No Man’s Sky’s Next update comes with some new cosmic horrors, as well as some new, risky ways to make money: eggs.
Tuesday, 31 July 2018
8 graphic novels to get your kids hooked on comics
Our A.V. Club Field Guide To Parenting is designed to guide you toward the best kids’ books, shows, movies, and music, just like we do with The A.V. Club for adults. Every month or so, we will feature a new subject with a few essential pop culture takes parents should know, saving you from the mountains of kids’ dreck…
The International Is Bad For Dota 2
Dota 2’s annual championship, The International, has the biggest prize pool in all of esports – $21 million and counting. Unlike Overwatch League or the League Championship Series, The International doesn’t rely on big-name sponsors or media rights. Instead, it is almost entirely crowdfunded by fans, putting a…
This Is Not The Game I Signed Up For
In the game’s 46th hour, I finally got frustrated about a design choice in Hollow Knight. I won’t spoil it in anything but the vaguest terms, but I’m sure anyone who has played enough games can relate.
Tuesday's Best Deals: Apple AirPods, Portable Projector, Gaming Laptop, and More
Today’s best deals kick off with a rare discount on Apple’s AirPods, a portable projector, an HP Omen gaming laptop sale, and more.
Staircases in Space: Why Are Places in Science Fiction Not Wheelchair-Accessible?
Space, as we all know, is the final frontier. It’s the star-spangled playground in which our imaginations run amok, and the setting for stories that made us fall in love with sci-fi. Some of us spent hours pretending we were the Doctor’s companions, helping him find Gallifrey from the TARDIS. Some of us imagined the …
Franklin Broke Peanuts' Color Barrier In The Least Interesting Way Possible
Charlie Brown is hesitant. Marcie is shy. Lucy is cruel. Schroeder is aloof. But Franklin is just…perfect.
Play Minecraft On Your Nintendo Switch For Just $20
Minecraft has been available on the Nintendo Switch eShop for awhile, but if you prefer physical copies, or just want to save a few bucks, you can get it from Walmart today for just $20. The Switch version can play online cross-platform, and includes a bunch of Super Mario-themed skins and goodies as well.
Deadspin Bryce Harper Is Available | Jezebel Alaska Airlines Made a Same-Sex Couple Move so a Straig
Deadspin Bryce Harper Is Available | Jezebel Alaska Airlines Made a Same-Sex Couple Move so a Straight Couple Could Sit Together | Splinter Jesse Watters Says We Don’t Want ‘Some Guy’s Uncle From Zimbabwe’ in America | The Root Betsy DeVos Doesn’t Give a Damn About Students, Education or the Cost Thereof | The A.V.…
Freaky New Hearthstone Card Is One Of The Strongest I've Ever Seen
On December 22, 2017, when SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 test rocket and lit up the skies of Los Angeles with a glowing orb of smoke, a not-insignificant number of Southern Californians began to believe the aliens had finally come to murder us all. I was there for that, and I can say with confidence that my vexation in…
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Four New Characters I’d Want To Se
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Four New Characters I’d Want To See In A New Capcom vs SNK • Banana Fish Reviews: Episode 1, Episode 2 and 3, and Episode 4 • Thoughts On The Justice League Movie (2017) • Call of Duty: Black Ops III Campaign First Impressions
Amazon's Blowing Out Refurbished HP Omen Gaming Laptops, Today Only
If you don’t mind buying a refurb, you can get a seriously good deal on an HP Omen gaming laptop from today’s Amazon Gold Box. Prices start at just $700 for a 15" computer with a Core i7 processor and a GTX 1050, and range up to $1700 for a fully specced out 17" with 32GB of RAM and a GTX 1080, but there are a lot of…
Experience Being Poked By An Anime Girl
Starting tomorrow, a VR title is coming to Steam that lets folks experience what it’s like to be poked by an anime girl.
Nintendo's Best Selling Switch And 3DS Games To Date
Nintendo has released sales data for its biggest selling Nintendo Switch and 3DS games. Which ones do you think came out on top? Oh, the suspense!
R-Type Is Getting An Excellent Statue
Classic side-scrolling shooter R-Type is getting immortalized in a poseable Figma statue.
Lifetime Sales For The Nintendo Switch And Nintendo 3DS
Wonder how Nintendo’s current gen game machines are doing? The Kyoto-based company just released life-to-date tallies for both the Switch and 3DS, as well as software totals for each.
Some Of The Best Cosplay From The 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Comic-Con, the biggest nerd show on Earth, wrapped up earlier this month, and aside from over-priced toys and exhausting panel talks there was also a ton of cosplay present.
Overwatch League's TV Ratings Were Low, But It Doesn't Matter
If you followed the Overwatch League’s first season, odds are good that you mostly did it on Twitch. Over the weekend, the grand finals got airtime on television networks, too, and they didn’t exactly draw a Beholder-load of eyeballs.
All Hail Crab Tank
Ben Mauro is an artist who has worked on a ton of stuff in both video games and movies, from BioShock to The Hobbit to Call of Duty to Elysium.
Man Beats Fallout: New Vegas Without Getting Hit Even Once
T Ronix has managed to complete Fallout: New Vegas—and the game’s DLC—without taking a single hit, all the while playing on Very Hard difficulty.
EA Kills "Open Source" Version Of SimCity 2000
Earlier this year, a game called OpenSC2K was released on GitHub, claiming to be a free, open source version of Maxis’ classic. Turns out it wasn’t as open source as it could have been, though, because EA have had the game removed from the platform.
These Are Our Readers' Three Favorite Affordable Office Chairs
We sat down and reviewed your nominations for the best sub-$200 office chairs, and these three rose to the top of the stack. Now it’s time to crown the favorite. Read about all of our nominees below and then submit your vote for the best.
Hell Is Watching Smash Bros. Characters Dance Like They’re In Fortnite
Our time on this planet is limited, but please spend a moment of it feasting on the internet’s latest abomination.
Steam Game Vanishes After Players Accuse It Of Mining Bitcoins On Their Computers
For the past couple weeks, players of a PC platformer called Abstractism have suspected that something is amiss. The game has been accused of “cryptojacking” people’s machines, or clandestinely using their resources to mine for cryptocurrency. Today, after sustained outcry over the weekend, Abstractism was removed…
Deadspin Why Your Team Sucks 2018: Cleveland Browns | Splinter Medicare for All Will Save Trillions,
Deadspin Why Your Team Sucks 2018: Cleveland Browns | Splinter Medicare for All Will Save Trillions, Conservative Wonks Forced to Admit | The A.V. Club “Hitler was liberal” is just one insight offered by Dinesh D’Souza’s fraudulent Death Of A Nation | Very Smart Brothas Things Black People Say When You Might Be About…
Annual EVE Online Tournament Kicks Off With A Daring Bluff
On the opening day of EVE Online’s annual Alliance Tournament, one team used a clever bluff to secure its first win.
The 10 Best Deals of July 30, 2018
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
No Man’s Sky Horror Seems Friendly
Today on Highlight Reel we have No Man’s Sky NEXT clips, impressive Battlefield maneuvers and much more!
Ask Dr. NerdLove: I Keep Chasing ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girls’
Hello all you post-singularity sex marmosets, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that’ll patch in co-op multiplayer two years after launch.
Five Ways Video Games Make Failure Matter
Video games are constantly trying different ways to make you feel like the game you’re playing has exciting, tangible stakes. Some are more creative about it than others.
Save on the Brand New, and Long Awaited, Avatar: The Last Airbender Blu-ray
Avatar: The Last Airbender finally got a complete series Blu-ray release last month, and it’s on sale for $30 on Amazon, a match for an all-time low.
Speedrunner Beats The Wind Waker HD In Under One Hour
Most players will take days to complete The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, but speedrunners do it much faster. Thanks to a year full of new discoveries and attempts by hard-working runners, The Wind Waker HD has been completed, for the first time ever, in under an hour.
A Team Of Role-Players Is Transforming Destiny Into A D&D Game
A group of intrepid Dungeon Masters are building a Dungeons & Dragons campaign based on the world of Destiny, a sci-fi franchise about shooting aliens in space and hoping that they drop things that will let you shoot aliens in space even more efficiently.
Love Island Game Is All About Six-Packs, Banter, And Random Hookups
Love Island is a British reality TV show in which several glistening, muscular men with sleeve tattoos and unaddressed anger issues are sent to a sunny island villa along with several glossy-haired, incredibly basic women who I’m pretty sure have their perma-bikinis sewn onto their skin, and are then expected to…
The Words For Gaming In Different Languages
Like any community in the world, people who play video games have collaboratively created their own language and slang. Many of these words are international, but different languages have different ways of talking about play.
Download Bayonetta To Your PC For $6
If you have $6 and a decent PC, go buy Bayonetta from Chrono.gg. Unlike the Switch version, it’ll run in 4K at up to 60 FPS, but this deal is only available unti noon ET tomorrow, so just do it!
Monday, 30 July 2018
The Internet Reacts To DJ Khaled's Underwhelming Overwatch League Concert
DJ Khaled performed at this weekend’s Overwatch League Finals. The fans were not having it, not even when he yelled “Overwatch me!”
Conflicted Feelings About The Mobile Game I’m Playing
If I’m commuting on the subway and don’t have two hands free to play Switch or 3DS games, I play a mobile game. Usually, it’s Threes, but sometimes another game takes its place. That’s the case now. The new game is Holedown.
Monday's Best Deals: Wireless Earbuds, Nike Sale, Battery Packs, and More
Score discounts on some affordable wireless earbuds, a ton of stuff from Nike, two battery packs, and more of today’s best deals.
Gran Turismo Sport Gets Microtransactions A Year After Series Producer Said It Wouldn’t
Gran Turismo Sport’s July update is now live, adding a new race track and more cars. It’s also introduced microtransactions, something the series producer said last summer the game wouldn’t have.
How To Make Lots Of Money In No Man's Sky Next
Unless you’re running tons of side missions, it can be difficult to raise funds in No Man’s Sky. If you’re not interested in farming or running errands, you might want to consider investing in cryo-pumps. They’re easy to craft and sell for obscene prices.
The first thing I did in No Man’s Sky after the Next update…
Pokémon The Movie: The Power Of Us is an upcoming Pokémon movie starring Ash and Pikachu that’s head
Pokémon The Movie: The Power Of Us is an upcoming Pokémon movie starring Ash and Pikachu that’s heading to theaters for four days only. On November 24, 26 and 28 and December 1 you’ll be able to watch Ash and his buds visit a island town and summon a Lugia. If you want to find out how it all goes wrong, you better…
How to Get a Better Cell Phone Signal in Your Home
While a lot of the stuff you do with your phone will involve wifi, the essential functions of a phone—the calling and the texting—still rely on a connection to a cell tower. If that link breaks, you can miss important messages or be out of reach to family and friends. Here’s what you can do if you struggle to get a…
Jezebel ‘I Don’t Have to Explain Shit to You’: Restaurant Manager Fired After Ordering a Black Woman
Jezebel ‘I Don’t Have to Explain Shit to You’: Restaurant Manager Fired After Ordering a Black Woman to Leave [Update] | The Root White Fox News Guest: ‘There’s Nothing Worse Than Being Called A Racist’ | Splinter Why Income Inequality in the US Is Way Worse Than in Europe | Deadspin Braves Announcers Throw…
Cut the Cord With Anker's Newest True Wireless Headphones For Only $65
Anker has a new, less expensive version of its excellent true wireless headphone line, and you can grab a set for just $65 today with promo code SDCLBT66.
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Imbuing Video Games With A Potent
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Imbuing Video Games With A Potent Atmosphere • Gloomhaven’s Core Gameplay Mechanic Is Perfect • In The Face Of Originality • Final Fantasy XIV’s Story Is Not Good And That’s Okay • I’m Finally Playing Splatoon Online • How Do You Sound Anime?
Chinese Esports Team Has An Amazing Training Facilities
China’s OMG (Oh My God) dominates not only dominates League of Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but also esports compounds. Check out its training facility.
Street Fighter Pros Appear On Prime Time Japanese TV
Yesterday, popular Japanese sports talk show Junk Sports featured Street Fighter pros Momochi and Chocoblanka. Professionally gaming still doesn’t quite get the respect it deserves in Japan, so for fighting game fans, simply seeing these two on mainstream Japanese TV was a big deal.
Unlike in Pokémon, Digimon Humans Keep Aging
In the Pokémon anime, Ash is ten years old. Eternally. But in the Digimon anime, the human characters are getting older.
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Grafit Studio is an outsourcing and production company based in Russia, who have worked on games like Gwent and The Elder Scrolls: Legends.
Some Great Cosplay From Japan Expo 2018
Last year, photographer (and games blogger) Stéphane You was kind enough to show us some of the cosplay that went down at one of Europe’s biggest nerd shows, France’s Japan Expo. He’s now done the same for this year’s show, so thanks Stéphane!
Adidas' First Two Dragon Ball Sneakers Are Goku & Frieza
OK, we’re pretty much done with leaks: these are some of the first official shots of Adidas’ anticipated upcoming collaboration with Dragon Ball Z, and they show the first two pairs are running with a Goku vs. Frieza theme.