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6 Terrifying Horror Movies To Watch If You Loved Silent Hill 2
22.10.2024
Bloober’s Silent Hill 2 remake is a damn respectable retelling of a horror masterpiece. It’s grim, it’s moody, it’s empathetic to the very human atrocities at its dark heart. It is also, blessedly, pretty short by modern standards. Meaning, thankfully, you won’t be spending the entire month trying...
The Metaphor: ReFantazio Party Members, Ranked From Good To Great
21.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio, Atlus’ new fantasy RPG in the style of Persona, has one of the most memorable parties in a game in recent memory. From the disillusioned noble Strohl to the songstress superstar Junah, Metaphor has a truly weird group of goofballs who are gathering together to try and make...
Why Are People Still Bidding On Back To The Future DeLorean Replicas In 2024?
12.10.2024
Were you obsessed with “Back to the Future” growing up? Did you never grow out of that obsession? Do you quote ‘80s movies so frequently your wife finally left you for some guy willing to watch newer movies and eat his vegetables without being told? Well, then boy have I got the car for you — this...
Steven Spielberg 'Loves Call Of Duty' But Only Plays With Keyboard And Mouse
1.10.2024
Steven Spielberg’s son says that his famous father is a big Call of Duty fan. But don’t expect to see him playing online, as the Indiana Jones director only plays the campaign. And he’s a PC gamer, preferring a mouse and keyboard over a controller. Read more
Catch Up On The Life Is Strange Series For Cheap Ahead Of The Newest Game
17.9.2024
The Life is Strange series is a pretty odd one. At the time of the first game’s release, I wasn’t really aware that there was much interest in the goings-on of a bunch of teenagers in the Pacific Northwest. Boy, was I wrong, because nowadays Life Is Strange is a core franchise for Square Enix...
Even After A Nerf, Shadow Of The Erdtree's Final Boss Is One Tough Bastard
12.9.2024
Shadow of the Erdtree warned you right at the outset that it was out to hurt you, and continue hurting you, but once you’ve burned down the Sealing Tree, and made it through the final dungeon, you just might be feeling pretty confident again. The final boss, Radahn, changes that. Immediately. Even...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games To Enjoy This Labor Day
30.8.2024
It’s a three-day weekend! It’s Labor Day on Monday. You’d totally forgotten, but don’t worry, we’ve got you. So, unless your free time will be spent with the awful obligations of hanging with friends and family, what games will you fill it all with? And don’t all say Star Wars Outlaws. Even if it’s...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games We Can't Wait To Get Back To
23.8.2024
The summer is winding down, the days are starting to grow shorter, and there’s a new chill in the air at night. It’s the perfect time to catch up on some older games ahead of the September onslaught that kicks off with Star Wars Outlaws’ launch next week. Read more
Concord Has One Big Thing Going For It And Lots Of Stuff Holding It Back
23.8.2024
Concord is a hero-based multiplayer shooter where you run around sci-fi maps on distant planets using pistols, cannons, fireballs and knives to obliterate opponents in familiar modes like “capture the point” and “kill stuff.” There’s nothing in it that’s surprised me or blown my mind, but it’s...
Three Hours With Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Has Me Thinking It Might Be A Great Immersive RPG
21.8.2024
There’s a fine line between medieval gameplay that’s historically accurate and medieval gameplay that’s fun. The overall reception to Kingdom Come: Deliverance indicates Warhorse Studios struck that balance well in 2018, but as noted in Kotaku’s review, plenty could be improved. After playing (the...
The 4DX Movie Renaissance Is Upon Us, And It’s Fascinating
16.8.2024
A few weeks back, I left a screening of Twisters in 4DX (a multi-sensory experience in which your seat moves, water sprays in your face, wind whips your hair, and flashing lights mimic lightning) feeling like I had just ridden the wildest roller coaster at Six Flags. A giddy grin remained plastered...
This Fantastic Noir-Inspired Game Blends Blade Runner And BioShock
22.7.2024
In the first five minutes of the new cyberpunk noir game Nobody Wants to Die, the main character runs through a list of genre tropes in record time. He pounds down a bottle of pills, takes a swig of alcohol from his flask (while another unopened bottle of moonshine sits in the background), gets...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Awesome Games We're Staying Indoors With
12.7.2024
Well, here we are, crossing over into the middle of June. Sorry, January. Damn it. I meant July. Things with the same starting letter screw me up every time (apologies to every Matt and Mike I’ve met). But hey, maybe old, stubborn, resistant-to-change habits can be convinced to take a hike and...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Great Games We’re Kicking Off July With
5.7.2024
July is here and so are its wonderfully (or not so wonderful) high temperatures. Here in the States, we just wrapped a holiday that feels…well, do I need to spell out how discordant and weird things are here right now? Probably not. Oh, hey, that’s right: Video games! Escapism isn’t always...
The #3 Game On Steam Is Just A Picture Of A Banana
14.6.2024
Clicker games are inherently stupid, and the best ones lean in. That’s why Cookie Clicker is an all-time classic. Years of increasingly idiotic ideas piling on top of one another, but always boiling down to the core concept of clicking on a picture of a cookie. Well, Banana reduces this down to...
Wolfhound Is A Rad-Looking WWII Metroidvania Where You Kill Mutant Nazis
12.6.2024
There’s no shortage of Metroidvanias out there, but none of them are set in World War II and pit you against diabolic Nazi experiments. That’s the elevator pitch for Wolfhound, a surprise new retro-inspired project from Bit Kid, the developer of 2018's gorgeous pixel-art dungeon-scroller Chasm....
Destiny 2: The Final Shape's Campaign Is A Messy, Moving High School Reunion
5.6.2024
There is something about returning to many of Destiny’s previous locations, including the very first areas of the original game, that makes The Final Shape reek of high school. A lot has changed about the series in the ten years since our ghost first found us just outside of Old Russia. Moreover...
Kotaku's Weekend Guide: 9 Incredible Games We Can’t Stop Thinking About
10.5.2024
Whether you have a bunch of free time or hardly any at all, whether you’re playing on console or PC, there are plenty of great games to obsess over right now. Our recommendations for what to play this weekend include everything from sci-fi thrillers and loot-driven action-RPGs to esoteric puzzle...
Stellar Blade's Eve Is Hottest When She's Not Revealing Everything
3.5.2024
I’m having a great time with Stellar Blade, the new character action game from developer Shift Up that launched as a PS5 exclusive on April 26. As I embark on a second playthrough thanks to New Game Plus, I fall ever more in love with the combat, the story, and the world. I’m also finding more...
Stellar Blade's 'Secret Request' Side Quest, Explained
30.4.2024
There are over 30 side missions for you to accept in Stellar Blade, the new PS5-exclusive character action game from South Korean developer Shift Up, each with their own outcomes and rewards. Some are simple fetch quests, while others are multi-part affairs that see Eve impacting the lives of other...