Riot Games has laid out a tentative road map for League of Legends updates coming in 2017. In a new “Riot Pls,” lead producer New001 goes over the checklist, including changes to runes and phasing out the old Adobe Air client.
If you woke up this morning thinking “Hey I want to watch Jason talk to Kinda Funny’s Colin Moriarty for like two hours,” you are in luck. Last week in San Francisco, I went on Colin’s show to talk about Kotaku, journalism, and all sorts of other video game subjects. Enjoy!
Gears of War 4's new Horde 3.0 mode looks sick thanks to new classes, enemy types, maps, and even vehicles (!). It’s been too long since we’ve had a Gears game with this type of co-op goodness, eh?
Just Cause 3's Mech Land Assault DLC arrives June 3 for season pass owners, June 10 for folks that would rather pay piecemeal. The barrage of videos depicting gravity gun-based carnage will follow immediately after.
Necropolis’ 4-player co-op is lookin’ pretty cool. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a tiny bit longer to play it in full, as the the roguelike dungeon crawler has been pushed back to summer 2016.
We’re bringing back our regular “Video Game Industry Layoff Stories” feature, where we round up layoff stories from the volatile game industry. If you’re a game dev who wants to share a story—totally anonymously—e-mail me.
Microsoft has created a nifty little Year in Review page for Xbox One and 360 gamers to check out their stats for 2015. Make sure you’re logged in to your Xbox Live account and hit up the page to see how you rank. Then share your findings here!
Learn how to take down a TIE Fighter in a single shot, where to shoot an AT-AT for massive damage, and more with jackfrags’ quick tips for Star Wars: Battlefront.
Do you like podcasts? Do you like Kotaku? Be sure to check out Kotaku’s new podcast, Splitscreen. Subscribe (and leave a review) on iTunes here or RSS here.
Want to ask two Kotaku editors anything you’d like? We’re taking reader questions for this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, so if you want to ask us anything about life, video games, and what it’s like to work at this ridiculous website, e-mail splitscreen@kotaku.com. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes…
Here’s Zero, commenting on the end of his amazing Smash Bros. streak. He sounds pretty happy, actually: his dream was always to make Smash 4 grow bigger. He helps build the scene even by losing, because it makes for a great storyline!
Pokemon Stadium can be utter bullshit, and here’s proof—a montage made by GRsmash showcasing 10 times the infamous Smash Bros. stage screwed over a pro player.
You might already know all about the SPECIAL system in Fallout, but you should give this Fallout 4 short about the strength stat a watch anyway: it’s cute and funny!
Wahay! That’s all from me, Kotaku folks. Thanks for letting me entertain you this fine Labor Day as guest editor. I hope to see you all again soon. Until then you should check out Kotaku’s reader-run TAY blog (where I can always be found) and give me a follow on Twitter @SuperBentendo.
Persona fans will want to check out DidYouKnowGaming’s latest, where they introduce us to cool factoids about everyone’s favorite high school simulator. I had no idea Mitsuru could get so feisty about cheating!
If you’re itching to see more gameplay of indie shooter Superhot, here’s a brand new video to go with a beta that just went out to Kickstarter backers. Check out the devastating baseball bat toward the end and the new “Rewind” feature throughout.
Are you a former troll? I’m rounding up stories from reformed internet jerks, and would love to hear the tale of what caused you to change your ways. If this sounds like you, drop me an email at patricia@kotaku.com.
Origin accounts are becoming EA accounts. If you’ve got an Origin account, check your email for a message like the one I received today. Then nod thoughtfully, because it’s an automatic process and there’s nothing you need to do.
With the successor to Castlevania funded on Kickstarter, now is a great time to read former Kotaku columnist Leigh Alexander’s take on what makes Castlevania so great—and why people keep going back to it.
Our friends at Kotaku UK have compared all four 3DS models, including the New 3DS.