30th Anniversary PS5 Pre-Orders Were A Mess, February 2025 Is Too Packed With Big Games, And More Of The Week's Takes
28.9.2024
This week, Sony opened up pre-orders for the items in its 30th Anniversary PlayStation 5 collection, and for many at least, the experience of trying to snag anything was one of confusion and frustration. Also, we’ll tell you about a great arcade platformer called Bzzzt that’s now available...
Today's NYT Connections Groups Are Shockingly Easy If You Don't Get Tripped Up On "Compound"
28.9.2024
Welcome to the weekend, puzzlers! And what better way to start the weekend with a nice short puzzle? Challenging, but short. There are advantages to not being sucked into a weeks-long epic slog of a game.Read more
Sony's Big State Of Play, An Assassin's Creed Shadows Delay, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
28.9.2024
Sony held a State of Play showcase this week that showed off a few new games alongside updates for Astro Bot, Alan Wake 2, and others, with the biggest reveal being our first look at the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima. Meanwhile, Xbox held an event of its own at Tokyo Game Show, images of some of...
Druhá série The Last of Us bude syrovější než první, ukazuje první trailer
28.9.2024
Natáčení druhé série seriálu podle videoherní předlohy The Last of Us bylo ukončeno a venku je první plnohodnotný trailer. Z rychle sestříhaných záběrů je patrné, že podobně jako tomu bylo i v herní předloze, nebude jeho sledování příjemným zážitkem
Telefonní číslo streamerky uniklo na internet, volala jí žárlivá manželka
28.9.2024
Populární streamerka Pokimane se podělila o nepříjemný telefonát, který obdržela krátce poté, co její soukromé číslo uniklo na internet. Naštvaná manželka jednoho z jejích fanoušků jí nadávala do prostitutek a varovala, že by se jí mohlo něco stát
How early is 'too early' for Steam Early Access?
27.9.2024
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Kotaku Weekend Guide: 6 Great Games To Play Before The Next Avalanche Of Releases
27.9.2024
We are but mere days away from October, and that’s when the video game industry is going to start dropping some big games. Metaphor: ReFantazio, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 are just a few of the big releases coming out next month. Luckily...
This Stunning Outer Wilds: Design Works Collector's Package Reminds Us Why We Love The 2019 GOTY
27.9.2024
Outer Wilds is often touted as one of the greatest video games in recent memory, winning Game of the Year in 2019 from numerous publications. If you ask anyone online for an exploration-based game, not even mentioning the space setting, chances are someone will recommend this masterpiece from...
Star Wars Outlaws Reveals Roadmap To Get The Massive Open-World Game Back On Track
27.9.2024
Star Wars Outlaws is an impressive but messy game. It’s offers an incredibly immersive open world but puts clumsy stealth at the center of its gameplay. The beginning is slow and easy to fall off of. In the words of one Kotaku writer: “it’s a crappy masterpiece.” Publisher Ubisoft seems committed...
Short, Wonderful Games Like Astro Bot Are The Antidote To The Industry's Scope Problem
27.9.2024
I’ve been on a tear the last few weeks. I often fall into long stretches where I pick up and play a lot of games for varying periods of time, but never finish them. Thanks to the job, I just rarely have the time to linger on a thing for too long outside of a professional obligation. Fortunately...
Deadlock Cheaters Are Getting Punished In The Best Way Possible
27.9.2024
Cheating in online games has been a scourge since time in memoriam, but the ways that developers deal with malicious players continue to evolve and innovate. Deadlock, the Valve hero shooter quietly taking over Steam in its closed beta, is the latest multiplayer game to move the art forward...
Twitch Is Transforming Into A Home For Political Commentary And Caroline Kwan Is Leading The Charge
27.9.2024
Caroline Kwan is tired, but you can’t tell. The political fundraiser turned actor turned Twitch streamer is sitting across from me in a TwitchCon meeting room on the last day of the convention, wearing a pink boilersuit and sneakers, her hair pulled back off her face, looking clear-eyed and alert....