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UncategorizedLeague Of Legends Player Lands Pentakill Right As His Team Surrenders
“You’ll never forget your first pentakill,” all my League of Legends-playing friends have told me. I pray to god that it won’t be like this one. A pentakill, in case you don’t know, is the name of the achievement bestowed on a League of Legends player when he or she kills all five opponents on…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 23, 2015 -
CultureHow Counter-Strike‘s Most Popular Map Has Changed Over 14 Years
Counter-Strike’s most popular map, Dust2, has been around since 2001, making it more than a decade old. This video from ESCalation chronicles Dust2’s evolution throughout Counter-Strike’s many iterations. While the layout and general theme of the map might seem similar throughout, the architectural style, graphical fidelity, and readability of each area has changed markedly. It’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Vatican’s Favorite Steam Game Is… Natural Selection
Pope Francis did say that he was totally cool with evolution last year. Steam Spy, a service that collects data from Steam user profiles, recently shared some pretty funny info about the Vatican’s gaming habits. These are the Vatican’s top eight games, according to available data. Click on the top left magnifying glass icon to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Why Destiny Players Feel Screwed Over
This week, a storm of anger has enveloped the Destiny community. This particular storm was brought about by a specific thing that happened last week. But in truth, it’s been brewing for much longer. Last week at E3, Bungie was showing off The Taken King, the new expansion for Destiny. We saw and played a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition Is Back In Stock Now
The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy edition is back in stock at Gamestop, for all 3 platforms. Additionally, Walmart also has it in stock for the PS4 and Xbox One as of this writing, as does Best Buy. All retail for about $119, if you’re interested. Get em while they last. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
League Of Legends’ Next Champion Is A Giant Catfish
His named is Tahm Kench, and he attacks enemies solely with his tongue. Ew? After releasing a stylish trailer for a character known as “The River King” last week, Riot Games revealed the next champion coming to its ludicrously popular online multiplayer game League of Legends today with a characteristically detailed breakdown of the guy’s…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 23, 2015 -
CultureGuy Beats Super Mario World In 23 Minutes…While Blindfolded
Fun fact: you don’t actually need to see Mario levels in order to beat them. Marvel as speedrunner PangaeaPanga clears Super Mario World without actually looking at the game using a combination of good timing, and precise jumps. The entire thing takes a whopping 23:14, which is impressive considering the circumstances at play here: Kind…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Why Blizzard Ditched In-Game Items For Heroes Of The Storm
One major difference between Heroes of the Storm and its competitors Dota 2 and League of Legends is the game’s “talent system” that eschews individual character experience and items players can purchase from an in-game shop. Was Blizzard just trying to set itself apart by abandoning genre conventions? Not entirely. Speaking in an interview with…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of LEGO Raptor Bros And Friends
Or LEGO Jurassic World if you’d rather use the boring official title. Just don’t expect an invite to Motoraptor Mondays at the Habitat. There are three reasons we’re just now getting around to doing a First Five for LEGO Jurassic Park. 1. It was released the Friday before E3. 2. I wanted to showcase Jurassic…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
This Is Marvel’s New Movie Spider-Man
Marvel said they were going young for their next on-screen Peter Parker. And they’ve done it, casting Wolf Hall star Tom Hollandas the wall-crawler with Cop Car director Jon Watts helming the upcoming production. The news came from Marvel today, a day after they said that their main Spider-Man book would be starring Miles Morales,…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedTips for Playing Batman: Arkham Knight
Even if you’re a ninja billionaire with a massive underground cave, diving into a beefy title like Batman: Arkham Knight can be daunting. Think of Kotaku as your Alfred, delivering helpful info to your pointy ears. Read our tips, Master Bruce, and woe betide anyone who stands in your way. As the third game in…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
If you’ve played Heroes of the Storm, you’ve probably found yourself wondering if there’s a way to predict when and where tributes appear in the “Cursed Hollow” map. HOTS player and Reddit user Stumpaxe made a very handy guide explaining how the tribute spawning system works in the level. Check it out on imgur.
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
When The Evil Within came out last year, one of the points of controversy was the game’s gigantic letterboxing during gameplay. Today, Bethesda announced there’s an official patch with the option to remove letterboxing on every version of the game. Weird! You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedBatman: Arkham Knight‘s PC Version Is A Mess
Not all PC ports are created equal, and Batman: Arkham Knight seems to be an especially bad one. The morning after the PC version unlocked, Warner Bros. confirmed it’s working on fixes. The game’s community manager released a brief statement on the official forums: Hi all We’re aware that some users are reporting performance issues…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Reggie Talks Metroid, Amiibo, And (Of Course) Mother 3
My annual interviews with Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime are upbeat affairs. He’s always feeling good about the line-up and remains unruffled as I pepper him with as many questions about as many topics as I can squeeze in. If you’ve seen Reggie interviews before—or if you’ve done them—you know what you’re going to…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Guild Wars 2 Fixes Expansion Pricing Problems With Refunds And Rewards
Addressing the rash of players upset over the pricing and features of Guild Wars 2’s first expansion pack, developer ArenaNet has laid out a plan that should make nearly everyone happy. The folks whose main concern was the expansion’s $50 price tag are just going to have to suck it up—that’s not changing. What is…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedRockstar Trailer Editor Job Post: ‘Not a position for the casual gamer’
There’s nothing altogether shocking that Rockstar Games might be looking to hiring another person to edit trailers for them. It’s no confirmation of a new Red Dead, people! But it is fun to see what they’re going for, what with their style of trailer that always uses in-game footage. Trailer Editor Rockstar New York –…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedMan Builds Insane One-Million-Block Minecraft Pixel Art
1,128,960 blocks to be exact, all placed by hand. Things like this are usually built with a help of a software, converting the art into Minecraft blocks. But not this one. The creator Thorlar livestreamed the whole process—23 weeks—as he slowly transformed the empty map into the trio of Kerrigan, Diablo and Deathwing. You can…
By Gergo Vas Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku reader Bonny John’s running a pretty cool project by drawing one Pokémon every day. He’s at number 251 of this series, and since it’s a milestone for him, he celebrated it with this fantastic Celebi piece. Here’s the full image and a WIP shot below. Head over to TAY for all the other pics…
By Gergo Vas Published June 23, 2015