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I started playing Hearthstone finally
I had screwed around in the tutorial but that was it. But I finally played a few matches yesterday and now I’m…well, not hooked, but I get it now. Where can I find some basic strategies about deck building though? I still have no idea.
By Joel Johnson Published July 16, 2014 -
BELOW, THE OLD TMI… ABOVE, THE NEW TMI
TMI articles lower than this one were finely-crafted pieces of gaming-related web-writing by the excellent Nathan Grayson. TMI posts above this are the ramblings of the Kotaku staff. Think of it as our water cooler conversations, now made a little more public. Anything goes.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2014 -
The Wednesday Morning Stream: Abyss Odyssey [Game Over]
If you keep track of our weekly list of new game releases, you’ll have noted that Atlus and Ace Team’s Abyss Odyssey was one of the highlights of a very sparse week. What the heck is it? Watch and find out. Or I suppose I could just tell you. From the Chilean development studio that…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2014 -
Wayforward has released their last Shantae platformer, Risky’s Revenge, on PC The game, which originally came out on the DS in 2010, comes with updated, HD artwork, Steam trading cards and achievements, and controller support. The two new Shantae games, Half-Genie Hero and The Pirate’s Curse, are still in development.
By András Neltz Published July 16, 2014 -
New Baldur’s Gate Comic Series Featuring Minsc And His Hamster
IDW revealed the regular and variant covers for Dungeons & Dragons Legends of Baldur’s Gate #1: Jim Zub (w) • Max Dunbar (a) • Sarah Stone (c) Evil, meet my sword! Sword, meet evil! Generations have passed since the original Heroes of Baldur’s Gate saved the city and the Realms. Now a new threat rises…
By John Struan Published July 16, 2014 -
A Touching, Unexpected Tribute To Link’s Horse From Zelda
YouTuber Twin Perfect, probably inspired by the unlockable horse in the classic arcade racer Daytona USA, rewrote the lyrics of the memorable soundtrack of the game to include Link’s steed, Epona. And he also made an awesome video for it. Here’s the full edit. It’s full of surprises and late 90s feels: Epona Usa [Twin…
By Gergo Vas Published July 16, 2014 -
Former Dictator Manuel Noriega Is Suing Over Call of Duty
Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is taking Activision to court over his depiction in Call of Duty: Black Ops II Noriega appears in a Black Ops II mission called “Suffer with Me” as both an in-game character and in news clips. Courthouse News Service reports that Noriega, who is currently serving a prison sentence in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2014 -
Star Wars: A New Hope, Told Entirely In Haiku
Quite a lot of haiku, in fact. Exactly one hundred and ninety-eight. This absolute work of art was created by British author and screenwriter Craig W. Chenery, who took a few days off his other projects to work on this. Apart from being a clever retelling of the entire movie, there are also a few…
By András Neltz Published July 16, 2014 -
The Guy Behind Two Of League Of Legends’ Biggest Hacks [Update: Court Verdict]
In both 2011 and 2013, the servers of Riot Games, operators of League of Legends, were compromised. It’s easy to think the attacks were the work of a group of sophisticated criminals, but really, much of the work was done by a 21 year-old Australian. UPDATE: A 2016 court ruling has determined that Duffy did…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2014 -
Still the best optional objectives of 2013.
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 15, 2014 -
Camera Crew Leaks Team’s Strategy At $10 Million Tournament
There are millions of dollars up for grabsin this year’s big DOTA 2 tournament, The International. So when a camera crew accidentally leaked one team’s strategy for the competition, that team was understandably pissed A crew from Chinese esports company Gamefy is at the tournament, and despite lacking permission from organisers Valve to do so,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2014 -
A Different Way To Respond To A Rape Accusation [Update]
Editor’s Note: This piece has been significantly revised to better convey its original intent. Please read the newer version at this link. Last weekend, Max Temkin, co-creator of the popular card game Cards Against Humanity, wrote a blog post about rape accusation. The post went up somewhat unnoticed, thanks to a combination of EVO, the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 15, 2014 -
The Need To Talk About Consent
Last weekend, Max Temkin, co-creator of the popular card game Cards Against Humanity, wrote a blog post about a rape accusation. The post went up somewhat unnoticed, thanks to a combination of EVO, the World Cup, and GaymerX happening all at the same time—but he mentions something that we, as a gaming community, should talk…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 15, 2014 -
Musical 2048 Is A Marvelous Idea
You may think that if you’ve played one version of 2048, you’ve played them all. But have you played a musical version that teaches harmony? I didn’t think so! 2048, the hugely popular open-source game inspired by a clone of Threes, lends itself to creative re-interpretation. But of all the myriad versions strewn about the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 15, 2014 -
Pokémon Are What Dreams Are Made Of
There’s something surreal and sometimes nighmare-ish about Maaden Ramos’ fantastic Pokémon art. I can almost imagine a dream to go along with each piece. It looks like Ramos is going through every letter in the alphabetand drawing up a Pokémon to go alongside each letter—and here are some stand-out illustrations from this collection. Fair warning,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 15, 2014 -
The Xbox One’s Controller Buttons Don’t Make Enough Sense
What do two overlapping rectangles and three parallel lines mean to you? They’re the labels on a pair of buttons on the Xbox One controller, but eight months since that console’s launch, you’d be forgiven if you failed to predict what pressing them actually does. The left one is the View button. The right one…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 15, 2014
