Kirk Hamilton

Jamie Foxx And Zac Efron Are Clearly Hyped To Play Some Battlefield

Look at these guys. That right there is a couple of celebrities who are psyched to experience some multiplayer gaming content. Are these guys pumped for tonight’s event? “Yessss….” says Foxx, looking to Efron for support. “…yeah,” says Efron. “Can’t wait,” says Foxx. “Dude, stoked,” says Efron. I know I’m excited.

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

It’s been a super relaxing Friday, huh? Doubtless this weekend and next week will be chill, too. What better time to kick back with some video games? So, right, just kidding, everything is crazy all the time and E3 is about to happen. Still time to play some games, though. For my part, I’m planning…

House of the Dying Sun Gets PC Space Combat Super Right

Space dogfighting fans are in for a treat this week, as House of the Dying Sun, previously known as Enemy Starfighter, has emerged on Steam early access. Man, it is pretty damn good. House of the Dying Sun is another indie PC game made by one person—in this case Mike Tipul, a Bungie vet who…

Not much new in Bungie’s Destiny stream that didn’t already leak The Rise of Iron DLC will cost $30 and will only be on PS4 and Xbox One. There’ll be a way to port your character if you’re trading up from last-gen. Everything else leaked last night, so you can find all the info in…

Ubisoft Now Handing Out Permanent Bans For First-Time Division Cheaters

The Division’s post-pandemic streets are about to get a lot less forgiving for cheaters. The game’s developers say that starting now, anyone using cheat software will be banned forever, no second chances. In a new post on the game’s official blog, the Division’s dev team say that the new cheat detection measures they introduced at…

Podcast: Buckle Up, It’s Time For E3

We’re less than a week from E3 2016, and there’s already a ton to talk about. So much, in fact, that it’s the only topic on today’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen Jason’s already down in LA, and he and I dedicated this week’s episode to talking about what we can expect from the big expo…

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst: The Kotaku Review

For a game about daredevil stunts and high-flying acrobatics, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst plays it remarkably safe. Catalyst is the long-awaited follow-up to development studio EA DICE’s groundbreaking 2008 game Mirror’s Edge. Maybe “long-awaited” is the wrong way to describe it: Most people who liked the first game, myself included, figured a proper sequel would simply…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

It’s raining games! Hallelujah, it’s raining games! It’s also June. And it’s also the weekend! It’s actually not raining here in Portland; it’s hot as fuck, and it’s supposed to break 100 degrees tomorrow. Seems like a good weekend to stay inside and play some games with the air conditioner cranked. Maybe you’ve heard? It’s…

Bless These Hard-Working Mirror’s Edge Kids

Near the entrance to your base in Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, two young cyber-runner rebels have taken the aphorism “practice makes perfect” to heart. You’ll pass them on your way to meet with your rebel boss. The game doesn’t tell you their names, so I’m assuming they’re called “Apex and Daedalus” or “Jinx and Bosco” or…

The First Thing Geralt of Rivia Did In His New House

In The Witcher 3’s new expansion Blood & Wine, Geralt of Rivia gets a house. He gets a whole vineyard, really, but the house is the best part because you can decorate it. You can hang up your suits of armor and put prized weapons on the wall. There are some spots to put up…

Why Won’t My PC’s Optical Drive Open?

My PC’s optical drive won’t open. It’s been that way for a few weeks. Why won’t my PC’s optical drive open? It’s passive-aggressively suggesting that I don’t really need an optical drive in the first place. It’s still recovering from when I tried to get it to read my original 7th Guest discs. It still…

What A Year To Love Playing Video Games

Somewhere around my fifth hour of Stardew Valley, I thought, “Oh, shit, 2016 is going to be a really good year for video games.” That was back in February. The subsequent months have borne that prediction out. A few weeks ago a new Doom game came out and instead of being bad, it was really…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

It’s the end of the week. And the end of the month! That’s a lot of endings, which hopefully paves the way for an equal number of beginnings. Time to begin… some games! (Damn, that was a tortured lede.) I’m on the cusp of an extended vacation, during which time I’m sure I will miss…

Ubisoft Says They’re Getting Tougher On Division Cheaters

Tom Clancy’s The Division has been having a rough go of it lately, with cheaters and exploiters toppling its endgame balance and leaving legit players feeling burned. In a new post on the company blog, Ubisoft Massive has outlined new detection methods and increased punishments for cheaters and exploiters alike. “We have great plans for…

What We Like (And Don’t Like) About The Second Hitman Episode

This week IO Interactive released the second episode for their new Hitman game, full title Hitman 6: So You Want To Be A Hitman? After some costume changes and a few grisly murders, we decided to put our heads together to talk it out. This new mission takes place in the Italian coastal villa Sapienza…

The Hidden Life Of Hitman‘s Most Relatable NPC

If you want immediately murder someone in the newest Hitman episode, you can do that. You can also just stand around listening to this one dude talk on his phone. The new episode sends Agent 47 to the Italian villa of Sapienza, where he gets two new targets and a ton of options for dispatching…

Probably The Most Satisfying Thing I’ve Ever Done In A Video Game

Sure, it’s satisfying to beat a tough Dark Souls boss. It’s just as satisfying to roll through a bunch of stuff. If you found the sorcerer Orbeck of Vinheim near the Crystal Sage bonfire in Dark Souls 3, you’ve probably noticed his lovely workshop. So many scrolls, stacked so carefully! It’d be a shame if…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Another week on the books! And another weekend to scrub any memory of it from our minds. Not gonna lie, the game I’ll be playing most this weekend will probably be “go on a bike ride IRL.” But I’ll also play some games. My list: I’m psyched to start The Banner Saga 2, since I…

What The Heck Happened In Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture? A Guide.

Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture tells two complicated, interwoven stories. Both are good. Both can be a bit hard to follow. First, there’s the story of the people who live in Shropshire’s fictional Yaughton Valley in the 1980s. Then there’s the story of the apocalyptic Event that caused them to… well, Go To The Rapture.…

Five Dark Souls 3 Enemies Who Are Just The Worst

Each Dark Souls 3 enemy is horrible in its own way. Some are more horrible than the rest. I’ve played a ton of the game over the last couple of weeks, and I’ve killed pretty much every enemy there is. Just like with Bloodborne, a few of those enemies have lodged in my brain. I…