PUBG‘s New Map Is The Most Fun I’ve Had Since Launch

This week, a limited amount of players can test the latest map in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, codenamed “Savage.” This map is significantly smaller than the game’s other two maps. The resulting action provides a breath of fresh air, kicking Battlegrounds’ usually deliberate pacing into something much more frantic. Savage is a tropical island that gives the…

New York’s Overwatch League Team Finally Came Home To Meet Its Fans

At Overwatch League team New York Excelsior’s first-ever New York fan meet-and-greet, a preteen girl in braces broke out sobbing after coming face-to-face with player Joong-hwa “Janus” Song, a sub. Janus doesn’t play much. When he’s called in, he almost exclusively operates the ape hero Winston, and only on specific maps. In front of Janus,…

D.Va Makes Life Difficult For Overwatch‘s Developers

Between her mech and her true, Dorito-munching gremlin form, D.Va is basically two characters in one. That’s led to problems behind the scenes of Overwatch. A lot of problems. During a roundtable interview at Blizzard HQ yesterday, Overwatch assistant director Aaron Keller explained that, of all 27 of the game’s current heroes, D.Va is definitely…

Injustice 2‘s New Tutorial Mode Is Unusually Clear For A Fighting Game

Picking up a fighting game is never easy, and few releases do anything to help new players acclimate to the genre. The developers behind Injustice 2 are hoping to buck that trend in its latest revision with something they call the Learn Hub. When Injustice 2 launched in May 2017, it included a bare-bones tutorial…

I’ve Learned To Love All The Finicky Things About PC Gaming

Last week, I tried to get a game running on my computer. Something was weird. I went to Google and found a very specific list of instructions for how to fix it. A few minutes later, I’d solved the problem. If you have spent any time with PC gaming, you almost certainly have your own…

Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s Best Player Does It With Defense

Goichi “Go1″ Kishida has been dominating the Dragon Ball FighterZ scene since the game came out with a devastating lineup of Adult Gohan, Cell, and Vegeta. His success isn’t really in dealing punches and kicks, though: it’s that it’s almost impossible to land blows on him. The rhythm of a Versus style game like Dragon…

A Brief History Of Steam Machines [UPDATE]

Remember Steam Machines? Valve’s console-style gaming PC rigs meant for the living room felt like they might revolutionize gaming when they were first announced. A few years later, they’re mostly forgotten. Even Valve is ready to turn the page on that chapter: It recently removed them from the front page of Steam. Since it seems…

25 Great Games You Can Play On Laptops and Low-End PCs

Just because you don’t have access to the fanciest gear around doesn’t mean you have to play subpar games. Even if you’re on a potato computer or low-end PC, there’s plenty out there for you to enjoy. Here are some of Kotaku’s top picks for quality games that should run on almost anything. Into The…

PUBG’s New Map Codename: Savage with Heather!

Heather checks out the latest invite-only map for PUBG called Codename: Savage! Join us on YouTube live!

April is the first month beyond Ubisoft’s DLC roadmap for Assassin’s Creed Origins. With it, the company has announced a tool called the Animus Control Panel that will let players tweak 75 settings in the game. Ubi PR tells us it’s “only planned for PC at this time.” That’s a wrap on new Origins content,…

The Best Video Games To Play With Kids

If you’re into games yourself, playing video games with kids can be one of the great joys of parenthood (or aunt/unclehood, or godparenthood). It can also be a total pain in the ass. Trying to play a co-op game with a small child is often an excruciating exercise. You might imagine cherishable hours spent playing…

Sea of Thieves Is Empty Right Now, But We’re Still Having Fun

With Sea of Thieves officially out for a couple of weeks now, much of the discussion seems to have revolved around the lack of stuff to do. At Kotaku, many of us have found a ton of fun with the game. I asked our resident captains Chris Person, Heather Alexandra and Tim Rogers to sit…

Far Cry 5‘s Religious Radio Station Reveals A Different Side Of The Game

Growing up as a Jewish kid, I had a guilty pleasure. Every Saturday night at midnight, I would close my bedroom door, turn down the sound on my little TV, and sneakily watch Christian rock videos on the religious channel TBN. Lately, I’ve been doing roughly the same thing with Far Cry 5’s cult radio…

A Call of Duty: WWII ‘Memory Error’ Is Booting Players From Games

Call of Duty: WWII players say a widespread error has been mucking up their online play for weeks. Some say the error, which kicks them out of games, occurs for them daily and makes the game very difficult to play online. Since mid-March, players say, the so-called “memory error” has been removingplayers on all platformsfrom…

Chrono Trigger PC Will Get Patched To Add The Original Graphics

In February, publisher Square Enix surprised everyone with the release of Chrono Trigger on PC, leading to a rollercoaster of emotions as fans first grew elated to have new access to a classic game, then disappointed when they saw what it looked like. Today, the publisher says it’s hoping to change that. “We have been…