Dota 2’s Biggest Tournament, Translated For Newbies

It’s time for The International, Dota 2’s yearly tournament with a ginormous prize pool. New to the game? No worries. You can still watch, thanks to a special stream dedicated to newbies. The game can still seem overwhelming, of course, but it helps to have some concepts and tactics explained. As someone who has just…

Now I Know Why Lemmings Died

Remember Lemmings? Of course you do. It was that cute puzzle game from the nineties about shepherding herds of the titular critters to safety. Many of my earliest memories of being enthralled by a computer screen come from solving these puzzles. Or trying to, at least. Man, I loved that game. The lemmings were all…

Some Bungie Fans Feel Betrayed About Destiny’s PlayStation Perks

Associating Bungie with Halo and Xbox is so last-gen. This generation, Bungie plans to release their newest game, Destiny, on both PlayStation and Xbox platforms—but some fans perceive console favoritism, and they’re not happy about it. If you’ve paid attention to Destiny at all in the past year, then you probably know what sorts of…

Here’s How Pricing Works In Hearthstone‘s New Expansion

Blizzard just announced pricing details for Hearthstone‘s first single-player mode, Curse of Naxxramas, which they plan to release this month for PC and iOS. There are five wings in the collectible card game’s first dungeon—yes, it’s a card game dungeon!—and you can buy them either separately or in bundles. They’ll open for purchase gradually in…

Hey, It’s Spider-Man Swinging Through Grand Theft Auto IV

Until Grand Theft Auto V comes out for PC (soon!) and starts getting modded, we’re going to have to be satisfied with GTA IV mods. That means no West Coast Avengers dashing through San Andreas just yet. Nope. For now, we’ve got Spider-Man swinging through Rockstar’s New York. This mod comes to us via GTA…

A new No Man’s Sky video at Gamespot has a few new details on the procedurally-generated sci-fi game, including glimpses of combat, mentions of bad guys/antagonists and a peek at how all those lifeforms get created

Project Spark, Microsoft’s video game about making video games, is coming out on October 8th. The company said in a press release that it will be available for the Xbox One and Windows 8.1 computers. Learn more about the game here

Deals: Humble Gets Bioshocked, Civilization Complete, Discount PS4/PS+

The latest Humble triples down on the Bioshock and throws in Spec Ops: The Line and XCOM for good measure. It reminds me of ridiculous day at the deli, when prices were so low, it was ridiculous. [Humble] Not one, not two, but three Complete Civilization Games for $28. [Civilization Complete] Been holding out for…

Titanfall‘s getting three new maps with its next DLC pack. Called Frontier’s Edge, the add-on costs $10 as a standalone. There’s no date given as to when it’ll be hitting Xbox One, PC and Xbox 360.

Cliff Bleszinski’s Next Game Is A Free-To-Play Shooter

It’s been a long time coming, but Cliff Bleszinski has finally taken the lid off his next game and the first project he’s embarking on since he left Epic Games two years ago. It’s code-named “Blue Streak,” and he describes it as a free-to-play sci-fi arena shooter for the PC. The game is being made…

Greenpeace Ruins A Perfectly Good LEGO Diorama To Make A Point

LEGO children and animals drown in oil as a downbeat cover of the song “Everything is Awesome” plays in the latest Greenpeace protest aimed at the partnership between the toy creators and Shell Oil Company. LEGO and Shell Oil have been collaborating on promotions as far as 1966, with the former creating service station sets…

Watch Things Get Built And Destroyed In Fortnite

Despite putting the game out in the open way back in 2011, Epic has remained relatively quiet about its cartoonish shooter Fortnite ever since. Now it’s finally starting to put the game back in the spotlight by releasing promising footage like this new gameplay trailer. The short clip shows off some of the game’s fast-paced…

24 Recap: Next Week’s Finale Sure Will Be Insane

PREVIOUSLY ON 24: Chinese psychopath torturer Cheng Zhi gets his hands on a magical override that can control the world, then kills a bunch of lame hackers including Adrian whatever; Mark is mad jealous of Jack Bauer and betrays him to a Russian guy with the facial hair of a circus clown; Jack and Kate…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Trainime – Summer Season 2014 Impressions Part 1! • Trainime – Summer Season 2014 Impressions Part 2! • Adventures In Blind Gaming 1: Some GameStop Managers Rock Hard TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Now Final Fantasy XIV Has Private Quarters And Chocobo Raising

Role-players and giant chicken aficionados rejoice! Today’s the day Final Fantasy XIV’s “defenders of Eorzea” patch arrives, giving players private rooms, the ability to raise chocobos, and plenty of questing and hunting to keep others occupied while you’re in your private rooms. Sure, some of you may be excited by the three-faction Frontline player-versus-player content,…