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Valve Finally Confirms Dota 2’s Latest Loot Box Was Bugged

After days of players complaining of a rare item not dropping in Dota 2’s latest loot box, Valve put out a statement overnight confirming that they were right: Theories that the loot box was bugged weren’t sour grapes, but actually true. On July 31, Valve released “Immortal Treasure III,” the newest Dota 2 loot box…

Black Ops 4‘s Beta Is Fast-Paced, Frantic Fun

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is now in closed beta for PlayStation 4, and it’s an addictive, fast-paced, fresh change to the formula. 2016’s Infinite Warfare’s high-speed jetpacking catered to a newer generation of Call of Duty players but isolated many old school fans of boots-on-the-ground gameplay. 2017’s WWII brought the franchise back to…

I’m Back

Back in March I suffered a devastating injury and was rushed to the hospital for emergency open heart surgery. Since then I’ve spent every waking hour working my way back to you folks. Hi. As our Editor-In-Chief documented in an April post filled with comments I cannot read without tearing up, on March 22 I…

Four Years Later, Players Found A Metroid Hidden In Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze

There’s a metroid in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and someone finally found it. The search took four years, but it turns out it’s actually not that hard to find once you know where to look. Players have long suspected there might be more Metroid-themed easter eggs hiding out in Tropical Freeze after seeing Samus’…

No Man’s Sky Bug Causes Ships To Shoot Themselves

In a game as big and complex as No Man’s Sky, some things are bound to go wrong. Some players in this vast virtual universe have been running into an unusual problem: their ships appear to be shooting themselves. Players on the No Man’s Sky subreddit have been noting the bug since the release of…

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Actually, Hollow Knight‘s Tough Platforming Is Fantastic

It’s not every day you get assigned to write an article about how your boss is completely wrong, but this morning during one of our many discussions about the fantastic game Hollow Knight, Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo told me to write [Editor’s note: suggested you write] about how wrong he is about the nails-tough platforming…

Here’s a shot of ship customization in October’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, as briefly shown in the game’s new behind-the-scenes Facebook video series. Note the slots for crew recruitment, a feature Ubisoft has said is tied to the ability to recruit most non-player characters in the game.

Epic Will Keep Fortnite Off Google’s Store To Make More Money

Epic Games has confirmed that when Fortnite Battle Royale releases on Android phones it won’t be sold through the Google Play store. In an email to The Verge, CEO Tim Sweeney said this was in part to avoid the 30% cut Google takes on in-app purchases for games sold through its storefront. “The 30 percent…

First Look At The New Code Geass Animated Movie

Next February, a new Code Geass anime feature will be released in Japanese movie theaters. It’s called Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection As pointed out on My Game News Flash, it was revealed in a live stream that this is an entirely new work. The movie takes place after Code Geass: Lelouch of the…

South Korean Webcomic Accused Of Copying From Famed Manga

Online in South Korea, fans noticed that two panels in Kim Song-mo’s latest manhwa, the webcomic A Record of a High School Life, looked familiar. Comparisons of the panels appeared to show the drawings seemed to mirror art from manga Slam Dunk, which ran from 1990 to 1996. (Of course, Slam Dunk’s manga artist Takehiko…

Senran Kagura Press Conference Removed From YouTube For Sexual Content

Yesterday, a press conference was streamed live online for the Senran Kagura series. It was too lewd for YouTube. Note: The article contains NSFW content. According to Hachima, YouTube has removed the stream It doesn’t appear that game publisher Marvelous was banned from the site, because its account is currently active. Also, previously uploaded Senran…

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Yakuza 0 On Lowest Settings Is A Work Of Art

Yakuza 0, a damn fine video game on PlayStation 4, is now also available on PC. And while it looks fine on Ultra, it looks even better at the other end of the settings menu. Thanks to @Nitomatta for first pointing this out, but you can slide the settings down real low on this game,…

Gloomhaven Is Coming To Video Games

Gloomhaven, a very very long and popular board game, is getting a digital adaptation sometime next year. Asmodee Digital say the game—being developed by Flaming Fowl—will be available via Early Access on Steam in Q1 2019. It’ll feature “an infinitely replayable roguelike mode”. It’s weird seeing a board game so clearly inspired by video games…

COD: WWII‘s Latest Map Is A Sandbox—Literally

Heard of “sandbox games?” Well, now it’s literal: You can play as tiny, plastic soldiers in a sandbox as part of Call of Duty: WWII’s Days of Summer event. The seasonal fun also spans across Black Ops III, Modern Warfare, and Infinite Warfare, but this particular map is exclusive to WWII, and is one of…

In Magic: The Gathering Creator’s New Card Game, Every Deck Is Unique

KeyForge: Call of the Archons bills itself as a card game in which no two decks are the same. Maker Fantasy Flight Games announced it at GenCon 2018 today, revealing that Richard Garfield, veteran designer behind Magic: The Gathering, is working on it. It sounds wild. Games like Magic release new expansions every few months,…

The Overwatch League is getting two new teams in 2019 Teams representing Atlanta, Georgia and Guangzhou, China will join the roster next season. Snacktaku expert and proud Georgian Mike Fahey was quoted as saying “Wooo.”

For Honor’s seventh season went live today, including the addition of a new map and reworks to the Warden and Valkyrie classes. The update also adds new legendary gear, an additional 10 reputation levels, and Master and Grandmaster player ranks. Ranked duels will now be in rotation outside of tournaments as well. 

Fighting Game Rivalries To Watch At Evo 2018

This weekend, the Evolution Championship Series returns to Las Vegas for its twentieth outing. This annual event is the biggest and most important fighting game tournament in the world, with over seven thousand attendees planning to brave the boiling Nevada desert and compete for their shot at eternal glory. The Evo experience has expanded so…