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League Of Legends Players Leave Team Amidst Hacking Scandal
When Riot Games said that it was suspending the coach of the European League of Legends team Copenhagen Wolves, it seemed like the team had managed to survive its brush with a major eSports scandal. But two high-profile departures this week and a series of leaked documents show the team is still reeling. Copenhagen Wolves’…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Popular Steam Game Offers $100 To Anyone Who Finds An Exploit
Have you encountered a bug, glitch, or hack while playing Steam’s hottest new dinosaur game?You might be sitting on $100. ARK: Survival Evolved, a dinosaur survival game that’s been tearing up the top-selling charts for almost a month now, is trying something pretty unique for an Early Access game. One of the developers took to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Arkham Knight’s Harley Quinn DLC Is Terrible
Harley Quinn’s one of the most popular new Batman characters to appear in the last few years. She’s finally playable in Arkham Knight, starring in what serves as a prequel to the story in the main game. But, despite being a free add-on, the story pack starring the Joker’s sometime girlfriend isn’t worth the time…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Bunch Of Zelda: Triforce Heroes Questions, Answered
The next Zelda game isn’t quite what people expected. Announced last week during Nintendo’s E3 presentation, Zelda: Triforce Heroes is a co-op dungeon crawler designed to be played by a party of three—not your average setup for a Zelda game. Last week in Los Angeles, I got to spend a few minutes with Zelda: Triforce…
By Jason Schreier Published June 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedBatman: Arkham Knight Is Full of Superman Easter Eggs
You don’t have to look very far to find references to the Man of Steel in Gotham—Arkham Knight is bursting with Superman easter eggs. Helpfully, Arekkz Gaming has rounded a few of them up in this video: Some of the more easily-spotted ones are the Lex Luthor corp ads populating some of the skyscrapers in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedThat New Game From Inafune And The Makers of Metroid Prime Sounds Cool
No offense to the lead creator of Mega Man, but the words “From Keiji Inafune” in the debut trailer for a new Xbox One game called ReCore weren’t what excited me most. It was what came next: “and the makers of Metroid Prime.” And that was before I even found out what the game actually…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Arkham Knight PC Disaster Watch: Day Two
Batman: Arkham Knight still doesn’t run well on PC, and it’s not clear when (or if) that might change anytime soon. The public statements from Warner Bros. aren’t helping matters, either. If you’re just catching up with this story, here’s the short version: Arkham Knight runs like crap on the PC. It doesn’t matter if…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Suikoden III Is On PSN Right Now (So Play It)
Konami, a Japanese company that operates slot machines and fitness clubs, released a video game yesterday on the PlayStation Network. It’s called Suikoden III. You should play it. Suikoden III is, as you might have guessed, the third entry in the very-excellent Suikoden series, which you really must play, even if you only have time…
By Jason Schreier Published June 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Sony Explains What Went Wrong With Driveclub
The long and winding road for Driveclub PlayStation Plus Edition is hopefully coming to an end. It was supposed to arrive last October, but months later, Sony says it’ll be available tomorrow. What happened? What took so long? At E3, we asked Sony for an explanation. Technically, Driveclub PlayStation Plus Edition showed up on PlayStation…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedAn Epic Near-Death Heroes Of The Storm Win
The angelic ghost cow near the bottom of this screenshot is Heroes of the Storm’s E.T.C. He’s in ghost form because of a passive ability he can unlock, which automatically triggers an area-wide stun move called “Mosh Pit” on death. I’m guessing the E.T.C. player here is crying tears of joy for selecting this trait.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Diablo II‘s Iconic Cube Is Returning To Diablo III
With its unique ability to transmute items into new ones, the Horadric Cube was one of the most useful and iconic items in Diablo II. And while Diablo III had no item like this so far, that will change in an upcoming content patch. According to the official preview of patch 2.3.0 notes, there’s a…
By Gergo Vas Published June 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
New Destiny Quest Is Exclusive To… Red Bull
Today, publisher Activision announced plans for a brand new exclusive quest in Destiny, a video game in which players travel space learning the true definition of corporate greed. The good news: it’s a “never-before-seen, multi-stage mission in [upcoming expansion] The Taken King that will test the speed and strategic abilities of Destiny players in new…
By Jason Schreier Published June 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Zerg Invades a Small Terran Colony In This StarCraft Fan Movie
You won’t expect StarCraft onslaught at first. But like on any map in the Terran campaign, there’s no mercy for Terran colonists. RocketJump’s short movie is a combination of CG and live action and it looks fantastic. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published June 24, 2015 - Kotaku East
Three-Armed Girl Illustration Causes Schoolbook Recall
Notice anything? Anything unusual? You know, besides the little girl with three arms. FNN reports that a first grade Japanese text book is being recalled after it was discovered a page in the book featured an illustration of a girl with three hands. One, two… Three! According to the publisher, this is the result of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2015 - Kotaku East
World of Final Fantasy Lets You Pile Up Monsters
You know that otherFinal Fantsy game that was revealed at this year’s E3? It actually sounds pretty damn interesting as its director reveals. World of Final Fantasy has an admittedly adorable trailer, with chibi characters and characters with chibi (“small”) monsters on their heads. But aside from what we already know, the game looks to…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 24, 2015 -
Kotaku EastWhy Anime Theme Songs Are Sometimes Changed
The Yokai Watch anime is coming to North America! It will be broadcasted on Disney XD. And the English-language theme song is different. There’s a reason for that, you know. Often, TV anime get their themes changed, but not always. Keep in mind, I don’t think these changes are always bad. The first English language…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2015 - Kotaku East
How The Final Fantasy VII Remake Came to Be
This year’s E3 had a huge surprise for us all: The Final Fantasy VII remake. But this wasn’t the only surprise. Prior to the official unveiling, Final Fantasy VII’s original character designer Tetsuya Nomura had no idea he’d be directing the remake. Square Enix – or rather, Square Enix’s former boss, Yoichi Wada – has…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 24, 2015 - Kotaku East
Bread Shaped Like… Square Watermelons
If bread that looks like, uh, bread isn’t enough for you, how about bread that looks like watermelon? Throughout Asia, melons are very much a summer food. And in Taiwan, you can eat “Watermelon Toast.” According to Pouch, this colorful bread got its start at a Taiwanese establishment called Jimmy’s Bakery. [Photo: vc] Note how…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2015
