What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Weekends are for returning those shoes you bought because you keep putting it off and if you end up running out of time on the return you’re gonna feel like an idiot. Also, video games. I’m going to tinker around in Ghost Recon Wildlands a bit more. I don’t love playing it solo, but it’s…

Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Is Full Of Amazing Little Details

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild manages to be both massive and unusually detailed. The sprawl of Hyrule will take weeks or even months for most of us to explore, not just because of its square mileage but because of how much there is to see and do in a given field or…

Blaster Master Zero For Switch Is An Excellent Retro Remake

A good remake of a retro gaming classic has to evoke the feeling of playing the original while making the game feel fresh and new. Blaster Master Zero for the Nintendo Switch is a very good remake of a retro gaming classic. So good. You may have seen the name on release lists. You may have…

Team Liquid Brings In League Star To Try And Avoid Relegation

Yiliang “Doublelift” Peng will be playing for Team Liquid for the rest of the League of Legends spring split, after a last-minute trade from Team SoloMid earlier this week. The game’s all-time leader regular season kills, he’ll need to start racking them up in a hurry. The trade mirrors the concept of loaning out players…

A Perfect Video Game Loading Screen

Thanks for the tip, Ghost Recon. I sure wouldn’t want to frighten any civilians.

Steam Review Scores No Longer Count People Who Didn’t Pay

Steam reviews are changing again. This time, it’s a subtle thing that could have big reverberations. If you got a game for free—say, as a gift, during a free weekend, or what have you—your review no longer counts toward that game’s overall score. Valve, uh, didn’t really explain their rationale in-depth, but here’s the standout…

Aloy Has Flawless Skin And Brows In Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn is set in a far future, post-apocalyptic world. Can someone explain to me why Aloy looks like an ad for Glossier, then? Beauty trends in 2016 and 2017 have been gravitating to an idea of a “no make up” make up look. This doesn’t mean not wearing any make up—what are we,…

Players Are Making Art With No Man’s Sky New Photo Mode

No Man’s Sky was updated this week to add a new photo mode, and players are using it to make their procedurally generated planets and space battles look dope as hell. The new photo mode allows players free movement of the camera, a series of filters, and even the ability to change the time of…

Exodemon Is Another Take On Games Like Quake

Every now and then, you just want to leap around and blast some robots. Exodemon is a first person shooter that channels some of the best old school classics to create a stunning shooting gallery. It’s this week’s Indie Pick. Designed by Brazilian studio Kuupu, Exodemon is a real treat to play. Dashing about with…

‘Let Him Fix It’: The Battle Over Who Gets To Repair Your Consoles

In a gritty vintage video games store in Manhattan’s East Village, a man who would only be identified by GorillaStomp, his PlayStation username, firmly explained why he should fix your video game console. Long before it was his livelihood, it was his fascination, and one he’d never asked for permission to do. Now, as the…

We’re at PAX East—well, some of us and a lot of you! Kotaku reporters are in Boston to play some video games. Bonus points if you can find Waldo in this shot.

Twitch Is Marathoning 23 Seasons Of Power Rangers Next Week

Since its 1993 North American debut, the Power Rangers series has produced 23 complete seasons of television. In celebration of the upcoming live-action movie, Twitch is streaming every single episode in one massive 16-day marathon, kicking off Tuesday, March 14. You’ll want to start planning which of the 831 (they aren’t doubling up on the…

Hasbro And Harmonix Are Making A Music Card Game

Coming this September to whichever stores will have it, Dropmix is a collaboration between toy maker Hasbro and music game masters Harmonix that sees players using cards placed on a game board to create unique mixes of licensed music via connected mobile device. Huh. Dropmix, shown behind doors at both Toy Fair and GDC last…

Unlucky Zelda: Breath of the Wild Player Gets Blood Moon During Final Boss Fight

One Zelda player was surprised to find that the worst possible hiccup can happen while trying to save Hyrule. (SPOILERS AHEAD.) As many of you know, a “Blood Moon” is a mechanic in Breath of the Wild where the sky turns crimson, and all enemies respawn. It’s the game’s way of keeping the overworld stocked…

Art From Watch Dogs, For Honor & Rainbow Six

Wil Wells is an artist at Ubisoft, where he’s provided some of the most recognisable key/promo images for the company’s recent games. You can see more of Wil’s work at his 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…

Action MMO Tera Coming To Xbox One And PS4

Remember Tera, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game with the really cool combat system that came out on PC back in 2012? The free-to-play game is coming to Xbox One and PlayStation 4 later this year. It makes sense. I haven’t done much with Tera since I reviewed it five years ago, but the game’s…