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UncategorizedBlizzard Shuts Down Mod Aiming To Make World Of Warcraft‘s Story Better
Questing in World of Warcraft can be a slog. This is especially true during the game’s early levels, before you reach recent expansion content. Warcraft Tales is a mod that would’ve improved that with voice acting and more elaborate stories. I say “would’ve,” because well… Blizzard recently shut down the still-early project, as it would’ve…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
As For Honor Players Threaten A Boycott, Ubisoft Offers Some Changes
Thousands of For Honor players are threatening to boycott the very flawed fighting game they nevertheless love. Today, Ubisoft addressed some of the most frequent complaints, but not everyone is satisfied just yet. This afternoon, Ubisoft updated For Honor’s currency system, increasing steel incomeby 25 percent across all matches. A map players liked is getting…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
A Minor PC Gaming Miracle
Building and maintaining your own gaming PC is the best. It’s also occasionally the worst. This week I upgraded my PC, fully expecting it to be a pain in the ass. Instead, something magical happened. Windows 10 actually came through. I spent the past six months or so in a constant state of doubt about…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 30, 2017 -
UncategorizedNew Tom Clancy Mobile Game is Clash Royale With Sniper Rifles
Creating an army of collectible units and sending them down set lanes to attack enemy bases is all the rage right now. Even the Tom Clancy brand is getting in on the act, though ShadowBreak livens things up by giving the player control of a high-powered sniper rifle. Everybody wants to make a Clash Royale…
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Ron Gilbert, Zelda Secrets, Returning To Destiny
Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we’re joined by Monkey Island designer Ron Gilbert to talk about his newest adventure game, Thimbleweed Park. We’re also talking Zelda, Destiny, and much more. Nice and sunny here at Kotaku HQ, where we’re talking to legendary adventure game designer Ron Gilbert about his new game. First we cover this week’s…
By Jason Schreier Published March 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
Dark Souls 3’s Newest DLC Has The Best Boss Fight In the Series
The Ringed City offers one final hurrah for Dark Souls 3. The most stunning moment involves a surprising boss fight with a creative twist. Dark Souls 3‘s last piece of DLC is remarkably strong. Environments rip and tear previous games to cobble together a beautiful world, involved quest lines weave fascinating tales, and exciting boss…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 30, 2017 -
EsportsStreet Fighter V‘s Most Heated Rivalry Intensified Last Night
There’s nothing fake about the rivalry between Street Fighter V pros Kenneth “K-Brad” Bradley and Joshua “Wolfkrone” Philpot, but last night, Eleague gave the pair a chance to play it up for the cameras. It’s not exactly a years-long feud, but it’s already a popular one. The first notable stand-off between the pair happened last…
By Maddy Myers Published March 30, 2017 - Esports
Blizzard Revokes Two Invites To Global Hearthstone Tournament for “Unsportsmanlike” Comments
Blizzard has revoked the invites of two players, Thomas “Sintolol” Zimmer and Mats “P4wnyhof” Kathage, to the upcoming Global Games because of “recent, inappropriate, and unsportsmanlike comments,” after at least one player protested the inclusion of P4wnyhof by withdrawing from the tournament. The Hearthstone Global Games is a congregation of international Hearthstone players, a special…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 30, 2017 -
UncategorizedDestiny 2 Officially Revealed, Confirmed For PC
The teasing is over: Destiny 2, a video game for which I am already brainstorming silly ledes, will be out September 8 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Here’s the reveal trailer: And here’s Bungie describing the game: Humanity’s last safe city has fallen to an overwhelming invasion force, led by Ghaul, the imposing commander…
By Jason Schreier Published March 30, 2017 -
ReviewsThimbleweed Park: The Kotaku Review
Early in Thimbleweed Park, a new graphical adventure game, a pair of pigeon-suited plumbers tell you not to worry about dying, because there’s no way to lose in this game. “But playing classic adventure games has taught me to save often,” your hero replies. “That was true up until Monkey Island,” say the plumbers. “Then…
By Jason Schreier Published March 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Pokémon Skincare Collection Is Bad
Korean skincare brand Tonymoly dropped a collaboration with Pokémon in December, and I finally got my hands on it. It sucks. The Tonymoly Pokémon collection had a ton of products, including some makeup items that I’m not sure make it to the States, but I was mostly interested in the cleansers and moisturizers. It was…
By Gita Jackson Published March 30, 2017 - Uncategorized
Smash Pros Do IRL Taunts For Charity
Earlier this morning, two top-five Super Smash Bros. Melee players, Adam “Armada” Lindgren and Jason “Mew2King” Zimmerman, and a well-known Fox player named Danny “UUAA” Diaz got together to do Smash taunts, IRL, for charity. The results are amazing and adorable. Here’s Mewtwo’s taunt from Lindgren: And the original to compare: I think this is…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 30, 2017 -
ReviewsUnicomp Ultra Classic Keyboard Review: The Good Old Keys
In 1984 IBM introduced the legendary Model M, a beast of a mechanical keyboard that utilized a unique buckling spring key switch to make sweet love to the user’s fingers, along with a lot of noise. Unicomp’s Ultra Classic is the Model M’s direct descendant, and it’s almost as good as the original. If you’ve…
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2017 -
UncategorizedClub Penguin Island Launches And The Profanity Bans Continue
YesterdayDisney closed Club Penguin, the kid-friendly online game that had been delighting children and quickly banning potty-mouths since 2005. Today Disney launches Club Penguin Island, a subscription-based mobile game, bringing kid-friendly fun and high-speed banning to a new generation. Club Penguin Island, available today in the U.S. for iOS and Android devices, aims to give…
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2017
