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Fortnite's Premium Monthly Subscription Just Got A Lot Better
20.11.2024
Fortnite Crew, the popular shooter’s premium monthly subscription plan, will now provide players with premium rewards for all future passes—battle and otherwise—as Epic continues to streamline the game’s rewards and leveling systems. The publisher also announced a small price increase for those...
Seven Hidden Gems To Grab During PlayStation’s Indie Sale
5.11.2024
Halloween is over, which means the world has decided it’s basically the winter holiday season. And, naturally, you can expect an endless amount of seasonally themed sales to sift through. While you might already be looking out for deals on some of this year’s best games in hopes of catching up...
Seven Stellar Indies To Grab During the ID@Xbox Sale
4.11.2024
It is the holiday season, which means there’s soon to be a seemingly endless amount of deals to sift through. While I’m sure there are plenty of games that folks already have their eyes on, there’s always a bunch of smaller games that inevitably fly under the radar. I’m here to correct that...
Stardew Valley's Latest Update Is The Perfect Excuse To Get Into The King Of Cozy Games
4.11.2024
Next week marks one of the single most important events in Western civilization, and it’s important that you participate. I am, of course, referring to the console and mobile release of Stardew Valley’s latest major content patch.Read more
Grab These Two Acclaimed Horror Games For Just $3 This Halloween
30.10.2024
Halloween is literally tomorrow, and if you don’t already have your plans sorted, I’m going to help you out right now. If you aren’t going out, chances are you’re staying in and watching a movie or playing a game. With a bunch of sales going right now on every imaginable storefront, it’s a great...
9 Scary Games To Snag During Steam’s Halloween Sale
29.10.2024
Halloween is right around the corner! Spooky season is coming to a climax and then an abrupt close, but that doesn’t mean you can’t keep enjoying horror experiences for the remainder of the fall. Thanks to Steam’s ongoing Halloween sale which runs till November 4, you’ll even have some more time...
The 6 Thirstiest Mods For Stardew Valley
25.10.2024
Whenever Stardew Valley comes up in everyday conversation, it’s always alongside terminology like “cozy” and “casual.” You never hear anyone call the game “sexy.” Why not? Well, for starters, it’s because the game’s made entirely of pixel art, which doesn’t allow for much experimentation...
One Of 2024's Best Games Continues Its Crossover Domination With Cyberpunk And Stardew Valley
24.10.2024
Balatro is a very, very good game. We’ve established that a few times here at Kotaku. And now, for all you folks still playing the roguelike poker game, a new update has added some fresh crossover cards featuring characters from Stardew Vally, Cyberpunk 2077, and Slay The Spire. Read more
2023’s Best Narrative Game Just Got Even Better
24.10.2024
When I play a smaller game that really has an effect on me, I’m usually cool with not getting more of it. The advantage of artful, smaller-scope projects is that they can concisely say what they need to say without being beholden to all the forever-game nonsense that infects the AAA space. However...
Play This Wonderfully Stylish Mystery Game As We Close Out The Halloween Season
23.10.2024
It’s nearly Halloween, which means that costumes are receiving their finishing touches and folks are likely burning through their catalog of horror games and movies. If I may, I’d like to make another recommendation to add to the pile, and it’s a short one with wonderfully dreadful vibes....
The Developers Behind 2023's Most Notorious Game Just Can't Stop Themselves
23.10.2024
You know what’s always fun? Watching grifters flail. That aside, there’s news about the clown-car developers of The Day Before, that hilariously terrible bait-n-switch 2023 game that went from Steam’s most wishlisted to most hated, over the course of an increasingly ridiculous series of delays,...
The Perfect Game For Halloween Just Released On Nintendo Switch
17.10.2024
October is the perfect time to pick up some horror games to fit the season. Of course, not everybody enjoys truly unsettling thrills and chills. For those not ready to jump into the Silent Hill 2 remake, but still itching for something spooky to set the mood, Nintendo Switch just got the perfect...
Hades II Just Got Its Biggest Update Yet
17.10.2024
With Hades II already being bigger than its 2020 predecessor, it’s hard to believe the sequel to Supergiant’s blockbuster action-roguelite is still in Early Access. Well, now there’s even more of the game to explore thanks to the Olympic update. This is the biggest and most exciting patch the game...
9 Demos You Need To Play During This Month’s Steam Next Fest
15.10.2024
Steam Next Fest, which kicked off in 2021 as the successor to the Steam Game Festival, remains one of the best ways to see what good games are on the horizon. The event, which runs several times a year, gives players a chance to try out demos from a slew of in-development titles. We’ve been through...
Neva: The Kotaku Review
14.10.2024
The wolf does in fact die in Neva, the new platform-adventure game from Nomada Studio. That’s not really a spoiler, as the game’s reveal trailer showed this very moment off and it’s the very first thing you’ll experience when you start playing. What you’ll be wondering for the next five hours...
Rival Ex-Disco Elysium Teams Race To Reclaim The Critically Acclaimed RPG's Bungled Legacy
11.10.2024
When Disco Elysium came onto the scene in 2019 it completely shook up RPG storytelling, spearheading new ways to immerse players and build worlds. Surely it was just the start of something new, bold, and exciting. Instead, things got very messy, very quickly. Now, multiple teams made up of former...
Another Previously Current Gen-Only Game Is Getting A PS4 Port
9.10.2024
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox are nearly 11 years old, but they are still surprisingly popular and used daily by a lot of people. That probably explains why Goat Simulator 3, released back in 2022 as a current-gen-only game, is now getting ported to the older consoles later this month. And this isn’t...
One Of The Best Metroidvanias Of The Past Decade Is A Bargain On Steam Right Now
7.10.2024
In the past decade, Metroidvanias have seen a massive resurgence thanks to the indie scene. There have been dozens of new entries in the genre that introduce their own twists on the formula, and one of the best examples of this is Dead Cells. Released in 2018, the title from developers Motion Twin...
Our Faves From Tokyo Game Show, New Astro Bot Characters, And More Hot Takes
5.10.2024
It’s the first week of October and the chill is setting in, but, don’t worry, our takes are still hot. This week, gathered our favorite games from Tokyo Game Show for you to peruse, suggested some characters that should get added in futureAstro Bot DLC, fell in love with Shogun Showdown (after...
Don’t Miss This Delightful Road Trip Adventure On Game Pass
4.10.2024
This month’s offerings for Xbox Game Pass subscribers is a veritable feast of good games. Baseball fans can dive into MLB The Show 24 just in time for playoff season, action fans can revisit 2022’s martial arts game Sifu, or you could enjoy some spooky vibes in card-based roguelike Inscryption....