Nenávist k hernímu megahitu loňského roku spojuje desítky tisíc hráčů
6.7.2021
Kontroverzní, avšak u kritiků veleúspěšný The Last of Us Part 2 z loňského roku má na diskusním serveru Reddit velmi početnou komunitu. Nemalá část z ní se ovšem na separátním fóru netají bezbřehou nenávistí k druhému dílu. A to i po roce od vydání
Indie-Penance Day: We Did It, We Bloody Did It
6.7.2021
With this fourth collection, that makes 44 indie games covered on Kotaku today! I committed, and in all seriously, each one of them contains just extraordinary-looking games that you’d never have read about anywhere else. No difference here. Another collection of fascinating projects you’ll likely...
Indie-Penance Day: A Retrospective
5.7.2021
Of course, by now Indie-Penance Day has become such an institution in the games industry since its inception this morning, that people are starting to get nostalgic about the whole thing. To meet that need, here are ten indie games you likely haven’t seen before that evoke eras of gaming past.Read...
Rumor: PS Vita Store Will Release No New Games After July 20
5.7.2021
We know the PS Vita will no longer have its store taken offline this month, but what no one thought to ask was: Will new games continue to be added? If the claims of Vita developer Spooky Squid Games prove to be true, theirs—Russian Subway Dogs—is to be one the last come July 20.Read more
Indie-Penance Day: Resurgence
5.7.2021
Iiiiiii Deeeeeee Fiiiiiiiive. That’s what the cool kids are already calling the first annual* Kotaku Indie-Penance Day. They’re all wishlisting amazing-looking indie games, and then high fiving and having all sorts of interesting sex with each other. Don’t miss out.Read more
Black Geyser Looks Like The BioWare RPG You've Been Waiting For
5.7.2021
Black Geyser: Couriers Of Darkness sure looks like a BioWare game. It isn’t, because BioWare hasn’t made BioWare games for centuries. This is in fact made by a small team, yet when it goes into Early Access next month, will apparently boast real-time combat, a set of companions, and over 300,000...
Happy Indie-Penance Day!
5.7.2021
Shhhhhh, all the grown ups are distracted. Kotaku’s proper employees are all off doing whatever it is Americans do on Independence Day, and in a woefully ironic act, have allowed a Brit to take over the site. So aside from leaving crates of tea everywhere and graffitiing “Long Live King George...
Japan Gets Its Chance At Star Wars With Anime Anthology
5.7.2021
This weekend, Disney announced Star Wars: Visions, an anime anthology of original shorts. Seven anime studios are putting their unique spin on the world of Star Wars, a first for the franchise. Yet, it feels like Star Wars has finally come full circle.Read more
Tekken Director's Failed Prank Could've Got Capcom In Trouble
5.7.2021
Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada and former Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono used to be hilarious Twitter rivals. Years ago, while at Gamescom, Harada thought he’d play a prank on Ono. It seemed like a pretty good one until he found out Ono had outsmarted him. Read more
User Reviews Are Still The Best Tool We Have
5.7.2021
It’s an increasingly common refrain: user reviews, particularly on Steam and Metacritic, are increasingly unhelpful. We’ve covered all the facets of review bombing for years, but what’s interesting is that some developers themselves are backing the idea of scrapping user reviews altogether.Read more
American Troops Are Pulling Out Of Afghanistan, Leaving Pokémon Behind
5.7.2021
As the last major deployments of American and NATO troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, one of the most important milestones in their departure was the closing last week of Bagram Airfield, once the largest US base in the country.Read more
The Week In Games: Monster Hunter Stories 2
5.7.2021
A new Monster Hunter game is out this week on Switch and PC. What is Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin? I have no idea. But it’s out this week! Read more