Riley MacLeod

Account merging is now available in Fornite. You choose a primary account to play on and a secondary one to disable, and it will take two weeks for items to merge. There are other restrictions regarding the dates the accounts were last used and platforms that can be merged, which are detailed on the site

Apex Legends Adds Some Good Twists To Battle Royale

Titanfall development studio Respawn’s free-to-play battle royale game, Apex Legends, came out yesterday afternoon for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. I played it into the night and was intrigued by the ways it tweaks the battle royale format. Apex Legends is set on a futuristic map full of mountains, rivers, and clusters of buildings. There’s…

Fortnite’s 7.30 update lets players use the campfires around the world to heal, similar to the Cosy Campfire item. The patch also adds a new weapon called Bottle Rockets, vaults the Boom Box, and makes the Chiller Grenade quieter

Fortnite Had An In-Game Marshmello Concert, And It Was Actually Pretty Great

This afternoon, I went to a concert in Fortnite. I don’t entirely know what I was just part of, but I think I loved it? Earlier this week, dataminers found hints of a possible in-game set by electronic music DJ Marshmello, who is known for wearing a white suit and a white, marshmellow-like mask. The…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for ambitious cooking plans, or for getting too overwhelmed and playing video games instead. I’m super-excited to play Sunless Skies now that it’s out of early access. I’m also going to spend some time in Subnautica: Below Zero, because Subnautica is great and because I can’t resist any game with snow. What…

Cloud storage for PS Plus members will increase from 10GB to 100GB in February, Sony announced as part of February’s PlayStation Plus lineup today. In comparison, Xbox One owners don’t need Goldmembership to use cloud storage, and Switch Online is required for cloud saves on Switch for the games that have the feature available.

Hitman Headlines February’s PlayStation Plus Lineup

If you never played 2016’s Hitman on its own or via the levels’ inclusion in Hitman 2, this month’s PS Plus lineup will help you rectify your grave error. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. February’s PlayStation Plus games are: PlayStation 4 Hitman For Honor PlayStation…

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

February’s Games with Gold is an interesting mix, from retro stylings to series like Star Wars and Assassin’s Creed. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Games with Gold subscription. February’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (February 1-20) Super Bomberman R (February…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for having been invited to a birthday party involving bowling, a thing I have not done in a concerningly long time. I guess if I throw my back out there’ll be lots of video games to play while I recover. I really want to check out Slay the Spire, which I’ve heard…

Hitman 2 has a limited-time event, the Snow Festival, on the Hokkaido map from January 22-Feb 12. It includes a new mission and target. There’s also a free trial of the level for the course of the event.

Games Played A Big Role In Polar Exploration

Earlier this month, I went to Norway to live out my bizarre lifelong dream of turning a birthday in the Arctic Circle. I did a ton of cool stuff—drove a dogsled, met some awesome people, jumped in a very cold sea, and ate a reindeer hotdog (it was delicious). I also went to a polar…

I Hate Deciding Where To Land In Fortnite

Lately, I’ve been playing squads in Fortnite, instead of my usual short-lived solo runs. I mostly play with strangers and keep voice chat off. Playing squads has definitely helped me get better at the game, but there’s one thing I still can’t master: choosing where to land. Because I’m not playing with voice chat, there’s…

Fortnite’s winter event is now live, following a countdown on in-game TVs and the ice orb. The event covers the map in snow and winter-themed monsters. If you, like me, had some trouble getting into a match to view the event, one player captured it on YouTube here

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for snow! Which means it’s the perfect time to make some soup and play some video games! I am still playing Red Dead Redemption 2. Are you? I’ve pretty much given up on ever finishing and am now working on making my peace with that. I’m also going to spend some time…

Fortnite’s New Update Adds Some Ice-Related Mysteries

Fortnite’s latest update brought scoped revolvers, brought back the ability to re-deploy gliders, and added new mysteries that players are already unravelling. Patch 7.20 dropped this morning, a day after Fortnite development studio Epic announced that it would let players re-deploy their gliders, a contentious feature that was removed from the game in November. It…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for going to Norway, to live out my bizarre lifelong dream of turning a birthday in the Arctic Circle. My boss dubbed it “a real-life The Long Dark,” which is pretty on-brand for a Riley dream. I will be unable to play very much The Long Dark before I leave, but I…

The 12 Best Video Games Of 2018

2018 has come and gone. As we do every year, Kotaku’s staff came together to play, consider, and debate the games that stood out to us. Here, in alphabetical order, are our top 12 video games of 2018. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Celeste Dragonball FighterZ God of War Gris Hitman 2 Into The Breach Monster Hunter:…

Fortnite‘s New Year’s Eve Event Catches Some Players By Surprise

It’s starting to be 2019 around the world, and Fortnite’s in-game New Year’s party has begun. Some players were surprised to see a New Year’s ball drop when it wasn’t New Year’s in their time zone. Hints of an in-game Fortnite event for New Year’s leaked earlier in December, but now we get to see…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

The weekend is for scrambling to prepare for a trip next week to Norway, for which I have done more or less nothing but buy some warm socks. But are they enough warm socks? It’s all very exciting but stressful, so I will probably blow off some steam by playing video games. Over the holiday…

Here’s January 2019’s PlayStation Plus Lineup

I fell in love with Steep after getting obsessed with the winter Olympics, so I’m excited to see it on January’s PlayStation Plus lineup. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. January’s PS Plus games are: PlayStation 4 Steep Portal Knights PlayStation 3 Zone of the Enders…