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LittleBigPlanet Server Apocalypse Wipes Hundreds Of Thousands Of PlayStation Players' Creations Without Warning
20.4.2024
Sony has indefinitely decommissioned the PlayStation 4 servers for puzzle platformer LittleBigPlanet 3, the company announced in an update to one of its support pages. The permanent shutdown comes just months after the servers were temporarily taken offline due to ongoing issues. Fans now fear...
7 Must-Play Games To Grab During Steam’s Women’s Day Sale
8.3.2024
It seems like there is always some great sale or bundle on Steam filled with great games. The ubiquitous PC games storefront is best known for its seasonal sales that offer some of the biggest games at huge discounts.Read more
Don’t Miss This Great, Cozy Puzzler On Game Pass
16.2.2024
One of the best things about video games is that they can act as a form of wish fulfillment for the player. Save the world, go to space, or harness the power of dragons. But one of the newest additions to Game Pass offers one of my personal favorite bits of wish fulfillment: having a clean...
Epic’s Next Free Game Offers Brightly Colored Puzzling Intrigue
26.1.2024
You know what price is better than “low low low”? It’s “free”! That’s the amount you’ll need to pay for a copy of Doors: Paradox on the Epic Games Store from February 1.Read more
Three Decades Later, Someone Has Finally Beaten Tetris On NES
2.1.2024
Classic puzzle game Tetris has been around for over three decades, and in that time, plenty of people have reached its various endings, usually by clearing four rows of bricks at once like a digital demolitioner. That’s a challenge in and of itself, but now, someone has taken the concept...
Here Are Your Picks For The Biggest 2023 Game Awards Snubs
17.11.2023
Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards are far from the be-all and end-all of which games are good, creatively bold, and deserving of praise each year, but they’re still fun to get way too serious about. It’s the one day game developers get to dress fancy, go up on stage, and receive our collective thanks...
I Am Embarrassingly Bad At The New York Times’ Connections Puzzle
19.10.2023
As a young girl, I would spend hours sitting around the kitchen table watching my mom and Yia-Yia complete the New York Times crossword puzzle in pen, sipping too-strong coffee while they argued over potential answers and begrudgingly grabbed the Wite-Out to fix a rare mistake. They didn’t let...
Cocoon: The Kotaku Review
28.9.2023
There was a moment near the end of Cocoon when my brain could not keep up with the game. Like being curled up in a wave and then flipped head over heels against the surf, my mind sluggishly tried to work backwards what precisely had just occurred. Where did I just come from? How did I get here?...
Collectible Maker Claims Sony Suddenly Ordered Destruction Of Playstation Merchandise
28.9.2023
A video game-themed collectible storefront claims Sony ordered it to destroy all of its licensed PlayStation-themed merchandise, chief among them being statues based on The Last Of Us Part II, God of War, and Bloodborne.Read more
DS Classic Another Code Is Being Remastered For Switch...But How?
14.9.2023
Today’s busy Nintendo Direct included one smaller announcement that took us by surprise: a remastering of niche classic, Another Code: Two Memories. It’s very welcome surprise, but a somewhat confusing one, given that Trace Memory (as it was called in the United States alone) is such a specifically...
Kotaku's Weekend Guide: 6 Cool Games To Check Out
4.8.2023
It feels like this week’s passed quickly…perhaps owing to the wild news? Just for starters, a certain former president got indicted a third time, pop star Lizzo broke a million hearts, and that supposed room-temperature superconductor is still keeping us nerds in suspense.Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 8 Wild Games To Play
28.7.2023
The summer heat continuing to beat down on many of us offers ever-increasing reasons to Stay Inside™ and play some video games. As we do every wee, we thought we’d give you some suggestions on games we’ve vibing with that you might enjoy checking out yourself, in case you need an excuse (or three)...
Katamari Damacy Creator's New Game Is About A T-Posing Teenager
29.6.2023
During Annapurna Interactive Showcase on Thursday, we got a look at Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi’s fun-looking new puzzle game about a child perpetually stuck in a T-pose. Read more
The New York Times' Latest Puzzle Seems Awfully Familiar
19.6.2023
Last week, the New York Times announced its latest puzzle had gone live for beta testing on its puzzling site. Joining the world famous crossword, and of course Wordle, is Connections. It’s a four-by-four grid of words, that you need to rearrange into four connecting groups. And if you happen...
Top 5 VR puzzle games
10.4.2023
VR puzzle games provide a unique and immersive gameplay experience, with challenging puzzles and captivating storylines that draw players in
The Hardest Resident Evil 4 Remake Puzzles Have Easy Solutions
5.4.2023
When you’re not getting lost in Resident Evil 4 remake protagonist Leon’s dreamy abs, you might find yourself trapped in an uncomfortable reality filled with puzzles—some difficult, and some simply annoying. I don’t know why RE4’s imposing castle and outskirts are packed with elaborate, burdensome...
18 Cozy Games That Feel Like A Warm Blanket
23.12.2022
For some of us, games have always been a source of comfort in challenging times, offering a respite from harsh realities in our own lives that we couldn’t escape, or providing a place where we can focus on manageable challenges while the real world feels unmanageable. But in recent years, more...
Neon White Is The Best Puzzle-Platformer-Time-Attack-Card-Slinging-Dating-Sim Of The Year
24.6.2022
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Goodbye Zachtronics, Developers Of Very Cool Video Games
24.6.2022
On July 5, Zachtronics will be releasing Last Call BBS, a collection of stylish little puzzle games wrapped up in a retro PC gaming vibe. After 11 years in business (and even longer outside of commercial releases), a time which has seen the studio develop a cult following almost unrivalled in indie...
Play These Fantastic Free Games On Steam To Fill Your Long Weekend
17.6.2022
Here we find ourselves at another happy Friday, so to get your post-work life up and running as you engage weekend mode, I’ve put together a dainty little list of five noteworthy, totally free games on Steam. Read more