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Heroes Of The Storm And Team Fortress Look Nice Together

For some reason, this screenshot makes me imagine Zeratul saying: “You call that a knife? This is a knife!” That also means I have to give Zeratul a strong Australian accent, which I want to call Protaustralian and make StarCraft canon. Reddit user Tolkfan put together an album of screenshots made in the Source Filmaker…

Destiny’s ‘Worst’ Exotic Bounty Is Actually Brilliant

When people start talking about Destiny’s PvP multiplayer, chances are they’ll eventually bring up the infamous, deadly gun Thorn. And if they’re talking about Thorn, they’ll almost surely mention the arduous process of obtaining one. A few days ago, I underwent the trial-by-fire that is the Thorn exotic bounty. It was frequently difficult, occasionally maddening,…

The Final Fantasy XV Demo Just Got A Gigantic New Boss

The Final Fantasy XV demo got a bunch of new features today, including a massive new boss monster that I’m sure someone will figure out how to beat by the end of the day. Meet the Catoblepas, who in previous versions of the FFXV demo was just part of the scenery but is now, thanks…

Mod Adds Working Hotels To The Sims 4

The Sims modders. Is there anything they can’t do? No. No there isn’t. In the latest example of modding excellence, Mod The Sims forum member simmythesim created an add-on to The Sims 4 (via SimsVIP) that lets players create and manage hotel-like buildings in their virtual neighborhoods. The new hotel venues can house up to…

Mirror’s Edge 2 Is Now Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst

For the longest time, Mirror’s Edge 2 has seemed like one of those sequels that needed to happen but probably never would. Put your anxious mind at ease. The thing has a real name now! And it’s definitely “not a sequel.” In advance of the hype-a-palooza next week at video game industry convention E3, Electronic…

The first trailer for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers sticks to the scripts. Coming this winter (no longer fall) to everywhere LEGO video games go, LEGO Marvel’s Avengers injects the plots of the first two films with a heaping helping of brick-based silliness. Can it possibly top the amazingly expansive LEGO Marvel Super Heroes? Probably not.

Sega’s Not Giving Up On Sonic Boom

Despite Sonic Boom being the worst selling Sonic the Hedgehog game in history, Sega’s not giving up on the speedy blue guy. There’s a new 3DS game coming “later this year.” Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is riffing on the Cartoon Network show that’s running right now, and centers around a new gameplay mechanic rooted…

Let’s See What’s New In Final Fantasy XV Today [UPDATE: Stream’s Over]

This morning, Square Enix released a 3.4 GB patch for Episode Duscae, the demo for Final Fantasy XV. Yes, you read that right. A 3.4 GB patch. For a demo. In addition to a new boss-ish monster, the patch will add more character interactions, more warp points, and a dodge roll for Noctis. Apparently there…

Wargaming is bringing classic strategy series Master of Orion back from the dead with a full-fledged remake. There’s a brief trailer out, but it doesn’t feature any gameplay. Contact the author at [email protected]

Superstar RPG writer and Kotaku Asks guest Chris Avellone has left Obsidian, the company he co-founded. “Off to pursue new projects, but can’t say much else right now,” he tells Kotaku

Leak: Destiny‘s New Expansion Is The Taken King, Out September 15

The next Destiny expansion is called The Taken King, according to marketing materials leaked to Kotaku. It’ll be out on September 15 and will open up a new subclass for each of Destiny’s three classes, according to the leak. On Monday night, a tipster sent over a large marketing sheet for The Taken King, which…

League of Legends is nerfing its new time-bending champion in a big way: by making his go-back-in-time-four-seconds ult actually cost mana. This change, which will go live in the 5.12 patch, follows player criticism that Ekko is both “overpowered” and “overloaded.” Phew! Contact the author at [email protected]

Remember Stonehearth, the city-building game being made by the twin brothers who basically elevated fighting game competition to being a Really Big Thing? It’s out on Early Access on Steam now.

Dude Plays Team Fortress 2 Using Only Voice Commands, Fails Miserably

YouTuber Jerma tried to play Team Fortress 2 by using only voice commands. While this might sound comfortable in theory, the end result is a complete disaster. It’s something similar to “Twitch plays” videos or seeing bots play on very easy difficulty. Here’s the montage of his journey below. The VoiceBot commands are laggy as…

Two Hours With Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

You know how Konami tried to pull Hideo Kojima’s name off the box art on their website? With Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Kojima more than gets his due. Every mission in the newest Metal Gear game—which will almost certainly be Kojima’s last—both begins and ends with a brief credit sequence that runs…

If Michael Bay Directed Neon Genesis Evangelion

Shinji doesn’t only get in the robot in Michael Bay’s Evangelion, but completely overreacts to the awakening of the Angels. ADHD transformed everything in their latest animation into an explosive mess: The story of this version wouldn’t be confusing at all, that’s for sure. But the characters, especially Shinji, would. To contact the author of…

Here’s the first look at Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, which is hitting the 3DS this winter.

China Banned Attack on Titan, Death Note, and More

The Chinese government has banned more anime. Another thirty-eight Japanese cartoons are blacklisted and prohibited from appearing online in China. As Kyodo reports, eight Chinese websites were shutdown for streaming anime that “encourage juvenile delinquency, glorify violence and include sexual content.” Another twenty nine Chinese websites received warnings or fines. Ministry of Culture official Liu…

A City-Building Game Of The Future, With Giant Buildings & Flying Cars

Building the cities of today is boring. DotCitywants to build the cities of tomorrow Inspired by everything from Mirror’s Edge (duh) to Star Wars, DotCity is a city-building game that’s less concerned with laying water 20th-century water pipes, and more worried about planning and expanding a megalopolis to make room for the breeding millions that…

Like Minecraft, But With Laws

ECO looks like the 1,543rd (and counting) Minecraft clone. But it’s actually a multiplayer survival game where players form a community, vote on laws, balance a living ecosystem and try to avert a looming apocalypse. If players survive, good for them! If they don’t, the server is perma-killed and that world is dead forever. No…