Asteroids: Outpost Is Not The Next Great Steam Survival Game

Should I care about Asteroids: Outpost? Not really. Not yet, anyway. You shoot asteroids, collect crafting materials from them, upgrade your base, and pester other players (if you want). It’s aimless and kinda boring. What’s it about? It’s Atari arcade classic Asteroids re-imagined as a first-person survival game for some reason. Up to 64 players…

VR Porn Has Made Some Progress With Breasts, At Least

It’s pretty difficult to find a game that actually nails the way breasts move. Curiously, though, it seems like the people making virtual reality porn are making some good strides in the realm of breast physics. NSFW content ahead, you’ve been warned! The following Vines come from adult entertainment company Veiviev. Veiviev has developed a…

As you may have noticed, we’ve launched a new series called Kotaku Asks, in which we bring interesting people to come take your burning questions. We’ve already got a great lineup of guests slated for April, but we want your feedback: who would you like to see us invite for the future? Famous game developers?…

Free Monster Hunter DLC Lets You Dress Up Your Cat As Sonic

Monster Hunter 4’skiller free DLC continues, with this month bringing a slew of new missions, gear, and fearsome monsters to hunt. It’s all detailed in this video—doesn’t the new Palico gear look cute? And if you didn’t download the previous batches of free DLC, make sure to do that! It’s all good stuff.

Nintendo’s Most Famous Secret Code Returns On PlayStation

Nintendo gamers of a certain age knew the trick: type “Justin Bailey” into the password screen of Nintendo Entertainment System classic Metroid and the game’s hero would change outfits. Fast forward—oh my god, I’m old—twenty-nine years later. I’m playing Axiom Verge, a love letter to Metroid in the form of a brand new, downloadable PlayStation…

Hey, Blizzard, Not Having A Surrender Option In Heroes Is A Bad Idea

Whether or not having a surrender option in a MOBA is a good thing is an open debate, largely because the two biggest games in the genre disagree. League of Legends lets you surrender after 20 minutes. Dota 2 has no such option. Heroes of the Storm has sided with team Dota, and that’s not…

Bungie’s (Finally) Cracking Down On Destiny Idlers

It’s been seven months since Bungie launched Destiny, a video game in which players travel the galaxy recreating the myth of Sisyphus, and this whole time, one of the game’s biggest issues has been idlers—people who log into strikes or PVP battles, put down their controllers, and let other players do all the work. See,…

New Pillars of Eternity Patch Fixes Game-Breaking Bugs

Did you double-click on a piece of equipment in Pillars of Eternity and inexplicably erase your character’s stat bonuses? Good news: there’s a fix coming soon. The folks at Obsidian are planning a big patch for their stellar RPG that they’re hoping to push out today, and with it, they say they’ll fix that bizarre…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: The Amiibo Collector’s Guide 4.0 • ​Gaming Fantasy Dinner Party – Guest Number Two • The Ani-TAY Interview: A New World Order • Story of Seasons: The TAY Review • Anime Opening/Ending Song Roundup by Ani-TAY: Week 11, Week 12, Week 13 TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide…