Ethan Gach

For Honor’s Latest Mode Is Just What The Game Needed

Teaming up with another bruised and bloodied player to take on For Honor’s General Tozen last night was one of the most satisfying things I’ve done in the game in a long time. It’s part of a new mode that publisher Ubisoft says is temporary but that players are already hoping will stick around for…

Kentucky Governor Blames Violent Video Games For Shootings

During an interview yesterday on a talk radio program, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin said violent video games are partly responsible for mass shootings like this week’s in Parkland, Florida which killed 17 people and wounded 14 more “Guns are not the problem; we have a cultural problem in America,” Bevin said on the Leland Conway…

Xenoblade 2‘s 1.3.0 update has been delayed until March 2. The latest version adds a “New Game Plus” and some other gameplay tweaks as well as new unlocked abilities. It was originally due out this week but was postponed because of some recently discovered bugs.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance‘s Xbox Patches Are A Mess [UPDATE]

Due to a confusing and opaque updating process, Xbox One players are still trying to figure out how their version of Kingdom Come: Deliverance compares to the one on PS4 and PC. Mixed messages from developer Warhorse Studios don’t seem to be helping. The newly released game made waves earlier this week due to an…

Xbox mobile apps now include party chat functionality. The feature rolled out yesterday, allowing people with either the android or iOS Xbox app on their phone to create or join an Xbox Live Party even when they’re away from their console.

Dynasty Warriors 9: The Kotaku Review

If you’ve played an hour in one Dynasty Warriors game you’ve played an hour in all of them. That’s been the conventional wisdom for a while now and although Dynasty Warriors 9 doesn’t disprove it, it does point toward some interesting new possibilities for the series in its new open world setting. Dynasty Warriors 9…

The Week In Games: Back To The Dynasty Wars

Everyone’s favorite button-mashing historical figures are back. The release of another Dynasty Warriors game might seem like an ordinary event. After all, there have been eight so far, and this upcoming one is only the ninth installment if you don’t count all of the offshoots, spin-offs, and re-issues. It is, however, the first Dynasty Warriors…

Borderlands 2‘s Opening Area Was Beautifully Sparse 

Borderlands 2 opens on a car full of post-apocalyptic freaks that gets run over by a train. Even people who didn’t play the game remember this scene and the song that went with it. After that it pivots to the game’s heroes and their bombastic attempts to escape death aboard a locomotive which ultimately self…

Players Are Still Doing Amazing Stuff In Dark Souls III

Released just shy of two years ago, people have committed no shortage of amazing feats in Dark Souls III. Recently though, two players have hit new heights showing just how far top-tier Souls play has come. First there was Squillakilla’s zero damage, all bosses plus DLC run he accomplished this weekend. The streamer has been…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Shadow Of The Tingle, Winners! 

The first ‘Shop Contest in many months gave us a ton of good entries, but unfortunately they couldn’t all be Bill Gibbons of ZZ Top. Thanks to everyone who made this week’s call to ‘shopping arms a success, but especially TheRetroGamer whose winning entry was a masterpiece in both conception and execution. I would not…

Making A New Game For The Original Sega Genesis Isn’t Easy

Matt Phillips has been working on Tanglewood, a new game for the Sega Genesis, for a few years now. Set to release sometime this year, the project has been a challenging endeavor but one which hasn’t dissuaded its creator from doing the same thing for his next game. Tanglewood is a retro platformer that Big…

Ubisoft creative director Julian Gerighty is looking into the lifetime ban of Division player Matti Hietanen who created a photo mode tool for the game. “Love your work and would like to see more,” Gerighty tweeted. In response to defenses of Hietanen’s work as not being cheat-oriented, Gerighty said “I agree.”

Sunday Comics: Behold The Power 

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published February 11. Read more of Nerf NOW!!  Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 5. Read more…

People Have Thoughts About The Monsters, Inc. Version Of Goofy

Kingdom Hearts III got a new trailer last night and by all accounts it’s going to release sometime this year. But what we really need to talk about is the wonderful abomination that is the Monsters, Inc. version of Goofy. For anyone unfamiliar with the games, Kingdom Hearts is about Donald Duck, Goofy, and a…

Splatoon‘s Tradition Of Annual Hologram Concerts Continues

Pearl and Marina showed up at this year’s Niconico Tokaigi Smash Bros. tournament in Japan for the latest in a series of hologram concerts dating back to the first Splatoon. Taking over for the Squid Sisters from the first game, the two characters sang songs for an audience of adoring, human fans. Not to be…

Track: All The Stars | Artist: Kendrick Lamar, SZA | Album: Black Panther Soundtrack Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

TinyBuild Announces Six New Ports For The Nintendo Switch

During a livestream today, indie publisher Tinybuild announced six more games that will be heading to Switch later this year. All of the games have been out for a few years now and are available on PC and other consoles, but the magic of the Switch so far has mostly been showing that that doesn’t…

Watch A Crowd Lose Its Mind Over Dramatic Fortnite Finish 

It’s not every day you get to see a battle royale match come down to the wire. With the storm that constricts players having closed in as much as possible and only two players left, the would-be victor had few options at their disposal. Hundreds of feet above their opponent, they did the only thing…

Doom on the Switch will finally be getting patched sometime this month. Despite running well overall, the game’s players have had to put up with audio issues and wonky menus at times, all things the upcoming patch is intended to fix. Players will soon be able to hear those demons coming on a consistent basis.

The Weekend In Esports: CS:GO, Smash 4, And More Overwatch

Between Frostbite in Michigan and Dota 2 qualifiers in Eastern Europe, the esports action continues across the globe this weekend, including some big matches in the lead-up to the Overwatch League’s first mini-tournament championship. Below you’ll find where and when you can catch all the weekend’s biggest events in competitive gaming. Let us know what…