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Overwatch Adds Crossplay

9.6.2021
Where once Overwatch players were divided along the lines of both platform and whether or not they’d push the damn payload, now they can at least not push the payload together.Read more

Destruction AllStars Is Getting Bots Because Not Enough People Are Playing

29.5.2021
Destruction AllStars, released in February exclusively on PS5, doesn’t seem to have a huge community of players online. So to help improve matchmaking, the developers have announced plans to add online bots. Read more

New Site Teaches You How To Play EVE Online

28.5.2021
EVE Online is a tough game to learn without a lot of effort and assistance. The good news is that there’s now an easier path to getting started: the EVE Academy, a new companion website to the 18 year old MMO, was created specifically to show new players the ropes, and potentially teach a few...

Apex Legends Adds Penalty For Leaving Arena Games Early

25.5.2021
Apex Legends introduced a new 3v3 Arena mode with Season 9 in early May, and I’ve been enjoying it for the handful of times when I’ve been able to play out a full match. Most of the time, a player will bail after a few bad rounds, leaving me at a severe disadvantage or giving me a victory that...

South Korean Politician Wants To Protect Esports Leagues From Sudden Shutdown

20.5.2021
In order to protect esports players and fans from the mercy of companies, South Korean Congressman Dong-su Yoo has proposed a bill to prevent esports leagues from being suddenly shut down unilaterally. Read more

Fighting Game Glossary Demystifies All That Weird Jargon

19.5.2021
Getting into fighting games can be difficult. Not only do you need to learn the ins and outs of various games’ mechanics, but the jargon used by more experienced players can sometimes sound like a totally different language. That said, this huge barrier to entry just got a little easier thanks to...

Outriders Is Finally Giving Some Players Back Their Lost Gear

6.5.2021
Of all the many (many) issues to plague Outriders since its early April launch, few have caused more pain than the insidious inventory-deletion bug. As of today, affected players should start to see lost gear return, developer People Can Fly announced via the game’s subreddit.Read more

Outriders: The Kotaku Review

9.4.2021
Outriders isn’t what I was expecting. In the lead-up to launch, it looked like one more Destiny-like looter shooter to toss on the pile. But while it does have looting, shooting and even online co-op, Outriders isn’t just another live service game. In a lot of ways, it feels like an experiment...

Hardcore Military Sim ArmA 3 Getting Huge Vietnam Campaign

7.4.2021
There aren’t many games that are seriously based on the Vietnam War, mostly because, thanks to the terrain and the politics, it’s an incredibly difficult conflict to simulate. The upcoming S.O.G. Prairie Fire, however, is looking to change that.Read more

Police Arrest Members Of "World's Biggest" Video Game Cheat Company, Seize Luxury Cars

31.3.2021
Chinese police have moved against a company billed as the “world’s largest” seller of video game cheats, arresting ten of its members and confiscating over $40 million worth of assets.Read more

It Takes Two Creates An Almost-Perfect Union Of Story And Gameplay

30.3.2021
Traditional co-op gaming experiences can sometimes feel similar to solo play: another player picks up a controller, and a second avatar pops onto your screen that works almost exactly in the same way you do. This can be a blessing for people with limited time to game, but it can mean that...

I Wish Genshin Impact Cared About My Time As Much As Its Story Seems To

30.3.2021
Reused NPCs. An environment you’ve already spent dozens of hours in. Contrived progress gating based on time. On paper, Genshin Impact’s current event, the Windblume Festival, sounds like it’s scraping the bottom of the barrel. In reality it’s a chill yet inventive exercise in making an in-game...

Soon You'll Be Able To Clip Overwatch League Highlights On YouTube

25.3.2021
Today, the Overwatch League announced changes to the way fans can watch its streams.Read more

Video Game Companies Keep Coming Up With New Ways To Take Our Money

19.3.2021
Video games are expensive. They have been expensive for a very long time, and they keep getting more expensive. To an extent, it makes sense: Game developers need to eat! But after a certain point, it gets excessive. Loot boxes, gacha, and now NFTs are signs of that excess. On this week’s...

Expert Doom Players Continue To Complete Challenges Once Thought Impossible

14.3.2021
Classic Doom players are continuing to pick away at some of the hardest remaining community challenges left, beating missions without attacking a single enemy in some of the hardest retail Doom levels ever released.Read more

Fans Can't Decide Whether New Overwatch Skin Is Cute Or Horrifying

10.3.2021
Today, Overwatch announced the PachiMarchi Challenge, the newest event celebrating the game’s weird half-onion, half-octopus mascot Pachimari. Starting today, players who win games in Quick Play, Arcade, or Competitive mode can win Pachimari-themed cosmetics, including a Pachimari Roadhog skin that...

Blockchain Losers Are Spending Millions On What Are Basically Useless Loot Boxes

4.3.2021
While gamers rail against loot boxes and governments around the world edge ever closer to regulating them, connoisseurs of blockchain bullshit are falling over themselves trying to buy digital highlights of basketball players from a platform called “NBA Top Shot”, in effect spending their money...