After Backlash, Riot Is Changing How Pros Are Paid

League of Legends publisher Riot Games announced major changes to their revenue structure today, addressing concerns waged against Riot by esports figureheads last month. In an open letter, Directors of Esports Whalen Rozelle and Jarred Kennedy describe steps Riot is taking to ensure stability for esports players and teams. Riot is actively soliciting long-term investment…

So That’s What Leaving Fallout 4‘s Vault Actually Looks Like

Today we have Fallout 4 secrets revealed, death star trench discoveries, soothing basketball, Overwatch needle threading, and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! For…

On last week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason and I answered a reader question about Dragon Age: Inquisition Given how big that game went over when it launched, why don’t more people talk about it now? Find the full episode here

Massive Spaceship Battles Make A Very Cool MOBA

When you replace traditional arenas for the depths of space and swap out colorful characters for massive capital ships manned by crews of 5,000, suddenly the term “MOBA” feels somehow inadequate. Yet that’s what Fractured Space is. A giant spaceship MOBA. Launched out of Early Access today on Steam, Fractured Space is a free-to-play multiplayer…

YouTubers Agitated Over Crowdsourced Content Moderation [UPDATE]

YouTube’s latest initiative, “YouTube Heroes,” is gamifying viewer participation in content moderation, angering several content creators who believe incentivizing crowdsourced moderation isn’t a great approach. Announced Tuesday, “YouTube Heroes” will allow enrolled YouTubers over 18 (or over 13 with a guardian’s consent) to receive points for sharing knowledge on videos, captioning videos or moderating content.…

Ask Dr. NerdLove: Should I Tell My Girlfriend I Lost My Virginity To A Sex Worker?

Greetings, you corrupting porn tentacles, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the first dating advice column to compete in the Kumite. This week we’re talking about sex, sexual shame and the intense emotions that run rampant when we start getting busy. How important is it to disclose your entire sexual history? Is an infidelity in…

Fans Restore Abandoned Half-Life Project

A long forgotten Valve project is now playable after 13 years in limbo. Based on an old school Quake mod, Half Life: Threewave is a multiplayer capture the flag game that was initially discovered in 2003 during the infamous leak of Half Life 2‘s beta. It was unplayable. Not anymore. The folks over at Valve…

Smash Bros. Player’s Sexual Consent Guide Ignites Debate In Community

The Super Smash Bros. community is having a conversation about sexual assault, whether they want to or not. Last week, that discussion came to a head when a female competitive Smash player published a guide attempting to educate the community around the famous Nintendo fighting game about consent. Now, the Smash community is debating whether…

Snacktaku Eats Burger King’s Cheetos Chicken Fries

After setting the snack mash-up world on fire with Mac N’ Cheetos and bathrooms everywhere alight with the Whopperrito, Burger King follows it all up with the tamest combo yet, orange chicken fries. They are chicken fries. They are orange. Basically Burger King has taken the Cheez-It flavored breading that protected Mac N’ Cheetos tasty…

Video Game Fashion, Reviewed By People Who Know Fashion

Today we’re doing something weird. We’ve asked a team of fashion experts to judge the outfits of video game characters. Think of this as Video Gaming’s Next Top Model. This post originally appeared on Kotaku Australia and on Kotaku on 2/3/16. Their opinions on Quiet from Metal Gear Solid V will (probably not) shock you.…

Podcast: The Good And Bad Of Destiny: Rise of Iron

Rise of Iron is in our hands, so it’s Destiny time on this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, a podcast in which we travel through space shooting aliens with thermal paste. Today’s episode sees the introduction of two new features—Weekly NFL Picks and the Roomba Report—as well as a deep dive into the good, bad, and ugly…

New PS4 Game Slain: Back From Hell Leaves A Bad First Impression

Slain: Back from Hell is a side scrolling hack and slash title out now for the Playstation 4 and PC. It looks and sounds like it could be a Castlevania spin off. But that’s not enough to save it from vapid combat and tedious gameplay. When I first saw Slain, I really wanted to like…

Live-Action Mario Galaxy Might Make You A Little Queasy

When the folks atCorridor Digital realized they could warp footage from their new Gear 360 camera into tiny planets, a live-action Mario Galaxy video was the next logical step. Hold on to your stomachs, folks. The two immediate effects of the live-action Mario Galaxy video are mild stomach upset from all the spinning and an…

Japan Creates LED Basketball Court For Pro League 

This week in Japan, a new pro basketball league is getting underway, and tonight’s game between Alvark Tokyo and the Ryukyu Golden Kings is being played on an LED court. It’s nuts. The court for the inaugural B. League game at Yoyogi National Gymnasium is covered with LED light panels. A few years back, Nike…

The 80-Year-Old Japanese Man Who Plays Dark Souls II

When I’m 80, I sure hope I’m this cool. Last year, Osaka television program Yo~i Don! introduced a barber named Kiyoshi Kasan who enjoys Dark Souls II. This year, he’s once again been interviewed by Japanese TV. The top image, uploaded by Twitter user touketu16, shows Mr. Kasan playing Dark Souls II at home. Out…