Yannick LeJacq

​What’s Your Favorite Loot System?

Thanks to its notoriously treasure-filled tunnels, Destiny has sparked a new discussion around an important and often overlooked part of video games: loot. Let’s not allow a popular shooter’s moment in the spotlight pervert our sense of history, however. What video game, in your view, has the best loot? I’ll get us started with a…

People Are Putting Shadow Of Mordor’s New Photo Mode To Good Use

Shadow of Mordor gave its players some nifty new ways to capture and edit screenshots yesterday. Judging by the wealth of snazzy images that have popped up online since then, gamers seem to be having a lot of fun with it so far. Here are some of the best I’ve come across. Enjoy. Here’s Some…

Sony just published a list of additions it’s bringing to the PS4 with the upcoming 2.0 system update. A few neat things stand out, such as the ability to add a PS Plus game “to a PS4 owner’s library without downloading it.” Or shout, “Find face!” at your console and have it respond. Read the…

Shadow Of Mordor Studio Can’t Replicate Players’ Orc Problems

Last week, I wrote about a strange issue Shadow of Mordor players have been reporting since the game came out: Orcs they insisted they’d killed kept coming back from the dead. Developer Monolith has now told me that while they’re aware of people’s confusion, they’re also having a hard time testing for a solution. To…

10 Minutes Of Co-Op In Far Cry 4

One thing I’m looking forward to about Far Cry 4 is the game’s interesting-sounding co-op multiplayer. Sony, which is trying to sweeten the deal by letting PS4 players invite friends who don’t own the game into the action, just released a new gameplay video showing how the game’s collaborative modes will play out. The part…

Your Shadow Of Mordor Screenshots Just Got Snazzier (UPDATE)

What’s better than ogling buckets and buckets of orc gore inShadow of Mordor? Spiffing up those same heaping piles of gratuity with Instagram-esque filters, you say? Well, if you actually did say that, then boy do I have the thing for you. Shadow of Mordor developer and master of not communicating effectivelyMonolith Productions stealthily introduced…

Oh My Gosh, Nintendo Gave Link A Motorcycle

If Zelda making its first appearance in Mario Kart wasn’t exciting enough, Nintendo sweetened the deal today. When Link (if that is his real name) arrives in Mario Kart 8 next month, the company said he’ll be bringing a new kart-friendly version of his trusty steed with him. Nintendo (sort of) revealed the Zelda-themed ride…

It might not be an FPS, but 343 Industries just announced it’s got something Halo-related in the works. IGN reports the studio is planning to release a new twin-stick shooter called Halo: Spartan Strike in December. It’s a follow up to last year’s Spartan Assault, and is only confirmed for Steam and Windows platforms. via…

This Stop-Motion Construx Short Is So Good

Lego has survived many battles in the great toy wars over the years, which probably helps explain why The Lego Movie finally came into existence earlier this year. If nothing else, this glorious short film by Adam Brown reminds us there are other types of plastic building toys out there with their own stories to…

Remember The Flame in the Flood, that neat Kickstarter project by some ex-BioShock developers that looks like an arty version ofOregon Trail? Well, it met its $150,000 fundraising goal in a week. Now, as always, we just have to play the waiting game… via IGN

GTA V Jet Pilots Are The Best Jet Pilots

I know that the awesomeness of Grand Theft Auto V’s skilled daredevils is well established at this point. But when you see stunts this impressive, it certainly bears repeating: YouTuber Mario4LYF3, who’s been defying GTA V’s laws of nature for a while now, is pulling off a lot of the same high level stunts that…

Sims Sure Love Selfies

For whatever reason, seeing this post by Dubzophrenia on The Sims subreddit made me realize something: all of my Sims are constantly taking selfies. They’re cute most of the time, but a lot like real selfies, they can get…pretty darn annoying at other times. Does this happen to you too?

New Games Should Totally Steal From Shadow Of Mordor

Originality in video games is overrated. I see no better proof of that today than Shadow of Mordor. The game shamelessly borrows its combat from the Batman: Arkham series, to give one example. But it also introduced the “nemesis system,” which is one of the most provocative and original ideas I’ve seen in a long…

Why There Are No Respawns In The Next Rainbow Six

It’s always fun to see how trends wax and wane in video games. Almost every shooter that’s come out in the past decade, for instance, has had to acknowledge the meteoric rise of Call of Duty and the fast-paced, twitchy sort of competitive gameplay it’s popularized. Now, that influence seems to be slowly fading. Rainbow…

Far Cry 4’s New Trailer Makes Some Interesting Musical Choices

How is this new Far Cry 4 trailer different from all other Far Cry 4 trailers? No, it’s not the guns. Or the elephants. Or Pagan Min in all his Pagan Min-ly glory. Something stands out about the fact that it’s set to a cover of “I Will Survive.” Seems like a bold move in…

How To Get Infinite Ammo And Invincibility In The Evil Within On PC

Creeptacular survival horror game The Evil Within comes out today. If you’re playing the game on PC and having trouble fighting its unsightly monsters in addition to your own personal nausea, publisher Bethesda Softworks has highlighted some handy cheats to set you on your (evil) way. The two main ones that stand out to me…

Track: Tuesday | Artist: iLoveMakonnen, Drake | Album: Single Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Assassin’s Creed: Rogue is coming to PC in “early 2015,” Ubisoft just revealed at the end of a new trailer for the game. Still no word on the availability of new-gen versions of the game.

Who Do You Most Regret Killing In A Video Game?

We’ve killed a lot of things in a lot of video games over the years. But not all video game deaths were created equally. Some make us feel like powerhouses, while others fill us with shame. What’s the one act of virtual killing you wish you could take back, and why? I started thinking about…

The Awesome Pixel Art The Internet Deserves

Well hello there, Batman. You look a little more…blocky than usual. No, that’s not a comment about your weight. Stop being so sensitive! Adam Lister is a watercolor painter based in Beacon, New York. His new solo show “Wet Geometry,” which recently opened in The Shooting Gallery in San Francisco, combines a few different geek…