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UncategorizedWorld of Final Fantasy Graphics Comparison, PS4 Vs Vita
World of Final Fantasy arrives later this month, bringing piles of pint-sized creatures to two different PlayStation platforms. Square Enix has put together a pair of videos showing off differences in graphics and loading times between the PS4 and Vita versions of the game. With cross-save support and the promise of hours of tinkering with…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Mini Gaming PCs Are Ready For Virtual Reality
With recent advances from both AMD and Nvidia bringing mobile graphics processors within a breath of desktop power levels, PCs that make use of laptop tech to be tiny are more powerful than ever. I’m currently playing with Zotac’s GTX 1060-powered Magnus Zbox, and it’s handling VR like a champ. Zotac launched the original mini…
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EsportsDota 2 Player Accuses Former Team Of Mishandling Prize Money
Earlier today, Jack ‘EternaLEnVy’ Mao published a nearly 7,500 word blog post accusing leadership within Team Secret of being, well, secretive about how it handled prize money, sponsorship deals, and a whole host of other financial matters. His remarks were archived here after the traffic they originally generated crashed his blog EternaLEnVy joined up with…
By Ethan Gach - Culture
The Week In Games: Virtual Fatality
As another wave of virtual reality technology breaks along the shore of humanity this week with PSVR, it’s only a matter of time until someone becomes the first person to die as a result of virtual reality. “We made some core decisions early on that we weren’t going to kill people.” That’s what Piers Jackson…
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EsportsProfessional Smash Bros. Continues To Grow With Luminosity Gaming’s Latest Signing
Pro Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player Yuta “Abadango” Kawamura has signed with Luminosity Games, according to an announcement made by esports organization last night. The news comes in the middle of the The Big House 6 tournament currently going on in Michigan and after a string of other recent signings over the past…
By Ethan Gach - Esports
League of Legends Pro Suspended During Worlds For Toxic Chat, Will Be Fined $2,000
Yesterday, Riot, creator of League of Legends, announced a ruling suspending pro player Hankil “Road” Yoon for one match and fining him $2,000. The ruling came after it was discovered that Road had been verbally abusing other players in the game while solo-queuing for ranked matches in order to practice. This leaves I May, Road’s…
By Ethan Gach - Culture
Sunday Comics: Icicles Of Death
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published October 7. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 3 as part of the 24-hour comic event. Read more of Awkward…
By Ethan Gach - Uncategorized
Darkest Dungeon Ruins Its Endgame
I love Darkest Dungeon, which is why I decided never to finish it. It’s the only reasonable response to a game whose gruesome charm fades so drastically overtime. Its cruel world and Lovecraftian savagery rival games like Sunless Sea and Don’t Starve, but stay too long and you’ll eventually see its grizzly nightmare transformed into…
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EsportsSamsung Galaxy Punishes TSM In Second Meeting At Worlds 2016
After a tough fought forty five minute match that left everything on the table, South Korea’s Samsung Galaxy came out on top against North America’s Team Solo Mid. Every time TSM looked to have accumulated a meaningful advantage, Samsung would slowly dismantle it. Every time Samsung looked like they had the game under control, TSM…
By Ethan Gach