Lonely Mountains: Downhill is a mountain biking game that looks really chill. It’s just you and your bike. Oh, and some mountains. You’re not constrained to any particular path. You choose how you want to explore. Nature, it turns out, is neat like that. The game’s not done yet, but it’s got a page on Steam Greenlight.
Poop: The Most Important Thing In Ark: Survival Evolved
Ark: Survival Evolved is a shitty game. Literally. You might think it’s about dinosaurs and blowing stuff up, but no. The real star of the show is this guy: the humble poop. Let’s explore all the wonderful ways poop brightens up the harsh world of this survival game.
I Can't Stop Watching A GTA V AI Learning How To Drive On Twitch
Right now, a little over 1,000 people are watching an AI drive like a maniac on GTA V. I can’t look away, even as the AI causes pandemonium across the streets of Los Santos.
The Surge Is Like Dark Souls Except You Can Dismember Everyone
The Surge is a futuristic action game in the vein of Dark Souls that pits players against a host of robots and power-suit-wearing goons. It’s fun to bash on zombies but even better to cut their limbs off to steal their loot.
L-Trac Glow Laser Trackball Review: The New Ball Game
A good trackball is hard to find. That wasn’t always the case, but in today’s world of super-high DPI mice, quality sphere-based pointing devices aren’t easy to come by. Don’t worry, I found one.
Steam Users Love Ravenfield, Even Though It's Pretty Glitchy
Ravenfield fascinates me. The Battlefield-inspired large-scale FPS just launched on Steam and rocketed to the top of the sales charts. Its reviews are over 90 percent positive. I’ve played it, however, and it’s barely functional in some places. Why is it getting a free pass from the Steam quality control mafia?
The Hottest New Twitch Streamer Is Role-Playing As A GTA Online Cop
If you visited the Twitch home page over the last week you probably saw the usual suspects: League of Legends, Hearthstone, Counter-Strike. In a twist, GTA Online has joined that list thanks to a former officer of the law, Eli Thompson. People love him so much, he’s already become one of Twitch’s hottest channels. On…
Podcast: How Prey's Best Characters Came To Life
One of Prey’s biggest strengths is how it realizes the inhabitants of the space station Talos-1, and on today’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we talk to the man responsible for many of them: Chris Avellone.
Hello Little Nier Robots
Model builder and Kotaku reader Kevin Derken, whose work we’ve featured on the site before, went and built himself a couple of replicas of the lil’ robots from Nier: Automata.
Thousands Of People Are 'Playing' A Hidden Steam Game
Spacewar is a game that draws thousands of players every day. If you search for it on the Steam store, though, you’ll never find it.
The Witcher Is Getting A Netflix Series
The Witcher series is being turned into an English language Netflix drama by CG visual effects company Platige Image S.A.
Old Leaked Design Documents Show What Prey Could've Been
Three years ago, a handful of leaked design documents revealed an early version of Arkane Austin’s vision for Prey, which was then code-named Project Danielle. It’s fascinating to see how much has changed since then.
How A Witcher 3 City Was Built
Here’s a recap video from this year’s GDC, via Gamasutra, that details how CD Projekt Red built Beauclair, the beautiful fairy tale city from The Witcher 3: Blood & Wine.
Valve Making Big Changes To Steam Trading Cards To Combat 'Fake Games'
Steam is littered with games of, shall we say, questionable quality. This has been a known issue for quite some time. Only recently, however, has Valve begun to directly address it. Last month, they said they’re taking aim at so-called “fake games.” Now they’ve detailed their first plan of attack.
It’s Ridiculous That Nier: Automata Still Hasn't Been Patched On PC
Nier: Automata came out two months ago on PC. It’s a really good game, and a clear standout during an unusually strong spring. So why the heck is the PC version still loaded with basic bugs and other problems that haven’t been patched?
Skyrim Modder Wants You To Know Their Child Killing Mod Is The Best One
One of the hottest mods for Skyrim right now makes children killable. While that’s not a new feature in the modding world, the person that made this particular mod really wants you to know this is the definitive child murder mod.
Torment: Tides of Numenera just got a big update. It’s free and includes a new companion, Oom, as well as a codex. There are also improvements to crises, character progression, and the UI. If you want to try the new stuff—especially Oom—inXile recommends that you start a new game.
Ubisoft's Next Year Includes Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry 5, The Crew 2, And South Park
Today is Ubisoft’s annual earnings report, which means it’s time for a big update on what the French publisher will release over the next year. Ubisoft is promising four big games: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, The Crew, and South Park.
For Honor's Second Season Adds New Fighters, Maps
Medieval fighting game For Honor’s second season, Shadow & Might, is available on PS4, Xbox One and PC today. Three months post-release, after some pretty damning technical issues, the game is in good shape and getting some anticipated new content.
Topre Realforce RGB Keyboard Review: Life Beyond The Rubber Dome
If rubber dome keyboards are at the bottom of the keyboard hierarchy and mechanicals near the top, where does that leave Topre’s electrostatic capacitive switches, which combine a rubber dome and a spring? While the mechanical keyboard community launches into a massive debate, let me tell you about Topre’s Realforce…