Riley MacLeod

Samurai Gourmet Is The Best Food Show On Netflix

Lately I’ve been watching a bit too much TV, which has led to the seemingly impossible problem of running out of TV to watch. Between all the different streaming services, there’s no dearth of stuff I haven’t seen before, but sometimes I just want something familiar. I know this is hard to believe, but there’s…

I Should Stop Quitting Games At Boss Fights

I finally got a chance to boot up Control a couple days after the game launched. Since it was late at night, I only had a little time to explore its unsettling world before I had to go to bed. I quit at the game’s first boss fight, intending to play more later. Instead I…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for baking a cake, if I don’t eat all the blueberries I plan to put in the cake first. It’s also for playing video games (possibly while eating cake). At long last, we have returned to the time of Too Many Games. I’m excited to play more Control, and also hop into…

Untitled Goose Game comes to Switch September 20, Nintendo tweetedtoday. We liked what we played of it a few years ago.

Here’s September 2019’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup

Hitman’s first season led February’s PlayStation Plus games, but if you’re an Xbox fan, now you can get it too with September’s Games with Gold. Which you should, because it rules. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. September’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Hitman:…

Batman: Arkham Knight and Darksiders 3 Are September’s PlayStation Plus Games

I’ve always enjoyed watching other people play the Batman games, though I’ve never played one myself. Perhaps September’s PlayStation Plus lineup will change that. As ever, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. September’s PS Plus games are: Batman: Arkham Knight Darksiders 3

Knights And Bikes: The Kotaku Review

Knights and Bikes follows two young girls growing up in the ’80s, but it’s not about a specific generation’s childhood as much as childhood in general. Its two young characters aren’t immune to the grim reality that swirls around their fantasy of heroes and monsters. It celebrates childhood without stumbling into nostalgia, and it’s earnestly…

Fortnite’s 10.20 patch includes a Borderlands crossover that resembles the game’s planet Pandora. It also adds a new item, the Shield Bubble, that defends against projectiles and explosives. Sounds a lot like Apex Legends’ Gibraltar’s dome, doesn’t it..

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for cleaning the house, for real this time, not like all those other weekends I said I would clean and then didn’t. Does that sound convincing? Let’s be honest: I’m probably just going to pause every half hour to play video games instead. Rad came out this week, and while I wasn’t…

Fortnite Nerfed The Mech

After weeks of player outcry, developer Epic made some significant changes to Fortnite’s mechanical Brute today. The Brute now does less damage, spawns less, and no longer collects materials when it stomps buildings and objects. Epic outlined the changes in a post titled “B.R.U.T.E Balance Adjustments.” The Brute now fires a max of six rockets…

Fortnite Season 10 Is A Bust

There was a lot of player excitement in the run-up to Fortnite’s Season 10, with early hints suggesting the return of old, beloved landmarks like Dusty Depot to the game’s constantly-changing map. When the new season arrived earlier this month, it brought those teased map changes, but it also brought a host of other additions…

Fortnite’s 10.10 patch adds new items: a Junk Rift that drops random items on enemies and Glitched Consumables that change into other consumables. The Rec Center has also become a crater.

In a blog post today, Respawn announced it will be changing how Apex Legends’ Iron Crown items are obtained. Starting next week, Iron Crown-exclusive Legendary items will rotate through the store for 1800 Apex coins. Respawn writes, “For future collection events, we will provide more ways to obtain items than just buying Apex Packs.”

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for going to the farmer’s market to buy a million zucchinis, because that is the time of year it is. It’s also for playing video games. I’m excited to play more Breath of the Wild this weekend, during which time I hope to not stand around in the rain like an idiot…

Epic Says The Mech Was Added So More Players Can Win A Fortnite Match

Fortnite’s giant mechanical Brutes have been contentious among players since they arrived at the start of Season 10. Players have been calling for them to be removed from the game, or at least from competitive play. Today, developer Epic responded to the calls to remove the mechs. Fortnite seems to be keeping them, because according…

Double Fine’s Newest Game Isn’t Entirely Rad

Rad takes place in a futuristic neon wasteland with an ‘80s vibe, where survivors power their homesteads with the technology of past entities called Menders. It’s a roguelike, made by Double Fine and Bandai Namco, in which you choose a character and set out into the wilds to restore the power, fighting mutant creatures along…

Why Players Are Mad About Fortnite Selling A Dog [Update: Dog Will Be Refunded]

The latest batch of cosmetics for sale in Fortnite’s item shop seems to feature a familiar furry face. For 1000 V-Bucks, players can get Gunner, a wearable pet that looks awfully similar to Bonesy, a wearable pet from season 6. Bonesy was one of the first pets Epic released for Fortnite, as part of the…

Fortnite’s 10.10 patch turns Mega Mall into Retail Row and adds Fiends. There’s also a new limited time mode, and the Brute is now available in Creative—that’s more Brutes, not less, but they’ll be fun to play around with outside a match.

Everything I Did While Waiting For The Rain To Stop In Breath Of The Wild

I recently started a new game in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild after I took my Switch to my sister’s house and my nephews deleted my save. I’d played a few hours of the game last year but never picked it up again. This time, it’s totally sucked me in, and I…

Fortnite‘s Unpopular Mechs Will Stay In Competitive Play [Updated]

Fortnite’s giant mechs, called Brutes, have been an unpopular addition to the game’s season 10. In a blog post today, developer Epic announced that the mechs will be staying in the game’s competitive mode, but with a tweak. Many players still don’t feel that tweak is enough. Some Fortnite players believe the Brutes are overpowered,…