Hearthstone Can Be Cruel

When you replace some of the cards in your hand at the start of a Hearthstone match, you expect new cards. What are the chances that you get pretty much the exact same hand back, you think? Well, it happened to at least one guy who goes by the handle Scolarion. Granted, what he gets…

Mortal Kombat X Wishlist

There’s a newMortal Kombat? Cool. I’ve invited a handful of Mortal Kombat fans for a chat about what they’d like to see in the newly-announced Mortal Kombat X. They’re hashing it out below. Note: I’m using this post, in part, to test a new “invitation” system that lets us automatically feature certain people’s comments. The…

Butt Animations Have Gone Too Far

Those playing through WildStar, the new science fiction MMO by Carbine Studios, might’ve noticed something a little, err, lively about the way certain character’s butts sway. Spotted this weekend by game critic Rowan Kaiser, it seems the walking animations for the Mordesh (which are space zombies in WildStar) are quite the thing to behold: Here’s…

The Most Disgusting Oreos I’ve Ever Tasted

You’re looking at an extreme close-up of the horrid goo smushed between the vanilla cookies of the Limited Edition Fruit Punch Oreos. It looks like meat paste. Meat paste would probably taste better. This is now a Snacktaku review of the Limited Edition Fruit Punch Oreos — this is a cautionary tale. See this package?…

Let Console Gamers Choose Between Frame Rate And Resolution

We once asked our readers which they felt more strongly about, a speedy frame rate or a higher video resolution. The results were mixed — mixed enough that it makes absolutely no sense that console gamers aren’t allowed even a fraction of the control over video settings that PC gamers are. This is one of…

Top League Of Legends Pros Suspended, Kicked Off Team For Being Jerks

Two top League of Legends players have been banned from competitive play for six months because of “extremely toxic behavior.” Shortly after the ruling came down from League developer and publisher Riot Games, the players’ team also removed them from their roster. The two players in question were both members of the European team Ninjas…

50% Blizzard Sale, $10 Vita Games, Xbox Cash, SONOS With Free Bonuses

If you need to catch up on some recent Blizzard hits, Amazon today is taking 50% off select titles, including Diablo III (on PC and last-gen consoles), World of Warcraft, and Starcraft II. [Blizzard Sale] Vita owners will definitely want to check out Best Buy today, where a number of titles are on sale for…

John Oliver Wants To Harness The Power Of Internet Trolls

Yesterday on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver gave an excellent explanation of why you shouldn’t trust Comcast, no matter what they say. He also realized that the solution to the problem resides in the comments sections of every website on the internet. If you aren’t familiar with the issue, net neutrality is the idea that…

Play Of The Day: Watch Dogs

The best way to end a chase in Watch Dogs I lost count on how many retries just to do this [Reddit]

Twitch’s E3 Schedule Is Full Of Juicy Teasers

Let’s take a look at Twitch’s full streaming schedule for E3 2014. I’ve annotated the bits I find particularly interesting. Monday 6/9 PT 9:30am – Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing 11:00am – Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing Post show 11:30pm – Hotline Miami 2 (Dennaton Games/Devolver Digital) 12:00pm – EA World Premiere: E3 2014 Preview…

Watch Dogs Bug Leaves Some Players Unable To Load Saves

A number of Watch Dogs players are reporting a major bug that has prevented them from loading save games in the open-world game, which Ubisoft released for PC and consoles last week. The bug, which may or may not be related to the uPlay issues that popped up during launch, appears to make some players’…

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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: It Isn’t Time For 4K Gaming Yet • Why I’m Giving Final Fantasy XII Another Chance • 8 Tips for Mastering Mario Kart 8 • Minor Issues: What’s Wrong With Mii? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Someone Turned Starcraft II Into a Turn-Based RPG

I have to admit, it still makes me excited when I see modders pushing the limits of StarCraft II‘s Galaxy Editor, an editor which is basically designed to make new maps or mini-games. Modder Greythepirate took it to the next level and pushed live ‘Rogue Star’, a tactical turn-based RPG. It looks pretty smooth. Something…

Forza Horizon Is Getting A Sequel This Fall

The open-world racer will come to both Xbox 360 and Xbox One, reports IGN Forza Horizon 2 is being developed mostly by Playground Games, who are collaborating closely with original Forza developers Turn 10 games on the project. “Hundreds” of cars will be present in the sequel, according to the developers—the setting is Southern Europe,…