The Biggest Mobile MOBA Finally Launches On Android

Super Evil Megacorp’s mobile MOBA has been a big success on iOS, with some 1.5 million active users frantically touching turrets each month. Today the game officially launches on Android. Welcome, fresh meat. Vainglory made its debut during Apple’siPhone 6 press conference last year, a showcase for iOS’s Metal graphics API. It’s a very pretty…

Best Buy’s Finally Fixing Their Amiibo Policy

It’s not easy to collect Amiibo—it’s a pain in the ass, really. But maybe things are changing, as Best Buy announced some surprisingly reasonable policies for their exclusive, Dark Pit. Here’s what’s different: No online pre-orders Local pick-up only One per customer Sold on a first-come, first-served basis Basically, there’s zero bullshit. You don’t have…

Tomorrow at 3pm ET we’ll have someone who makes video game trailers here to answer your questions in an early Thursday edition of Kotaku Asks. So start brainstorming now!

A Horror Game That May Be Hidden In The Darkest Corners Of The Internet [UPDATE]

The internet is a vast, unknowable place. The parts you and I interact with on a daily basis are a very small sliver of what’s actually floating around out there. The web can go deep, and it can get dark. In the deep corners of the internet, a video is said to game exist. It’s…

The “father of video games’” home office is now on display at The National Museum Of American History. The museum rebuilt (actually rebuilt, not recreated) Ralph Baer’s workshop as a “landmark” for its new innovation wing. Check it out if you’re in the Washington, D.C. area! Contact the author at [email protected]

Smite continues to stretch the definition of “god” with Ravana, the Demon King of Lanka. Available in today’s big Combo Breaker update for the PC MOBA, Ravana achieved something akin to godhood by cutting off his own head 10 times. Show off.

Heroes of the Storm’s resident oddball Abathur is almost as good at clapping as the Smash Bros. cast. Almost. He just needs a little nudge in the right direction. Thank you, Zelendorf, for this hilarious video I can’t seem to stop watching. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him…

No Chinese TV, Gundam Is Not a Real Military Weapon

China Central Television is state television, so seeing propaganda isn’t unusual. Seeing a militarized Mobile Suit Gundam flash on the screen is. Yesterday, CCTV show Focus Today reported how Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “clamors” for war against China, mentioning all the weapons Japan has with the U.S. as well as the secret weapons Abe…

Japanese e-sports team Detonation just fired one of its League of Legends players for allegedly leaking info to someone connected with another team. Remember, loose lips sink picks!