Valve Is Changing Steam Sales

Since the dawn of recorded time, big seasonal Steam sales have included daily deals that make the whole process downright ritualistic. Wake up, check Steam sale deals, feel the life being drained from your wallet, etc. Soon, that will no longer be the case. Instead, games will just be at their lowest prices for the…

Blizzard Caught In Legal Fight With Game Cheating Company

Last week, Blizzard filed a lawsuit against the team behind a series of bots called “Buddy,” which allow users to cheat at games such as Heroes of the Storm, Diablo III and World of Warcraft. This week, the creators of those bots are hitting back at Blizzard, claiming the company has stolen their code. But…

All The Big Esports Events Happening This Weekend

There is a ton of major eSports content dropping this weekend. If you’re not too busy playing Overwatch now that Blizzard’s opened up the beta a little bit, you should watch some of it. Here are the four main events we recommend. The Smite Super Regionals Smite’s Regionals tournament is the last stop on the…

The New Archie Comics Have Some Damn Fine Fashion

The sharp comedy and the bittersweet romantic drama is great but, on the real, the fashion in the 2015 Archie comics has been the best stuff in the publisher’s reboot. Presenting a sense of style—or anti-style—to the world is 96.3% of what it means to be a teenager. Kids in the puberty zone put undue…

Star Wars: Battlefront: The Kotaku Review

Star Wars: Battlefront wants you to believe you’re in a Star Wars movie, but at heart it’s one of the video-game-iest video games I’ve played in ages. This is the source of both its greatest triumphs and its worst failures. Star Wars: Battlefront is a large-scale multiplayer shooter loosely set during the original movie trilogy.…

The Secrets Players Have Discovered in Bloodborne’s New Patch

Bloodborne’s first (and only) expansion, The Old Hunters, arrives on Tuesday. In advance, From Software has deployed a patch that not only fixes a few things, it adds a bunch of content to the game that people are only beginning to discover. First and foremost, patch 1.07 adds a new covenant for players to align…

I’ve never heard of Hollow Knight before today, but the trailer is hot as hell. It’s on my radar now, and it’s apparently coming to PC, Mac, and Wii U next year. Contact the author at [email protected]

Three Very Different Takes On Linkle, The Female Link

With snow threatening parts of the US this weekend, why go outside? Worth Reading, our weekly roundup of the best games writing, is here to comfort you. Hey, You Should Read These “A Response to the Response to the Response to Linkle” by Carolyn Petit “Nintendo still won’t make Link a girl, but they’ll put…

Adding Kill-Death Ratios To Heroes Of The Storm Was A Bad Idea

Heroes of the Storm has been going through a lot of changes lately, some small, some the size of a gigantic two-headed ogre. There’s one change that’s disturbed me more and more the more I think about it. They added KDA ratios into the game. Oh god, the KDA ratio! A KDA ratio is a…

The Fallout 4 Podcast Extravaganza: Part Two

Fallout 4 is the type of game that grows on you more the more you play it. So we couldn’t help but keep talking about it on this week’s podcast. Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, Kirk and I spend a ton of time talking about weapons, quests, and theories in the latest Fallout. It’s part two…

This splash art for League of Legends’ new “Elderwood Hecarim” skin is my favorite thing. Look at the tiny little deer standing next to him in the bottom-right corner! It’s like Bambi crossed with Pacific Rim plus the Ent battle scene from Lord of the Rings. via Surrender at 20

Where To Find Fallout 4’s Rare Alien Blaster Weapon

Fallout veterans know about the “Alien Blaster,” a special (and powerful) weapon that’s made an appearance in every Fallout game in the franchise to date. Here’s a video guide on how you’ll find it in Fallout 4. Written instructions below, too! First, head to this location on your map. It’s right by Oberland Station, if…

Where To Find Fallout 4’s Best Power Armor 

Missing Fallout 4’s most powerful armor is pretty easy, given that it’s inside of an unmarked building. Here’s how you can find it. What you’re looking at above is the X-01 Power Armor. This puppy packs a ton of damage resistance, as you can see here. While you can find pieces of this armor out…

Custom-Built GTA V Plow Ends Heavy Traffic

Driving in the opposite lane is no longer a problem. This custom plow might not be the most stunning creation in GTA V, but it’s effective, that’s for sure. Modder TheSuspect fixed traffic issues with it once and for all. The most surreal thing is how the AI doesn’t give a crap about the plow…

Trying To Sit In Video Games For The First Time

Yeah that seems familiar. Happens with everyone, especially if it’s some open world game, with mixed up controls. Danny Gonzalez is spot on: To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

The 58 Playable Characters in Project X Zone 2

What do Capcom, Sega, Bandai-Namco, and Nintendo all have in common? They all lend characters from some of their most popular franchises to team up in the mega-crossover, Project X Zone 2 [Spoiler Warning: One of these character portraits—taken from the Project X Zone 2 official site—is basically a spoiler for their parent game (which…