Track: Reagan | Artist: Killer Mike | Album: R.A.P. Music Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

Speaking of dramatic shake-ups in League of Legends eSports, top European player Yellowstar just saidhe’s leaving Fnatic to go play in another region. The entire EU region is susceptible to a talent-drain this year as investment in eSports increases in the U.S. and China and teams there offer greater opportunities.

The American Underdogs Of Counter-Strike

“U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!” chanted the crowd at the IEM San Jose Counter-Strike tournament. It was an echoing roar that persisted during games, while players were speaking on stage, and sometimes even in the halls. Valve’s competitive first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is an international sport. Teams from multiple different countries gather to compete in the…

What Are You Playing This December?

It’s December, baby. December! The great wave of fall video games has crashed upon us, spraying great gouts of #content as far as the eye can see. As the weather chills and the holidays beckon, what have you been playing? I’ll go first. I’m still playing Just Cause 3, both to keep an eye on…

Destiny’s first raid “challenge” went live today. It’s in the Warpriest fight near the start of the King’s Fall raid. I won’t explain how to do it here, in case you want to figure it out for yourself, but it sounds pretty straightforward. I haven’t had time to try it yet—if you finished it, what’d…

Fallout 4 Armor Basics

Everything you need to know to wrap your head around Fallout 4’s armor mechanics. The Basics When you look at a piece of armor, you’ll see something like this: While the UI for armor is typically awful, what you care about are the three numbers next to the word “DMG Resist.” In order: the shield…

It’s a day of release dates, with word coming down that Steamworld Heist arrives for 3DS on December 10 and the second episode of King’s Quest hitting December 16. Steamworld Heist comes to other platforms “later,” and King’s Quest will actually hit PS4 and PS3 a little earlier in the week—December 15.