enough for the buyer to call it one of his “best ever”…
By Chris Kohler Published April 14, 2017 -
UncategorizedEveryone Is Apparently Playing A Game Called ‘Ballz‘
One of the hottest new mobile games going is a clever take on the brick-busting genre called Ballz. Go ahead, get it out of your system. I still haven’t. Available as a free download oniTunesand Google Play from the folks at Ketchapp, Ballz is one of those quick and dirty (shush) games that’s easy to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Gentleman Thief Who Inspired Persona 5‘s Killer Look
Persona 5 stars a group of Phantom Thieves who go on heists to steal the twisted desires of targets in the land of Tokyo’s collective unconscious, the Metaverse. The main characters also get a costume change in these heists. Persona 5’s protagonist doesn’t talk in the game, but they say everything you need to know…
By Gita Jackson Published April 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
A Very Anime Love Story
The anime Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is full of perfect moments. And buried in it is a very, very anime love story. Protagonist Edward’s martial arts trainer is a woman named Izumi. She’s tough as nails. And how she got that way is revealed in the bonus episode “Tales of the Master.” When she was 18,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Hunter Gets Rare Shiny On First Try, Freaks The Hell Out
In modern Pokémon games, there is only a 1 in 4,096 chance you’ll find a monster in a special coloring. People can spend hours, days, weeks, sometimes even years searching for shiny Pokémon to no avail, just resetting a game over and over again. Here’s what happens when you find a legendary shiny on your…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 14, 2017 -
UncategorizedHere’s The First Trailer For Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Straight out of the Star Wars Celebration in Orlando, Florida today, here’s the first trailer for the next Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, which comes out on December 15. It’s an excellent teaser, one that will no doubt be endlessly dissected for the next eight months. It hints at, among other things, some Rey…
By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2017 - Uncategorized
Bayonetta, As Told By Steam Reviews
Bayonetta is on Steam, and Steam users have absolutely no chill about it. Following an April Fool’s joke and a mysterious countdown clock, the beloved action game Bayonetta finally landed on Steam. If you’ve never played the game, it’s like Devil May Cry, but instead of a very pretty man you’re a witch with guns…
By Gita Jackson Published April 14, 2017 - Reviews
Mr. Shifty: The Kotaku Review
Just going by the title “Mr Shifty,” you might expect something cute. Little Mr. Shifty. He sounds adorable, right? He isn’t. He’s a thief, he can teleport through walls, and he beats the hell out of a lot of dudes. Mr. Shifty is a violent action game for computers and Switch set across the many…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2017 -
CultureHow Deus Ex Predicted the Future
Warning: If you haven’t played Deus Ex, but have maybe bought it in a Steam Sale as something you’re absolutely going to play one day, this article will drive a twelve-car train of spoilers through that dream like you’re Leonardo DiCaprio in Inception This post originally appeared 8/5/14 on Kotaku UK A piece of driftwood…
Richard Wordsworth Published April 14, 2017 -
CultureToy Time Takes The Fate Of The Furious Into Its Own Hands
In honor of today’s release of the eighth installment of The Fast and the Furious, Toy Time launches Ludacris, Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson from the hoods of Mattel’s Stunt Stars vehicles. I’ve not seen many of the Fast and the Furious films, but I am a huge fan of Vin Diesel and people riding…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2017
