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At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Jason Schreier and I sat down with Aaryn Flynn, formerly of…
If you like video game music, this is for you. A little while back I (Kirk) went on the podcast Level with Emily Reese and talked about a bunch of my favorite video game soundtracks. The episode is now up, with lots of musical examples mixed in. Grab some headphones and listen along!
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What is there left to say about HBO’s fantastic, now-concluded show The Leftovers? Maybe nothing. But that didn’t…
Here’s a nightmare I’ve actually had: I’m a soldier in a war, and no one’s told me what to do. Bullets are whizzing…
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! Jason Schreier and I (Kirk) are going to spend the day streaming video games from my place in Portland. Schedule is above; tune in to the Kotaku Twitch channel to watch. Read more
It’s 2018, and there have been approximately six hundred Marvel movies. Some of those movies have been good, some…
I’ve had my Nintendo Switch for a little over a year now, but I only just bought a stand for it last week. I…
Is there anything scarier than a door in a horror game? I submit that there is not.
Bungie has gone into more detail about the 1.1.4 balance patch coming to Destiny 2 on March 27. A bunch of weapon types are getting PvE damage buffs, and several perks (including Kill Clip and Dragonfly) are also getting buffed. Competitive and Trials PvP matches will no longer have radar (!!), and super cooldowns… Read more
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Today, Nintendo officially announced that Super Smash Bros. is coming to Switch. Equally exciting: the original Luigi…
Destiny 2 launched exactly six months ago today, though at times it feels more like six years. A bunch has changed…
For my first 70 hours with Monster Hunter: World, I played solo. These days, I’m happy to play alongside other…
My PC can do a lot of things. It can play video games at high resolutions and snappy frame rates. It can run the…
Next time you play a video game, look down at the controller in your hand. Is it comfortable? Does it work well with…
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Journey and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate composer Austin Wintory shared a really cool story about auditioning to write the music for Star Trek: Discovery. He didn’t get the gig, but he wrote a lot of great music along the way. It’s an interesting look behind the scenes at what it’s like to try to land a high-profile…
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For years, the Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 has been like that amazing restaurant that’s tucked away in a depressing…
My Monster Hunter: World save file says I’ve played for about 70 hours. You’d think I’d have learned everything this…
A few hours into Titanfall 2’s unexpectedly fantastic single-player campaign, there’s a mission where everything…
At a first glance, it may seem like Destiny 2 and Monster Hunter: World don’t have much common. But there are…