The next Total War game—a Saga title,like Thrones of Britannia—is called Troy. Here’s the debut trailer.

Borderlands 3 Patch Removes Screaming From Boss Who Screamed Too Much

Borderlands 3 is fun, but it’s had some problems since launch. It takes an absolute lifetime to boot up and occasionally hangs during simple actions like opening the menu. This morning, developer Gearbox pushed out a hot fix that deals with the most pressing issue of all: the incessant screaming of an endgame boss. WARNING:…

Modern Warfare Makes Night Vision Goggles Mandatory (And Fun)

Night vision goggles in first-person shooters often felt like a gimmick, so I was surprised to find myself actually enjoying them in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta over the weekend. The PlayStation 4 beta featured two maps, “Azhir Cave” and “Hackney Yard,” in a nighttime setting with night vision goggles that you toggle…

In the wake of complaints from developers earlier this week, Valve is conducting an experiment with game pages’ “More Like This” sections. Developers of unreleased games, especially, complained that recommendation sections were no longer surfacing their creations, leading to significant drop-offs in page traffic and wishlists. Valve’s experiment, which it told Kotaku has gone out…

Apex Legends‘ Third Season Will Bring A New Character, Changes To Ranked Mode

Respawn has officially revealed the next champion slated to join Apex Legends. Players can get their hands on hacker Crypto, a brand new weapon, and a slew of battle pass goodies alongside extensive changes to the game’s Ranked mode when season three, called Meltdown, arrives October 1. Today’s “Stories from the Outlands” cinematic isn’t the…

I’m streaming the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare open beta right now on our Twitch channel. Come join me in the chat!

I Wish Games Didn’t Update So Much

Where a video game goes, a patch will surely follow. It wasn’t that long ago that updates were rare things, but today almost every game will get updated at some point—some far more than others. While it may sound strange, there are times when I wish that biweekly updates just weren’t a thing anymore. Sometimes…

Chris and Jason are playing (for exactly 15 minutes) the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.Join us in the chat for this brief stream!