Elite: Dangerous’ richest players are bored. PCGamesN has a great feature on what the space sim’s players do when they become ungodly rich. It’s revealing. “It got boring to do anything,” said space billionaire Andrew Jennings. “Once you get the best ship for whatever you’re doing, you didn’t need anything else.”

The Hottest New Star Wars Game Is A Dull Diablo Clone

Star Wars Uprising, the new Diablo clone sitting atop the iTunes charts, could more appropriately be titled Star Wars: Uninspiring. The game is competent. That’s about it. Check out the video to see it in action. As with many so-called free mobile games, you get what you pay for. In this case, you get a…

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

The most popular story we ran last week was the announcement of Pokémon Go. Quite the surprise. But what else stood out last week? Here are my favorite Kotaku stories from the past seven days: The Real Story Behind Metal Gear Solid V’s Awesome Balloons – Luke teaching history. Seven Reasons I Actually Love Mad…

EA has announced a huge delay for Need For Speed on PC, with the game moving from November 3 until Spring 2016 Why? Making sure players can unlock the frame rate and “increase the visuals that we can deliver on PC.” Seems the response to Arkham Knight has made some publishers skittish! Contact the author…

Marvel’s Going to Have Six Avengers Teams This Fall

Galactus and Deadpool—two guys classified as “bad guys” at one point in time—are going to be Avengers when the Marvel Universe returns to a more recognizable form this fall. And they’re going to have a lot of company, some of whom are coming from alternate universes. The Avengers family of comic books is going to…

What Was Your Best Experience At A Video Game Store?

We’ve heard from the other side—and my god have we heard some things—but now it’s time for the bright and shiny stories. What were your particularly good experiences at any video game store? Did an employee suggest a life-changing game? Or maybe you just dropped your scoop of ice cream and they bought you another?…