Kirk Hamilton

​Bungie Is Starting To Fix Destiny‘s Loot

We all figured that Bungie would begin to take steps to fix Destiny’s flawed loot system. Good news: The first big changes come next week. In a new update at the Destiny blog, the game’s developers say that after next week’s 1.0.2 patch, rare and legendary engrams will always decode to an item that’s at…

​One Small Tweak Makes Vita Remote Play So Much Better

I haven’t been the biggest fan of the PlayStation Vita’s remote play function. It sounds great in theory—use your Vita to stream games from your PS4, play games in bed or on the go! But it never works quite like I want it to. One of the issues for me has been lag, but lately,…

​Everyone’s Obsessed With Destiny‘s Loot Cave

What began as an easy way to earn loot and experience points in Destiny has become a full-blown phenomenon. The Internet has caught Loot Cave Fever. The Loot Cave, an area in the corner of Destiny‘s Russia map that lets you mindlessly farm experience points and gear, has been a known commodity for a while…

We Sure Do Keep Watching Bruce Wayne’s Parents Get Murdered

Had you heard that Bruce Wayne’s parents were murdered in an alley behind a movie theater? And that trauma drove him to eventually don the mantle of The Batman? I’m worried you might not have heard. Maybe you should watch it again. This very cool supercut, made by Abraham Riesman for Vulture, cuts together a…

Destiny: The Kotaku Review

I’m standing in front of a cave, my assault rifle drawn. I’m shooting at a steady stream of identical aliens. I do this for an hour, hoping an alien will drop a good enough item so I can finally feel okay about walking away. That moment never seems to come. That’s Destiny I’m sprinting across…

​Why High-Level Destiny Players Are All Shooting At The Same Cave

Go to the Russian countryside in Destiny. Head left past the plane graveyard, through the building where you first encountered the moon-wizard, and out the back. Hear that gunfire? A handful of high-level players are probably standing there, shooting at a cave. They’re shooting at the cave because if you do that for even a…

Playing some Destiny this weekend? Here are Kotaku‘s collected tips and tricks to help make your time with the game go more smoothly, particularly after you hit level 20. Tips For PlayingDestiny | How To Go Beyond Level 20 In Destiny | How To Trick Destiny Into Helping You Farm Tons Of Loot | A…

​How To Trick Destiny Into Helping You Farm Tons Of Loot

Once you’ve made it past level 20 in Destiny, you can only gain more levels by scoring better gear. And if you want to do that, chances are you’ve tried your hand at farming. Any enemy can drop those shiny loot engrams, so you can go “farm” loot from enemies in just about any location…

​How To Go Beyond Level 20 In Destiny

Destiny caps your character’s progress at level 20. But if you’ve been playing, you’ve doubtless seen people with those yellow numbers by their name, showing levels of 24, 25 and above. How did they do that? The game’s level cap is a soft cap, and it’s possible to level beyond 20, provided you get the…

Good News, Swordfighting Fans: The PC’s castle-crashing multiplayer sensation Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is coming to Xbox 360 and PS3. It’s being published by Activision and will be available as a download later this year.

​Man In Pokémon Gear Charges White House Lawn, Gets Shut Down

Now here’s something you don’t see every day. According to multiple reporters who were on the scene, a man wearing a Pikachu hat and carrying a stuffed Pokémon jumped the White House fence today and ran across the lawn before being apprehended by Secret Service agents. The White House was reportedly placed on temporary lockdown,…

Paul McCartney’s Destiny Theme Song Is Pretty Silly

Way back in 2012, when Destiny was still in the midst of development, Paul McCartney tweeted something unexpected: He was working on music with Bungie, the studio making the game. It recently became clearer what McCartney’s involvement entailed: According to theNew York Times, McCartney collaborated with Bungie composers Marty O’Donnell and Mike Salvatori on the…

Destiny Players, Which Class Did You Choose?

Before you shoot a single moon wizard in Destiny, you’ll have to choose a class. Titan, Hunter, or Warlock…pick one. As time goes on, it’ll get more common for people to make a couple of alternate characters in different classees, but for your first time through, you gotta pick one and stick with it. So,…

​Tips For Playing Destiny

Greetings, Guardians! You’ve picked up Destiny for your gaming console of choice, loaded up your pulse rifle, and you’re getting ready to head to the Cosmodrome to fight The Darkness. It’s dangerous to go alone, you know. IMPORTANT UPDATE FOLLOWS 9/17/2015: Hi there! It’s Kirk from the future. It’s been a long time since I…

Up In The Club, Doing Our Own Lil’ Thing

Tina and I are enjoying our sweet new outfits.

Spotted: A Level 26 Destiny Character

That’s improbably high, given that the game’s servers have been live for around nine hours. It seems unlikely that a non-Bungie-employee could’ve possibly reached level 26. Gamespot managed to do an up-close inspection with a level 24 character, which gives a good sense of the gear that level rolls with: I also spotted a level…

Counter-Strike: GO, As Told By Steam Reviews

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive took the longway to success. It started off with a number of significant flaws, but with time and some substantial patches, has become one of the most-played games on Steam and one of the best PC games you can play. As usual, the people who know the game best are the ones…

The new live-action Destiny trailer is a case-study in video game trailer excess. They licensed Zeppelin, for crying out loud! I can’t quite tell whether it’s perversely great, or just plain ridiculous. Both, I suppose. None of us will ever look this cool while actually playing Destiny

​What Are You Playing This September?

Do you remember? Our hearts were ringing in the key that our souls were singing, as we played some fun games in the night… It’s September, which means it’s almost time for the fall video game rush. There’s some big stuff coming out, but there’s already a ton to play today. I thought I’d do…