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Sonic Franchise Producer Wants Films To Enter Their Avengers Era
8.4.2024
With Sonic the Hedgehog leaping from the small screen to the big one and spawning TV series spin-offs devoted to specific characters (looking at you, Knuckles), executive producer Toby Ascher has said the film franchise will grow to Avengers-level proportions.Read more
A Year Ago, Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Ending Proved The Series Potential
6.11.2023
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are all about finding freedom in their open world. This is as true mechanically as it is thematically, as the pair of Switch RPGs let you freely explore the Paldea region in search of your own “treasure.” They posit that the Pokémon world is full of possibilities and that...
Deltarune’s Next Two Chapters Are Coming Sooner Than We Thought
31.10.2023
Deltarune, spiritual successor to the beloved, retro-inspired RPG Undertale, is two chapters into its seven-part story. Now, about halfway through development, director Toby Fox and his team are shifting its episodic release plan.Read more
These YouTubers Turned Planet Earth Into A Board Game
14.7.2023
There are some who use their YouTube success to fund excessive lifestyles of debauchery, coveted cardboard, and opulent mansions. However, there are others who try to do something interesting. That’s undeniably the case for educational YouTube channel Wendover, which last year launched Jet Lag:...
Minecraft Legends: The Kotaku Review
14.4.2023
The writer O. Henry is alleged to have said of New York City, “It’ll be a great place if they ever finish it.” I have a very similar feeling about Minecraft Legends. Its mix of real-time strategy and third-person action seems like it could be a splendid game, should Mojang ever get around...
Pokémon Has Finally Taken Over My Entire Life, And I Love It
5.9.2022
In my mid-40s, my life is so latterly being taken over by Pokémon. After falling down the Pokémon GO hole in 2020, and then chronicling its slow takeover of my spare time, I have since found myself the primary Pokémon GO correspondent for Kotaku. And now, as if that weren’t enough, I’ve finally...
After Years Of Disappointment, Pokémon Go Fest Finally Gave Me The Magic I've Been Missing
29.8.2022
As has been chronicled on Kotaku, my journey into Pokémon GO has been one that began two years ago in lockdown-induced happiness, and then slowly descended into disappointment after disappointment. However, this weekend, despite what appear to be Niantic’s best efforts, I finally experienced...
Let’s Talk About Stray’s Weird Bummer Of An Ending
3.8.2022
Stray, a post-apocalyptic adventure game about a cat, is mostly excellent. Two of us at Kotaku recently powered through its puzzles, devouring its dense, mysteriously post-apocalyptic environments and generally enjoying living out the power-fantasy of role-playing a cat. Then we hit the credits....
5 Big Things You May Have Missed In The Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Trailer
1.6.2022
Whenever a new Pokémon trailer goes live, the internet’s sleuths get busy. Info about these games tends to release in carefully curated bursts, sparking the sort of breathless speculation that leads to fans, um, mistakenly identifying a wheelbarrow as a previously undiscovered Pokémon. Today...
Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away Comes To Life With Puppets
11.3.2022
Originally released in 2001, Spirited Away is beloved by fans and critics alike. The award-winning film showed the depth and the brilliance of Hayao Miyazaki’s imagination. Creating a live-action stage show version was challenging, made even more so by a pandemic and a travel ban.Read more
Undertale Fan Prequel Six Years In The Making Almost Done, Looks Fantastic
18.1.2022
Undertale Yellow is a fan-made prequel to the indie RPG that tells the story of Clover, the seventh human who falls into the game’s Underground. Given the go-ahead by Undertale creator Toby Fox back in February 2016, the labor of love is close to achieving its final form, with a new animated teaser...
The Pope Listened To Undertale's 'Megalovania' In The Year Of Our Lord 2022
6.1.2022
The Pope is a lot of things: a religious figurehead for the Catholic church, hat aficionado, and an apparent hater of cat owners. But now Papa Francis can add being a listener to game soundtracks to his wheelhouse as well. He’s apparently a big fan of Undertale’s infectiously catchy song...
Toby Fox: Deltarune Chapter 2 Is Free Because It's Been 'Really Tough For Everybody Recently'
18.9.2021
After waiting three years for any kind of news about the next chapter in the Deltarune series, indie dev Toby Fox surprise announced earlier this week that it would be out on September 17. When it finally became available the game was free and the rush of players trying to download it was so large...
Deltarune Chapter 2 Is Coming Out This Week
16.9.2021
With fans having waited forever for news like this, Undertale’s Toby Fox just announced that Deltarune Chapter 2 will be out...this weekRead more
Five Things To Know About God Of War Ragnarok
13.9.2021
Like an ancient Norse myth that sat dormant for years before seeping into the zeitgeist, God of War Ragnarok is coming. First teased last year, the much-anticipated sequel to 2018’s God of War finally popped up last week as the splashy capstone of a PlayStation showcase.Read more
Ten New Eye-Catching Games That Deserve Your Attention
1.9.2021
The Indie Houses is a new initiative from a collection of seven independent games publishers, working together to better support one another, and help gain greater attention for the games they publish. Last night they hosted their first ever Indie Houses Direct, an hour-long presentation featuring...
The Biggest Shiny Pokémon Collector Needs One $30,000 Card To Complete Set
11.8.2021
Shiny Pokémon hype has jumped out of the games and into real life with one trading card game fan who’s trying to collect one of every monster color variant that currently exists. Good news: he only needs one more card. Bad news: some people are selling it for as much as $30,000.Read more
Undertale Makes Its Xbox Debut Via Game Pass Tomorrow
15.3.2021
Undertale, the quirky 2015 role-playing game from indie dev Toby Fox, finally heads to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S tomorrow, and it will be free for everyone with an active Game Pass subscription on console.Read more