Oh, yeah, the new Xenoblade challenge mode DLC is definitely focused for people who have mastered the game and are looking for more to do. There’s an “easy” and “normal” version of each challenge and even the easy versions can still be difficult if you don’t or can’t counter the boss abilities.

There’s been a steady stream of new content of various quality. Namely, several new Blades have been added (9 I think), several of which are pretty spoilery so I won’t mention them here. The NG+ mode is also pretty robust and one of the better such modes out there. The new content adds a challenge mode with ~20…

There’s also additional DLC for Xenoblade that is fiendishly difficult and adds two of the protagonists from the first game as Blades. 

So, the obvious hate speech aside, are you against the presence of shitposting in Splatoon 2/in favor of Nintendo removing low quality posts? Given Gita’s avowed history as a shitposter (see multiple episodes of Fave This), I had been under the impression that Kotaku was pro-shitposting, or at least not…

You can make a single-acting baking powder at home just by combining cream of tartar and baking soda. Other than that, I think you’re probably right that it’s for the most part an obsolete product with the advent of double-acting baking powder. I can imagine that there are some finicky (or very old) recipes that…

Nice to see that all the emcee cares about is whether she can make her suit pink. Really love that pandering to the women.

You must hate Mystery Heroes in Overwatch, where the concept of “fairness” need not apply.

OWL has really illustrated the importance of cohesiveness and communication. NYXL has the benefit of individual star players plus one unifying language. The Dragons might have some individual standout players, but they can’t communicate worth a damn. In terms of COW, NYXL is a six stack of friends who play together…

On the note of NYXL, since you brought it up, it was fucking hilarious to watch them lose to Valiant last week after the shit they pulled on Gibraltar. They’ve officially crossed the threshold from gracious winners into assholes; yeah, their head staff has said they don’t care about Stage 4 at all, but just because…

I’ve made this point on Jezebel and Splintet before in the past. Unfortunately, no one really seems to care and continues to use the two words interchangeably.

What does “free to start” mean? Like Mario Run?

Any indication if this is a good port, versus all of the other piece of shit ports Square Enix has released in the past (looking at you Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger)?

All of the skins from the Anniversary event have leaked already. There are links on the Competitive Overwatch subreddit, and here’s a direct link to images of all for anyone curious.

Kotaku reviews still indicate how long the reviewer spent with the game, right? As long as we know what the MSRP is, the average reader can easily calculate the cost per hour played for that reviewer for that game. At least when it comes to GMG, their data is presumably in aggregate and represents the statistical…

The Costco Citi Visa card gives you two reward vouchers (assuming you are an Executive level member): one that comes from Citi (the 1-4% cash back on purchases) and another from Costco on purchases made at Costco. Both can be redeemed in-store for cash. All you have to do is tell them you want it in cash.

Washed Up Overwatch League Pro Says Something Stupid Again, News at 11.

I use CRISPR at work. There is an enormous gulf between what the media claims CRISPR can do and what it actually does. I’ve used it to make slight additions around specific genomic sequences in mouse embryonic stem cells (what is called “floxing,” or the addition of flanking loxP sites). These ESCs are then…

The video seems to imply that ALL event items will be back (or at least skins), given that it’s showing unrelated event skins for Roadhog and Junkrat. Which could be good if you are missing items, but means that the potential cosmetic pool that the loot boxes are going to draw from just skyrocketed. So unless you…

Any chance for Jason (or anyone else) to do a six month retrospective (like Stephen did for AC Origins) on Xenoblade Chronicles 2 now that the DLC has addressed a number of the issues the game had at launch?

I first saw this method on the Youtube series Binging with Babish, but he cracks his eggs into a fine mesh sieve and uses that to remove the more liquid white from the egg before poaching them in the hot water. It removes all of the filamentous white and you end up with more presentable poached eggs. Completely…