The Saturday Stream Challenges Heroes Of The Storm [All Done!]

“Is challenged by” might have been a more appropriate turn of phrase to use in the headline, but I figured if I wrote it that way and believed hard enough it would come true. Anyway, let’s play Blizzard’s MOBA! Several members of Kotaku have been getting into the MOBA scene these days. As I type…

The Amiibo Rap Knows Your Frustration

This song is for anyone who has made a beeline for the video game section of their local retailer and cursed loudly at empty shelves. Musical comedy group Hot Chocolate Party apply their lyrical mastery to the Amiibo phenomenon, singing the praises of immobile plastic married to computer chips, at least until they try to…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Spring 2015 Anime Sequel Guide • Gaming Fantasy Dinner Party – Guest Number One • Hand of Fate: It’s All in the Cards • How LA Noire Changed the Meaning of ‘Story-Driven’ Gameplay • Parasyte Has Reached an All-New Level TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…

Final Fantasy XIV‘s First Expansion Arrives In June

Missing the original spring 2015 release window by a few weeks, the Heavensward expansion for Final Fantasy XIV arrives on PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and now Mac on June 23. The release date was announced during the game’s panel at PAX East in Boston, along with the news that Mac port experts Transgaming would…

New Xbox One Matchmaking App Stumbles Out To Preview Program Members

Preview codes have been going out for Overdog, the exciting new matchmaking app for the Xbox One that brings players together based on interests rather than skill level. So far it hasn’t worked. Upon downloading and launching the Overdog, users who actually get the app working are asked to build their profile in two steps.…

This Week In The Business: Fallen Gods

QUOTE | “Suddenly we’re not gods any more…There are gods, and now we just license their engines.” – Positech’s Cliff Harris, talking about why he hates Unity and other middleware, preferring that indies write their own engines Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “In reality, 90 percent of…

Halo Multiplayer Works in the Real World at Least

At this year’s PAX East, there’s no problem at all with getting a bunch of Spartans together to have a good time. Maybe it’ll happen on the Xbox One eventually It’s the first day of Penny Arcade’s annual fan gathering and East Coast geeks aren’t letting the snow and cold stop them from breaking out…

What Are You Playing This March?

March! March, you apes! You wanna live forever? Yes, it’s March, which means it’s basically spring. Daylight savings is about to give us longer days, the weather is getting warmer, and there are a lot of really good new (and old) video games to play. For my part, I’m mostly playing Metroid Prime, and for…

Monster Hunter Is Killing It With The Free Extras

This is how you do downloadable content. I have nothing but good things to say about Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’s DLC. Today, the developers released a new batch of content, all of it free. It includes new quests, Palicos, weapons, and gear—including some stuff themed after The Legend of Zelda. The DLC lets you craft…

Looks Like The PS4 Is Getting Some Cool Software Changes [UPDATE]

It’s been a few month since PlayStation 4’s troubled 2.0 update, and while Sony hasn’t made any announcements about what’s coming, players have started getting invitations to beta test the next update. It looks like the PS4 is getting some cool new features, including system-level button remapping and a proper suspend mode. UPDATE (6:30 pm):…

Real-Life Five Nights At Freddy’s Animatronic Is Not Cool, Man

This is messed up, man. Really messed up. Check out this monstrous recreation of the Five Nights at Freddy’s mascot. Built by Dr.CreepyPasta, it’s a real animatronic that can move and talk. Naturally, Freddy’s voice is nightmare fuel. It’s perfect, in that “why the fuck would anyone make this” sort of way. The Freddy can…

Worth Reading: The Bizarre Story Behind Resident Evil‘s ‘Deaf’ Composer

Friday means it’s time to start winding down the week, reaching for a cold beverage, and being mentally stimulated by a bunch of really great commentary, criticism, and observations about video games. Right? That’s what everyone does on their Friday! I better not be alone on this one. Fine…let’s get on with it. Hey, You…

OlliOlli2 Is a Great Example of How to Do a Sequel Right

OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood will drive perfectionists crazy, because they’ll want to master everything about the each of the game’s intricately tricky levels before moving on to the next one. That way lies madness. And ridiculous amounts of fun. Out this week for PS4 and Vita, the follow-up for Roll7’s sharply-realized skating sidescroller improves just…

Calling all League of Legends players: how do you feel about Urgot? Is he really that bad? Are you happy Riot is reworking him, or do you think he’s fine in his current post-nerf state? I’ve seen a lot of talk about Urgot, most not very nice. Since he’s free right now, I’m hoping to…