Riley MacLeod

Saints Row IV comes to Switch March 27. The Re-Elected version contains 25 DLC packs and two story expansions.

Fortnite Players Divided Over Whether Streamer Cheated In Charity Tournament

Streamer Nicholas “NickEh30” Amyoony has been accused of cheating during a Fortnite game in last week’s charity Twitch Rivals Streamer Bowl. In a clip circulating online, Nick and his duos partner, NFL player David Morgan, can be heard discussing what sounds like a plan to land in an off-limits part of the map. While some…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for being on a home decorating kick. I decided I needed more decor with colors, only to buy a bunch of stuff in shades of gray. Gray is a color, right? The weekend is also for playing video games while occasionally wondering if my monochrome apartment looks classy or sad. While chatting…

Kentucky Route Zero‘s ‘Multiplayer’ Isn’t What You’d Expect, But It Fits

Surreal point-and-click adventure game Kentucky Route Zerois out on consoles now. While PC games tend to shy away from local multiplayer, Kentucky Route Zero features some multiplayer instructions that are new to the console version. Spoilers: it’s still a single-player game in the traditional sense, but its multiplayer option reminded me of all the ways…

Bioshock: The Collection And The Sims 4 Are February’s PS Plus Games

February’s PlayStation Plus games are a good bunch, with Bioshock: The Collection containing all three Bioshock games and their single-player DLC. There’s also, in a twist, a third game for PS VR. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PS Plus subscription. February’s PS Plus games are: Bioshock: The Collection…

What Are Your Most Embarrassing Voice Chat Mistakes?

If you play multiplayer games, you probably use voice chat. Voice chat is the devil’s work for so many reasons, but it’s especially bad if you forget to turn it off when you’re done. I was playing The Darwin Project yesterday, a battle royale where voice chat plays a big role in the game’s strategy…

Here’s February 2020’s Xbox Live Games With Gold

February’s Xbox Live Games with Gold is a mix of racing, horror, and multiplayer. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. February’s Games with Goldare: Xbox One TT Isle of Man (February 1-29) Call of Cthulhu (February 16-March 15) Xbox 360 (compatible with Xbox One) Fable…

Gwent story spinoff Thronebreaker is now available on Nintendo Switch. We enjoyed what we played on PC. 

Metro Exodus’ next DLC, Sam’s Story, will arrive February 11 for PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Stadia. According to the description, “In this sandbox-survival expansion, players will forge Sam’s path on his journey through Vladivostok on his mission to find his way home to the USA.”

Kentucky Route Zero: The Kotaku Review

After seven years, the haunting episodic adventure game Kentucky Route Zero is finally complete. The game’s first chapter came out on PC in 2013. Tomorrow’s Act V marks the end of the story. A new “TV Edition” for consoles collects all five acts—the main story pieces of the game—and four interludes—side content that ties back…

Fortnite’s next season has been delayed to February 20, Epic announced yesterday. “Beginning with the release of the 11.50 update in early February, Fortnite will be moving to Unreal Engine’s Chaos physics system,” the developer also wrote.

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for going climbing after taking some time off for an injury. Hopefully all that moping around with ice packs has healed me, because not climbing is a bummer. The weekend is also for video games, because you can’t climb all the time—that is, apparently, how you get injured I played some Overwatch…

Epic Will Punish Fortnite Opponents Who Signal Each Other

Earlier this week, Fortnite released new rules to attempt to curb cheating in competitive play. The new guidelines relate to a player behavior called “signaling,” which means communicating with opponents. Fortnite doesn’t allow for voice chat between opponents, so players use other means to communicate, like jumping or swinging their pickaxe. On the surface, these…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for a long weekend right after I had some vacation time, so I’ve already done all my chores and can play games for three days guilt-free. What a world. The inevitable has happened again: I was playing a ton of Breath of the Wild, put it down for too long, and now…

The Darwin Project Brings Goofy Charm To The Battle Royale Genre

Snowy battle royale game The Darwin Project left a two-year early access period on PC and Xbox One for its full release yesterday, also releasing on PlayStation 4 for the first time. The full release includes some notable changes to players’ abilities. After a few hours with the final release on PC, I’m not sold…

Fortnite’s 11.40 patch adds the ability to “sidegrade” at least one weapon: the example given is the assault rifle, which can be turned into the heavy assault rifle. The patch also reduces the materials needed to upgrade weapons at benches and fixes some bugs.

Apex Legends Gets A Slew Of Temporary Modes, Starting Today

Apex Legends’ “Grand Soiree” event kicked off today. For the next two weeks, the game will feature a series of special modes, along with unique challenges and rewards. I tried out the first of the new modes today to see how they freshen things up. Each mode lasts two days. The first mode, available today…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for really needing to be hitting certain mileage goals in my half-marathon training, which has been making me realize how small New York actually is. Can I resist turning into one of those runners who jogs up and down the block repeatedly to squeeze in that last portion of a mile? The…

The 12 Best Video Games Of 2019

2019 has run its course, and now we have a whole new decade to look forward to. As always, Kotaku’s staff has come together to pick our favorite games of the year. Here, in alphabetical order, are our top 12 games of 2019. Apex Legends Baba Is You Control Death Stranding Disco Elysium Fire Emblem:…

2019’s Video Games, In Under Two Minutes

2019 is on its way out. Just like every year, Malcolm Klock has cut together some of the year’s biggest games and crammed them into less than two minutes for your reminiscing/enjoyment. There’s a few games in this video I completely forgot (Far Cry New Dawn does not feel like this year to me), but…