Being A Shopkeeper Is The Hottest Job In Steam's Version Of The Hunger Games

The Wild Eight Hits Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight

The Wild Eight is a co-op survival game with a story, quests, and established characters. Read more...

The State of the DC Universe

DC Comics has another line-wide reinvention coming up next month. It’s exactly the kind of thing I should be excited about but I’m more worried than anything.

Metal Gear’s Original Solid Snake Voice Actor Returns For A Car Advert

Think Konami’s going to shut this down?

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

It’s getting hot over here on the US's west coast. So hot! Better stay in and play games instead.

Mod Makes XCOM 2 More Like Fire Emblem

I have long dreamed of a game that includes elements of both. Thanks to mods, XCOM 2 is now that game.

Quantum Break’s PC Version Sure Sounds Broken

I raised an eyebrow last week when I heard the PC version’s main menu didn’t have a quit button—never the sign of a high-quality PC port.

New Mario Maker Guidelines Still Don't Explain Why Levels Get Deleted

The company updated its Mario Maker support page today with new guidelines, but it doesn’t have many answers.

Namco Teases 'Big' Dark Souls 3 News, Turns Out To Be Crappy Merch

When Bandai Namco’s Twitter promised “big” Dark Souls news was coming today, it could have been anything. Turns out it’s a really lame clothing line.

The Gamble To Make A Video Game About Infiltrating A 1970s Cult

No one has done it before, so no one knows what the potential is for a game about infiltrating a religious cult in a South American jungle in the late 1970s.

Nosgoth is Being Shut Down

Nosgoth, the bizarre Legacy of Kain multiplayer spin-off, is being shut down, Square Enix announced today. Read more...

How A Total Novice Beat Dark Souls, And Changed Her Life Doing So

One of the biggest misconceptions about Dark Souls is that it’s only for super-hardcore macho gamers looking to test their already-hardened gaming skills.

Podcast:  The Weird Evolution Of Video Game Controllers

On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen I’m joined by game designer, composer and Idle Thumb Chris Remo.

Just Cause 3 Stunt Video is Ludicrous Even For Just Cause

Platforming through lamp posts with a pogo stick or using vehicles as slingshots to reach some unreachable top of a building? No problem.

Elderly Woman Mistakenly Prays to League of Legends Character

Or, who knows, maybe she knew exactly what she was doing?

Let The Final Fantasy XV Cosplay Begin

The game's long from release but people are already getting into custome.