Riley MacLeod

Lovely Planet Arcade‘s Cute Visuals Hide A Brutal Shooter

Lovely Planet Arcade’s bright world and cheery soundtrack are a trick. They’re simply delightful bells and whistles to lure you into the unforgiving, hardcore PC shooter that lurks within. A sequel to Quicktequila’s 2014 Lovely Planet, Lovely Planet Arcade tasks the player with shooting usually (but not always, the jerks!) stationary enemies while moving as…

Half-Life 2: The Kotaku Review

Half-Life 2 has my favorite moment in any game. It’s this: I never played the original Half-Life, so I didn’t understand a lot of what was going on in Half-Life 2’s opening minutes. Half-Life 2 makes it clear from the get-go that something is wrong: your sudden appearance on the train after G-Man’s eerie monologue,…

Surprise! Kentucky Route Zero Act IV is now available on PC, Mac, and Linux. Check out the (admittedly weird) trailer above.

Hitman’s seventh Elusive Target, Gary Busey (voted on through the ‘Choose Your Hit’ campaign) will be available July 21st in Sapienza. Players will have a full week to attempt the target.

It seems like everyone is playing Pokemon Go. Over at Gawker, Ashley Feinberg has some tips for you.

Hitman’s next Elusive Target, The Twin, will appear in Sapienza for 72 hours on July 15 IO has also introduced an app that will let you know when Elusive Targets are live, along with other news and updates.

Our Favorite Games From June

From big-budget hits to indie gems, we played some great games this month. Let’s look at some of our favorite games from June. Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Mirror’s Edge Catalyst brings back cyberpunk runner Faith and her dizzying parkour skills. A follow-up to 2008’s groundbreaking Mirror’s Edge, Catalyst meets and even exceeds its predecessor in many…

Hitman’s fifth Elusive Target, The Gunrunner, will be available in Marrakesh for 72 hours starting July 1st You can check Io’s blog for your local start and end times.

Over at Kotaku UK, Julian Benson conducted interviews about what the UK leaving the European Union could mean for game developers. Developers expressed concerns about hiring and their studios’ financial futures. It’s an on-the-ground look that’s worth reading in full.

All The Big News From E3 2016

Welcome to E3 2016! Kotaku is in Los Angeles for the week, bringing you all the news, interviews, media, and more from the year’s biggest trade show. We’ll update this post regularly as E3 continues, so check back! PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE First up, the schedule! Much of the biggest news comes from the major press…

Take A Tour Of E3’s Extremely Long Lines

The lines at E3 are really long. Wanna know how long? Kotaku’s editor in chief Stephen Totilo gave us a live tour.

Hitman’s fourth Elusive Target, The Sensation, is still active in Paris This time you have 53 hours to give the mission a go.

Over at Kotaku UK, Keza MacDonald reported on how Fable Legends took down Lionhead It’s an in-depth look at why Lionhead was both an innovative studio and one Microsoft was willing to risk. Give it a read!

Activision’s Call of Duty XP fan festival is coming to Los Angeles September 2-4, after a hiatus. It will feature the Call of Duty World League Championship and hands-on with the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered multiplayer.

Hitman’s third Elusive Target, the Prince, will appear on Wednesday, June 8, at 6 AM PT/ 3 PM CEST. This time, players will have 72 hours to complete the mission, which is set in Sapienza.

Hitman‘s Latest Episode Is Disappointing

In anticipation of Hitman’s third episode, I spent the past weekend doing pretty much nothing but playing Hitman. I beat the new Elusive Target with a much better score than last time. I hit mastery level 20 in both Paris and Sapienza, including two suit-only silent assassin runs. I finally hit my Hitman stride, just…

Our Favorite Games From May

A lot of great games came out in May, from reboots of classics to new team-based shooters to the end of a dashing adventure series. Take a look at some of our favorite games from the last month. Overwatch In this team-based multiplayer shooter, actually playing the game feels like such a small part of…

Hitman Episode Three: Marrakesh will be released May 31st, according to Io’s latest blog.

Hitman’s second Elusive Target, The Congressman, will appear on May 27th, Io announced on their blog. The mission will take place in Sapienza and, like the first Elusive Target, will only be available for 48 hours.

Homefront: The Revolution: The Kotaku Review

Glitches and wobbles aside, Homefront: The Revolution is an adequate shooter that features some interesting moments. It isn’t bad, but it isn’t good either. America was invaded by North Korea in the events leading up to the original 2011 Homefront. In this sequel, you play as Ethan Brady, part of a guerrilla resistance that is…