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Warlords of Draenor’s Notorious Endgame PvP Zone is Staying in Legion

World of Warcraft: Legion’s zones, story, and the new PvP system are all shaping up nicely, yet besides two new arena maps there are still no new PvP battlegrounds announced. Players started to wonder if the current endgame zone, Ashran, is intended to stay. Popular world PvP zones (Wintergrasp, Tol Barad) from previous expansions were…

Day of the Tentacle Remastered Arrives on March 22 [UPDATE]

The HD version of Tim Schafer’s classic time-traveling adventure game, Day of the Tentacle, hits PC in exactly two weeks, on March 22. The announcement appeared on GOG, which is hosting an exclusive pre-order campaign for the remaster. They included a features summary: Day of the Tentacle Remastered is all the adventure you may remember…

It’s Launch Night, And The Division’s Servers Are Having Trouble [Updates]

Can you even believe it? I cannot believe it. Just kidding, I can totally believe it. Ubisoft’s much anticipated online shooter The Division launched tonight, and its servers are not doing so hot. I’ve been trying to play the game on PC for the last hour, and have been hit with with endless “Sierra” errors,…

Plagiarism Scandal Rocks The Crossword Puzzle Scene

What’s ten letters, and is “the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own?” The professional crossword-puzzle community is enjoying some unexpected (and unpleasant) time in the spotlight this week, after an excellent FiveThirtyEight story made public allegations of plagiarism against crossword editor Timothy Parker, who runs puzzles…

The Worst Version of Hal Jordan Just Came Back in Green Lantern

Once upon a time, DC Comics’ iconic space superhero went completely unhinged, beat up all his intergalactic peacekeeping comrades and stole the power that let all Green Lanterns fight evil. Now Parallax is back and he’s fighting a Hal Jordan who doesn’t even have a ring anymore. Spoilers follow. 22 years ago, Hal Jordan turned…

Conor McGregor Needed To Lose

Conor McGregor is one of my favorite fighters. He lost in devastating fashion on Saturday night, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m not a McGregor hater. I’m not laughing because the Irish motormouth, more giant golden wristwatch than man, finally flew too close to the sun. I know a lot of people are, but I’m…

House of Cards‘ Newest Video Game Cameo: Agario

With every new season of House of Cards comes a new video game reference. This year’s slate of episodes is no exception. On the fourth season of House of Cards, which went up on Netflix last Friday, embattled president Frank Underwood spends some valuable campaign time with the online multiplayer game Agar.io. In Agar.io, which…

Shadow of Mordor producer Michael Forgey passed away on Friday. He had been fighting an inoperable form of brain cancer. We wish the best to his friends and family.

Stardew Valley Players Fight Piracy By Buying Pirates The Game

The sweetest game of 2016 also appears to have the nicest fanbase around, judging by what Stardew Valley players have been up to lately. This weekend, farming simulator Stardew Valley became one of the most played games on Steam, with nearly sixty thousand concurrent players at its peak: Steamspy estimates that Stardew Valley has sold…

Updating the story of the developer of Kickstarter success Bear Simulator quitting over internet drama, YouTube personality PewDiePie has made his video review of the game public once more, along with a message about weathering criticism. Read the updated story here.

The Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 Free Content Parade Starts Tomorrow

One of the best things about the first Garden Warfare game was the constant stream of new free content, and Garden Warfare 2 is sticking with that plan. Tomorrow’s “Graveyard Variety Pack” adds a new map, solo missions, gameplay options and one excellent trailer.

Black Desert Online‘s Dynamic Movement Defies MMO Expectations

Climbing, jumping long distances, clambering up ledges? Is this a fantasy MMORPG or an action adventure game? Why not both? Over the weekend I posted video and my impressions of the first 30 minutes of Black Desert Online, mentioning basic movement felt sluggish and unresponsive. Now that I’ve had more time with the parkour-inspired movement…

Mortal Kombat X Is Letting Console Players Try Its New DLC Characters for Free

This week saw the release of Kombat Pack 2 for the console versions of Mortal Kombat X, which adds Leatherface, Bo Rai Cho, Alien and Tri-Borg. The standalone pack costs $20 but you can try the new characters for free for the next few days. This post originally ran March 4. I’m pulling it up…

Why Everything Keeps Staring At Me In ARK: Survival Evolved

Unlike other games, you can’t really pet stuff in ARK: Survival Evolved. You can, however, make a lot of awkward eye contact. I started playing ARK on PC this weekend, and I noticed that prehistoric beasties just kept walking up and looking at me. Were they trying to remember if we’d met at that party…

Ten Spectacular Ragdoll Fails In GTA V

Watch as Franklin completely breaks GTA V’s missions with nothing but an intense ragdoll. YouTube comedian Criken2 has struck gold with his latest video, where he uses a mod to force Franklin into ragdolling at the worst moments. What follows are a collection of hilarious mission fails that would never be possible under normal conditions.…

Minecraft is Gorgeous in Unreal Engine 4

What we’ve got here is a “Minecraft-Like Infinite Voxel World” built in Unreal Engine 4. In layman’s terms, it’s a very pretty but limited Minecraft demo running in a triple-A game engine. John Alcatraz, the creator, showcased his Infinite Voxel World on the UE forums last week, and shared it yesterday on r/minecraft. As he…

Microsoft Cancels Fable Legends, Mentions ‘Proposed Closure’ of Iconic Game Studio Lionhead

Microsoft has cancelled the latest Fable game and has announced plans to close Lionhead, the legendary studio behind the Fable franchise. Inan update detailing changes to the company’s internal development studios, Microsoft said that they’ll be shutting down Fable Legends and shuttering dev studio Press Play: After much consideration we have decided to cease development…

Custom PS2 Is A Worthy Tribute To Crash Bandicoot 2

The Aku Aku Mask’s looking great on this heavily modified Playstation 2. From the front, modder Vadu Amka’s PS2 looks more like an ancient artifact from an archaeological dig site than a gaming console. But no doubt, that’s the Aku Aku mask from the Crash Bandicoot series, protecting this lucky PS2. To contact the author…

How Many People Are Still Alive In The Walking Dead Universe

Months after the outbreak of The Walking Dead’s worldwide zombie apocalypse, calculating the number of possible survivors on the planet isn’t an easy task. Here’s an ambitious attempt from SourceFed’s Matt Lieberman, who tries to figure out an exact number by pinpointing various dates, comparing survival rates, and using stats from both the comic books…

A Ten-Minute Tour Of Pokkén Tournament Wii U

The Wii U version of Namco Bandai’s Pokémon fighting game has landed at Kotaku, along with strict time constraints on how much video we can share. So here’s quick look at training, fighting, customization and Amiibo unlocks of Pokkén Tournament. Before review day arrives we are able to share 30 minutes of direct feed (non-streamed)…