Tips & Guides

Keep Your Shadow Of Mordor Combo Going Forever

Speaking of impressiveShadow of Mordor feats, YouTuber Rabbit’s Respawn has come up with a combination of power-enhancing runes which allows players to run the map in one potentially never-ending combo. 413 hits is just the beginning. My first taste of Monolith’s hit Middle-earth adventureonly came this morning, so I’ve got a ways to go before…

Tips For Playing Smash Bros. 3DS

Whether you’re in it for the random chaos, or in it for the elegance of the surprisingly deep fighting game hidden within, you can always be better at Smash Bros. Today, Super Smash Bros. is out on the 3DS. I’ve been playing for 21 hours, and I’ve got some tips that should better your Smash…

Tips For Playing Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor

Rangers of Gondor! Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is upon us. The time has come to stand up to Sauron’s evil forces. But you know what they say about not simply walking into Mordor and so forth. So here are some useful tips to get your and Talion’s quest started. One quick note: I’ve focused heavily…

​Why High-Level Destiny Players Are All Shooting At The Same Cave

Go to the Russian countryside in Destiny. Head left past the plane graveyard, through the building where you first encountered the moon-wizard, and out the back. Hear that gunfire? A handful of high-level players are probably standing there, shooting at a cave. They’re shooting at the cave because if you do that for even a…

Destiny Raid Tips From The First People To Ever Beat It

Destiny‘s first ever raid is not—by any stretch of imagination—a cakewalk. For one, the raid is obtuse and frequently merciless, and for two Destiny is sadly bereft of cake. Unless you are these people, it’s probably giving you fits. I decided to ask the first clan ever to beat it for advice. Here’s what they…

Playing some Destiny this weekend? Here are Kotaku‘s collected tips and tricks to help make your time with the game go more smoothly, particularly after you hit level 20. Tips For PlayingDestiny | How To Go Beyond Level 20 In Destiny | How To Trick Destiny Into Helping You Farm Tons Of Loot | A…

These People Tried To Figure Out How Destiny‘s Loot System Works

If you’ve been playing Destiny, chances are you’ve been there. A purple orb ceremoniously pops out of a dying enemy, to the delight of every fiber of your being. A legendary item! Surely it’s a legendary item… But, somehow, it feels like every single time you take it to the Cryptarch to decode it, it’s…

How To Preview Your Outfits Before Buying Them In Destiny

You know what’s really annoying? The fact that you can’t preview a Shader (the item that changes your Guardian’s outfit color scheme) in Destiny. Those things are expensive! Can’t just be buying them all willy nilly. Fortunately we have Destiny Tracker, a website that lets you preview your own character in every known Shader. That’s…

A Good Spot To Farm For Weapons In Destiny

Wow. That’s a LOT of loot waiting to get picked up. Update 9/16: This spot is all well and good, but there’s another place, on the moon, that lets you rack up engrams much faster. YouTube user Completionist found the perfect spot on Venus to sit patiently as mobs of enemies roll in, ripe for…

15 Must Have Diablo III Items

After an expansion, a console port, and several patches, Diablo III looks really healthy right now. With tons of special items and legendaries added to the game it almost—almost!—feels like Diablo II again, with all the math you have to do to assemble the perfect character with the perfect gear. We gathered 15 really great…

​Tips For Playing Destiny

Greetings, Guardians! You’ve picked up Destiny for your gaming console of choice, loaded up your pulse rifle, and you’re getting ready to head to the Cosmodrome to fight The Darkness. It’s dangerous to go alone, you know. IMPORTANT UPDATE FOLLOWS 9/17/2015: Hi there! It’s Kirk from the future. It’s been a long time since I…

Tips For Playing Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition

Welcome new Diablo III players! You passed up the game on PC, held out for a more complete console edition, and your patience has paid off. You’re ready to plunge headlong into the Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition. Here are some tips to help you get started. Feel Free To Skip The Older Games Diablo…

How To Get Tons of Loot in Diablo III’s New Dungeons

Diablo III‘s patch 2.1 for the PC introduced new endgame content: Greater Rifts. These are tiered, higher level dungeons with a 15-minute timer and with a boss at the end who almost always drops awesome loot. And there’s a smart way to finish these dungeons and get huge amount of legendaries. Here’s Diablo III veteran…

​How To Beat 400 Games In 4.5 Years

In January of 2010, I decided to change my outlook on how I manage my gaming time, how I collect games, and how I contend with the nemesis that so many gamers share: the dreaded backlog. I got involved in a forum thread in an online gaming community called “Games Beaten 2010.” It encouraged members…

How To Eject From Your Titanfall Mech With Style

It sucks when someone destroys your Titanfall mech. But it sucks even more to safely eject, only to be blown from the sky by an eagle-eyed opponent. This video from FrothyOmen goes over some advanced ejection techniques, including how to set yourself spinning in the air to make yourself harder to hit, as well as…

​How To Get A Perfect Starting Boost In Mario Kart 8

It’s no big secret that in Mario Kart, you can start each race with a turbo boost by punching the accelerator at the perfect moment before the race begins. The question is: How do you get the timing right? The starting boost in each Kart game works a little bit differently. In Mario Kart 8,…

12 Great Techniques For Dark Souls II‘s Multiplayer

Beating bosses in Dark Souls II can be frustrating if you’re a beginner, and playing against others is no different. Juutas on YouTube has a surprisingly well-edited clip, mostly for beginners, showing and explaining 12 techniques that are often used during PvP invasions. Here’s the full clip. Don’t let the Xbox 360 controller confuse you,…

Tips For Playing Mario Kart 8

The latest installment of Nintendo’s popular kart racing franchise is upon us, and the urge to dive right in and start taking home trophies is strong, but first… …here are some general tips to get you started. Race Against The Machine I know, it’s rare that we get a Nintendo game with such a robust…

Tips For Playing Dark Souls II

Dark Souls II can be notoriously difficult for the uninitiated. Sometimes we all could use a bit of help. Well I am here to help you! Here are some general tips to get you started. 1. Prepare to die. If you’ve never played a Souls game, be prepared for a pretty sharp learning curve. Chances…

12 Tips for When You’re Traveling To China

Oh China. The Middle Kingdom, the home of kung-fu and pandas, is one of the hottest travel and study destinations in the world right now. With over 5000 years of history, China is definitely worth a visit and here at Kotaku, we’ve compiled a few helpful tips. Keep in mind that these tips don’t include…