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PS Plus Adding God Of War Ragnarök And Indiana Jones (No, Not That One)
15.1.2025
To kick off the new year, Sony has revealed a impressive list of games coming to its large PlayStation Plus Game Catalog. God Of War Ragnarök, a Yakuza spin-off, and Indiana Jones are just some of the games coming soon. But don’t get too excited about that last one, as its not last year’s fantastic...
Kotaku Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We Can’t Wait To Dive Into
10.1.2025
We’re two weekends into January. How’s everyone’s 2025 going? Have you kept up with your New Year’s resolutions? I’m ten days without soda, but less than 30 minutes without an existential crisis about the state of the world. So it’s been a “mixed bag,” as they say. But another one of my resolutions...
The PS4 Might Actually Break One Of The PS2's Wildest Records
10.1.2025
Sony’s PlayStation 2 had a long lifecycle. It launched in 2000 and the final game released for it arrived in 2013. But the PlayStation 4 might be on track to beat this impressive record. In fact, it might demolish it. Read more
I Really Hope This Lego PS2 Set Actually Happens
8.1.2025
A realistic PlayStation 2 Lego set with moving parts is one of 50+ fan-created sets that could, maybe, one day be available on a store shelf near you. The catch is that Lego’s designers and team have to approve it. And I really, really hope they do.Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Awesome Games We’re Settling Into 2025 With
3.1.2025
If you’re reading this right now, you did it: you made it through 2024. Time will tell if 2025 ends up being even messier and more chaotic for games and everything surrounding them but in the meantime, a short respite! Here are some great games (and game-spectating experiences with the return...
13 Exciting Games Kicking Off The New Year In January
1.1.2025
Another year is in the books and that means that backlog season is officially upon us. We used to get several months for catching up on old stuff as the new year got off to a slow start, but now the season barely lasts a couple of weeks. January might be a good time to give your wallet a rest...
The Best Video Game Remakes And Remasters Of 2024
29.12.2024
2024 was a really good year for video games. (But not so good for the people who make them.) And while it featured a ton of new games, both big and small, this was also a year with a lot of remasters and remakes. Read more
The 15 Best Video Game Surprises Of 2024
24.12.2024
In a lot of ways, 2024 was a worse year for the video game industry than 2023. And that’s really depressing to think about considering how bad 2023 was for game developers and the media covering the industry. Still, even a shitty year can have nice moments and wonderful surprises.Read more
Kotaku’s 15 Best Games Of 2024, Ranked
23.12.2024
Trying to sum up 2024 in video games in an entirely celebratory way would feel somewhat dishonest. In recent years, our efforts to recognize the best video games of the past 12 months always come with a caveat: Yes, great games undeniably come out, but things are bad for the industry. The world...
More Switch 2 'Leaks' All Point To The Same Thing: A Bigger, More Powerful Version Of The Console Everyone Already Loves
19.12.2024
Alleged Switch 2 leaks have only intensified as Nintendo stays silent heading into 2025. We’ve had rumors about the timing of the reveal and elaborate mockups of what the console purportedly looks like floating around online, plus endless images of accessory manufacturers claiming to have cases...
EA College Football 25 Is Now The Best-Selling Sports Game In US History
18.12.2024
EA College Football 25 is a massive hit. EA’s first college football game in over a decade is the top-selling game of the year, and has now become the best-selling sports game ever in the United States. Making its achievement even more impressive, it reached that milestone in less than five months....
Capcom Planning To Revive More Of Its 'Dormant' Franchises
16.12.2024
Capcom has confirmed that the publisher plans to revive more old, dormant video game franchises after recently announcing a new Okami and Onimusha. That sound you just heard was thousands of Dino Crisis fans around the world gasping at once. Read more
Naughty Dog's Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Trailer Has Completely Won Me Over
13.12.2024
As I perused the many trailers that appeared at last night’s Game Awards, I had a fair few moments of, “Ooh, yes!” and “Oh wow, that looks fun!” but it wasn’t until the reveal for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet that I sat up and said, “I need to play this now please.” Given I absolutely did...
The Creator Behind Ico And Shadow Of The Colossus Is Making A Wild Sci-Fi Game
13.12.2024
During tonight’s Game Awards aka a large trailer-a-thon (that’s also a game awards show) Fumito Ueda showed off a small glimpse of a still-untitled sci-fi-looking game featuring a big mech, a evil looking cloud of dark energy and a person in a cool space suit. Read more
Just In Time For The Holidays, PlayStation Plus Gets Sonic, Star Wars, And Jurassic World Games
11.12.2024
This month Sony is adding a recent Sonic game, Jurassic World Evolution 2, the divisive Forspoken, and a Star Wars VR experience to its large PlayStation Plus Game Catalog. All these games arrive just in time for being stuck indoors due to snow and family gatherings. Read more
30 PlayStation 1 Games We'll Never Forget
5.12.2024
The original PlayStation was never supposed to happen. Sony had intended to team up with Nintendo on a disc-based, next-gen successor to the SNES. Then the Mario maker decided to stick with cartridges at the last minute, completely changing the console gaming timeline in the process. A new machine...
19 Neat Games Releasing In December You Should Be Keeping Tabs On
3.12.2024
December is here and 2024 is almost over, but not before some of the year’s biggest games launch just in time for the winter doldrums. My console SSDs are already groaning under the weight of all those downloads. How will I find room for another 350GB of games?Read more
The PS1's Iconic Boot-Up Is Now Waiting For You On Your PS5
2.12.2024
This morning, PS5 owners booted up their consoles and (assuming they had auto-updates turned on) were greeted with a surprise: The original and iconic PlayStation 1 console boot-up logos and music. It’s all part of Sony’s ongoing 30 years of PlayStation celebration. And there’s more beyond the...
Awake From Your Food Coma To A Hidden Sparking! Zero Class And More Of This Week's Tips
30.11.2024
Thanksgaming 2024 is over, but the effects of that food coma are probably still lingering. Read on to catch up on the tips, deals (if they’re still good) and reviews you may have missed during the holiday week.Read more
Two Of The Best PS2 Games Ever Are Coming To PS Plus Next Month
27.11.2024
Sony has announced more PlayStation 2 games are coming to PS Plus’ Classics Catalog next month, and the lineup includes two of the best platformers ever released on the console:2004's Sly 2: Band of Thieves and 2005's Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves. Oh, and of course, some other stuff will be arriving...