Metal Gear Solid V Is Already Redefining Stealth Games

Hideo Kojima is a genius. Also: that farting sound is disgusting and hilarious. Video games.

Steam Snapshots: Energy Hook, Ubermosh, Sky Rogue

Every week, I play a lot of Steam games. Here’s what I think of a few I didn’t get around to writing up. Energy Hook I was really hoping I’d like this one more. It’s a game about swinging and soaring from the person who designed the web-slinging stuff in PS2/Xbox/Gamecube Movie Game That Was…

Wonky Pigeon Sure Is A Game About A Pigeon That Poops On People

I mean, I’m not really sure what else I was expecting. Let me set the scene for you: It was a Friday afternoon much like this one, largely because it was this one. I had just finished taking a ClickHole quiz entitled “Can You Match The Pigeons To The Way They’re Ruining My Whole Life?”…

Rocket League Play Might As Well Be Gymnastics

Today on Highlight Reel we have special viewer requests, Rocket League backflips, a drunk Batmobile, and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Arkham Knight – Batmobile Go Home You’re…

Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture Is A Reeeeally Pretty Game

My hot take on the new exploration game Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture: It is ultra super good-looking. I picked up The Chinese Room’s latest game (currently only available on PS4) last night on the recommendation of Kotaku critic-at-large Chris Suellentrop, who reviewed it for us and liked it. I’m still early in the game…

Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Virtual Reality: The Winners

With apologies to Oculus Rift CEO Palmer Luckey, here are the results of last week’s Kotaku ‘Shop Contest, which took us to the wonderful world of virtual reality. It was nearly impossible to narrow this one down, so if you didn’t make the cut, rest assured I probably laughed at your entry nonetheless. (Or you…

Fallout Shelter’s Objectives Are Becoming Ridiculous

Kill two Deathclaws without a weapon. For fifty caps. Are you kidding me, Fallout Shelter? The screenshot above comes from Redditor magicalmakx, and it’s so absurd, I initially thought it was just a Photoshop. But no. Other players report the same thing: the new Fallout Shelter has new objectives, one of which includes the ridiculous…

Nintendo’s Big Splatoon Gamble Has Paid Off

Splatoon came out in May. It is now August. I am still talking about Splatoon with my friends. I am still delightfully tweeting pictures of outfits and hilarious Miiverse posts, even the ones with bad meme jokes. And along with all of that, I’m still playing. Not only is Splatoon is one of my most…

GTA V‘s Security Cams Have Probably Seen Some Shit

Installed across all of Los Santos are a countless number of security cameras that quietly monitor everything that happens. And given that this is Grand Theft Auto, it’s pretty likely that they’re recording all sorts of wild things. Such is the premise of Abstract Mode’s new short, which gives us a security cam’s view of…

Fans Hunt For A Secret Arkham Knight Room That May Not Exist

The Batman games released over the last seven or so years have all been packed with secrets and teasers, some of which have heralded what’s next for the Dark Knight’s future adventures. Arkham Knight players have been searching the new Bat-game for a hidden locale with no luck. Yet. It’s become something of a tradition…

The League Of Legends Championship Series Has Its First Woman Player

On Wednesday night, the pro League of Legends team Renegadeswon a victory against Team Coast, securing themselves a spot in the next League of Legends Championship Series (LCS). Making it into the big leagues is normally routine news, but RNG’s win was special. It was the first time a woman made it into the LCS.…

Why Most Video Game ‘Aggression’ Studies Are Nonsense

Do violent video games make people more aggressive? Politicians and pundits have been asking that question for years now, and although everyone thinks they know the answer, scientific studies have yet to come up with results that satisfy even the most basic probing. Last night, the gaming website Polygon reported on a studyfrom the American…

Sources: When You Work At Konami, Big Brother Is Always Watching

Konami, the company behind Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill, does not appear to be a fun place to work. That’s according to reports in the Japanese press and new information shared with Kotaku by people close to the company. They describe a game development environment where Big Brother is always watching and where…

The 10 Biggest Changes of The Last 10 Years in Video Games

I hope you’ll forgive the self-indulgence, but this week marks my 10 year anniversary as a video game journalist, which feels like a significant milestone. And if you’ll also forgive me for being Captain Obvious, a hell of a lot has changed over that time. (This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK.) Thanks to the…

Wanna make Roach a unicorn? Now you can. CDProjektRed hasannounced that an official modkit—in partnership with Nexus Mods—is available starting today for the PC version of The Witcher 3.