Everything* In Destiny, Ranked

Here at Kotaku, we like ranking things. Some of us also like playing Destiny. Let’s put those two things together and see what happens! I’ve played enough year-two Destiny to have a pretty solid set of opinions about which things are better than other comparable things. I have enough of those opinions that I’ve set…

The LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Pack Is Brilliant

The LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who level pack plays out like a television episode, and like any television episode it starts with opening credits—what might be the best Doctor Who opening credits sequence ever. Well, technically it begins with a prologue involving a large fleet of Dalek ships descending on the Earth and one of the…

Overwatch Makes A Great First Impression

I can’t remember the last time I felt as excited about a new video game as I feel right now about Overwatch, Blizzard’s unprecedented stab at making a multiplayer shooter. I’ve been playing it for three days and see so much potential. The one game that came close was Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard’s similar-but-also-totally-different…

Stealthy Halo 5 Player Wrecks The Entire Opposing Team

Um. Blue Team? I think you missed a guy. Watch in awe as this Halo Fan manages to sneak by a ton of enemy Halo players before pulling out his power weapon and decimating the entire squad. By the time a single player notices Halo Fan, it’s too late: he’s wiped everyone out. Skip to…

New Video Game Announcement Could Be Just About Anything

Today, a company called Epic Games announced a video game called Paragon, and it might take some serious investigative reporting to figure out what it actually is. Let’s see if we’re up to the task. We’ll have to start by reading the press release Epic sent out this afternoon, in which the company’s PR folks…

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Players: Jacob Or Evie?

This fall’s big Assassin’s Creed game features not one but two main characters: twin siblings Jacob and Evie Frye. Obviously one is better than the other. The question is, which? If you’ve been playing Syndicate, chances are you’ve gravitated more toward one of the Frye twins while doing sidequests and exploring. Which one? Time for…

The Binding of Isaac‘s New Secrets Sound Completely Nuts

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth was supposed to add at least 120 items to the tough-as-nails roguelike. Players have only found 74. This prompted claims McMillen had lied, but it seems they’re merely…hidden. Fans are ripping the game apart to find the truth, even going so far as to read the Bible for hints. There…

A Video Game About Finding Love And Sex Through An MMO

Cibele, a new PC game released earlier this week, might just be the most honest game about sex on Steam right now. Clocking in at about two hours, Cibele is a short autobiographical title that chronicles game developer Nina Freeman’s first love. The entire game takes place on a desktop… You can click on any…

Video game character of the year? One of the creatures in Yokai Watch, the massive 3DS hit in Japan that comes to North America this Friday. Excerpt above is from a Nintendo press release, highlighting the sensation that is Snotsolong.

All The Ways Activision Is Avoiding Saying What Destiny Actually Sold

Destiny, a video game in which players travel through the galaxy and battle against random loot tables, is by most accounts a commercial success. But over a year after release, publisher Activision still won’t say how many copies they’ve actually sold. [This post originally ran in November of 2014. We’ve been regularly updating it with…

No Wonder Call of Duty Isn’t Ditching Last-Gen Consoles

Black Ops 3 won’t have a campaign mode on Xbox 360 and PS3, and the game’s frame rate will fluctuate between 30 and 60 frames-per-second. But here’s why they’re making a version for aging hardware: Activision’s revealed there are still 12 million monthly active users for the three-year-old Black Ops II. Damn Call of Duty…

I Love Reading Internet Comments

I have a confession to make. I read the comments. Actually, it’s worse than that. I don’t just read the comments, I enjoy reading the comments. I’ve been getting paid to write on the Internet for more than 15 years, and you, Ungentle Reader—yes, you, the one who used to write “More liberal claptrap!” under…

Apple’s Boring Legal Notifications Are Now a Brilliant Graphic Novel

Millions of people use iTunes. Nobody reads the walls of text that show up every time Apple’s music software updates. Wait, you do? You’re a freak. So is Robert Sikoryak, who’s made a graphic novel out of the corporately mandated agreement, riffing off comics greats like Frank Miller and Charles Schulz. iTunes Terms And Conditions…

Metroid Fan Movie Is Pretty Great, Even Without Nintendo’s Help

Metroid: The Sky Calls is an 11-minute, fan-made short film that shows Samus having a very bad day at the office. It is—relative to the scope and budget—very, very good. It’s made by Rainfall Productions, the same team behind that cool Wonder Woman fan short from a few years back, and stars Nerdist’s Jessica Chobot…

Pokémon Go Legendaries Need Legendary Locations

Pokémon Go will be a game where people have to travel to real-world locations and interact with others to capture Pokémon. This raises the obvious question where the very rare ones will be. So for a simple Caterpie for example hanging around the nearby park might be enough. But what about Mewtwo? Or Dialga? The…

Cool Dad Puts His Kid In Command Of Cardboard MechWarrior

The tiny baby has no idea his cardboard BattleMech would be the deadliest costume in the play-school, while his dad—hidden behind the giant guns, holding the kiddo at his chest—is having the time of his life. Good job and good sound effects! To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

A Look at What’s in The New Age of Empires II Expansion

Retro RTS fans, take note: the African Kingdoms expansion for Age of Empires II HD hits at the end of the week. Here’s what that’ll entail. There’s four new civilizations along with four new, fully voice-acted campaigns (the lack of voice acting was a fairly common complaint with AoE II HD’s first, otherwise well-received, expansion).…