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Yesterday, Our Headlines Rhymed

For much of yesterday, our headlines had a gimmick. They formed rhyming pairs, because it’d be too hard to make them a limerick. For those of you who noticed, we appreciate that you wrote us. And I’d like to thank the team for going along with my latest scheme. I doubt we’ll do another pass.…

Blizzard Cracks Down On Overwatch Players Who Farm XP

Jeff Kaplan sees you, Overwatch XP farmers. He sees you, and he’s pissed. Well, maybe not pissed, but unusually angry by “glittering ray of sunlight transformed into an eternally patient man” standards. Recently, some players have taken to creating XP farming servers in Overwatch’s new custom game browser. Basically, you join one, pick a hero,…

Getting Started In Lego Worlds

Before you start building your own worlds in Lego’s answer to Minecraft, you’ve got to learn the roles and earn some gold bricks. Let’s take a look at the opening moments of Lego Worlds. When it launched in early access for PC back in 2015, Lego Worlds was a much more Minecraftian (it’s a word)…

Destiny Will Come To An End With T-Shirts

On March 28, Bungie will launch the Age of Triumph, an event that they’re describing as a celebration of all things Destiny. In addition to updating old raids for current light levels (390), the Age of Triumph will come with a massive 13-page record-book full of tough achievements. Beat enough of them to hit “rank…

Flinthook is coming to PC, Xbox One, and PS4 April 18. We enjoyed it a lot at last year’s PAX East

Video Game Designers Are Creating Their Own Version Of Mixtapes

In 2001 Jesse Lacey, the pale poster boy of emo, crooned about mixtapes. Mixtapes, in this case, were artfully-compiled collections of songs stitched together for another person. They were the burned CDs you’d slide in the locker of a crush in middle school or the cassette tapes obsessed over in a Nick Hornby novel. These…

No Man’s Sky Update Adds Vehicles, Base Sharing, Permadeath

No Man’s Sky, a space exploration game that came out last year to little fanfare or controversy, gets a new update today that will bring with it PS4 Pro support, land vehicles, a permadeath mode, and the ability to share your bases online. The update should be live this afternoon. New trailer above.

Specter of Torment Makes The Perfect Switch Companion To Zelda

If you need a break from finding creative ways to kill Bokoblins in Breath of the Wild, allow me to suggest a different type of game: Specter of Torment, a new standalone Shovel Knight expansion that’s just as good if not better than the original Although Specter of Torment will be free to anyone who…

Rain World is coming to PS4 and PC March 28th. Look at the cat. Bug? Cat bug? Anyway if I get it killed I’m gonna cry. Here’s a trailer.

You will see fewer posts on Kotaku today, because the women on our staff are on strike as part of the “Day Without A Woman” to commemorate International Women’s Day. The strike is one aspect of aday intended to raise awareness about the value women contribute to society and the issues of inequality that they…

Logitech G Pro Gaming Keyboard Review: Professional Grade

The latest keyboard to come from Logitech’s gamer-focused G series is a compact little number built specifically for esports professionals. I am not an esports professional, but I know what I like. As the line between sports and esports continues to blur, we’re seeing more gaming peripherals made for the esports market. Just like you…

Project Diva Future Tone‘s Second DLC Gives Us ‘Lots Of Laugh’

The second installment of downloadable content for the already ridiculously-huge Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone has arrived. The Second Encore pack adds more costumes, accessories and four songs to the over 200 in the game, including popular Project Mirai tune “Lots of Laugh.” Watch me play. “LOL – Lots of Laugh -” is the…

PS4 Update 4.5 Goes Live Tomorrow With ‘Boost Mode’ For PS4 Pros

PlayStation 4’s Software Update 4.50 comes out tomorrow. We’ll finally see external hard drive support, as well as boost mode for the Pro. Some of the changes were detailed when the patch went into beta, such as custom wallpapers and a simplified notification list. The PS4 Pro will get boost mode, though it won’t be available…

There’s A Difficult Decision At The End Of Nier: Automata 

Nier: Automata’s been out in the wilds of North America for a day, which is enough time for dedicated players to reach the tough question posed after the final credits roll—one that could irreversibly affect their save data. Spoilers follow.  SPOILER WARNING Nier: Automata, like much of game director Yoko Taro’s work, features numerous endings…

Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War‘s Nemesis System Is About Friends As Well As Foes

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor was a game about guerrilla warfare… and also falling in love with orcs. By contrast, this summer’s sequel, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War is a game about full-scale warfare… and also falling in love with orcs. Shadow of War is a painfully generic subtitle, but there is a ring of truth to it.…

No Conan Dicks For You, Xbox One

Make that, no dongs at all. Conan Exile’s Xbox One release will be sausage free, it seems. The game’s early access Windows release has a penis slider, so players can make sure their character has the weenie they want. Or he wants. Whatever.  Mods have been make even bigger dicks possible. Of course!   But…

Bright Lights. Montreal, Canada. By Vincenzo Spina JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

This is Loot Rascals, a roguelike now out on PC and PS4. It looks (and sounds) quite lovely.

Look At This 1:1 R2-D2 “Figure” (If You’ve Got $7500 To Spend)

There’s a point where R2-D2 toys stop being “figures” and start being “actual droids with limited functionality”. That point is probably somewhere around 48″ tall and $7500 I mean, look at how this thing from Sideshow ships and has to be put together. And look at the dumb shit people are going to be doing…

Jason Momoa has been cast as Rico Rodriguez in the Just Cause movie. He seems more “cuddly hunk” than “swarthy charmer” to me, so it’ll be interesting to see how this shakes down.