Riley MacLeod
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Get motivated with our spring-cleaning bingo card
It's time for spring cleaning! See how many tasks you can check off from our bingo card — and make sure you have fun along the way. → Read More
‘Fortnite’s’ chapter 3 finale event was chaotic
Fracture, Fortnite's finale event for Chapter 3, Season 4, reshaped the battle royale island and saw the return of characters The Herald and Paradigm. → Read More
Goodbye And TKTK
TKTK is journalism speak for "a future version of me will have this all figured out" → Read More
Fortnite, Worth Billions, Offering Paltry Prize Money For Design Contest
Fortnite's $2500 prize looks less lucrative when you consider the money Epic stands to make → Read More
Nintendo’s E3 2021 Direct: All The Biggest Announcements
A new Metroid, a Smash fighter, and--finally--more Breath of the Wild 2 → Read More
Xbox and Bethesda E3 2021 Event: All The Biggest Announcements
Halo Infinite, a new Outer Worlds, Battlefield 2042, and lots of new Game Pass games → Read More
Square Enix E3 2021: How To Watch
Marvel's Avengers, Life is Strange, and hopefully some surprises are in store → Read More
Hades Finally Comes To Xbox
At long last, you can play the dad feelings simulator on your Xbox console → Read More
How To Watch E3 2021’s Ubisoft Forward
Far Cry 6, Riders Republic, and a whole lot of Rainbow Six → Read More
Everything We Saw At The Summer Game Fest Kickoff
Elden Ring, a Borderlands spin-off, and of course an appearance by Geoff's best friend Kojima → Read More
Summer Games Fest: How To Watch E3 2021's Kickoff
E3 begins with Geoff Keighley hyping you up for video games → Read More
Superman, Rick And Morty Headline Fortnite's New Battle Pass
Fortnite Season 7 brings new landmarks, vehicles, and the return of battle stars → Read More
The Week In Games: Final Fantasy Rift
It’s the week before E3, so let’s look forward to some games we can actually play before we all get excited about games we can’t play yet. This week has a lot to look forward to, including Ratchet & Clank, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and Guilty Gear Strive. Here are the video games coming out this week. → Read More
What The Hell Is Happening In Palworld?
Yesterday, developer Pocketpair released a trailer for its upcoming game Palworld, which describes itself as a “multiplayer, open-world survival crafting game” with some Pokemon-looking companions. Things seem to start off fine, before the trailer takes a dark turn. → Read More
Sunday Comics: Keyblade
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. → Read More
Fortnite X Books You Read In High School
Fortnite’s gotten a crossover with Mistborn, a fantasy series by Brandon Sanderson. Following a Twitter teaser, players can now get a skin of character Kelsier along with a themed back bling, pickaxe, and load screen. It’s the game’s first book tie-in. → Read More
Here's June 2021's PlayStation Plus Games
June’s PlayStation Plus lineup is a pretty good deal if you missed Star Wars: Squadrons. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. → Read More
Here's June 2021's Xbox Live Games With Gold
June’s Xbox Live Games with Gold aren’t too exciting, but hey, they’re games. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. → Read More
Even The Mormon Church Made Money On GameStop
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (known to everyday people as the Mormons) made bank off the boom in GameStop stock earlier this year, new SEC filings reveal. The Church saw a gain of over 900% on stock owned through its secretive investment arm, Ensign Peak Advisors. → Read More
Even Apple Knows Fortnite's Peely Is A Monster
The Epic versus Apple trial kicked off its second week today, finishing up cross examination with Epic head of marketing Matthew Weissinger. In continued discussion of Epic’s unspeakable inappropriateness, Apple’s lawyer had some questions about Fortnite’s cursed banana, Peely. → Read More