The Reward For Going Flawless In Destiny 2‘s Trials Is Pretty Strange

It only took a few minutes for Destiny 2 players to go flawless in the new competitive mode, Trials of the Nine, which went live this afternoon. And the reward is… well, let me put a spoiler warning here just in case you want to discover for yourself. Ready? It’s A GIANT FUCKING HEAD. Go…

Two more Overwatch characters are joining Heroes of the Storm. Ana and Junkrat will join the roster, alongside new map Volskaya Foundry and several new skins, on an unannounced release date.

Tekken game director Katsuhiro Harada has made some hard decisions to keep the 23-year-old franchise current—without compromising its classic appeal. In an interviewwith Gamasutra, Harada explains why he had to cut some beloved moves’ frames, put his chips on online play and “give up” on features considered “offensive.”

Metroid: Samus Returns: The Kotaku Review

There was a time, so many years ago now, when it felt like we had too much Metroid. The simultaneous launch of Prime and Fusion in 2002, followed up with another one-two volley of Metroids two years later. “Slow down!” we cried. “We can’t keep up with all this Metroid!” Time makes fools of us…

The Making Of Carmen Sandiego

Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? made learning about the countries of the world thrilling and fun when it was first released for the Apple II in 1985. In a new book called Break Out: How the Apple II Launched the PC Gaming Revolution, author David L. Craddock tells the story of how a…

Track: Sale of the Century | Artist: Sleeper | Album: The It Girl  Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.

Last October, Square Enix opened a Square Enix Cafe in Tokyo’s Akihabara. According to Famitsu, it’s opening another one this October in Osaka’s Umeda. The cafe has its grand opening on October 14.