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EsportsTop Korean League Of Legends Team SKT Still Hasn’t Lost A Single Game At Worlds
The powerhouse Korean League of Legends team SKT had already set a new record before today’s semifinals games against European challenger Origen, with their perfect 9-0 winning streak at the World Championships. Today, the question for eSports fans was: can Origen somehow interrupt that? Once again, SKT said nope. Today’s semifinals match-up was very clearly…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 24, 2015 -
EsportsEuropean League Pro Outmaneuvers Strongest Team At Worlds With Incredible Juke
The newly formed European League of Legends team Origen is widely expected to lose its match-up against the legendary Korean squad SKT. Their first game of today’s World Championship semifinals didn’t change that. But an amazing series of fake-outs did show that Origen isn’t going down easy. Barely five minutes into the game, two SKT…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 24, 2015 -
EsportsThe League of Legends World Championship semifinals kick off in ten minutes. Today’s game is reigning Korean heavyweights SKT against newly-minted (but still powerful) European team Origen. This one’s gonna be goooood. Watch on YouTube, Twitch, or Azubu
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedThat Time Call of Duty Let You Shoot Up An Airport
Few games give you the option to skip over a mission before you play it, but Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s controversial “No Russian” mission is one of them. Even today, the stage that made players a terrorist remains shocking. Yes, that actually happened. Here’s the image greeting players before the single-player campaign started:…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Watch Us Get Wrecked By Hard Mode In Destiny’s King’s Fall Raid [Stream Over]
Today, Destiny’s King’s Fall raid got a little (or maybe a lot) harder. Hard Mode is live, meaning that those of us who’ve beaten King’s Fall a dozen times can fail at it all over again. I figured some of you might want to watch that. Update: We came, we saw, we… kinda conquered. We…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedThree Minutes of Fighting Over a Half-Naked Man in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Where is a guy supposed to dump a body around here? Here is a three-minute video—taken from a late-game mission but devoid of spoilers—from Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, a game I quite like. The setup: Jacob Frye, the assassin I’m controlling, has just knocked out a British royal guardsman and stolen his uniform. Next, he’s (we’re?)…
By Chris Suellentrop Published October 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
I’m streaming a few Heroes of the Storm games to test out the cool-looking new Protoss warrior Artanis. Watch along on Kotaku’s Twitch channel! UPDATE: And we’re done. Sorry for the lag in the second game. I’m going to have to make sure I have a better/more stable internet connection before streaming again!
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 23, 2015 - Culture
The Steam mobile app just got a major update. Primarily, it adds new Steam Guard functionality and the ability to take care of Steam market transactions while on the go. It is, however, still kinda clunky in places. Oh well, progress! Can we get in-home streaming to our phones next?
By Nathan Grayson Published October 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Shocktober, Week Three: That Poltergeist Remake Sure Was Garbage
There’s an inevitable fact about a good horror movie: one day, someone will think it’s a good idea to remake it—and it’ll suck. As we roll into the final week of Shocktober, there are more horror movies to be watched, discussed, and sighed at. It wasn’t a good week for horror in the Klepek household;…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
I Made Some Tough Choices In Tales From The Borderlands‘ Finale
Tales from the Borderlands’ finale was one hell of a ride. With a veritable bouquet of guns to your head, what choices did you make? (Tales from the Borderlands spoilers ahead!) As you might have already read, I adored Tales from the Borderlands’ final episode—and the whole series in general. Like other Telltale series, Tales…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Video Game That Transports Players to A Different Kind of Africa
The African continent doesn’t show up in video games a lot. And when it does, it’s often shown in an exoticized way that makes it seem foreboding and dangerous. But an indie development team from Cameroon is going for something different: an action-RPG that draws on African fashion, music and myth for a saga aiming…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fans Are Thirsty For A New Nintendo Direct
Right now, fans are taking to social media to beg Nintendo with a single word. “Direct.” It’s all over Twitter. You see it whenever Nintendo posts something new. It doesn’t matter what the subject is. From posts about Splatoon to images of the new Zelda, people are either asking about Directs, wondering about Directs, or…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow Streamers Are Changing How Games Are Made
The temperature is dropping, which means it’s probably a good time to stay inside and peruse Worth Reading, your guide to the week’s best games writing. Hey, You Should Read These “Spectators and players need the same thing from your game design” by Phill Cameron Some of the most popular games to stream seem to…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Guide To The New Zelda‘s Confusing Multiplayer Options
The multiplayer options Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, which is out today for 3DS, can be a little confusing. We’re here to help. I’ve played around ten hours of the game so far, and it’s pretty safe to say Tri Force Heroes can be fun—especially with other people—but it’s totally skippable. As you might expect from…
By Jason Schreier Published October 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Welp, Superman Just Dumped Wonder Woman
And the worst part is: they still have to work together. The Man of Steel and the Amazing Amazon have been dating and co-starring in a team-up title for the better part of two years now. The dalliance between Superman and Wonder Woman always seemed like a concession to the fan-fiction idea that DC’s two…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedLife is Strange’s Ending Is A Hot Mess
The saga of Teen Girl Selfie Simulator came to a close this week, and it’s been quite a trip. My heart still aches thinking about it all—I’m so attached to the characters! But boy, did some parts of the fifth episode of Life is Strange feel kind of phoned in. Spoilers for the Life is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 23, 2015 -
CultureRebel Punches AT-AT To Death
Today on Highlight Reel we have a strong right hook at the Battle of Hoth, lucky and skillful headshots, skeletons, decoys and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. FIFA…
By Chris Person Published October 23, 2015
