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ReviewsStarCraft II: Legacy of the Void: The Kotaku Review
How to review a game like StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void? Where do you even start? Do you try to figure out how it fits into today’s landscape of competitive multiplayer games? Do you ask whether it makes for a worthy conclusion to the story that began nearly 17 years ago? Do you just…
By Jason Schreier Published November 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow I Survived My Latest Mario Maker Nightmare
After nearly seven hours of ridiculous platforming, The Klepocalypse is finally over. As part of my ongoing Super Mario Maker rivalry with Giant Bomb editor Dan Ryckert, I played yet another stage designed to completely ruin me. That moment above came after a “breakthrough” that resulted in forward progress in the stage. The problem with…
By Patrick Klepek Published November 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Star Wars: Battlefront Helped Me Understand How The Empire Lost On Endor
How could a powerful military force like the Empire lose to a scruffy band of rebel scum and a handful of teddy bears? I’m thinking it has something to do with the Imperial dress code. While I’ve only been playing the release version of Star Wars: Battlefront since yesterday, I’ve played enough to dread the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Luke and Vader Face Off in Marvel’s Best Star Wars Comic So Far
Star Wars canon has changed, and some of that has happened in a new wave of Marvel Comics series. Months ago, we saw Luke Skywalker wield a lightsaber against his father way before their fateful meeting in The Empire Strikes Back. This week’s Star Wars comic has them dogfighting against each other and it’s damn…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 17, 2015 -
CultureComing soon to Steam… Bubsy? You remember Bubsy, right? It’s OK if you don’t. He was a—shall we say—less-than-beloved platforming mascot from gaming’s early days. A company called Retroism got the rights, and they’re trying to make it through Steam Greenlight. Good luck?
By Nathan Grayson Published November 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedFallout 4 Mod Replaces Mini-Nukes With Your Baby
Babies can be like ticking time bombs. You never know when they’re gonna go off. In Fallout 4, they can also be literal bombs. The game’s main quest sees you searching for your lost son, Shaun, who was abducted as a baby. Trainwiz’s Atom Bomb Baby mod makes the hunt for your babbling bundle of…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedLet’s Play A Round Of Paladins, Where Overwatch Meets Hearthstone
Launching into closed beta today, Hi-Rez Studios’ Paladins is a hero-based shooter like Overwatch, but its collectible card-based in-game leveling system is something else. Here’s how a match of Paladins plays out. Players pick a character out of the eight currently available (no doubling up) and spawn in their base. The match begins with the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2015 - Esports
The final stop before the Smite World Championships in January, the Smite Super Regionals kick off today in Atlanta, with teams from Europe and North America competing for spot in the big show. Preshow for day one kicks off at 1:30 Eastern. Catch all the actionon Twitch.
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2015 -
CultureFallout 4 Encounter Escalates Quickly
Today on Highlight Reel we have Fallout 4 fights that escalate quickly, John Cena, Halo 5 shots, and much more! Watch the video above, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Rise of the Tomb Raider –Lara…
By Chris Person Published November 17, 2015 - Esports
Almost All Of Next Year’s U.S. League Of Legends Championship Teams Will Be Brand New
Last night, the newly-minted North American League of Legends pro team NRG introduced itself on the game’s popular subreddit, revealing it’d bought its spot in the 2016 Championship Series from Team Coast. This would be routine pre-season eSports news if something similar didn’t happen practically every other week. The League of Legends championship series is…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedTwo Classic Cartoon Secrets Discovered In LEGO Dimensions
The release of the Doctor Who level pack for LEGO Dimensions unlocked some wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey cartoon secrets in the game. What good is having a time machine if you can’t travel back to the stone age or forward to Earth’s flying car future? I’ve barely had time to play LEGO Dimensions since the Doctor Who…
By Mike Fahey Published November 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4 Mod Lets You Have A Deathclaw Follower
Why settle for dumb old Dogmeat or sadly unromanceable Codsworth when you can roam the wasteland with a loyal deathclaw? It’s a question I ask myself every day. BOTLANNER’s “Creature Follower” mod lets you replace your follower with your choice from a handful of creature types. Here’s the description: “You can have either a deathclaw,…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Hey, It’s An Army Of Custom Doom Figures
Cacodemons, regular demons, imps, a Cyberdemon, Barons of Hell and a lonely Doomguy, all present. Artist ENulmer made some fantastic Doom props including almost all the classic monsters. Some of them, such as the Doomguy, are modified versions of other action figures, but most of the demons are hand sculpted and painted. They all look…
By Gergo Vas Published November 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedLuke Skywalker Sure Did Kill A Lot Of People
Darth Vader is nowhere near the young Jedi. Taking official numbers into account, MrSundayMovies carefully calculated how many people Luke killed in the original Star Wars trilogy. It’s a staggering 369,470. Dammit, Luke. And it’s just the original trilogy. Things like Timothy Zahn’s books are not even included. Does this mean… he’s really the bad…
By Gergo Vas Published November 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Japanese Soldiers Explore a Fantasy World in GATE
Hey, want to see a group of soldiers fight a dragon? Of course you do. GATE is an anime about a mysterious gate that appears in Tokyo, allowing in legions of medieval soldiers who then start massacring the helpless civilian population. Amidst the chaos, Itami, an off-duty member of the Japanese Self-Defense Force (Japan’s not-quite…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Sega is Making a New Valkyria Chronicles for PS4
Sega is working on bringing Valkyria Chronicles IV to the PS4—along with a remastered version of the first game in the series, Valkyria Chronicles The new Valkyria will be following the Japan-only Valkyria Chronicles III, which was released for the PSP in 2011. Announced in the currently unreleased, latest issue of Famitsu, it bears the…
By András Neltz Published November 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Yomawari Makes Japan at Night Both Creepy and Beautiful
The cute little horror game Yomawari owes much of its charm to the fabulous art style of its painted backgrounds. But you don’t have to take my word for it. Just check out this gallery. Yomawari was released in Japan for the PlayStation Vita on October 29, 2015. There is currently no word on a…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Up-All-Night Stream Plays Project X Zone 2 [Stream Finished]
The Sega, Capcom and Bandai-Namco mega-crossover series returns—once again bringing you into a world where your fighting force includes the likes of Chun-Li. KOS-MOS, and Sanshiro Segata …But I’ll probably just repeatedly use Phoenix Wright to kill enemies with paper work. Come join me! Watch live video from BiggestinJapan on www.twitch.tv Project X Zone 2…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 17, 2015
