Valve Pulls Developer From Steam For Reviewing Its Own Games

Valve has cut ties with the video game company Insel Games, pulling the developer’s entire library from Steam after its CEO asked staff to submit user reviews for the company’s latest game. Insel Games, a Malta-based company responsible for little-known games like Guardians of Ember and the recently released Wild Buster, made waves last night when…

The New Lego Millennium Falcon Looks So Fine

Man, I don’t know what it is about it, but this might be the best Lego Millennium Falcon ever. I shouldn’t be this excited—it seems like we get a new Lego Falcon every time Han Solo’s trusty ride shows up on the screen. The $169.99 Solo: A Star Wars Story Kessel Run Millennium Falcon, due…

How To Get Your Significant Other Into Gaming

You play games, but your significant other does not. It’s a common scenario that can be a point of contention in an otherwise healthy relationship. To relax after work, you load up Overwatch on the living room Xbox. Your beau, on the other hand, wants to cook dinner with you. An hour watching you gun…

Before Tesla And SpaceX, Elon Musk Worked In Video Games

Before Elon Musk was shooting his own Tesla roadster into space, he was doing other cool stuff. Like? Making video games, that’s what. As YouTuber Scott Manley points out (via NeoGAF), Musk has a “forgotten” career in video games. During the 1990s, he worked at Rocket Science Games, and his name appeared in the credits…

Netflix Is “Not Interested In Whitewashing” Live-Action Sword Art Online, Says Producer

A live-action Sword Art Online is coming to Netflix. Executive producer Laeta Kalogridis says neither she nor Netflix is interested in a whitewashed version. Besides credits ranging from Avatar to Shutter Island, Kalogridis most recently created Altered Carbon, which she also writes executive produces. In an interview with Collider, she was asked about what she…

Capcom Says Bringing Monster Hunter: World To Nintendo Switch Would Be “Difficult” 

Monster Hunter: World is a smash hit. But the game is currently only playable on the PS4 and Xbox One. Wouldn’t it be great to play it on a system you could carry around? You know, like the Nintendo Switch? That, Capcom says, would not be easy. While Monster Hunter debuted on the PlayStation 2,…

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Look At This Fantastic Minecraft City

Octovon, a group of Minecraft players so good at building maps that they’re available for commissions, are responsible for this absolute work of art. It’s an enormous Minecraft city, built mostly by hand by ten people, on a map that measures 2000×2000 blocks. And it took them eight months to finish What’s more, it’s not…

There Are Always Rupees In The Kitchen

Ann Maulina is an artist from Indonesia working in games and comics. You can see more of Ann’s art at her webcomics (Raruurienand Varunair) and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game…

What 3D Video Games Would Look Like As 2D Platformers

The Witcher 3, Battlefield 1 and Fallout 4 are video games that take place in enormous 3D spaces. But let’s imagine, for a second, they (and loads of other big modern games) were actually quaint little 2D (or 2.5D) platformers instead. Every screenshot you see here has been curated by the Pseudoscroller Parlour, a project…

Black Fleet: The Kotaku Review

There are too many board games about pirates. But Black Fleet is one you should fight through the fatigue for. It’s similar in scope to other buccaneering board games, since it involves merchants carrying goods across the Caribbean and pirates raiding (or trying to raid) them. But where Black Fleet is cool is that it…

Wooting One Keyboard Review: Analog Innovation

Most mechanical keyboard switches have two positions—off and on. Either the key is activated, or it’s not. The switches in the Wooting One keyboard are different. Like the analog trigger on a gamepad, they detect a range of motion. I wouldn’t say it’s something every PC gamer needs, but it can definitely change the way…

Hot Wheels RC Brings Rocket League To Life This Fall

Last year, Rocket League developer Psyonix added iconic Hot Wheels vehicles to its popular car soccer video game. This year, Hot Wheels returns the favor, recreating the video game in miniature with the Hot Wheels Rocket League RC Rivals Set. While I would have been satisfied with a couple of traditional Hot Wheels cars and…