Kirk Hamilton's posts

As we begin the march into March, it’s time to take a couple days off and play some games.

Some games only need a single good idea to work. For example: Superhot, a punishing first-person shooter in which…

In Fire Emblem: Fates, you can make it so that if you lose one of your characters in battle, they’re gone for good.…

The shortest month of the year is cruising into the home stretch, and there are still so many games to play. What…

Until today, you could only play the weird, wonderful Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc on a Sony PSP or Vita.…

There are a ton of games to choose from at any given moment. So why does Kotaku Editor-in-Chief Stephen Totilo play…

If Valve’s two most famous silent protagonists had a fight, who would win? Chell or Freeman? Portal Gun or Gravity…

When we hear music from Star Wars or The Legend of Zelda, we think of noble destinies or awaiting adventures. When…

You can play the PC version of Firewatch with a mouse and keyboard, if you want. You can also use a controller—any…

Two alien jerks are bearing down on your squad. You’ve got a rocket loaded up and ready. Now to see if you can hit…

In the Hitman beta, there’s this cook. He’s hanging out, doing his job, fixing up a nice pot of soup. Little does he…

It’s the weekend! Something something Valentine’s Day something video games something something.

I’m getting something about a “Shadow Chamber,” but I don’t quite understand what I’m supposed to do, exactly. I’ll…

Last night I learned that if you happen to land on an enemy vehicle in Arkham Knight, Batman will automatically…

When your surviving XCOM 2 soldiers are returning to base, the loading screen can last a reeeeeaaaaaallly long time.…

Any time an alien commander spots you in XCOM 2, it yells some garbled junk in its stupid alien language and deploys…

I am pleased to report that in Dying Light: The Following, you can still dropkick a zombie off a cliff and into the…

The craftsmen of Yharnam sure knew their business.