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Tips For Getting Started In Star Wars Outlaws, A Detailed Look At The Mass Effect Board Game, And More Of The Week's Top Pointers
1.9.2024
In this week’s tip-oriented catch-all, we’ll help you get started in Star Wars Outlaws with 21 tips for beginners. We’ll also give you a great look at the Mass Effect board game, point you toward some great discounts on some great games, and help you snag Fallout 76's tough-to-acquire legendary...
Star Wars Outlaws: The Kotaku Review
26.8.2024
As a big Star Wars fan and video game lover, I’ve long dreamed of a game just like Star Wars Outlaws: a massive open-world action game set in the Star Wars universe that would let me rub shoulders with Jabba the Hutt while freely exploring every inch of a planet like Tatooine. It’s wild that...
Final Fantasy XVI Has Fans Wondering What The RPG Series Is (And Should Be)
26.6.2023
The first Final Fantasy came out in 1987. Ever since, each new game in the beloved role-playing series has pushed it to grow, change, and often subvert fans’ expectations of what it can be. Final Fantasy XVI might be the biggest test yet, in some ways harkening back to the medieval world-building...
Mr. Beast Says He Was 'Invited' To Ride On The Titanic Submarine
26.6.2023
Jimmy Donaldson, aka Mr. Beast, is a man who got famous playing video games on the internet and has since leveraged that into a business empire built on charity stunts, YouTube videos and merch. He is now also a man who, in the wake of the Titan disaster, says had been invited to make a dive on...
The Ladies Of The Witcher Are Storming Fortnite
23.6.2023
Epic Games’ battle royale shooter Fortnite has some new characters joining in on the quest for the W: The Witcher 3’s Ciri, Geralt of Rivia’s adopted daughter, and his love interest Yennefer of Vengerberg are now available in the game’s item shop.Read more
Final Fantasy XVI: 8 Useful Settings To Adjust For The Best Experience
23.6.2023
The latest in the legendary series of Japanese role-playing games, Final Fantasy XVI features a very different tone in both story and combat. And with a vast story covering complex fictional political plotlines, it can all be a little overwhelming. The good news, however, is that Final Fantasy...
Street Fighter 6’s Modern Controls Are Great For The Game
23.6.2023
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The Hideo Kojima Documentary Is The Worst Kind Of Fan Service
23.6.2023
Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds—PlayStation Studios and Kojima Productions’ hour-long documentary on Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima—is too in awe of its subject to see him clearly. Premiered at Tribeca Festival on June 17, the documentary inflates Kojima’s mythology as an untouchable auteur...
Grand Theft Auto V Immortalizes Lost Titanic Submarine With Fan Mod
23.6.2023
One of the biggest slow motion tragedies in recent memory appears to have wrapped up with a bad if not altogether shocking ending. The lost OceanGate Expeditions Titan submersible is now believed to have imploded on its way to the Titanic wreck, and in fact the U.S. Navy apparently knew this...
Final Fantasy XVI’s Cid Is The Game’s Breakout Star
23.6.2023
Characters named Cid are a Final Fantasy mainstay, but I wasn’t prepared for Final Fantasy XVI’s iteration, and neither were many people playing the action RPG this week.Read more
Ubisoft’s Call of Duty Clone Is Actually Pretty Good
23.6.2023
Ubisoft’s big, crossover first-person shooter XDefiant isn’t out until later this year. However, a short open beta is currently being held until June 23. And after playing a few hours of Ubisoft’s new Call of Duty-like shooter, I’m surprised by just how much I like it. But I’m also concerned that...
Final Fantasy XVI's RPG Elements Are Barely There
23.6.2023
For three decades the Final Fantasy franchise has been known for reinventing itself, whether it’s the cyberpunk-esque stylings of Final Fantasy VII or the push into online multiplayer with Final Fantasy XI. The next watershed moment for the franchise is here, with Final Fantasy XVI trying to push...
Starfield Director Todd Howard Explains What You’ll Find On Its 1,000 Planets
22.6.2023
When Bethesda revealed that Starfield would have over 1,000 planets, it sounded both impressive and like a potential nightmare. What if instead of a dozen bespoke locations, the open world sci-fi RPG was scattered across hundreds of lifeless rocks filled with the same old stuff. Director Todd...
Police Catch Bombing Suspect After He Left Behind Pokémon Cards
22.6.2023
A man suspected of building and detonating multiple explosives in Maryland was arrested by police after they connected some Pokémon cards left behind at a bomb site to him.Read more
All Of The Internet’s Urgent Final Fantasy XVI Questions, Answered
21.6.2023
You could think of Final Fantasy XVI as just the latest in a line of many games developer Square Enix made to re-energize its now almost 40-year-old series. But unlike many of those other titles, which fans and developers alike have said struggled to invigorate the franchise (despite its still...
Konami, Please Don’t Forget About Metal Gear Solid 4
21.6.2023
During Wednesday’s Nintendo Direct, Konami showed off a new trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1. The upcoming collection of past Metal Gear games includes some of the earliest and biggest games from the popular stealth series. However, 2008’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of...
Legendary RPG Series Creator Wants To Help Find The Missing Titanic Sub
21.6.2023
We’re a few days into the search for a missing tourist submarine that vanished while on a trip to survey the ruins of the Titanic dominating headlines. Now, as time for those aboard grows increasingly short, an early video game luminary has thrown his hat into the ring to help find the missing sub....
Every Single-Player Final Fantasy Game, Ranked From Worst To Best
21.6.2023
The Final Fantasy series has become synonymous with experimentation and continual reinvention, with each entry taking you to a new world with new characters, new systems, and new experiences. As such, it’s not uncommon to ask a bunch of fans for their favorite and get as many different answers....
The New Detective Pikachu Game Still Exists And It's Coming This Year
21.6.2023
Detective Pikachu has more mysteries to solve. The Pokémon spin-off sequel still exists and is just a few months away with a Switch release date of October 6, 2023. Read more
Final Fantasy XVI: The Kotaku Review
21.6.2023
A bold and risky pivot toward action for Square Enix’s beloved RPG franchise, Final Fantasy XVI is a stunning achievement that revitalizes the series for a new age—and it just may be the best the series has been in more than 20 years.Read more