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Symmetra Makes Her First Real Appearance Ever In Overwatch League
It finally happened. After an entire season in which Overwatch’s oft-abused queen of holograms was relegated to troll pick (and immediate switch) status, an OWL player finally played Symmetra for real tonight at the league’s second season debut. It was the second map of Los Angeles Gladiators’ match against Seoul Dynasty. LA had taken the…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 15, 2019 -
CultureWhat Do You Want From A Battle Royale Game?
From PUBG’s rough military edge to the sleek action of Apex Legends, it seems there’s a battle royale for everyone now. What goes into making a great battle royale game? A few of us sat down to talk about what we want from our virtual bloodsports. Cecilia D’Anastasio, Senior Reporter: Battle Royale fans are like…
Heather Alexandra & Cecilia D'Anastasio & Riley MacLeod Published February 14, 2019 -
CultureSealed Copy Of Super Mario Bros. Sells For A Record-Breaking $100,150
Is this copy of Super Mario Bros. the highest-priced video game ever? That’s what experts in the field of classic game collecting are saying today. A first-run copy of the Nintendo Entertainment System game sold in a private transaction earlier this month for $100,150, and the people involved in the deal say it’s the first…
By Chris Kohler Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
The final open beta for Black Desert, the MMORPG with the ridiculously detailed character creator, is now live on Xbox One. Thefree download allows players to explore the beautiful world from now through February 17. That should be enough time to get a character created before the game launches on March 4.
By Mike Fahey Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
The ‘Meaningful Stories’ Mod Makes Your Sims A Lot Closer To Actual Human Beings
My Sim, Ivy, was about to propose to her boyfriend when she got a call and found out that a close friend had died. Immediately, she fell into a sad funk. In an unmodded game, this feeling would last for two days unabated, and also dominate any other feeling she might have. But since I…
By Gita Jackson Published February 14, 2019 - Esports
Esports Will Be Your Valentine
Don’t have a special someone with whom to share foot rubs and chocolate-covered strawberries tonight? No worries, esports is here for you. Have a special someone but don’t feel like trying to make-up last minute plans to impress them? Esports has you covered there, too. In esports this is called a double-kill, otherwise known as…
By Ethan Gach Published February 14, 2019 - CultureTwitch
Twitch Streamer’s Perfect Run Of All Soulsborne Games Fails When He Tries To Kill 69 Bosses
The_Happy_Hob is no ordinary Twitch streamer. In 2016, he pulled off the first no-hit run of Dark Souls, stunning even series director Hidetaka Miyazaki. Last year, he one-upped himself by completing the whole series without getting hit. Now he’s added Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne to his marathon gauntlet. But recently, he 86-ed himself in pursuit…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Roblox Company announced in a forum post that it has reinstated YouTuber PewDiePie’s account in Roblox and that it had previously been deactivated as part of a larger effort to block mentions of “pewdie” which it claimed become part of a meme last December that violated its community standards.
By Ethan Gach Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
Dead Cells got a huge new update on PS4, Xbox One, and Switch today In addition to addition to tweaking the difficulty and adding a new mode for creating custom runs, the update also claims to bring 60fps to the Switch version. The full list of changes is worth checking out.
By Ethan Gach Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
Apex Legends Works Because Everyone Can Contribute
Apex Legends dropped into the battle royale genre with a strong first impression. There’s still an allure of newness, but as the initial dust settles and the game starts to take shape, it’s clear that Apex Legends has staying power. Much of that is owed to design decisions that streamline some of the clunkier aspects…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 14, 2019 - Tips & Guides
Tetris 99 Has No Tutorial, So Here’s What You Need To Know
Yesterday Nintendo announced and released Tetris 99, a battle royale-style multiplayer Tetris game for the Switch in which you play against, wait for it, 98 other players in a merciless puzzle-off. It’s out now and free to download. There’s just one problem: the game doesn’t tell you how it works. If you’ve ever played any…
By Ethan Gach Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
Three Big Questions After The February 2019 Nintendo Direct
Nintendo crammed a lot of news into yesterday’s Nintendo Direct, but with that came some questions, ones that might not have concrete answers right now but are still worth some discussion. Do we now know about all of Nintendo’s big 2019 Switch games? It’s only February, but consider what we now know is announced for…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 14, 2019 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
I Lost A Bet In Smash And Now I Have To Keep A Sexy Picture Of Yoshi On My Phone
This isn’t so much a “diary” as it is an explanation. It is an explanation as to why, throughout the last week’s day-to-day obligations and engagements, I have had the affect of a melting globule of salted snail. My mood has been poor, maybe worse than when I got rejected from my first-choice college, and…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
God of War took home Game of the Year at the DICE Awards in Las Vegas last night, along with a whole bunch of other awards. Celeste got best indie, while Florence was voted the best portable game. Interestingly, only one award—Outstanding Technical Achievement—for Red Dead Redemption 2
By Jason Schreier Published February 14, 2019 -
ReviewsPCCivilization VI: Gathering Storm: The Kotaku Review
For Civ fans, the future has been set in stone since October 2016: no matter how good Civilization VI was at launch, it wouldn’t be done until it had gotten two expansions. Well, now it’s got them. Building on the contentintroduced in 2018’s Rise & Fall, and adding a whole raft of its own new…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 14, 2019 - Uncategorized
Four Hundred Blizzard France Employees Still Don’t Know If They’re Laid Off
By now, many of the people caught up in this week’s massive Activision Blizzard layoff have been informed that they’ve lost their jobs. But at Blizzard’s office in Versailles, France, more than 400 people are still waiting for news. And, due to complex French labor laws, it might be months before they find out what…
By Jason Schreier Published February 14, 2019
