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The Overwatch Characters Who Get Play Of The Game Most (And Least) Often

Overwatch’s Play of the Game (PotG) is a mechanic shrouded in mystery. Everybody’s had a moment where they figured their quadruple kill with a perfectly timed emote would nab it, only to be ousted by a couple boring turret bursts. In a recent forum post, Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan provided stats to help dispel…

Pokémon Sun and Moon aren’t out yet, but they already have all sorts of ridiculous conspiracy theories. Things get pretty wild in this second episode of THE SAVE FILES, a new YouTube show where we tackle gaming mysteries every week. Do we know who the real villains of Sun and Moon are? Are Ultra Beasts…

Yesterday, Wizards of the Coast released their latest Dungeons & Dragons adventure for 5th edition: Storm King’s Thunder. In it, players seek out the storm giant King Hekaton, who until recently was keeping the hill giants in check. Now, they run wild, causing mayhem across the land: The humans, dwarves, elves, and other small folk…

Last weekend, when I visited famed horror writer H.P. Lovecraft’s grave in Providence, Rhode Island, I found these Magic: The Gathering cards leaned against his tombstone. Presumably a tribute to the novelist, whose tombstone reads “I am Providence,” these “Providence” cards say, “There is power in prayer, regardless of who is listening.” Lovecraft was an…

Here’s Mass Effect: Andromeda Running On PS4 Pro

During Sony’s PlayStation Pro reveal event, EA showed off the first proper gameplay footage of the new Mass Effect. Watch it here. The footage shows a character (presumably player character Ryder) exploring a not-of-this-world cyberpunk ruin also known as a cave. The character uses a jetpack to aid mobility and scans objects like plants for…

Sony Announces The PlayStation 4 Pro

Meet the Neo, officially called PlayStation 4 Pro. It’s a more powerful PS4 that will support 4K and HDR. It’ll cost $400 and be out on November 10. “Our goal is to deliver high-fidelity graphical experiences,” lead architect Mark Cerny said on stage during a hardware event today. It’s got a faster CPU, a 1TB…

PS4 Slim Replacing Old Models, Out September 15

The PS4 Slim—which leaked all over the internet earlier this year—will cost a tidy $299. Better yet, the redesigned system (and controller) will be out real soon. Curious as to what the console is like? Good news, people have already tried it, and you can get a closer look at the PS4 Slim here. Alternatively,…

Watch The PlayStation Neo Reveal Live, Right Here

The next PlayStation 4 model, code-named Neo, will be revealed this afternoon in New York City. Let’s watch! We’re not sure what to expect from this so-called PlayStation Meeting. We know the PS4 Slim and Neo will be there, and from what we hear, a bunch of third-party devs like Ubisoft and BioWare are attending…

New Kickstarter Game Is About Fighting An Evil CEO As Hideo Kojima And Other Devs

Dawn of the Devs is a new Kickstarter project by Underdog Studios all about making game designers the heroes. The 2-D puzzle platformer features off-brand versions of designers like Hideo Kojima, Cliff Bleszinski, and Tim Schafer as they battle against a villainous “Chief Evil Overlord”. The game’s big focus is combining the various abilities of…

Pokémon Go Will Be On Apple Watch By Year’s End

Since Pokémon Go launched earlier this year, smartwatch owners have been bemoaning the lack of a corresponding wrist app. Bemoan no more. During today’s Apple event, Pokémon Go support was announced for the Apple Watch. An Apple Watch owner myself, I’ve been keenly aware of the lack of Pokémon Go support, which seemed like such…

Nintendo Announces Super Mario Run For iOS [UPDATE: Android Later]

Mario is officially coming to the iPhone. Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto made a surprise appearance at today’s Apple conference to announce Super Mario Run, an iOS runner with graphics from New Super Mario Bros. It’ll be free to download with a set purchase price, and Nintendo says it’s “coming soon” to the App Store. It’ll be…

Players Unravel One Of World Of Warcraft: Legion‘s Most Convoluted Secrets

This is several dozen players battling a new World of Warcraft world boss named Kosumoth the Hungering. Players stumbled upon the zone-spanning steps needed to spawn him while searching for another World of Warcraft secret entirely. Asrecounted by Redditor drfievel, while searching for the Reins of the Long-Forgotten Hippogryph, a mount that was first data-mined…

One highlight of PAX 2016 was Secret Legend, a Zelda-styled action-adventure made by a very small team of indie developers. It’s got a terrible title, but the animation is fantastic and it looks like a pleasant, serene adventure. The developers told us it’s very early, so don’t expect this one for a long time

No Man’s Sky Is A Surprisingly Good ASMR Game

No Man’s Sky is, to many, a disappointment. The planet exploration game has been deemed tedious, boring and repetitive in stark contrast to its pre-release hype as an endlessly exciting adventure across a randomly-generated galaxy. Luckily, its tedium is exactly the quality that’s made it perfect fodder for the ASMR community. On a frontier planet…

Today in New York City, Sony is expected to show off the top-secret PS4 Slim as well as the high-end PS4 Neo. We’ll be there, and you can find all the news on Kotaku as it happens. The event starts at 3pm Eastern. We’ll put up the stream closer to then.

Battlefield 1‘s open beta will end tomorrow, Thursday, September 8. For the final day of the beta, all accessible weapons have been unlocked for use.

Indian Lawyer Calls Pokémon Go Eggs Blasphemous In Court

India boasts an enormous vegetarian population, a fact that has somehow come in conflict with Pokémon Go, not yet released there. Gujarat local Alay Dave is claiming in court that the app offends his, and other Indians’, religious sensibilities—in this case, vegetarianism. The issue boils down to one thing: eggs. “Those who succeed are rewarded…

Don’t Watch 50 Video Games Songs In 2 Minutes, Just Listen

YouTube guitarist FamilyJules7X enjoys making metal covers of his favorite video game themes, so he put together a medley of 50 rapid-fire clips that go by so fast it’s impossible to pick them all out. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. No peeking, now. Some video game themes are so iconic that even a few…

Black Ops III‘s New Micro-Map Is Full Of Amazing, Tiny Details

The biggest challenge in Micro, the “fun” multiplayer map in Call of Duty: Black Ops III’s final batch of downloadable content, is pulling yourself away from the massive cupcakes and copious amounts of alcohol long enough to shoot other people. Luckily it’s easy enough to create a custom game where you can explore the over-sized…

Theories About The Mysterious New Pokémon

The latest Pokémon Sun and Moon trailer features a rather unusual Pocket Monster, even by Pokémon standards, called “Type: Null.” There are already theories about what exactly is up with this Pokémon. Where to start? Type: Null is one odd name, there’s that medieval-looking thing it has going on, and it appears to be a…