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Princess Peach: Showtime! Sounds Like A Stylish, If Simplistic, Platformer
21.3.2024
Nearly two decades after Super Princess Peach released on the Nintendo DS, the titular leading lady is finally getting another chance at headlining her own game. Princess Peach: Showtime! opens the metaphorical theater doors for players worldwide on March 22, but reviews for the game are out...
The Best Mario Games, According To You
11.3.2024
Another Mar10 Day has come and gone, and with it came several surprisingly big announcements. While Nintendo celebrated the Italian plumber’s holiday by solidifying release dates for the Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door remake and officially announcing a new animated movie, we here at Kotaku...
Nintendo Won't Tell Anybody Who Developed Its New Princess Peach Game
8.3.2024
The first game since 2005 with Princess Peach in the starring role launches on Switch on March 22. That’s not far from now. And while we have a demo for Princess Peach: Showtime and have seen plenty of trailers for it, we still don’t know who actually developed Showtime. Weirdly, when asked...
The Game Awards' Weirdest, Wildest Act Was A Must-See Triumph
8.12.2023
Last night’s Game Awards had a couple of musical delights, but one stood out above the rest. Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall took to the stage as Old Gods of Asgard, the fictional band they play in Alan Wake 2, to perform the song “Herald of Darkness” from the game, and the whole spectacle...
7 Creepy Games To Ease You Into Spooky Season
27.9.2023
We all feel it before we know it—orange leaves stumbling into our jackets, cold wind holding our hands down the sidewalk. These signs and more tell us that October is almost here. To commemorate the season and all it offers, I decided to put together a list of (mostly) spooky game recommendations...
The Thousand Year Door’s Peach Storyline Is Even Weirder Than It Looks
14.9.2023
Nintendo announced a remake of beloved 2004 role-playing-game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door at September 14’s Nintendo Direct, and in its trailer, 2D Princess Peach shares a gentle moment with a supercomputer.Read more
Ari's Top Ten Games Of 2021
28.12.2021
Last year, when allocating my top 10 games of 2020, I thought I’d be cheeky. See, Hades, which officially hit PC and Switch in September 2020, was so transcendent I simply had to give it all ten spots. Supergiant’s eternally popular roguelike saw a PlayStation and Xbox release this year, so it’s...
Adventure Games Saved My Life (Well, My Afternoon)
25.11.2021
Warning: this headline is possibly a slight exaggeration. But adventure games certainly saved my afternoon, and some enormous embarrassment. Because earlier this week, I found myself locked in my bathroom, with no sensible means of rescue. Then immediately fell back on 40 years of adventure gaming...
Terrifying Co-Op Puzzler Forces Duos To See A Different Version Of The Game
16.11.2021
Rusty Lake, the studio, have for years been creating some of the spookiest, most bizarre, and engrossing puzzle games. Becoming known for their incredible series of (free) short mobile games, Cube Escape, they then moved into full-length Lynchian creep-fests like Rusty Lake Hotel, Rusty Lake...
World-Famous DJs Paul Oakenfold, Carl Cox, Paul Val Dyk Spin and Crossfade Into the NFT Universe
28.9.2021
While celebrities and athletes have been jumping into the non-fungible token (NFT) scene headfirst, a large quantity of music acts have also entered the NFT industry. On Tuesday, a lineup of world-famous DJs are being represented in a newly launched NFT collection called Djenerates. The...
Death’s Door Is As Good As Everyone Says
3.8.2021
Within five minutes of starting Death’s Door I knew I was going to love it. The combat was basic but weighty. The visual presentation was sparse but bespoke. Its music, sometimes pastoral and serene, sometimes grim and despairing, made no secret that something special was going on, and my love...
Call Of Duty: Warzone Players Found A Door That Instantly Kills Anyone Who Touches It
20.6.2021
Last week, the new update for Call of Duty Warzone launched. It was the start of Season 4, bringing new content to the popular battle royale shooter. It also seems to have added a killer door that will instantly end the life of anyone who gets too close.Read more
FFVII Remake Doors Look Much Better On PS5
9.6.2021
One of my only complaints about the original release of Final Fantasy VII Remake was the texture pop-in and weird, blurry texture of Cloud’s apartment door in the Sector 7 slums. I am pleased to report that these issues have been resolved in the PlayStation 5 version, though Cloud still refuses...
Crypto Users Claim Popular Bitcoin Paper Wallet Generator Is Compromised, Millions Allegedly Stolen
25.2.2021
A number of forum posts and tweets say that the website bitcoinpaperwallet.com is compromised and people have said they have lost bitcoin using the paper wallet generator. Three years ago the website domain changed ownership and ever since then losses have been reported on Reddit forums...