Giant Pile Of Bastions Meets Satisfying End

Today on Highlight Reel we have bastion deaths, awkward apple moments, technical difficulties, powerful spells and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Watch Dogs…

The Best Games Jason Played At E3 2016

I played a lot of games at E3, an annual whirlwind of demos and announcements that can be as exhausting as it is exciting. Let’s talk about some of them, shall we? Here are brief impressions of the best games I played—not just saw, but actually played—on the show floor in Los Angeles last week.…

Dad Quest is a game about hurling your child at all of your problems. See an enemy? Aim and throw. Kids have classes like scholar and jock and, like real children, can be upgraded with elemental powers. If you die, your kid grows up to be The Next Dad. Dad Quest is on Steam Greenlight,…

Fallout 4 Players Are Torturing Preston Garvey With The Contraptions DLC

The new Fallout 4 Contraptions Workshop DLC just dropped today, and people have been quick to put it to good use. And by “good” I mean “kiiiind of evil.” Contraptions gives players a variety of different tools that allow for the building of complex machines and gadgets. In the GIF above, for example, Father trapped…

Steam Game Offers $35 DLC That’s Just A Certificate

Hadean Lands is a text adventure renowned for being good but tough. It’s been around for a couple years, and it just got a Steam release. Steam, of course, supports DLC. Hadean Lands’ developer decided to take advantage of that feature in an… unusual way. Hadean Lands itself is only $12, but if you want,…

The Reasons Behind God of War‘s Bold New Direction

Sony Santa Monica has big plans to shake up God of War. “We looked at every aspect of this game differently,” creative director Cory Barlog told me at E3, “all centered around the concept of ‘Why? Why am I doing this? Why am I here? Why am I making these decisions?’” Barlog was the lead…

Game of Thrones’ Battle of The Bastards, As Told By Overwatch And World of Warcraft

After Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones, I think it is safe to say that Jon Snow got the play of the game, eh? (Spoilers ahead.) Or at least, YouTuber Node points to Jon as the match highlight: Arguably, Jon might have gotten the glory, but it was Littlefinger who truly saved the day, as…

Bungie Answers (And Dodges) Our Destiny: Rise of Iron Questions

As has become annual tradition, I sat down with Bungie at E3 last week for a frank discussion about the state of Destiny, a video game in which players travel through space trying to convince internet commenters that yes, people still play Destiny As has also become annual tradition, the folks behind Destiny didn’t want…

Paragon Introduces Its Latest Hero, Skull-Face McMoonhead

Epic Games probably wants you to call him Khaimera. That’s fine. Skull-Face McMoonhead launches today in Paragon’s paid-beta, dual-wielding axes and rocking that hoodie-covered skinless monster head look all the kids are into these days. A cursory viewing of Skull-Face’s introduction video indicates that I am going get very annoyed with him. The game’s first…

X-Men For The 90s Kids

Carlos Fabián Villa is a concept artist from Mexico who has worked in both video games and animation. You can see more of Carlos’ work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on…

LEGO Kylo Ren’s Bedroom Is Perfect

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ version of Kylo Ren can be a bit intimidating, but deep down inside he’s just a fan like everybody else. The game comes out next week. He’ll be in his room sulking until then.

The Unity Engine Sure Has Come A Long Way

Once was a time people would make fun of the crummy little web games that were made using the Unity Engine. That time is long gone. The multi-platform engine is now used on a ton of big games (the gorgeous Deserts of Kharak and Satellite Reign are recent examples), but not even they look as…

Korean Woman Kicks Ass At Overwatch, Gets Accused Of Cheating [Update]

Meet Geguri. She’s 17 and very, very talented at Overwatch. She’s so good that after beating rivals during Nexus Cup qualifiers, other players accused her of cheating. Update – June 22 6:30am: More details added blow. Check out her stats. As PC Games N notes, playing as Zarya, she has a win rate of eighty…

Overwatch And League of Legends Battle It Out In South Korea

Overwatch and League of Legends are running neck and neck in the rankings for the most played game at South Korea’s internet cafes. Last week, Overwatch starting making a move to overtake League of Legends, the reigning PC bang (net cafe) king. As tipster Sang points out, Overwatch edged out LoL late last week by…