Destiny 2 Glitch Makes Big Boss 3x Bigger

Protheon, the boss of Destiny 2’s Inverted Spire strike, is a big guy! A glitch earlier this week made him a lot bigger, though. Terrifyingly so. Imagine seeing this immense unit appear out of nowhere. No thank you. Like the tweet says, the issue has now been fixed, so anyone with a fear of over-sized…

Neymar Skipped Soccer’s Most Prestigious Awards To Play Call Of Duty

The Ballon d’Or is the most prestigious award in world football, given each year to the player deemed by journalists to have been the best on the planet. Perhaps sensing that he was nowhere near winning it in 2018, Brazilian superstar Neymar didn’t even show up to this year’s event, instead spending the night playing…

In case you missed it, here’s our own Tim Rogers playing Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom on our twitch channel earlier today. You can also read our review of the game here.

With Epic’s Store On The Way, Steam Is Finally Feeling The Heat

Over the years, people have pondered what a viable competitor to Steam’s dominance would look like. Who would pull it off? What would be their silver bullet, capable of hobbling even Valve’s game-slinging behemoth? Late last week, Valve announced that Steam will take a lesser cut of revenues from games that sell $10 and $50…

Destiny 2‘s Newest DLC Embraces The Grind Even More

Today marks the release of the latest expansion for Destiny 2, a video game in which players travel through space trying to buy enough shaders to please Bobby Kotick. In the past, Destiny’s expansions have followed a certain familiar rhythm. The Black Armory is very different. Rather than release individually priced expansions in Destiny 2‘s…

After Dota 2 Team Fails To Ban One Of Its Players, Valve Does It For Them

Yesterday, professional Dota 2 player Carlo “Kuku” Palad was banned from a major tournament due to making what were seen as racist comments in a match last month. Prior to this move, Dota developer Valve had condemned Palad’s behavior but refused to inject itself directly into the matter, calling instead on teams to dole out…

Disgraced NFL Star Kareem Hunt Is Being Removed From Madden 19

Former Chiefs RB Kareem Hunt, who has been suspended from the NFL after video emerged of him assaulting a 19 year-old woman, is also going to be removed entirely from EA Sports’ Madden 19 game. Speaking with TMZ, an EA rep says “We are in the process of removing Kareem Hunt from the Madden NFL…

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s Fantastic First Expansion Sheds Light On The First Assassin

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has slowly expanded with new side missions and mercenaries battles, and while those might have been welcome diversions, they were a little light on story. The game’s first DLC, Legacy of the First Blade, launched its debut episode today. It’s a solid addition to the game, bringing tough challenges, introspective writing, and…

A Bite-Sized Simulation Game

I love simulation games of all kinds. Give me Dwarf Fortress, SimCity 3000, or The Sims and I can get lost in them for days. Sometimes, I don’t have days in which to get lost in a game. Simmiland scratches my simulation itch without taking too much time away from my life. I’m a busy…

Tumblr’s New Algorithm Thinks Garfield Is Explicit Content

Yesterday, Tumblr announced that it will ban all adult content starting December 17th. As users logged into their accounts, they have seen that some of their posts now have a red banner across them, marking them as flagged for explicit content. The problem is, a lot of these posts are hilariously far from being pornographic.…

A Strategy Game That Finally Made Me Take Stealth More Seriously

I’m not very good at stealth games. I like the idea of trying to sneak around undetected, but as soon as I get caught all hell breaks loose. In real life I’m happy to be a wallflower, but in games I often want to be at the center of the action, or violently creating it…

Sea Of Thieves’ Newest Update Makes The Game More Surprising And More Satisfying

When Sea of Thieves launched back in March, it felt pretty barren. The open sea in the Xbox and PC pirate game was gorgeous, but there wasn’t much to do. Since then, updates have brought new threats and areas, encouraging pirates to team up to take on sharks, survive volcanoes and explore distant islands. The…

Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom: The Kotaku Review

I spent an hour and a half tackling a single platforming sequence in Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. Not an entire level or area. Just a short series of perilous jumps that I couldn’t quite get my head around. I loved every teeth-gritting, cursing-under-my-breath moment. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a spiritual…

Trainer Battles Make Pokémon Go Finally Feel Complete

Pokémon Go is ready to expand once again with the upcoming addition of trainer battles, offering the first real head-to-head competition the game has seen since it launched in 2016. Last week, Niantic invited Kotaku to try out this new mode at their offices, and much like the game itself, these battles are a little…

It’s Like Naruto‘s Rasengan Brought To Life

In Naruto, the Rasengan is a swirling chakra ball that can be held and thrown by ninja. This looks like the Rasengan but for real. Spotted at this year’s Hack Day in Japan, this project is called micRokuro and was created by Yoshimasa Kato. It works very well with Naruto music! Here is a better…