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Overwatch Is Getting Some Big Balance Changes

A new patch just went live on Overwatch’s public test servers, and it’s a doozy. It introduces Ana, the new support sniper/Mom of the Century, but that’s just the beginning. The patch notes are quite a journey, but the gist is that a bunch of heroes’ ults now take more effort to charge because self-heals…

By Nathan Grayson Published July 12, 2016

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Pokémon Go Update Fixes Crashes, Google Security Concerns

An iOS update that went live for Pokémon Go this afternoon fixes some bugs and will stop the popular app from requesting access to your entire Google account. Now the game will only ask for basic information like your name and email—and now it’ll give you a warning first. The update also promises added stability…

By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2016

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Song of the Deep Is A Perfect Summer Game

Insomniac Games was previously known for big games like Ratchet & Clank and Resistance. These days, they’re balancing those with smaller, simpler projects like Song of the Deep, a Metroid-influenced undersea adventure. Song of the Deep arrives today on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. I’ve only played two hours or so, but so far,…

By Patrick Klepek Published July 12, 2016

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Pokémon Go Players Are Waging War Over The White House

For the last week, Pokémon Go players have been taking part in a secret battle to gain control of the most visible and coveted gym in the entire country: the White House. As you probably already know, Pokémon Go is an augmented reality game that makes use of real-world locations. Most locales are flagged as…

By Patricia Hernandez Published July 12, 2016

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Blizzard Announces Overwatch‘s Next Hero: Ana

Get ready for heal-snipes. Blizzard today revealed the next playable character in Overwatch, and as had been rumored, it’s a long-range healer. Meet Ana. Ana, who is Pharah’s mother and a sniper support character, has a Biotic rifle that both heals allies and does “ongoing damage” to enemies. She’s also got a sleep dart (putting…

By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2016

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Let’s Dive Into The New Online Shooter Lawbreakers

Cliff Bleszinski and the team at Boss Key Productions are pulling out all the stop for Lawbreakers, a frantic first person shooter that’s currently in closed alpha. What’s it all about? I played a match and caused some mayhem. It turns out that breaking the law includes a ton of zero gravity action and sweet…

By Heather Alexandra Published July 12, 2016

Culture

The Best Speedruns From SGDQ 2016

Last week, a lot of people played through a lot of video games very, very quickly. Here are some of the best. I haven’t watched EVERY run from Summer Games Done Quick 2016, which ended late Saturday night after raising close to $1.3 million for Doctors Without Borders, but I’ve watched a lot, so I’ve…

By Jason Schreier Published July 12, 2016

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A Quick Pokémon Go Tip: Keep Catching Weak Monsters

Those of you playing Pokémon Go are probably sick to death of seeing the same crappy monsters no matter where you go. Pokémon Go doesn’t tell you this, but even those shitty critters can still be mega useful. Pokémon encounters are somewhat tied to location, yes, but they also take into account your level. The…

By Patricia Hernandez Published July 12, 2016

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Today, Oculus announced that all Rift pre-orders have finally shipped, a lengthy two and a half months after the HMD’s initial release. Oculus added that Rifts will now ship in two to four business days.

By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 12, 2016

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Ninja Coming To Black Desert Online Next Week

Black Desert Online, the striking massively multiplayer online role-playing game with a strong focus on martial arts, is finally scoring some ninja on July 20. Don’t they look amazing? Continuing its strange trend of assigning genders to classes, Black Desert Online’s ninja are both ninja, but only one is Ninja. Male masters of the hidden…

By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2016

Culture

Dead Century Is A Very Good-Looking Video Game

A few years back, I wrote about a game called Dead Century, which looked very cool. The bad news: its Kickstarter failed. The good news: it got made anyway, and is now looking even better. Dead Century is an RPG/adventure game in the vein of Telltale’s various series, and it’s out now on iOS (with…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2016

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7th Dragon III Code: VFD: The Kotaku Review

The name might be a bit of a mess, but Sega’s new 3DS role-playing game is anything but. It makes a little more sense in context. 7th Dragon III Code: VFD is the first Western release for a Japanese RPG series that began with 2009’s more simply named 7th Dragon for the Nintendo DS. 7th…

By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2016

Culture

Track: Yuko and Hiro | Artist: Blur | Album: The Great Escape Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2016

Kotaku East

Your Summer 2016 Anime Guide

It’s hot outside. Let’s stay in and watch some anime. That’s right, it’s time for the Summer 2016 season. Here’s a round up of the latest shows and where you can watch them. Are there any you’re especially keen on? Hit us up in the comments below. Active Raid: Special Public Security Fifth Division Third…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2016

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Japanese Fans Are Impatient About Pokémon Go

The country that created Pokémon still hasn’t seen an official Pokémon Go release. Imagine being the dude who has to tell folks in Japan that they need to wait a bit more before that happens. Kento Suga is said dude. Yes, Pokémon Go was playable in Japan for a spell yesterday for those who downloaded…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2016

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Fushimi Inari. Kyoto, Japan. By Mike Taibleson. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2016

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And Now, Some Pokémon Go Erotica

Chuck Tingle, famous author of sexy stories, has after a few days of furious writing released a $3 piece of Pokémon Go erotica. It features, believe it or not, lots of balls. And butts. The book is called Pokebutt Go: Pounded By ‘Em All. Here is the description: Torbit is worried. After witnessing a slew…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2016

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CBS, what are you doing. “Quick, get us some Pokemon graphics” “Sir, these say 11-07-98 on them.” “I said get us those graphics.”

By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2016

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Tim Duncan: From NBA Live 98 To NBA 2K16

Spurs legend Tim Duncan retired today. To put into perspective how long he was in the NBA (and like we did with Kobe), here’s a comparison between his first video game and his last. Duncan was picked #1 in the 1997 draft, which made NBA Live 98 his first video game appearance. And with 2015-16…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2016

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Ciri Rides Into The Real World

There will come a day when I stop posting awesome Witcher 3 cosplay. But it is not this day. Cosplay by Weronika Starzyńska, photos by Aneta Pawska

By Luke Plunkett Published July 11, 2016