- 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…
By Steve Peterson Published October 17, 2015 - UncategorizedBy Yannick LeJacq Published October 16, 2015
- Culture
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 -
EsportsLeague Of Legends’ Best Team Streamrolls Yet Another Challenger
Going into the League of Legends World Championship match-up today, the question wasn’t if the Korean powerhouse team SKT was going to lose to Taiwanese challenger ahq e-Sports Club. It was: “Will ahq manage to take a game or two off of SKT’s perfect winning streak?” SKT just answered with a resounding nope. SKT is…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 16, 2015 - Reviews
Chibi-Robo Zip Lash: The Kotaku Review
If Chibi Robo weren’t so cute, this review would be easier to write. Look at the little guy with his electric plug tail! Look at him dressing up as Link from the Legend of Zelda Look at him meeting new people: Unfortunately, this little scamp’s new game is an oddball mediocrity, a game with an…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 16, 2015 - Culture
Valve Explains Why Steam Customer Service Is Still Terrible
At the start of 2015, Valve told me Steam’s crappy customer service would be a big focus for them this year. It’s still terrible. Here’s what happened. During a recent interview with Valve business authority Erik Johnson, I asked why people still have to put up with unanswered support tickets and, sometimes, months of radio…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedOne Unexpectedly Awesome Week With Metal Gear Online
I’ve spent the last week playing through the multiplayer portion of Metal Gear Solid V—and I gotta say, despite the initial launch hiccups, I’m pretty sure I like it better than the base game. Let me explain. Metal Gear Online is everything that makes Metal Gear Solid V so damn good—the wonderful tension of sneaking…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Town That Inspired The Silent Hill Movie Has A Real (And Tragic) Story
Is that an air raid siren signaling the arrival of terrible monsters? Naw, it’s announcing Worth Reading, our weekly roundup of the best games writing. Hey, You Should Read These “Survival Horror” by Duncan Fyfe Duncan Fyfe digs into the complicated fandom of Silent Hill, which intersects with the tragic history of a real-life American…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedLeague Of Legends’ Trolliest Game Mode Returns, Teemo Immediately Gets Banned
Riot just reintroduced one of its whackiest creations back into League of Legends, the company’s inexplicably popular team-based multiplayer game where angry little gerbil things do battle against gigantic, vicious dragons. Only this time it’s missing everyone’s favorite bloodthirsty fuzz monster Teemo. “One For All” is a special alternate game mode that Riot first put…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedDownwell Is the Best Three Dollars You’ll Spend on a Video Game This Week
Falling down in video games is usually a bad thing. Spikes wait for you at the bottom of many a playfield, along with bottomless pits, pools of lava and other instadeath hazards. But, falling down is a joy in Downwell. The deeper you go, the better—and harder—it gets. Developed by Ojiro Fumoto, this vertically-oriented roguelike…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 16, 2015 - Esports
Today’s League of Legends World Championship quarterfinals games are just getting started. It’s Korean powerhouse SKT 1 playing against Taiwanese team ahq e-Sports club. SKT 1 has even brought out its star player Faker for this one. My main question is: does ahq stand a chance? Watch Worlds on YouTube or Twitch.
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 16, 2015
