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Overwatch League Commentators Are Jumping Ship [UPDATE]

Watching professional Overwatch matches can be chaotic. At times, team fights look less like coherent, role-driven skirmishes and more like cartoon characters punching and kicking inside screen-eclipsing dust clouds. Commentators play a crucial role, making sense of the madness to both esports fans and the uninitiated mainstream audience Blizzard hopes to attract. But with season…

By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2020

ReviewsYear in Review

The 87 Games I Played Last Year And The Ones I Recommend

For the 14th straight year, I’m listing all the games I’ve played in the past 12 months. I’m also offering some recommendations. I’m a little late this year, because of distractions, but I’m not going to let anything end this tradition. When I first started tracking the games I’d played in a given year, I…

By Stephen Totilo Published January 13, 2020

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Breath Of The Wild Player Beats Lynel With Devil May Cry Hijinks

Japanese YouTuber Peco has mastered the art of making The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild boss fights look like highly choreographed action movie scenes, and it’s super satisfying to watch. Peco recently shared a clip of themselves taking on a Golden Lynel. The video has already been watched millions of times, no doubt…

By Ethan Gach Published January 13, 2020

Culture

Watching Other People Play Bullet-Hell Shooters Is Hellish

Normally I find watching the runs during Games Done Quick marathons relaxing. There was nothing relaxing about Gusto’s Wednesday playthrough of bullet-hell shooter Mushihimesama Futari on ultra difficulty. I spent the entire run on the edge of my seat, anxious and agitated. Mushihimesama Futari, AKA Mushi Futari, is a 2006 arcade game by Cave. Cave…

By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2020

Esports

Mario Kart 8 Player Wins Tiebreaker With Clutch Last-Second Green Shell

On Saturday night, Twitch streamer and competitive Mario Kart 8 player Knives_x finished her tiebreaker to get into the semifinals at a Las Vegas tournament in the best way possible: by smashing her opponent with a green shell just inches before he was about to cross the finish line. “911 i just mario kart murdered…

By Ethan Gach Published January 13, 2020

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I’m finishing up Wattam today LIVE on the Kotaku Twitch channel and if I finish up sooner than I think, I’m streaming a bonus game. Ooh. So please, join me in the chat!

By Paul Tamayo Published January 13, 2020

ReviewsToys

Here Is Kirby On Pancakes Brandishing A Stick Of Butter

What is sweeter than Kirby? How about Kirby sitting on a stack of syrup-soaked pancakes raising a glistening stick of butter over his head? Throw in a strawberry and that’s about as sweet as Kirby can get. This little two and a half inch-tall figure is part of Banpresto Box’s Kirby’s Dolce Collection, a $30…

By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2020

Culture

The Week In Games: Rock The Dragon!

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot is coming out this week. I only know two things about this game: It comes out soon and it is Dragon Ball Z game. I’ve played some great Dragon Ball Z games and some really, really bad games. I hope this one is good! This might be one of the best…

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 13, 2020

Culture

Furries Raise Over $17,000 For Australian Bushfire Relief

Streamers, celebrities, game publishers and studios have all gotten behind fundraising efforts to help everyone recover from the Australian bushfires with a speed and generosity that Australia’s federal government could learn from. Now, the furry community has done their part with a stream raising over $17,000 for the Australian Red Cross. The YouTube stream from…

Alex Walker Published January 12, 2020

Culture

Old-Timey Spidey

Antonio Stappaerts is a concept artist from Belgium who has worked for a number of design studios in the video game business. You can see more of Antonio’s stuff at his personal site and ArtStation page

By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2020

Culture

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Is Deleting Some Players’ PC Save Files

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne came out on PC last week, and while for many it was a hassle-free experience, some older players logged on to unwittingly delete their old save data. The issue appears to be affecting those who haven’t logged into the game for a while, leading to speculation it could be related to…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2020

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Harry Potter x Minecraft Map Looks Like A Whole New Game

Over a decade later and it still boggles the mind how much work and cool shit people can come up with in Minecraft. The latest example being this enormous recreation of the world of Harry Potter Minecraft School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a project being run by a small group of students who have…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2020

Culture

A Gamer In Texas Helped Save Her UK Teammate After Hearing Him Have A Seizure Online

While playing and talking with his teammate online, a teen in the UK started to have a seizure. His teammate, a woman in Texas, heard him, and when he stopped responding, she called local police in the UK to help her teammate across the pond. Aidan Jackson is 17 and lives in Widnes, England. As reported…