Kirk Hamilton

Fallout 4 Players: You Can Upgrade The Silver Shroud Armor

If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the bulk of your time in Fallout 4 dressed up in a slate trench coat and a sliver scarf. That’s because you’re wearing the Silver Shroud Armor, a good single-piece armor set you can get from an early-game sidequest. This post contains some spoilers for the Silver Shroud…

How To Get Started Crafting In Fallout 4

Did you know that Fallout 4 has a deep, complicated crafting and settlement-management system? Well, it does. Thing is, the game doesn’t do the greatest job explaining how it all works. Early on, you’ll find your first base of operations: The Red Rocket Truck Stop. You’ll walk in and see some crafting tables. There’s a…

There’s A Pretty Great ‘Cheers’ Easter Egg In Fallout 4

The new post-apocalyptic video game Fallout 4 takes place in Boston. You know what else took place in Boston? The beloved 1980s sitcom Cheers Hi! This post reveals a cool thing I found in Fallout 4. If you want to find it on your own, maybe stop reading. While wandering the Boston wastes last night,…

For Two Months, All I Played Was Destiny. I’m Taking A Step Back

Over the last two months, I played a lot of Destiny. Too much, if I’m being honest. I have few regrets: It was fun, it was challenging, it was rewarding and ridiculous. I’ve finally run out of things to do in the game, so I’ve decided to reclaim some hours of my life. Destiny’s The…

The Problem With Video Game Crowds

Video games are getting better and better at showing us convincing-looking cities. Cities are usually full of crowds, however, and video games aren’t nearly as good at handling those. As I explored a London train station in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, I detected some faint piano notes floating above the din. Curious, I made my way…

It’s Always Fun To Stop Shooting And Let Call Of Duty Play Itself

Like most Call of Duty games, Black Ops 3’s story campaign is a highly scripted, tightly controlled experience. Go here, stand next to that, shoot those guys. Sometimes, in fact, you don’t even have to pull the trigger. As I made my way through Blops 3’s opening levels, I reached the first Official Call Of…

The results of The Great Reddit Destiny Poll are in, and they’re pretty interesting. Which Crucible map is the most beloved? Which Tower vendor is the fan favorite? Which year-one weapon do people miss most? Check the results and find out how everyone voted.

When You Think About It…

…fantasy herbalists are basically just drug dealers.

Inspired by my ranking of everything in Destiny earlier this week, Redditors just_SiLeNtWaLkEr and moyetes have assembled a huge poll so that players can vote on their own favorites. Go vote! I’m really interested in seeing what comes out on top.

Dear Assassin’s Creed: Fix Your Damn Controls

Saying that Assassin’s Creed’s controls are bad is like saying Donald Trump is a boor or San Francisco is too expensive. Everyone agrees it’s a problem, no one’s quite sure what to do about it, and most people either cope as best they can or avoid the situation entirely. I stand before you today as…

Everything* In Destiny, Ranked

Here at Kotaku, we like ranking things. Some of us also like playing Destiny. Let’s put those two things together and see what happens! I’ve played enough year-two Destiny to have a pretty solid set of opinions about which things are better than other comparable things. I have enough of those opinions that I’ve set…

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Players: Jacob Or Evie?

This fall’s big Assassin’s Creed game features not one but two main characters: twin siblings Jacob and Evie Frye. Obviously one is better than the other. The question is, which? If you’ve been playing Syndicate, chances are you’ve gravitated more toward one of the Frye twins while doing sidequests and exploring. Which one? Time for…

Now this is how you handle a 3 vs. 1 situation in Destiny’s Trials of Osiris. That’s Ramblinnn running circles around three opponents, ably demonstrating that The Last Word can still get it done. Great callouts from his teammate DrLupo, too. [Via r/DTG]

What Are You Playing This November?

Holy hell, it’s November. What happened to 2015? With a new month comes a new crop of games to play. When that month happens to be November, we usually get a whole bunch of new games. There’s certainly no shortage of things to play, so I wanted to see how you all were choosing to…

Tips For Playing Assassin’s Creed Syndicate

We’ve been pleasantly surprised by Assassin’s Creed Syndicate ‘round these parts. In the ever-unfolding tapestry that is the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Syndicate is one of the good ones Stephen, Chris and I have been playing the game a lot over the last week, and between us we’ve assembled some tips to help y’all get the…

Destiny x Star Wars Trailer Mashup Is Suitably Epic

Drama! Darkness! Space magic! Weird swords! I’m talking about Destiny… or am I talking about Star Wars? On YouTube, Sam Goodey (via r/DTG) has cut together a special Destiny video by syncing it to audio from the latest mega Star Wars trailer. It’s good shit. I’ll be honest: The Destiny stuff is fine, but that…

The Ways Video Games Helped You Find Love

Last week, we asked you for your best video game dating stories. How have video games helped you find love? How have they torn you asunder? Y’all delivered. I got way more stories than I could hope to collect in one place; you can read through the comments on the original post to find more.…

​Tips For Playing Divinity: Original Sin: Enhanced Edition

Divinity: Original Sin is a really cool game, but it’s not all that interested in holding your hand. It can be complicated and challenging, and some early difficulty spikes may leave new players feeling a bit burned. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to make your first hours in the game go…

Tips For Hard Mode In Destiny’s King’s Fall Raid

Just as we were getting a hang of Destiny’s latest six-person raid, Bungie releases a new hard mode to keep us on our toes. Enemies are tougher, bosses have a few new tricks, and… well, everything else is pretty much the same. Still, some tips are in order. Launched this past friday, the “heroic” version…

Watch Us Get Wrecked By Hard Mode In Destiny’s King’s Fall Raid [Stream Over]

Today, Destiny’s King’s Fall raid got a little (or maybe a lot) harder. Hard Mode is live, meaning that those of us who’ve beaten King’s Fall a dozen times can fail at it all over again. I figured some of you might want to watch that. Update: We came, we saw, we… kinda conquered. We…