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Riot just announced a new blog/initiative to improve the way it communicates with League of Legends’ millions and millions of players. It’s called “Riot Pls” instead of “Rito Pls” for some reason. Read about their current priorities—including a better client!—in this introductory post
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Superheroes Who Act Like ISIS Are the Stars of a Great New DC Comic
The first time we saw the new version of DC’s outer space super-team, they were broadcasting what appeared to be the live murder of someone who used to be a Green Lantern. One of the Omega Men slit Kyle Rayner’s throat as millions of sentient beings watched. Believe it or not, the Omega Men are…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedWe’ll Be Lucky To See Final Fantasy XV Next Year
Today in Germany, Square Enix announced that the elusive Final Fantasy XV is totally on schedule and that they’ve even planned out a release date. Then, in traditional Square Enix fashion, they said they couldn’t tell it to us yet. In a bizarre, frustrating live presentation from Gamescom this afternoon, FFXV director Hajime Tabata teased…
By Jason Schreier Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedRocket League‘s Prototype Was More Like Twisted Metal
Before Rocket League, there was Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars. But there was something before that, too, and it was a pretty different game. The original pitch for Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars was called Crash Course, which looks awfully familiar to the games we know today—but focused on car combat. The game’s developer, Psyonix, revealed gameplay…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe New Sims 4 Expansion Pack Adds A Nifty-Sounding Friendship System
After going to work with the first expansion pack, The Sims 4 is adding a European-themed world this fall with Get Together. While the intercontinental additions seem nice, the coolest part of the new expansion is a fleshed out friendship system. The way Sims developer EA describes it on the game’s website makes it sound…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe next major Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC is coming sooner than you think: August 11. That’s next week! To prevent a series of earthquakes, your party heads underground to discover a secret about the Darkspawn. There’s no exclusivity shenanigans this time, either.
By Patrick Klepek Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
See Every Possible Decision From A Life Is Strange Conversation
It’s tough to keep track of the decisions you’re making in Life Is Strange, even though you can usually rewind and make different ones. Ever wonder how it would look mapped out, and you could see every branching path? The developers have done that for us, and it’s fascinating. Life Is Strange developer Dontnod Entertainment…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
How To Transfer Xbox 360 Saves to Xbox One
The belated introduction of backwards compatibility to the Xbox One won’t just allow you to play Xbox 360 games on Microsoft’s newer console. It’ll allow you to use your old save files, too. To get that feature to work, you’ll have to transfer your 360 saves to the cloud. It’s easy, so long as so…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Capcom’s announced that Mega Man Legacy Collection will arrive on August 25 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC for $14.99. The 3DS version, unfortunately, won’t hit until early 2016. The company is promising physical editions of the collection, too, but there aren’t any details yet. You can reach the author of this post at…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedHeroes Of The Storm Announces Two New Characters Plus Another Map
Blizzard revealed a bunch of exciting new stuff coming to its MOBA Heroes of the Storm today at Gamescom. In addition to the previously teased Monk hero from Diablo III, they’re also adding a hero from Warcraft, and another one from StarCraft. AND another Diablo-themed map. Woo content!!!! The monk, who’s officially named Kharazim, was…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedArkham Knight’s Red Hood Add-On Is More Bad DLC For A Good Game
The Red Hood wears a Bat-symbol on his chest but goes around killing bad guys. He’s a character that fans are supposed to love to hate. Too bad his playable appearance in Batman: Arkham Knight is so terribly bland. Story spoilers follow for plot points in Batman: Arkham Knight, including the ending. He’s the star…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
If you’re still working through the expansive CRPG Pillars of Eternity, you have a few weeks to finish up! The game’s first expansion, The White March – Part 1, is coming out August 25. (You don’t actually need to have finished the game to play this, however.) Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Final Moments Of The First Death Star, In LEGO Form
LEGO builder OliveSeon recreated the Battle of Yavin from Star Wars in a very creative way. Instead of building a huge Death Star he focused on its memorable “trench run” scene and made a detailed six-feet-wide version of it. Here are some more shots (via Brick Nerd) from different angles of the Rebels trying to…
By Gergo Vas Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedSkylanders Is Getting Online Multiplayer
Activision revealed today that they’re adding online multiplayer to Skylanders: Superchargers. The game’s getting online land, sea and air races for up to four players, along with an online co-op story mode. Skylanders never had any sort of online multiplayer and fans have been really clamoring for it for a while now. So it’s good…
By Gergo Vas Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
For Amy Ripley, things are about to go from bad to worse. This is a screenshot of a snapshot of 3D artist glenatron’s next project: a chibi diorama of Alien: Isolation. The model’s embedded below for your viewing and zooming pleasure. Kudos to Alban Denoyel for the tip. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs…
By András Neltz Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedMafia III Announced, Coming Next Year
Following the game’s official announcement last week, 2K Games is now ready to show us more—in the form of a reveal trailer. Mafia III takes place in 1968 and stars Lincoln Clay, a Vietnam veteran. We can see him take out a gentleman for his new family in the trailer. Plus there’s “House of the…
By András Neltz Published August 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastSearching the Streets at Night Has Never Been So Eerie (Yet So Cute)
I thought I’d gotten past what it was like to be a child alone in the dark. Yomawari is an upcoming game from Japanese publisher Nippon Ichi Software that captures the innocence and fear of being a child wandering the dark unknown. Check out the trailer below. The trailer begins with the monologue text: My…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe New Silent Hill Will Break Your Heart
There’s a new Silent Hill! It was just announced! Yay! But wait. Don’t get your hopes up, because they will be crushed. Just like when they were crushed when Silent Hills was cancelled. Okay, maybe not that bad, but still, frowny faces all around. The newly announced Silent Hill is for pachinko-slot machines. Why? Because…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2015
