Ahh, spring. The time for picnics and planting flowers. It's also the time for some big releases in video games.

I can't believe 2K managed to screw this up so badly.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 has a mode that lets players design their own Dungeons & Dragons-esque adventure inside the role-playing game, and in case you were wondering what kind of dweeb would port their homebrew D&D game into Divinity 2, the answer is me. My experiment was instructive and, I think, says a lot about the limits of video games' Game Master modes compared to the freedom of tabletop role-playing games.

Earlier this year we ran a list of games that are really good to play on low-end laptops. But something that's just as important when you're away from home or travelling are games that you can play without having to use a mouse at all. So to avoid the horrors of scrolling on trackpads, here's 11 games that play just fine with a keyboard or arrow keys.

Video game enthusiasts often muse about the secrecy surrounding game development, which is at times treated as if it were operated by the NSA. Over the weekend, one developer offered an interesting take: Game developers are secretive because being open can lead to too much toxicity.

Longshot, the interactive drama behind this year's Madden, tells the story of a man who tries to beat the odds to accomplish an impossible dream. The tale behind the making of Longshot is similar.

Every playable character in Team Fortress 2 is a dude. But the recent release of an artist's old work shows that Valve at least toyed with the idea of introducing women into the game's roster.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has been lauded for mind-bending cinematics and top-notch voice acting, but it's worth remembering one fight in particular that shows the game operating at the peak of its potential.

With giant strides being made in machine learning, cloud computing, and web development, it's safe to say that the tech sector is booming. As a result, a myriad of jobs are opening up in the field—you just need some training to get your foot in the door. Now on sale for more than 90 percent off, the Ultimate Computer Science Career Bundle can get you acquainted with the essentials without breaking the bank.

Plenty of people missed out on the initial round of orders for the Mini SNES. So if that's you, and you'd still like to get one on launch day, Big W has got you sorted.

The Chinese Room released the ambient exploration game Dear Esther in 2012. Five years and several games later, co-founder Dan Pinchbeck says the studio will be pausing operations for the time being.

Pop quiz: does the name "PlayOnline" make your blood boil, or at least cause one of your eyes to start twitching? No? Lucky you. If it does, you might be familiar with the worst strategy guide in video game history.

When the first Destiny came out, I always admired my friends' Destiny outfits. Now that the sequel is here, I'm determined to have a beautiful Guardian of my own. While I'm at it, I think I'll judge some of Kotaku commenters' best outfits.

Earlier this month, developer Epic Games announced a Battle Royale mode for its game Fortnite, and as it turns out, the makers of that other Battle Royale game aren't too thrilled.

One of the longest running bugbears of Steam is that Australians have always, since its inception, been forced to pay for games in American dollars. But finally, after years of lobbying, that could be about to change.

Xbox held a preview event for the Xbox One X, showing off their first and third party games. But while it was nice to see more of the console up close, the most telling thing was that the most popular game wasn't running on an Xbox at all.

One Thai computer art student gave the Overwatch community something we didn't even know we wanted, and now a lot of us want it very badly.

People these days know Slightly Mad Studios as the team behind the crowdfunded Project CARS games. But before that, they cut their teeth making Need for Speed: SHIFT semi-simulation racers.

Two SHIFT games were released, and according to SMS CEO Ian Bell a third one was planned. But according to him, EA canned the project weeks before work was scheduled to begin, and he's never forgotten it.

In the new stealth video game Echo I'm surrounded by copies of myself, menacingly filling the hallway. There's a door at my back, but I don't want to open it. I raise my gun, but I know better than to shoot.

I think, If only the lights would go off. The enemies close in. There are so many ways out of this situation, but if I take any of them, Echo will use it against me later.