Heather Alexandra

Writer Nicholas Lund has penned an in-depth look at all of the birds and the experience of birding in Red Dead Redemption 2 for the National Audubon Society. Give it a read if you want to be an expert on all of the different types of loons in New Hanover.

If you missed the first part of my Skies of Arcadia playthrough, it’s now available on YouTube. This is my favorite game of all time and I’ll be streaming it throughout early 2019!

I Unexpectedly Made A Lot Of Money Telling Fortunes In Final Fantasy XIV

Lately I’ve spent a lot of time in Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix’s most recent massive multiplayer entry into the legendary game series. Often that means running dungeons for loot or fighting difficult bosses. Yesterday, it meant accidentally becoming a paid fortune teller in one of the game’s bustling metropolises. There are numerous servers to…

Blue Rogues, attack! I am ending 2018 with a stream of my favorite game of all time, the Dreamcast cult classic RPG Skies of Arcadia. Come and watch the start of my playthrough, which I’ll continue throughout 2019.

Top Speedrunner Outlines Perfect Dark‘s Wildest Skips

Rare’s 2000 shooter Perfect Dark is a classic game, building upon Goldeneye 007’s frame to create a more robust shooting experience. Speedrunners are good at finding the cracks in even the best games, and one runner has collected some of the game’s biggest skips and breakthroughs into a video, showing how some of the trickiest…

Assassin’s Creed Snuck Into Monster Hunter: World Last Night

Monster Hunter: World loves crossover events. Whether than means dressing up as Devil May Cry’s Dante, masquerading as Horizon: Zero Dawn’s Aloy, or battling Final Fantasy monsters, World’s various event quests lift liberally from other games. Last night, while no one was really paying attention, World snuck in an entirely new quest featuring outfits from…

My Decision-Packed Return To Final Fantasy XV

Having recently acquired a Playstation 4 Pro, I sat down to decide what game I would play with its graphical boosts. After some consideration, I opted for Final Fantasy XV. I played it when it first came out and enjoyed it a lot. But the game’s grown since then, with DLC campaigns, expanded story sequences,…

Boy, Atlas Is Having A Rocky Launch

Atlas, the latest game from ARK: Survival Evolved’s developers, is meant to be a large multiplayer experience about being a pirate in a strange new world. But as reactions and discoveries trickle in following the game’s early access launch, the supposedly swashbuckling adventure sounds like one big mess. Atlas was announced at The Game Awards…

Thank Goodness PT Transferred To My PS4 Pro

I received a PlayStation 4 Pro for Christmas, taking a glorious step into a high definition world that I’ve sometimes felt guilty about wanting to enjoy. Sitting down to set up the console this afternoon, I was filled with apprehension. Would all my data transfer over? What about that copy of P.T. I had on…

I Feel Guilty Accepting Help In Final Fantasy XIV

It’s the holiday season, which means I’ve been unwinding with my secret favorite game of 2018, Final Fantasy XIV, and leveling up character classes. I started leveling Blacksmith in order to make a friend a holiday gift, but I found myself propelled to higher levels thanks to unprompted charity from peers. It’s made me wonder:…

Looking Back On My Former Life In Star Wars: The Old Republic

I started playing Star Wars: the Old Republic at launch on December 20th, 2011. In the six years to follow, BioWare’s narrative-focused online RPG became a constant in my life, bringing me new friends, dear personal partners, and amazing adventures. I canceled my subscription on March 13th, 2017. It’s been a little less than two…

Happy holidays! Chris and I are getting festive and celebrating with the dark, Quake-inspired first person shooter Dusk right now on Twitch! Come join chat for cookies and gibs.

Save The World By Building The Perfect Date For A Rampaging Monster

In the distant future, the world is beset by ferocious kaiju. These giant beasts threaten to destroy everything we hold dear. They are too strong to fight, which leaves only one option: romance. In Kaiju Super Datetech, which you can play on PC, Mac, or Linux, up to ten players work together to assemble a makeshift…

Heather Alexandra’s Top 10 Games Of 2018

Another year, another nearly one hundred games played. Between casual curiosity and work here at Kotaku, I go through a lot of games, from the largest AAA titles to innovative indie and altgames. 2018 was a good year for games but, alas, I could only pick 10 when it came time to decide the best…

Insurgency: Sandstorm Is Lethal, Gripping And Somewhat Uncomfortable

The first time I died in Insurgency: Sandstorm, I had just dashed into a building to backup my teammates. Watching a nearby alley, all I could see was dust and smoke. All I could hear were bullets and explosions. Then there was a crash and a gout of flame as a Molotov sailed through the…

Battlefield V Devs Roll Back Unpopular Weapon Changes

EA Dice is reverting unpopular changes to Battlefield V after strong negative reaction from some players. The changes, which were meant to slow down the game and increase how long it takes to kill other players, got implemented a little less than one week ago. The recent update involved Battlefield V making adjustments to the…

Below is finally out and it is not screwing around! Me and Paul are streaming it now on Twitch. Come and join chat for a chill time.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Glitch Creates Hordes Of Knuckles and Waluigis

A terrifying glitch in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate allows the adorable Isabelle to spawn an infinite amount of assist characters. Finally, you can play as Isabelle and Knuckles and Knuckles and Knuckles and Knuckles and Knuckles and Knuckles and Knuckles…. The glitch (h/t NintendoLife) appears to have been discovered by YouTuber TheAfrowJow and involves timing…

Epic Cracks Down On Fortnite Leak Website, Saying It Advertised Illicit Mods

A prominent Fortnite leak website run by a teenager has shut down its Twitter account, claiming that Epic Games threatened legal action. The move appears to be one in a string of hardline enforcement decisions by the company against younger players who the company claims violate their terms of service with cheats or mods. As…

Rockstar Starts Selling Red Dead Online Gold For Real Money

Red Dead Online’s economy is based on two currencies: cash and gold bars. At launch, it was only possible to get these currencies by playing the game but gold also became available today as a premium currency purchasable with real money. You can just plop down $9.99 for 25 bars instead of earning them in-game,…