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Why Video Game Voice Actors Don’t Love The New SAG-AFTRA Deal
10.1.2024
After months of speculation from voice actors concerned with how their voices could be co-opted by AI, and recent announcements from companies like Ubisoft and Tencent that they’ll use NVIDIA’s new AI tools to provide voices for NPCs, the Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television...
God Of War: Valhalla DLC Just Got Harder, With One Big Exception
18.12.2023
Valhalla, the setting of God of War Ragnarök’s new, free roguelike expansion, is full of tough challenges and fights. And unfortunately, the going’s only going to get tougher as developer Santa Monica Studio just dropped a new patch that tweaks the difficulty of certain encounters—though there...
God of War: Valhalla Ending Is A Hopeful Clue About The Series’ Future
18.12.2023
God of War: Ragnarok’s Valhalla DLC packs a lot of story into Kratos and Mimir’s roguelike journey through the titular hall of heroes. With Santa Monica Studio framing the sequel as the end of the series’ Norse mythology arc, there’s been a lingering question of what’s next for Kratos, his...
The Week's Biggest Game Reviews, From God of War To Pokémon
17.12.2023
On the heels of The Game Awards, this week saw the launch of two expansions for fan-fave games: God of War Ragnarok and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. We also took a meaty deep dive into Analogue’s latest and greatest new retro console and did a year-three rundown on the state of the PS5.Read more
Come Catch Kratos' Hands With This Ragnarök Brawler Build
15.12.2023
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God Of War Ragnarök: Valhalla: The Kotaku Review
14.12.2023
God of War Ragnarök’s free DLC, Valhalla, is so good I can’t believe it’s free. While the original Ragnarök was robust and a worthy successor to the 2018 reboot, it was also a bloated attempt to wrap up a trilogy’s worth of story in one game. Valhalla, meanwhile, is such a lean encapsulation...
God Of War Ragnarök DLC: Spend 19 Minutes In Valhalla
13.12.2023
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12 Things To Know Before Playing God Of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
13.12.2023
God of War Ragnarök’s new, free DLC Valhalla is out now, and it’s a pretty great combat showcase that has the added benefit of giving Kratos some much-needed therapy. But if you’re unfamiliar with the punishing, repetitious nature of the roguelike genre or just haven’t booted up Ragnarök lately,...
God Of War Ragnarök Gets Free Valhalla Roguelite DLC
8.12.2023
Kratos is going to Valhalla in a free DLC for God of War Ragnarök that will see the angry dad fight through waves of enemies in a roguelite structure. The update will come to PlayStation 5 on December 12.Read more
Sony Raising Price Of All-Digital PS5 By $50
10.10.2023
Sony revealed the long-rumored “slim” models for the PlayStation 5, and while they are a lot lighter than the existing consoles, the specs haven’t really changed. What has changed is the price, however. The company announced the new all-digital PS5 will be priced at $450 instead of $400.Read more
A New Spider-Man 2 PS5 Bundle Is Coming
2.10.2023
Sony is preparing to sell a Spider-Man 2 PlayStation 5 bundle that will include a digital download for the game, presumably at a discount, as it ramps up plans to try and sell a record-breaking 25 million consoles this year. The company is already giving away free copies of older games to...
Sony Now Giving Away Free Games To Sell PS5s
25.9.2023
Almost three years into their life, the “next-gen” gaming consoles haven’t received any price drops, but that doesn’t mean Sony isn’t doing some great deals to try and get PlayStation 5s out the door in 2023. The latest discount is a free game for anyone who buys a new PS5. Read more
Diablo IV Is The Perfect Head Empty, Kill Stuff Game
20.3.2023
Diablo is one of those games you’ve definitely played—even if you haven’t. It’s so influential in its design, from its RPG mechanics to its loot and progression systems, that the franchise has its demonic horns stabbed through countless other games from Borderlands and Destiny to Hades and Phantasy...
PlayStation 5: What To Expect From Sony's Console In 2023
26.1.2023
It’s January, and do you have any idea what’s coming to your PlayStation 5 in 2023? Sony’s been pretty quiet so far, but between major accessory launches, the rollout of an HBO show, and some notable exclusivity partnerships, the PlayStation brand has a lot going for it in the coming year. Read...
Kotaku's Top 10 Games of 2022
30.12.2022
I was warned of how heated Kotaku’s GOTY arguments traditionally get when I first started here in November, so I was a little nervous when I was put in charge of organizing and tabulating our list of the best games of the year. Read more
God Of War Ragnarök Director ‘Would Love’ To Take A Swing At Castlevania
22.11.2022
God of War Ragnarök just came out, and yet, there appears to be some hopefulness around the action-adventure game getting DLC. 2018's God of War didn’t get any sort of expansion after launch, so why this follow-up would when it’s supposed to conclude the rebooted series is a little odd....
Kratos Finally Admits He Was A Dick To God Of War’s Long-Suffering NPC
9.11.2022
In the new God of War games, Kratos is more mature and less angry. But before he was the Dad of War, he was a big asshole willing to kill anyone or let people die—often in horrible ways—if it meant he could continue his quest. And one poor soul, a nameless boat captain, encountered the terrible...
PSA To Animal Lovers: God Of War Ragnarok’s First Few Hours Are Rough
9.11.2022
The new God of War Ragnarök, out now on PS4 and PS5, deals with, as you might expect, clashes between gods and epic, end-of-the-world quests involving ancient prophecies and ruined temples. But before all that high-adventure tomfoolery, Ragnarök starts in a cold, dead world ravaged by an unending...
The Week In Games: Gold Rings And Ragnarök
8.11.2022
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God Of War: Ragnarök Makes An Important Change To Boss Fights
4.11.2022
There are few more divisive issues in modern gaming than boss fights. I’d have thought that a ridiculous claim to make had I not been on the receiving end of literal death threats for previously suggesting boss fights should be skippable. So there’s no doubt there will be a combination...