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I Just Murdered A Very Rare, Near-Worthless Keyboard And I Might Have To Stop Playing PC Games Forever
14.5.2025
I just threw half a pint of Cherry Pepsi Max across my keyboard. It was the penultimate keyboard I’ll ever be able to use. I’m down to my last one.Read more
Tony Hawk Also Wants Activision To Remake Underground
12.5.2025
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 is set to launch in July. But even though the latest entry in the long-running franchise is not even out yet, fans are already looking beyond it to the series’ future. Specifically, many want to know if Tony Hawk’s Underground and Underground 2 will get fancy remakes...
One Of The Most Overlooked RPG Franchises Deserves A Comeback Now That It's Finally On PC Again
25.4.2025
Breath of Fire IV is the latest classic with an old PC port to be resurrected by GOG’s ongoing preservation program. It’s available DRM-free for just $10 and makes one of the great underrated RPG franchises available to a whole new set of players for the first time in over a decade.Read more
Latest PS5 Update Brings Back Retro Themes And Adds Some New Features
23.4.2025
Late last year, Sony added a couple of nostalgic PlayStation 5 dashboard themes the recreated the experience of using an older PlayStation console. People really liked these themes, but Sony said they were temporary and eventually they were all removed. But now they’re coming back for good. Read...
A Major Retro Handheld Maker Just Stopped All U.S. Shipments Over Tariffs
21.4.2025
A flood of well-made, affordable gaming handhelds out of China has made the last few years a great time to be a retro enthusiast. Many of them are made by Anbernic, which offers everything from $50 Game Boy-style throwbacks to higher-end modern Android-powered handhelds. Or at least it used...
David Fincher's New Xbox Commercial Has Big PS2 Energy
10.4.2025
Xbox has released a new commercial directed by David Fincher that features a bunch of CGI rat-human hybrids in a dirty, crowded city. It’s the kind of ad we don’t often see anymore, and it reminds me of some of the weirdest live-action ads Sony used to make for the PS2 and PS3. Read more
Hogwarts Legacy And More Arrive On PS Plus Next Week
9.4.2025
Spring is nearly here! The birds are chirping. The grass is returning. Everywhere you look you see green. It’s so nice to be outside again. Anyway, whatever, let’s stay inside and play free video games like Hogwarts Legacy, Battlefield 1, Blue Prince, and War of the Monsters. Read more
The Unfinished Version Of The Minecraft Movie Is Going Viral Online
4.4.2025
An unfinished digital version of The Minecraft Movie starring Jack Black recently leaked online via digital pirates, and clips of it have started going viral due to some very silly-looking moments. Read more
12 Years Late, This Kickstarter-Funded Tribute To A Legendary Adventure Game Series Is A Complete Disaster
4.4.2025
In 2012, renowned developers Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe launched a Kickstarter to spiritually revive their classic Space Quest series, a game to be called SpaceVenture. Some 13 years later, following numerous delays and botched half-launches, the game has finally arrived on Steam. And oh no, it’s...
Netflix’s Devil May Cry: The Kotaku Review
3.4.2025
Netflix’s latest foray into animated video game adaptations is a new spin on Devil May Cry, Capcom’s excellent series of character action games that kicked off in 2001. And even though the show represents a reboot of the continuity that lets the uninitiated pick things up at the beginning, it’s...
Final Fantasy IX Remake Rumors Intensify Amid Anniversary Hype
31.3.2025
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy IX and Square Enix has announced some celebration plans for the PS1-era RPG. The publisher said it’s “preparing various projects,” including new figures of the main heroes that slightly alter their appearance. It’s enough to have long-time fans...
Hey, PlayStation, If You’re Putting Games On Switch, Here’s A Few More Ideas
28.3.2025
One of the more surprising announcements from yesterday’s Nintendo Direct was that not one but two more PlayStation series are coming to Switch. No, it was nothing quite as colossal as God of War or The Last of Us coming to the handheld console, but a remaster of the first two Patapons and the next...
Tony Hawk Reportedly Intervened To Get Bam Margera Added Back To THPS 3+4
25.3.2025
Professional skater and Jackass star Bam Margera will be included in the next major Tony Hawk skateboarding game after Hawk himself reportedly stepped in and forced Activison to add Margera to the game’s roster. Read more
The Last Of Us Has Us Wishing These 8 TV Shows Were Video Games
11.3.2025
The best TV shows create fictional worlds you want to explore and characters you sometimes want to be. That’s part of the reason why every show from The Sopranos and Lost (in the PS2 era) to M*A*S*H (way back on the Atari 2600) have been turned into (mostly pretty lousy) video games. (Of course,...
24 Games We're Stoked For In March, Great Switch Games On Sale For Mario Day, And More Of The Week's Top News
8.3.2025
This week, we got some insight into what prompted Ubisoft to add a “canon mode”—which strips out all narrative choices in favor of adhering to one set story path—to the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Also, we looked at 24 games coming out in this fairly packed month that we can’t wait to...
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Is Making A Big Change To How THPS4 Works
6.3.2025
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 was officially announced earlier this week and while it looks to be a great remake of some popular PS2-era skateboarding games, one big change involving timed challenges in THPS4 might be a dealbreaker for some players.Read more
After Years Of Waiting, Suikoden Finally Gets The HD Glow-Up It Deserves
5.3.2025
Almost every major Japanese publisher had to have a big RPG franchise in the PS1 era. Square Soft had Final Fantasy. Enix had Dragon Quest. Capcom had Breath of Fire. Bandai Namco had Tales. And so, Konami made Suikoden. Its innovation was trading a set party of heroes for a cast of 108 total...
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Officially Revealed, Launching In July
4.3.2025
After plenty of teases and rumors, Activision officially announced Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, the next main entry in the long-running Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater franchise. The newly announced game remasters the third and fourth entry in the series adding new skaters, songs, and parks. Read more
Okami 2: 7 Small Details We Now Know About The Mysterious Sequel To A PS2 Cult Classic
14.2.2025
Okami 2 was one of the most surprising game reveals ever, as evidenced by the fact that host Geoff Keighley almost broke into tears when talking about it at The Game Awards 2024. But there’s still a ton we don’t know about the sequel to the beloved PlayStation 2 cult hit, including its official...
The PS5's Future Is Full Of Sword-Swinging Action Games
13.2.2025
If you watched Sony’s February 12, 2025 State of Play showcase, you might have noticed that there are an awful lot of third-person, melee-based combat games on the horizon for PS5 (as well as Xbox and PC). Some are expected this year, while others are more likely to land in 2026. Read more