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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 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Weekends are for your roommate being away so you have no shame about sitting on the couch and shouting at the TV while eating nothing but pizza for two days. Also, video games. I’m finally into the Blood and Wine DLC for The Witcher 3. Someone who is TOTALLY NOT ME started it last weekend…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedWhat To Expect In World Of Warcraft‘s Big Tomb Of Sargeras Update
World of Warcraft gets one of its biggest updates yet on Tuesday, as the Legion expansion’s demon war reaches a fever pitch. Update 7.2 gives players a chance to take the battle directly to the demons’ front door, when they aren’t busy learning to fly, battling through the pet dungeon or engaging in new PVP…
By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2017 -
CultureSteam’s Latest Hit Is A More Tactical, Less Chaotic Battle Royale Game
Huddled beneath the stairwell, I could hear rain pounding outside as my heart beat its way out of my chest. It was nearly pitch-black inside the radio tower, and somebody else was in there with me. I knew I had only one chance. My trap set, all I could do was wait, trusty frying pan…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Pewdiepie Fiasco, One Month Later
It’s been a little over a month since the blow-up surrounding Felix ‘Pewdiepie’ Kjellberg, and the Wall Street Journal reportleading to the cancellation of his premium show. Since then, a lot has happened to the YouTuber and to at least one of the reporters who worked on that story. For Pewdiepie, it’s been a month…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 24, 2017 -
UncategorizedZelda And Nier Are Great Despite–And Because Of–Their Technical Shortcomings
Nier: Automata and Breath of the Wild are amazing games with occasional technical problems. How do they manage to side step these issues and incorporate them into their structure? Heather takes a look in this critical video. Head’s Up: This video contains minor spoilers for Nier: Automata. Transcript: My current video game poisons of choice…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
The New ‘Nonary Games’ Remake Makes 999 Way Better
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games, a remaster of the first two games in the Zero Escape trilogy, were released today on PC, Playstation 4 and the Vita. If you haven’t played 999 or Virtue’s Last Reward before, this is the release to pick up. And if you have, the remaster of 999 is still worth…
By Gita Jackson Published March 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Show Us Your Keyboard
While all of us at Kotaku are big fans of typing, a handful of us have started taking our love of keyboards to the next level. There’s nothing like a good mechanical keyboard, especially when you take extra steps to make it your very own. I’ll show you what I’m typing on if you show…
By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Witcher‘s Author Says He Screwed Himself Out Of Profiting Off The Games
If you happen to run into Andrzej Sapkowski, creator of The Witcher, you might not want to bring up the video games. They haven’t made his life much better, in part because they’re not making him any money. Sapkowski, who spoke to Eurogamer’s Robert Purchese in an interview published today, has never been a gamer…
By Jason Schreier Published March 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
How To Get Into Dungeons & Dragons
Getting into Dungeons & Dragons can be intimidating. You need maybe three or four other nerds to play with, some pricey tomes full of numbers and tables, ample free time and several dice with as many as 20 sides. It’s a lot to fathom, and even more to set up. How will you find D&D-curious…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 24, 2017 - Uncategorized
Zelda: Breath of the Wild Is The Perfect Game For Non-Gamers
Breath of the Wild might be the hardest Zelda since the NES days, teaching players how to progress through its puzzles by killing them frequently and without remorse. Yet, paradoxically, it’s also one of the best games for people who don’t play a lot of video games. Last week, having spent the past month raving about…
By Jason Schreier Published March 24, 2017
