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Video Game Heroes Inspire Me To Make The World Better

I’ve made no secret of my current dismay with affairs in the real world. I initially turned to games as solace. In games, I could be the hero of a battlefield, a daring assassin, or run in endless fields. Video games can be a place for escape, but they can also help us find the…

Overwatch Voice Actor Meetup Gets Animated

Seeing real actors speaking as your favorite characters can be a little jarring, even when they’re as attractive as Overwatch’s voice cast. YouTuber Greatdictator took the sound from Jonny “Lucio” Cruz’s awesome Blizzcon video and replaced the actors with their digital counterparts. Now we have a video (via Polygon) I can watch without staring in…

First Overwatch Pro To Pick Sombra Has A Bad Time

Sombra is finally in Overwatch! No longer confined to an ARG, she can now hack the planet as she pleases. Maybe, though, pros ought to steer clear of her for a bit. The problem with competing in a third-party pro Overwatch tournament is that you’re kind of at Blizzard’s whims. If they decide to release…

Overwatch‘s Big Sombra Update Is Now Live

Professional advocate for every shade of purple (and also hacker) Sombra is now available to play on Overwatch’s live servers. Update 1.5 is now live on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. In addition to Sombra, it adds a slew of new modes as part of a new Arcade feature, a new map, Ecopoint: Antarctica, to…

Blizzard Says Overwatch Leveling Changes Aren’t About Making People Buy More Loot Boxes

Overwatch is about to roll out a big change to its leveling system, and that has some players feeling uneasy. Blizzard, they fear, wants people to pony up for more loot boxes, so they’re turning freebies into rarities. According to Blizzard, though, that’s not really what’s happening at all. Let’s break it down: the new…

Sombra Hack Perfectly Timed

Today on Highlight Reel we have Vonnegut glitches, pot abuse, genji genocide, Sombra hacks, and much more. Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Fallout 4 –…

Guy plays Overwatch‘s Genji With Wiimote Sword

You’ve never seen Genji like this. Louis, a 24-year-old game developer in Texas, recently rigged up a sword-shaped Wiimote to control Genji’s sword in Overwatch Using Bluetooth, Louis connected his Wiimote to his PC. A program called Touchmote lets him use his Wiimote like a PC mouse and, “with a little computer science magic (and…

Overwatch Player Uses Sombra Glitch To Go Skydiving

Sombra is a free spirit, a rebel. You can’t put her in a box. I mean that literally, by the way. So, for the uninitiated (or those who’d rather not venture to the unruly Wild West that is Overwatch’s PTR), Sombra can teleport. She has a translocator device, which she can lob pretty far. Wherever…

Overwatch‘s Pharah Can Fly Forever Now

Forged in the blue (plate) flames of the Tribes series, I am a Pharah main. You may not come across many of us, but that’s because we have better things to do than play in the dirt with all the worms and Reaper mains. Things like owning the damn skies In a recent update on…

Blizzard Had Official Sombra Cosplay Made For Her Reveal

When Blizzard finally showed off Overwatch’s latest character last week, they didn’t just do it on the internet. They also had a version of her in the flesh at Blizzcon. Henchmen Props worked with Blizzard (who did similar collaborations for Overwatch’s initial reveal) to have the costume ready for the show, while cosplayer Soni Aralynnwas…

Blizzard On Overwatch‘s Sombra, Roadhog’s Hook, And Gay Characters

Between hacker hero (and boop monster) Sombra, Overwatch League, and a new selection of Arcade modes, Overwatch is about to change a lot. At BlizzCon, I spoke to lead hero designer Geoff Goodman and artist Rachel Day about what the future holds and also Roadhog’s goddamn hook, damn it. Nathan Grayson: People’s first impression of…

Incredible Overwatch Cosplay vs Bad Pick-Up Lines

If you’ve ever wanted to see some of the world’s best cosplayers crash and burn with some cheesy Overwatch-themed pick-up lines, well, here you go. Admiring the cosplay will help you with the cringing. Which is pretty easy, actually, since everyone from star Stella Chuu to KayBearto Jechts to Rian Synth (Hanzo up top) is…

Overwatch’s Voice Actors Hang Out, Are Cute As Hell

Lucio’s voice actor Jonny Cruz got together with the Overwatch cast recently, and the result is almost too much to handle. Oh my god: So much chemistry between all the voice actors, it’s no wonder the fandom has latched on the way it has. Important questions to consider: Who is D.VA’s boyfriend? And how do…

Overwatch‘s New Arcade Mode Wants To Make You A Better Team Player

Overwatch’s new “Arcade” mode wants to make you a better team player. Announced at BlizzCon last week, the mode features five ways to play Overwatch that will make you a versatile teammate in a way that maining Bastion will not, ever. Arcade mode is currently available on the PTR and is comprised of “1v1 Mystery…

Blizzard, On Overwatch‘s Sombra: ‘We’re Not Very Good At ARGs’

Before Overwatch’s latest character, Sombra, was unveiled at BlizzCon over the weekend, she was the focal point of an alternate reality game (ARG) that lasted months. It was like a hydra. Fans would reach the end of one countdown, only for the belligerent beast to sprout two more. At BlizzCon, I spoke to two of…

Sombra is now available to play on Overwatch’s public test servers. I got to try her out at BlizzCon over the weekend and found her to be extremely powerful and fun, but potentially frustrating to play against. Go hack the planet and let me know what you think.

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Sombra’s Day Job

Sombra is finally here! After a months long, arduous ARG campaign from Blizzard teasing the latest Overwatch character’s reveal, the punk hacker will be available to play this week. She was greeted with a mixture of joy and sorrow, laughter and crying, and jokes…and more jokes So what took so long? What was Ms. Purple…

Overwatch‘s Play Of The Game Feature Is Gonna Get An Overhaul

Overwatch’s Play of the Game feature is iconic as it is infamous. On one hand, it gives big moments a few seconds of fame and encourages friends and foes alike to say, “OK yeah, that was pretty cool.” But it goes against the grain of Overwatch’s team focus, and it misfires. A lot. In the…

South Korea Walks All Over Russia In Overwatch World Cup Finals

So that was a bloodbath, to put it mildly. Kind of like an Overwatch tournament finals brought to you by Quentin Tarantino. Perhaps South Korea was favored going into this match-up, especially after their triumphant march up through the rest of the bracket. But no one expected Russia to lose so easily, much less roll…

Boss Reaper Plays Help Sweden Take Bronze At Overwatch World Cup

It looked like anyone’s game for much of the best-of-three series between Sweden and Finland in today’s opening contest for third place in the Overwatch World Cup. Tied at one game each, both teams went into the final round trading advantages back and forth until it looked like Finland was on the verge of clinching…