Helldivers 2’s Latest Major Order Suggests Player Choices May Not Really Matter
10.5.2024
Helldivers 2’s major orders are supposed to be objectives that unite the community to work toward a common goal, one that often paves the way for momentous beats in its ongoing galactic war. Past major orders have led to incredible player-led stories like the liberation of Malevelon Creek and...
The Xbox Fallout: Breaking Down Microsoft's Worst Gaming Week In Years
10.5.2024
It has been a very bad week for Xbox Game Studios. On Tuesday, May 7, Microsoft announced it would shut down three studios: Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush creators Tango Gameworks, and Mighty Doom studio Alpha Dog Games. On top of this, Roadhouse Games is being absorbed into Elder...
Classic Sci-Fi Shooter Marathon From The Makers Of Halo Now Free
10.5.2024
Marathon is now available on Steam! But wait, I don’t mean the Marathon revival that Bungie is currently working on. I mean the original Marathon from 1994. The studio announced the shadow drop on X (formerly Twitter) on May 10 with one extra bit of good news—It’s free!Read more
13 Nintendo Ports, Remasters, And Remakes We’d Love While We're Waiting For The Switch 2
10.5.2024
Fans have been waiting for Nintendo to launch a Switch 2 for years now. It was reportedly due out sometime in 2024 before getting delayed to next year. And while the company recently hinted that the Switch successor will be revealed later this year, it could still be a longtime before it actually...
Bethesda Promises New Fallout 4 Update To Fix The Last Big Update
10.5.2024
Last month’s disastrous Fallout 4 update was intended to fix and improve the old RPG, but instead broke a lot of stuff and angered fans. Now Bethesda is patching the patch with a just-announced upcoming update to Fallout 4.Read more
9 Demos You Need To Play During Steam’s LudoNarraCon 2024
10.5.2024
It’s that time of year again, LudoNarraCon! The annual Steam festival organized by indie publisher Fellow Traveller (known for games like Citizen Sleeper) is back as of May 9 and will run until May 13. Like previous years, the festival brings with it sales, panels with interesting developers,...
Metal Gear Solid VR Missions: The Kotaku Retro Review
10.5.2024
After stealthily sneaking past a series of guards in the cold, digital halls of endless data, I’m brought to a new environment, now with a gun in hand and a series of explosive gems floating before me. I have to take all of these objects out as fast as I possibly can. And then, once I’m done, I’ll...
Popular D&D Group Critical Role Asks Fans To Pay Because YouTube And Twitch Suck
10.5.2024
Critical Role is going independent-er. After splitting from Geek & Sundry (and its parent company, Legendary Entertainment) some years ago, the wildly popular actual-play webseries has grown significantly from a singular show into its own network and company. Now it is taking the logical next step...
MultiVersus 1.0: Everything We Know
10.5.2024
WB Games and Player First Games (PFG) are set to relaunch MultiVersus (MVS) soon, bringing back one of the most exciting “platform fighters” in recent memory. The situation around the Open Beta period was fraught with some confusing messaging and technical issues leading to frustration from...
MCU Taps Best Voice From Final Fantasy XVI To Eat Planets As Galactus
10.5.2024
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has found its Galactus. The planet-eating villain will make his MCU debut in the upcoming Fantastic Four film, premiering next year. Final Fantasy XVI fans will immediately recognize his voice, because Ralph Ineson, the actor behind Cidolfus “Cid” Telamon,...
Vydání nového Prince of Persia se kvůli úspěchu konkurence posouvá
10.5.2024
Na Steamu se měla 14. května objevit v předběžném přístupu rychlá 2D roguelite akce The Rogue Prince of Persia od tvůrců oblíbených Dead Cells. Nečekané vydání úspěšného konkurenta však donutilo tvůrce změnit plány
Could These Be The Real Nintendo Switch 2 Specs?
10.5.2024
While a follow-up to the Switch is as inevitable as night following day, its existence was only finally made officially official earlier this week. At the same time, we’ve seen dribs and drabs of leaks about screen sizes, controller changes, and other minutiae for months, if not years. But today...