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It’s High Noon On Westworld
It wouldn’t be the Wild West—even a fake one full of robots—if there wasn’t some fancy gun-slingin’ to be had. SPOILERS AHEAD While Kirk’s most pressing thoughts from this week’s episode revolved around tanks and computer sex, mine were with Dolores and her alt outfit, which seems to have unlocked some “stone cold killer” abilities.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2016 -
Overwatch Pharah Cosplay Is Fully Operational
Czech cosplayer Germia describes her cosplay of Overwatch rocket queen Pharah as “the most challenging costume I’ve ever done.” It’s not hard to see why. Over the course of many months, Germia crafted a costume of Pharah’s Anubis skin that’s fully operational. Well, minus real rockets (I hope). Among other neat tricks, the propulsion wings…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 1, 2016 -
Esports
Pro Overwatch Player Demolishes Opponent In Three Simple Steps
Ana is everybody’s favorite Overwatch sniper mom, and what better way to show off those motherly instincts than by telling Genji to gtfo when the ninja pops in uninvited. In yesterday’s Sweden vs. Brazil group stage match for the Overwatch World Cup, Sebastian “chipshajen” Widlund did just that against a very outmatched James “soulive” Luigi.…
By Ethan Gach Published October 30, 2016 -
Esports
The Overwatch World Cup Is Going On Right Now
Everyone has been waiting for Blizzard to sponsor a large-scale Overwatch tournament in the mold of League of Legend’s Worlds or Dota 2’s The International. So there was some disappointment when the company explained its plans to host a World Cup-style tournament for its new competitive shooter at this year’s BlizzCon. But Blizzard has also…
By Ethan Gach Published October 29, 2016 -
Esports
The Weekend In Esports: End Of The Worlds
This weekend is jam-packed. Not only do the 2016 League of Legends World Championships wrap-up later tonight, but with BlizzCon just around the corner, the best and brightest from around the world will be competing in everything from Overwatch to World of Warcraft: Arena, with group play in many of them taking place this weekend.…
By Ethan Gach Published October 29, 2016 -
Imagining Horror Stories Of A Never-Ending Overwatch ARG
Imagine a world in which the Sombra Overwatch ARG never ends—a horror world where there are only unsolved mysteries and the bitter, masochistic masses who hunt them down, forever. Are you picturing it? Here’s a twist: You don’t need to! You’re living it. In a dark browser window called Discord, a spirit haunts the realm…
Cecilia D'Anastasio and Nathan Grayson Published October 28, 2016 -
Kotaku East
Japan’s Prize-Winning Overwatch Fan Art
Like as in there was a contest and everything. Kotaku previously reported how Overwatch spawned cool fan art in Japan. And today, we get a good look at some more. Game publication Famitsu teamed up with Blizzard for an Overwatch fan art competition, with the two grand prize winners getting the Overwatch Collector’s Edition. …
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2016 -
CultureCosplay
Of Course There Is Halloween Overwatch Cosplay
Tina-Kinz is ready for Halloween in the most Halloween way possible: by cosplaying as Mercy’s festive witch skin The graveyard is a nice touch. And that book is great! 2016 may have been the worst of times (and it’s not done yet), but at least we’ve had Overwatch and it’s awesome cosplay scene to get…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2016 -
Girlfriend Allegedly Calls Out Overwatch Character’s Name During Sex, Fandom Replies ‘Same’
On r/relationships, posts about someone’s partner calling out the wrong name during sex are a dime a dozen, but rarely do they involve Overwatch. User whotheheckisjesse wrote on the subreddit to inquire, well, who the heck is Jesse, and why did his girlfriend call this mysterious name during sex? “Basically we were having sex and…
By Gita Jackson Published October 26, 2016 -
Overwatch Player Gets Revenge On Cocky Symmetra Troll
In Overwatch, certain people pick Symmetra for the sole purpose of placing teleporters near ledges and watching gung-ho allies with stars in their eyes and dreams in their hearts plunge to their deaths. The first time it happened to me, I laughed. These days, though, the joke’s old. In this clip, Will-e M nearly falls…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 25, 2016 -
Overwatch’s Third Competitive Season Will Make Skill Ratings More Fair
If you began Overwatch season two as a high-tier hotshot, only to plummet into silver or bronze as time went on, don’t worry: you’re not alone. Season two completely overhauled the occasionally loved, often loathed skill rating system, but players still aren’t satisfied. Many don’t love the feeling of plateauing at a certain skill rating…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 25, 2016 -
CultureCosplayThe Real Reinhardt Meets A Giant Reinhardt
The opening moments of this video star Darin De Paul, the voice actor behind Overwatch’s Reinhardt. Standing in front of a giant Reinhardt cosplay outfit, screaming Reinhardt quotes into a megaphone. It’s awesome. The cosplay is by Thomas DePetrillo of Extreme Costumes, while the video was shot by Mineralblu at the New York Comic Con…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 24, 2016 -
Esports
Overwatch’s Upcoming Esports League May Struggle Against Disruptive Patches
Yesterday, Blizzard announced that an official Overwatch League is in the works. It’s an exciting moment for a game that, only six months post-release, already offers million-dollar tournament prize pools. Overwatch, though, is a volatile game. Today, Overwatch Game Director Jeff Kaplan said on Battle.net that hero-balancing will continue to be kinetic, a model that, as…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 21, 2016 -
EsportsOverwatch Player Shoutcasts During His Own Matches
Plenty of Overwatch players do commentary over matches they’re streaming, but TheUnsteady has the voice of an angel… who ate an eSports commentator. He’s become notorious for suddenly shoutcasting in the middle of matches he’s playing. Funny thing is, he’s so good that people tend to stop talking and just listen. It’s pretty amazing. One…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 21, 2016 -
Guy Plays Overwatch Using Bow As Controller
Rudeism likes to play video games with weird controllers. So yeah, here he is playing Overwatch—as Hanzo—using a nerf bow. He’s done something similar recently, playing as D.Va using joysticks and as Winston using bananas, but there’s something about that pissy little bow that’s more entertaining. It just…fits playing as fucking Hanzo In case you…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2016 -
CultureOh, The Humanity Of Battlefield 1’s Zeppelin Explosions
Today on Highlight Reel we have tons of Battlefield clips, exploding zeppelins, familiar screams, 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! Mafia III –…
By Chris Person Published October 20, 2016 -
The Newest Agents Of SHIELD References The Crap Out Of Overwatch
The latest episode of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD featured a slightly unhinged Australian demolitions expert. You can probably see where this is going. The character, James, is an Inhuman whose monitor was hacked by the Watchdogs (a fictional terrorist group, as opposed to the video game that is also about hacking and monitors). He quoted…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 19, 2016 -
EsportsOverwatch Player Uses Bastion Cheese To Win Pro Match
In low-level Overwatch matches, Bastion is the bane of everybody’s existence. At the high levels, however, everybody knows how to counter the bastard bullet tube. If you look at hero tier lists, Bastion is usually at the bottom. Pros hardly ever pick him. That made it all the more surprising when NoName of Korean team…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 19, 2016 -
Overwatch Players Are Sick Of The Sombra ARG [UPDATE]
Update 10/18/2016: After two months of inching forward, the Sombra-related countdown site hit 100 percent. And nothing big happened. People are now more fed up than ever. Upon completion, the countdown site read, “…Carga finalizada. Unidad Bastion E-54 comprometida…,” implying that Bastion has been compromised in some way or another. Apparently there’s now some funny…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 18, 2016 -
Overwatch Teams Stop Fighting Each Other To Thwart Cheater
Cheating might win you a game, but it won’t win you any friends. In this case, the red-handed dickhead didn’t get either. Overwatch player SixZoSeven recounted a recent incident in which their competitive mode team picked up somebody pretty obviously using an aimbot, a type of cheat that aims for you, as opposed to an…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 18, 2016