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CultureNobody’s Sure How One Of Counter-Strike‘s Best Players Nailed An Incredible Shot
The weekend’s IEM San Jose Counter-Strike tournament was full of great moments, but one shot rang louder than the rest. The reason? It seemed goddamn impossible. The moment came when Ukrainian team (and eventual tournament winners) Na’Vi faced off against beloved-by-the-crowd North American favorites Team Liquid. Na’Vi’s star AWP-er (someone who specializes in Counter-Strike’s notoriously…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Riot’s putting out its first update for League of Legends after the massive game-changing 5.22 patch, and it looks like 5.23 will dial back a lot of the super-powerful new marksman champions. They’re also starting to resize a buttload of champions so they look more like they’re supposed to in the game’s lore. Finally!
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedUnofficial Remote Play App Brings PS4 Games To PC, But It’ll Cost You
Playing PlayStation 4 games on your Vita is nice. Playing them on your PC with mouse and keyboard would be even nicer. Independent developer Twisted plans to release an unofficial Remote Play app for PC this week, but it won’t be free. Several developers have had success developing Android apps that mimic the PlayStation Vita’s…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe State Of The Vita In 2015
On February 15, 2012, Sony of America launched the PlayStation Vita, a powerhouse portable that they promised would deliver “console-quality gaming” to commutes everywhere. Nearly four years later, it’s safe to say they failed. But the Vita is a great machine—even without Sony’s help. This is part of our 2015 “State of” series, a look…
By Jason Schreier Published November 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedPayday 2‘s Controversial Microtransactions Aren’t Going Away, Devs Say, But Might Get Changed
It’s been a rough time for Payday 2. Adding microtransactions to a game that promised to never have them, combined with the developer’s inability to respond to any criticism, seemed like it might prove fatal. As an olive branch, the developers have issued a formal apology—a step in the right direction. Lemme catch you up.…
By Patrick Klepek Published November 23, 2015 - Esports
Europe’s best League of Legends team just lost two of its star players. This afternoon Fnatic announcedthat Heo “Huni” Seung-hoon and Kim “Reignover” Yeu-jin, the team’s top laner and jungler, are both leaving for “career opportunities in another region.” No word on what region that is yet.
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedBattlefront Easter Egg Celebrates One of Star Wars’ Best Bloopers
Blink and you’ll miss one of the best easter eggs in Star Wars: Battlefront. Spotted by GamesRadar, here’s a silly background moment that happens in a Battlefront cutscene: Bonk! As Star Wars fans already know, that’s totally a nod to one of the most famous slip-ups in Star Wars. Pay attention to the right side…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedSneak Attack In Heroes of the Storm Goes Horribly Wrong
“Backdooring” is a common strategy in Heroes of the Storm and other similar MOBAs by which one or more players try to sneak past the enemy team and attack their base before they have a chance to respond. It can be an ingenious way to save a game at the last possible minute. Key word:…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedDamn, This Halo 5 Snipe Is Dirty
Watch in awe as a Halo 5 player gets absolutely demolished by a ridiculous snipe shot. Holy cow. This clip, uploaded by SingleHaloClips and recorded by 34Miniman, shows what happened to a relentless player who made the mistake of chasing down the wrong person in Halo 5: Not only does 34Miniman use a grenade to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Our Favorite Holiday Video Game Console Bundles
It’s actually not always that easy to just buy a video game console. Almost every console on offer comes bundled with some game or other. That’s not a bad thing, of course, but it can make the process of picking out a gift a little tricky. When picking a new console as a gift, your…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Monstress Is A Gorgeous Comic Book About Racism, War and Slavery
Everybody has a little bit of caged, writhing terribleness inside of them, frightening for what it can reveal about oneself. Monstress makes that metaphor literal and shows the struggle of one young woman trying to make her demons serve her angels. This article contains mild nudity and other scenes that some readers might find disturbing.…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 23, 2015 - Tips & Guides
You Should Try Fallout 4 Without Fast Travel
For a couple of days now, I’ve been trying an experiment with Fallout 4—and it’s completely transformed my experience with the game. Last week, I read a thought-provoking piece by Tom Chick,who lauded Fallout 4’s geography but lamented that the game’s mechanics undermine that landscape: Bethesda has no interest in addressing the difficult problem of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s 80s Christmas Parties Sounded Wild
Younger readers were spared the hassle/cost, but older folks will remember that people used to have to make phone calls to get tips and strategies for tough video games. The most famous was Nintendo’s Power Line, and over the weekend the AV Club spoke with three former employees about what life was like working for…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Bloodborne’s DLC Is The Game’s Toughest Challenge Yet
It’s been almost eight months since the release of Bloodborne, From Software’s excellent reinvention of the formula it developed with Demon’s Souls. That formula? Kick your ass until you learn from your mistakes. Bloodborne’s sole DLC, The Old Hunters, doesn’t deviate from this; it’s more hardcore than ever. My plan was to publish a full…
By Patrick Klepek Published November 23, 2015 -
Uncategorized14-Year-Old Sets New Rubik’s Cube World Record Of 4.90 Seconds
Speedcuber Lucas Etter was able to complete the Rubik’s Cube mind-blowingly fast. Solving it in 4.90 seconds is not just one of his bests so far but it’s a new world record. And here’s footage of it, taken at River Hill Fall in Maryland. It basically takes longer for the kids around him to realize…
By Gergo Vas Published November 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Replica Fallout Plasma Rifle Looks Hot
The gooifying energy-based weapons of the Fallout games don’t look like the safest things to use. But they sure look neat, especially in real life. Made by cosplayer TheAnti-Lily, at first it might look like 3D art, but the WIP pics below prove that it’s actually wood, PVC pipe bits, electric cables and green lights.…
By Gergo Vas Published November 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Up Close, 3D Minecraft Art Gets Pretty Freaky
The above gif progresses as follows: Minecraft 3D art as it’s meant to be viewed, as a 2D-ish render; Minecraft 3D art in-game; Minecraft 3D art in-game, but closer. It’s quite the transformation. The build, made by Tober888 of the MysticAbsents group, is a riff on Roy Lichtenstein’s famous Pop Art piece, the Drowning Girl.…
By András Neltz Published November 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Time To Eat Fried Leaves in Japan
Yep, it’s fall! The leaves are starting to turn in Osaka. Thank the maples for some of fall’s most beautiful colors—and yummy snacks. The Japanese maple is called “momiji” (もみじ), and Minoo City is famous for its momiji tempura. Minoo is known for its Japanese maples. Check out the city’s manhole cover. [Photo: churateada] So…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Side of Anime Life You Never See
When you watch anime, you are used to seeing anime characters living and breathing in animated worlds. Let’s change that. According to Japanese Twitter user Kibaichi, All Nationz, and My Game News Flash, folks over on 4chan have been Photoshopping anime characters in, as one anonymous forum member wrote, “places they are not usually seen.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Why There Will Be No Mother 4
For years now, fans have wanted Shigesato Itoi to make a new Mother game. It doesn’t sound like it will happen. There’s a reason for that. In an interview with Game Watch Impress, Itoi said, “When I made 3, I thought I could do it, so I did it,” before adding that 4 was “totally…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 23, 2015