The Week In Games: Still A Vive

Why did I Photoshop a PC virtual reality headset on a character on a game that makes absolutely no use of it? Consider it a quantum thing. I almost missed the fact that Quantum Break is coming to PC as well as Xbox One. I’m not used to seeing a major PC release not showing…

It took more than 130 hours of play time, but Twitch streamer Rudeism finally hit level 100 in World of Warcraft using only a dance pad. His final 12 hour session took him from level 95 to 100, after which he sat down and used mouse and keyboard like a normal person.

Widowmaker Aims To Kill In The Second Overwatch Animated Short

Thefirst bit of Pixar-quality Overwatch animation from Blizzard was touching. The second is downright chilling. Everybody’s favorite rear-end model co-stars in Widowmaker’s short story, attempting to stop the deadly assassin from taking out the metal face of the robot/human equality movement. It does not end the way I thought it would. Two down, two to…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Ditto

Ditto is a Pokemon that can transform itself into a near-perfect copy of any opponent. With rudimentary image manipulation skill, anyone could be a Ditto. Anyone. Let me share with you all the inspiration behind this week’s ‘Shop Contest, mealypotatoes’ entry from the epic Pokken Vs. UFC battle. The only difference between a Ditto copy…

When Ratchet Met Clank . . . Again

The first meeting between the Lombax mechanic and defective Warbot is much more dramatic in the Ratchet & Clank movie than it was in the game. It had to be, really. As much as I love the PlayStation 2 classic, the coming together of its titular heroes wasn’t exactly a momentous occasion. It’s was pretty…

Sunday Comics: Sexual Virtuality

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published March 31. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…

Fnatic, TSM Once Again Turn Into Much Better League of Legends Teams For The Playoffs

The weakest Fnatic and Team Solomid League of Legends teams in years just knocked their opponents out of the spring playoffs and advanced to the European and North American semifinals, respectively. Given the history of the EU LCS, maybe that outcome was inevitable. Fnatic have competed in every European LCS final for three straight years,…

The No-Scope Sniper Play That Killed Team Liquid’s MLG Counter-Strike Major Momentum

Despite the fact they were on match-point with a comfortable lead, you could feel everything going wrong for Team Liquid the moment they endured this 1v5 AWP massacre at the hands of a lone enemy sniper. With the entire Liquid team rushing through the apartments on Mirage, seemingly on their way to an unexpected first-map…

Powerpuff Girls Flipped Out Is Two Different Games, Depending How You Look At It

Sugar, spice and an interesting game-shifting device is what Cartoon Network and developer Grumpyface put into Powerpuff Girls Flipped Out, the mobile side of this year’s big relaunch. In landscape mode Flipped Out is a tactical brawler. Players move Bubbles, Buttercup and Blossom about the screen by taping and swiping. They’ll auto-attack whichever monster they…

War Is Beautiful In EVE Online

The largest war in EVE Online history is brewing, and you don’t need to understand what’s going on to appreciate the gorgeous spectacle. The conflict is so exciting that it’s drawn EVE Online YouTuber Rooksandkings back into the fray, crafting a short video that’s one part documentary, one part recruitment propaganda. If I were versed…

I Ditched My Glasses For Virtual Reality

These are my eyes. Normally they are surrounded by thick frames with thicker glass. But now that virtual reality is a thing, I needed room on my face for other things. After nearly three decades I’m switching from eyeglasses to contacts. Note the lingering remnants of telltale red marks on the bridge of my nose.…

Batman v Superman Isn’t Like Other Superhero Films, And That’s Why It’s Great

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a success because it isn’t funny. The film contains funny moments: Batman intoning a robotic “shit” before scrambling around like the biggest possible goof definitely caused a roar of laughter in the theatre when I watched the film. However, it’s not a movie that depends on being funny,…

Angry Birds Makes For The Least Exciting LEGO Sets Ever

Which is stronger, my unrelenting excitement over new LEGO products, or my apathy towards the upcoming Angry Birds movie? After putting together the cheapest set released on Friday, apathy is triumphant. The Angry Birds Movie hits theaters on May 20, several years after Angry Birds had the sort of popularity that would support such a…

Forums Abuzz About Possible Leaked Mass Effect Andromeda Footage

A video identified by NeoGAF user Taker34 as a demo reel from the website of a developer working on the next installment of BioWare’s space opera shows off special effects and new movement abilities that may or may not show up in next year’s Mass Effect Andromeda The 50 second video is a series of…

This Week In Business: The Quest For Fame

QUOTE | “You get that hit of attention and it makes you feel good, then you come back down. Then you build up a tolerance for it, so you need it just to feel normal, like if you have too much caffeine or something.” – Framed developer Joshua Boggs, talking about his self-destructive quest for…

CHKN Is A Survival Game Where You Build Monstrosities

As far as survival games go, CHKN is certainly… unique. CHKN has some of the usual survival trappings: you’ve gotta eat to live, collect/kill to eat, and the game world’s god just said “fuck it, I’m tired” when faced with the idea of creating any shape other than a cube. But it also has creature…

Really Cool New VR App Wraps Your PC Desktop Around You

I’ve played a lot of VR games this week, but the best thing I’ve done in virtual reality wasn’t a game at all. It was just my computer desktop, blown up into immersive 3D. Yesterday the 1.0 version of Virtual Desktop launched on Steam. Created by a developer named Guy Godin, Virtual Desktop has been…