XCOM, Recreated In…Excel

Having just learned how to code in VBA, crruzi thought the best way to practice would be to go and make a video game. So he went and made XCOM. In Excel. It’s not the entire game yet—the tactical battles are working, with the strategic stuff still under construction—but come on, it’s Excel There’s even…

Riot just announced a number of sales it’ll be putting on for League of Legends’ seasonal holiday event “Snowdown,” which will also add a giant Poro King (seen above) to the game’s ARAM map for a limited time. I’d also be into the idea of a Poro champion, but we’ll have to keep waiting for…

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

Short week last week. But we wedged some good stuff into it, I dare say. My favorites: Fallout 4’s User Interface Is Truly Terrible – Comprehensive and convincing. Why So Many People Are Yelling About Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 – A complicated controversy clearly explained. Nobody’s Sure How One Of Counter-Strike’s Best Players Nailed…

Modder Turns Dota 2 Into A Third-Person Shooter

You know what would make Dota 2 more fast-paced and exciting? Turning it into a different video game, of course! Say hello to “Slayers of the Ancients” a “highly experimental” mod made by Steam user BMD that turns the MOBA into “a capture-the-flag 3rd person shooter in the style of Team Fortress 2.” Spotted earlier…

Fallout 4 is at its best when it’s a horror game—at least, that’s what our esteemed overseas colleagues at Kotaku UK say in their most recent feature (and we can certainly attest to how terrifying Salem is in-game.) Head over here to take a look