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New Fire Emblem Has Same-Sex Marriage

Some Fire Emblem Fates (Fire Emblem If in Japan) news! Some of it good, some of it not so good. First, the good! Fire Emblem Fates is going to allow same-sex marriage. Because marriage is such an important part of the game, that’s a big deal! Nintendo tells Polygon “We believe that our gameplay experiences…

The Best Batman Mods For Good PC Games

So Batman: Arkham Knight on PC is kinda… not great. Having waited in desperate anticipation for months, you’re probably feeling pent up—like you need to don bat pajamas and fall to your knees in the cold night, weeping. But wait, there are other options. OK, for the sake of this piece I’m gonna go ahead…

Worst Guitar Hero Video Is Best Guitar Hero Video

“Can video game videos be art?”

New Pokemon Android App Is A Microtransaction Nightmare

For years now, users of iOS devices have had some handy, official Pokemon apps to mess around with. Android? Not so much. Until this week, that is, with the launch of Pokemon Jukebox, which is terrible. It’s not the first Android app from The Pokemon Company, as others have reported—that honour goes to a passable…

Minecraft Volume Alpha, one of the great video game soundtracks, is getting a fancy CD and vinyl release on Ghostly. It’s out on August 21

What Happens When You Try To Kill People In Batman: Arkham Knight

Batman isn’t supposed to kill people. But that doesn’t stop players from trying it anyway—and the results are pretty silly. Last year, developers Rocksteady claimed that Batman’s no-kill policy was “non-negotiable, whether he’s driving or not.” But in the following video, Eurogamer finds that things are a little more ambiguous than intended: Here, for example:…

Welp

Look upon the words on this trophy, and despair.

Thanks To 73,000 Supporters, They’re Making A Successor To Banjo-Kazooie

For about the last seven years, Grant Kirkhope has been trying to convince people in the gaming industry that it’s time to make a game similar to 1998’s Banjo-Kazooie, one of the great 3D platformers of the Nintendo 64 era. Says Kirkhope: “I was told: ‘Grant, you’re talking nonsense. No one wants this game. Platformers…

Five Theories About What Will Happen In Dark Souls 3

Dark Souls 3 was only just announced, but that hasn’t stopped players (and yours truly) from coming up with some theories about what’s going on. Here’s how Bandai Namco has described Dark Souls 3 so far: The next chapter of the Dark Souls lore is back with Dark Souls III. FromSoftware returns to create a…

League Of Legends Player Lands Pentakill Right As His Team Surrenders

“You’ll never forget your first pentakill,” all my League of Legends-playing friends have told me. I pray to god that it won’t be like this one. A pentakill, in case you don’t know, is the name of the achievement bestowed on a League of Legends player when he or she kills all five opponents on…

The Vatican’s Favorite Steam Game Is… Natural Selection

Pope Francis did say that he was totally cool with evolution last year. Steam Spy, a service that collects data from Steam user profiles, recently shared some pretty funny info about the Vatican’s gaming habits. These are the Vatican’s top eight games, according to available data. Click on the top left magnifying glass icon to…

Why Destiny Players Feel Screwed Over

This week, a storm of anger has enveloped the Destiny community. This particular storm was brought about by a specific thing that happened last week. But in truth, it’s been brewing for much longer. Last week at E3, Bungie was showing off The Taken King, the new expansion for Destiny. We saw and played a…

The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition Is Back In Stock Now

The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy edition is back in stock at Gamestop, for all 3 platforms. Additionally, Walmart also has it in stock for the PS4 and Xbox One as of this writing, as does Best Buy. All retail for about $119, if you’re interested. Get em while they last. Contact the author at [email protected]

League Of Legends’ Next Champion Is A Giant Catfish

His named is Tahm Kench, and he attacks enemies solely with his tongue. Ew? After releasing a stylish trailer for a character known as “The River King” last week, Riot Games revealed the next champion coming to its ludicrously popular online multiplayer game League of Legends today with a characteristically detailed breakdown of the guy’s…

Why Blizzard Ditched In-Game Items For Heroes Of The Storm

One major difference between Heroes of the Storm and its competitors Dota 2 and League of Legends is the game’s “talent system” that eschews individual character experience and items players can purchase from an in-game shop. Was Blizzard just trying to set itself apart by abandoning genre conventions? Not entirely. Speaking in an interview with…

The First Five Minutes Of LEGO Raptor Bros And Friends

Or LEGO Jurassic World if you’d rather use the boring official title. Just don’t expect an invite to Motoraptor Mondays at the Habitat. There are three reasons we’re just now getting around to doing a First Five for LEGO Jurassic Park. 1. It was released the Friday before E3. 2. I wanted to showcase Jurassic…

This Is Marvel’s New Movie Spider-Man

Marvel said they were going young for their next on-screen Peter Parker. And they’ve done it, casting Wolf Hall star Tom Hollandas the wall-crawler with Cop Car director Jon Watts helming the upcoming production. The news came from Marvel today, a day after they said that their main Spider-Man book would be starring Miles Morales,…

Tips for Playing Batman: Arkham Knight

Even if you’re a ninja billionaire with a massive underground cave, diving into a beefy title like Batman: Arkham Knight can be daunting. Think of Kotaku as your Alfred, delivering helpful info to your pointy ears. Read our tips, Master Bruce, and woe betide anyone who stands in your way. As the third game in…

If you’ve played Heroes of the Storm, you’ve probably found yourself wondering if there’s a way to predict when and where tributes appear in the “Cursed Hollow” map. HOTS player and Reddit user Stumpaxe made a very handy guide explaining how the tribute spawning system works in the level. Check it out on imgur.