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Loot Rascals Helps Take The Edge Off Of Punishing Roguelikes
I die. A lot. In all types of games, but especially in Loot Rascals. Thanks to its precious art style and bubbling colors though, I can never stay away for long. In the game you play as an astronaut looking for a lost piece of robotic terraforming equipment. What was supposed to be a routine mission…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: Remixed For Your Enjoyment
Some places are worth returning to as often as possible on each new console. It seemed ridiculous at the time that Square Enix would team up with Disney to produce an action-RPG. The creators of a psycho-environmental thriller combining buster swords and blizzara with Daffy and Donald? Somehow, over a decade later, that pairing feels…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Esports
Three Overkills Highlight Series Sweep In Halo World Championships
In the lower bracket semi-finals of the 2017 Halo World Championships, Team Envy and Str8 Rippin were fighting to stay afloat in the bracket. On match point for Envy, both teams’ players showed up in a stellar display of Halo ability. After a long technical delay, the series resumed with Envy up 3-0. Str8 Rippin would…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Some Of The Witcher 3‘s Character Animations Are Still Blowing People Away
CD Projekt Red’s RPG masterpiece came out nearly two years ago, but damn does it still hold up. And recently, a handful of people’s favorite character animations from the game have been making the rounds Unsurprisingly, the renewed interest in the game’s storytelling and animation nuances comes in light of Mass Effect: Andromeda’s lackluster achievement…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Esports
Protoss Prodigy Stats Wins Global StarCraft League Finals
Last night was a fond walk down memory lane for any StarCraft fan. Between the announcement of StarCraft Remastered and the showmatches between old Brood War favorites like Lee Jae Dong and Lee “Flash” Young Ho, anticipation kept building for the night’s climactic battle for the Global StarCraft II League finals. Kim “Stats” Dae Yeob…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 26, 2017 -
UncategorizedRadiant Historia Remake Gets Its First Trailer
Here’s our first look at Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology in action, complete with refreshed character art, anime cinematic, and a slew of ultra-vibrant looking little sprites. Revealed late last week in the pages of Famitsu, some further details on the 3DS remake poured out of this morning’s Atlus live stream in Japan. In addition to…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: A Tight Squeeze
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 March 22. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 20. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Esports
Newcomer Shocked After Taking Down Smash Bros. Legend
This what it feels like when somehow you beat the best Smash 4 player in the world with a miraculous, last minute combo. The kid who can’t believe his eyes as he slides off his headset is Luhtie, a relatively unknown player who mains Zero Suit Samus and has never won a major Smash tournament.…
By Ethan Gach Published March 25, 2017 -
EsportsFans Are Ripping The Halo World Championship For Its Shabby Venue
Competitive Halo’s biggest event of the year is going on right now but some fans are arguing about the venue and how many people are in attendance. The tournament has a prize pool of $1,000,000, but pictures on the ground tell the story of a more deflated event. Nothing screams esports quite like some deflated…
By Ethan Gach Published March 25, 2017 - Esports
Underdog Knocks Hearthstone World Champ Out Of Tournament
The 2017 Hearthstone Winter Championship is underway, and 16 players are competing for $250,000 and one of four guaranteed spots at this year’s World Championships. One Cinderella story may not only earn a ticket to the ball, but he took out a champ on his way there. Canadian player Julien “DocPwn” Bachand is a fairly…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 25, 2017 -
UncategorizedSplatoon 2 Lobby ‘Easter Egg’ Lets You DJ While You Wait
If you’re playing one of the “global testfire” demos for Splatoon 2 this weekend, don’t forget to take a few moments and jam and create some tunes while on the match-making screen. As many people have discovered on Youtube, the game has an easter egg that lets players mess with the pitch of the lobby…
By Ethan Gach Published March 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
March’s Mod Booster for The Binding of Isaac Afterbirth+ on PC is now live. Creator Edmund McMillen is curating monthly packages to integrate fan creations. This month’s includes new items, hairstyles, and even cards from Magic The Gathering. Another one is planned for April, “but who the fuck knows,” McMillen wrote.
By Ethan Gach Published March 25, 2017 - Uncategorized
There’s A Holographic Zapdos Pokémon Card Hanging In The Cubs Locker Room
Somewhere in the Cubs locker room is the proud owner of a number of a number of rare Pokémon cards, including a holographic Zapdos, the legendary electric bird that first appeared over 20 years ago in Red and Blue The collection, hanging below some cleats in a plastic binder slip case, was spotted by Reddit…
By Ethan Gach Published March 25, 2017 - Esports
Splatoon 2‘s Snipers Are Pulling Off Incredible Shots
This weekend’s global testfire for Splatoon 2 is live, and players are already picking apart the new changes in the squid-shooter sequel. A new change to the Charger is letting snipers hold their charges while squid-swimming, leading to some spectacular highlight reels. Splatoon’s gameplay revolves around winning a turf war by inking the most territory…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 25, 2017 - Esports
The Weekend In Esports: The Halo 5 World Championship Finals And More
The spotlight this weekend belongs to competitive Halo 5 as pros descend on California for sci-fi carnage. While OpTic remain the kings of Microsoft’s first-person shooter, their dominance looks as fragile as ever in the face of rising contenders on all sides. Elsewhere in esports, the best Smash players have two long days ahead of…
By Ethan Gach Published March 25, 2017 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Lengthy Switch Shortages
QUOTE | “The demand is incredibly strong for this. As soon as we get any in our stores, it’s out within hours. We anticipate we’re going to be chasing supply this entire year.” – GameStop COO Tony Bartel suggests the company is not done with the pay-once mobile business model of Super Mario Run, even…
Brendan Sinclair Published March 25, 2017 - Esports
Overwatch Pro Sends His Team To The Finals With Huge Reinhardt Play
The second season of the big APEX pro Overwatch tournament has produced all sorts of surprises, but none have landed with as much oomph as Ryu “Kaiser” Sang Hoon’s Reinhardt. Kaiser’s team, an unheralded org called RunAway, completed their improbable march to APEX’s grand finals by hammering down APEX S1 standout LW Blue. With the…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 24, 2017
