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The Banshee Queen Brings Such Wonderful Pain To Heroes Of The Storm
The latest patch for Heroes of the Storm‘s closed beta hits three major beats—a new game mode, the debut of the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner and Team League play for players that have reached level 40. I can show you two of those. First off we have a new addition to one of my favorite…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2015 -
There’s A Free-To-Play Halo Game Coming… To Russia
Microsoft is partnering with Saber Interactive and Innova Systems to develop a Halo Online for the PC, but right now, it’s a closed beta only available to Russian players. There’s no campaign mode in Halo Online, which uses a “heavily modified” version of the Halo 3 engine so it’ll run on lower-end PCs. Here’s the…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 25, 2015 -
First-Person Crossy Road Would Kill Me
Endless traffic hopper Crossy Road is a delightfully frustrating game. Switch the perspective from top-down-ish to first-person however, and it’s a recipe for a heart attack. With its charming block graphics and colorful characters it’s easy to fall in love with endless street hopper Crossy Road. I did it. Mark Serrels ofKotaku Australia did it.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2015 -
Donnie Darko Mixed With Majora’s Mask Works Surprisingly Well
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is a creepy game, and Donnie Darko is a creepy movie. Someone decided to mash the two together. The result? Well, it’s creepy. Jeff Keeling took the audio from the Donnie Darko trailer and layered it over various scenes from Majora’s Mask. Not everything works—the dialogue bits fall flat—but…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 25, 2015 -
A Helpful Guide To Bloodborne‘s Confusing Multiplayer Options
Bloodborne might be the most accessible Souls game yet, but some elements are still pretty confusing. You know, like figuring out how to join up with other players. Here’s how to do it. There are several forms of multiplayer in Bloodborne, and I’ll walk you through all of them. You’ll need three items to make…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 25, 2015 -
How League Of Legends Enables Toxicity
For many people—even many gamers—”toxicity” and League of Legends go hand-in-hand. The game has a longstanding reputation for harboring a noxious player-base that continues to spew hateful epithets at one another despite developer Riot’s best intentions to make them stop. The truth is a bit more complicated. By design, League of Legends is a game…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 25, 2015 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Rockmandash Reviews: Anime Backlog Review Gauntlet #2 • Code Geass & Code Geass R2: The WyvernZero Ani-TAY Review • Sword Art Online Progressive Vol. 1 – Light Novel Review • Indie HYPE: Action Henk, LOUD on Planet X, Jotun TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow…
By András Neltz Published March 25, 2015 -
Smite Celebrates One Year Of Official Existence
Today millions of players around the world celebrate the first birthday of mythological MOBA Smite, the first game Hi-Rez Studios has been able to keep players interested in for an entire year. I tease Hi-Rez—they put a lot of effort into making MMO shooter Global Agenda something special, and Tribes Ascend was great while support…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2015 -
Father And Son Build Giant Transformers Out Of Used Car Parts
Yu Zhilin and his son’s work is solid proof that the Transformers movies are the most popular thing in China, and in this case, I think it’s absolutely forgivable that they used the Michael Bay versions for their statues. Scrap metal and discarded car parts have never looked so good. According to ShanghaiIst (via Sina)…
By Gergo Vas Published March 25, 2015 -
What A Lucky Diablo III Encounter Looks Like
What’s better than bumping into a rare pack of Treasure Goblins in Diablo III? Bumping into two packs, around two dozen goblins right next to each other, all carrying tons of loot and legendaries. Riuku‘s Season 2 Barbarian was lucky enough using that Ancient Furnace axe to one-shot all of them on Torment VI difficulty.…
By Gergo Vas Published March 25, 2015 -
This is what happens when you cross fanart with sugar, spice and everything nice. The Powerpuff Girls are the latest subjects of Sakimichan’s beautification process—look below for the higher-definition pic, and click here for more art from Sakimichan Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots…
By András Neltz Published March 25, 2015 -
The Moment I Lost Everything In Bloodborne
In terms of the way we discuss it, playing From Software games is kinda like fishing. You once caught a fish this big. You beat this boss first time. You were wandering around Anor Londo with 500,000 souls in New Game+ and got skewered by archers 500 metres away. The stories are part of what…
Mark Serrels Published March 24, 2015 -
Designing New, Badass Female Fighting Game Characters
FIGHT! Round 1is a zine that’s getting some of the internet’s best artists together for a single purpose: “create their own original female fighting game character.” The images submitted so far are outstanding, and there’s a cool tough to the zine’s design, too; each character had to be drawn facing either left or right, so…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2015 -
One Man Spent Four Years Making A Homage To The Video Game Tie Fighter
By now, you’ll have surely seen that sweet Tie Fighter clipdone in an anime style. What I don’t think is getting enough attention, though, is just how much the short owes to Lucasarts’ 1994 video game Tie Fighter. The entire project is a homage to the game. From the name (the short is also called…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2015 -
Shadow Of Mordor: Just As Funny In The Real World
Shadow of Mordor is already a pretty funny video game. Still, I’m glad that hasn’t stopped Mega64 from taking it into the real world and trying for a few more laughs. Really hoping the next game has oblivious, bystander NPCs now…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2015 -
Good Assassin’s Creed Joke, Watch Dogs
Okay, I’m about nine months late to this, but I just finished Watch Dogs on Saturday. And I liked the little Assassin’s Creed joke I found in the game. The joke appears to involve a specific scene from Assassin’s Creed Revelations, according to this video from the Access the Animus YouTube channel. Neat! Late last…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2015 -
The Joystick Is Back. Long Live The Joystick.
It’s a word that’s synonymous with video games, but let’s be real: outside of some niche genres the joystick has been dead and buried as a viable control method for well over a decade now. Note that this post is talking about the traditional definition of a joystick: a single stick that you grab, with…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2015 -
Crowd Booing The Scripted Wrestlemania Hero? Just Edit Out The Boos [UPDATE]
The advantage of a pre-determined sport like pro wrestling is that promoters can book the ideal storylines. Usually, that means you’ll get a Wrestlemania main event the crowd is excited to see, though usually they’re not supposed to be booing the good guy a few days before the big show. Good thing you can edit…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2015