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Happy 30th Birthday, Nintendo Entertainment System
On October 18, 1985 Nintendo of America took a huge gamble, releasing a console into a North American market that seemed to have washed its hands of video games completely. Thirty years later those hands are filthier than ever. While Nintendo’s Family Computer (Famicom) system enjoyed massive success in Japan following its 1983 launch, getting…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2015 - Esports
One Bad Call Costs Star Korean League Of Legends Team Its Spot At Worlds
Today’s League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals match-up was between KT Rolster and KOO Tigers, two top Korean teams. Korea is the strongest region in the world for League eSports, so the games were incredibly close. KT Rolster ended up losing the fourth and final game because of a bad call totake Baron Twenty six…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 18, 2015 -
EsportsWorlds Shoutcasters Have A Funny Theory About League’s Dragons
In every game of League of Legends, a dragon flies into the map. Someone kills the dragon. A few minutes later, another dragon shows up. Why does he come to the exact same spot where his fellow dragon was murdered? You might ask. Wouldn’t he notice something’s up? Today Riot’s Worlds shoutcasters gave a dark…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 18, 2015 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Tales From The Bush
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your pretty much weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published October 17. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 12. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry…
By Mike Fahey Published October 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of F.E.A.R. On Its Tenth Birthday
Ten years ago today, Monolith Productions did not release a sequel to Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. Instead they embarked on a horror-filled first-person saga that would leave players questioning supernatural age of consent laws. I won’t spoil anything about the F.E.A.R. series here—well, any more than I just technically did, but not really. The original…
By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today We’re Playing League Of Legends’ Silly New ‘One For All’ Game Mode
There’s a precious 16 hours or so before the next round of League of Legends World Championship games get started, which means there’s only one thing to do: play some League of Legends! Today we’re trying out the silly new game mode “One For All,” which lets you play a full five person team with…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedDestiny Addicts Finally Getting The Help They Need
My name is Michael Fahey, and while I am not a Destiny addict myself, I’m beginning to suspect I work with several of them. Maybe Rooster Teeth’s imaginary support group can help. Over the course of the past nine years of working at Kotaku I’ve developed a habit of jumping from one game to the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2015 - Esports
Chinese League Of Legends Teams End Disappointing Run At Worlds
Top European League of Legends team Fnatic crushed its Chinese opponent Edward Gaming (EDG) today in the game’s World Championship quarterfinals match-up. This brought China’s hopes of making it to the end of the 2015 Worlds tournament to a sharp and sudden close. GG, China. Today’s poor showing by EDG complete one of the most…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedBlack Ops III‘s Free Run Mode Channels Mirror’s Edge And Titanfall
Not only does Call of Duty : Black Ops III have all of its campaign content unlocked from the start, it has content that looks as if it comes from other games unlocked from the start as well. Check out the new multiplayer parkour-flavored “Free Run” mode. Introduced in yesterday’s live stream alongside the new Loyalty…
By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2015 -
Esports‘Game-Altering’ Bug Disrupts League Of Legends World Championship [UPDATE]
The second League of Legends World Championship game between European team Fnatic and Chinese challenger EDG was put on hold today due to an issue with one of the player’s “Q” keys. After determining it was a “game altering bug,” Riot decided to start from scratch. The Q key issue first began to show itself…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 17, 2015 - Culture
This Week in the Business: Virtual Reality Won’t Be Expensive Forever
QUOTE | “It doesn’t matter what it will cost. If it costs too much this week it will cost the right amount a year from now.” – Oculus head of worldwide studios Jason Rubin, talking about why he’s a great believer in the future of VR despite the initial costs Elsewhere in the business of…
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Steam’s Latest Hit Is A Tough-As-Nails Mars Base Building Game
I’ve been playing Planetbase for a couple hours now, and I feel like I’m only scratching the surface. Planetbase is a new outer space base-building game that just hit Steam, and it’s been in the service’s top three best-selling games all day. It takes some time to dig into, but I’m starting to really like…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedAll Games Should Unlock Every Level Right Away
Super Mario 4D Universe—or whatever the next one will be called—should come with every single level in the Mushroom Constitutional Monarchy unlocked. The next Grand Theft Auto should make all of its missions immediately playable in the very first minute. Uncharted 4 should let me jump into the middle of Nathan Drake’s adventures as soon…
By Chris Suellentrop Published October 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
How Nintendo Made The NES (And Why They Gave It A Gun)
Video game history could’ve gone a totally different way if Nintendo’s corporate headquarters were somewhere else. “If Nintendo wasn’t located in Kyoto, I wouldn’t have been there,” the man who lead the design of the Nintendo Entertainment System said last night. Good thing Masayuki Uemura’s parents never relocated to another part of Japan. It’s entirely…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
With Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3 Continues To Get DLC Very Right
A month or so ago, I would’ve told you I was done playing The Witcher 3. Turns out that’s not the case. This week, The Witcher 3’s first paid downloadable expansion, Hearts of Stone, came out. While CD Projekt Red already demonstrated their ability to confidently expand The Witcher 3 with those 16 pieces of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThat Time A German Hacker Leaked Half-Life 2‘s Source Code
Players have been waiting a while for Valve to release another Half-Life game. It’s taken long enough that it’s easy to forget all the drama that circled Half-Life 2’s development. You know, like a hacker leaking an early version of the game in September 2003, more than a year ahead of its actual release date.…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 16, 2015
