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Today’s NYT Connections Puzzle Is A Cruel April Fools' Joke
1.4.2024
Just a few months ago, I was incapable of completing the New York Times’ Connections puzzles. Now, I can usually do the daily word-based puzzle without too much of a hassle—which is why today’s version has got me (and others) so irrationally angry. You see, today, April 1, 2024, I opened up the...
Grab This Horror Game (And Its Sequel) For Free On PC Before It's Too Late
20.10.2023
Lookin’ for some spooky games to play on PC for the Halloween season without having to spend any money? Well good news: survival horror titles The Evil Within and The Evil Within 2 are yours for the taking on the Epic Games Store. The original is currently free, while the sequel will be available...
Castlevania: Nocturne Renewed For Second Season
6.10.2023
Castlevania: Nocturne, the sequel to Netflix’s surprise-hit Castlevania anime, premiered on the streamer last week to rave reviews from critics and fans alike. So it’s probably not startling to hear that the vampire-killing series has been renewed for a second season, but that won’t stop me from...
Castlevania: Nocturne Raises The Bar For Video Game Adaptations To New Heights
28.9.2023
Castlevania: Nocturne, the sequel series to Konami’s popular animated vampire saga, Castlevania, recaptures the magic that its predecessor brought to the dance back in 2017. A tightly written show with multifaceted heroes and villains, outstanding action sequences, and imaginative monster designs...
Castlevania’s Emancipation Of Isaac Stole The Entire Show
15.9.2023
I’ve been rewatching Netflix’s smash-hit anime adaptation of Konami’s vampiric video game series, Castlevania, to stave off my anticipation for its upcoming sequel, Castlevania: Nocturne. Unsurprisingly, the show is still a triumph among animated video game adaptations, thanks to its lore-accurate...
Castlevania: Nocturne’s New Trailer Drips With Action, Incredible Animation
7.9.2023
Netflix dropped a new trailer for its upcoming Castlevania sequel anime, Castlevania: Nocturne, giving fans a closer look at its cool new cast of characters, story details, and typically awesome bloody vampire-killing action sequences.Read more
Netflix's Next Castlevania Anime Promises A Bloody Good Time
27.7.2023
On Thursday, Netflix unveiled a brand-spanking-new trailer for its upcoming Castlevania spin-off series, Castlevania: Nocturne.Read more
Which Video Game Merchants Would Sell Good Weed?
20.4.2023
Wandering merchants, shopkeepers, and dudes sitting on blankets are some of the most colorful NPCs you’ll meet in any video game. It’s always a joy stumbling into a new town or village on your journey and seeing which spots are peddling wares for coin or trade. And what makes a quality in-game...
Everything We Saw At The Game Awards 2022
9.12.2022
Gaming’s biggest night has come and gone, leaving with it a collection of discourse and a pile of new trailers for us to watch and re-watch over the holidays. The Game Awards 2022 continued on with the ceremony’s storied tradition of handing out the occasional award in between “world premiere”...
A Saucy Romance Game Where You Play As Dracula
8.10.2022
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Ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's New Character Introductions Over The Last 5 Years
20.12.2021
Game director Masahiro Sakurai has said there are no plans for a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sequel, despite claiming it might not totally end the series. Either way, we know Kingdom Hearts’ Sora was the crossover fighter’s last DLC, meaning no other newcomers are joining the roster....
A Saucy Queer Romance Game About Vampires? Say Less
18.11.2021
LGBTQIA+ studio First Bite Games, after a year of titillating its followers on social media with love bites of information and spicy character art, has finally released its dark comedy visual novel romance game, First Bite. Initially scheduled to release on Halloween, First Bite came out yesterday...
Castlevania Advance Collection Is Great, But Emulators Have Spoiled Me
5.10.2021
Turns out Castlevania Advance Collection is real, and it’s excellent, collecting three of the best Castlevania games of all time as well as a fourth pretty darn good one. While the emulation quality is excellent—courtesy of the experts at Japanese studio M2—like many official re-releases, I find...
Analogue Pocket Pre-orders: The Kotaku Review
6.8.2021
The other day a Redditor pointed out that a full god-dang year has passed since Analogue Inc. offered the world a fleeting, three-minute window to pump its coffers full of cash in exchange for a promise that we’d one day receive a physical device called the Analogue Pocket, billed to be...
Castlevania Game Boy Advance Collection Looking Very Likely
25.6.2021
Over the last week, two listings have been found for a Castlevania Advance Collection on separate game rating databases in Australia and South Korea. This obviously has fans pretty excited, and I have to admit, I’m also cautiously optimistic that it will actually be a thing at some point.Read more
Almost 30 Years Later, Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood Is Coming To TurboGrafx-16
15.6.2021
E3 2021 has been a great time for folks with modern consoles, but what if you stopped upgrading in 1992? Well, this is for you: Limited Run Games is releasing the original TurboGrafx-16 version of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood in America for the very first time. No release date yet, but the boutique...
Someone Might Have Found A Canceled Castlevania Dreamcast Prototype
6.4.2021
In a mysterious new video (h/t Polygon), an off-camera player navigates through what appears to be a prototype of Castlevania: Resurrection, a canceled Sega Dreamcast game from the early 2000s. If legitimate, this is the first time gameplay footage has been made publicly available.Read more