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Kotaku Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We Can’t Wait To Dive Into
22.11.2024
Full transparency, readers, I’m not thinking much about video games this weekend. It is a weekend for movies and music. It’s Wicked weekend and, on top of that, Kendrick Lamar just dropped a whole album. But if, for some reason, you’re looking for something to do other than watch Ariana Grande...
Making Rook The Hero Of The Next Dragon Age Could Fix The Series' Biggest Problem
21.11.2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard had a lot to live up to. Its predecessor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, launched in 2014 and left the series on a devastating cliffhanger, a cliffhanger that went unresolved as developer BioWare went through 10 years of development hell and internal reboots, before ultimately...
Square Enix Has No Intergrade-Like DLC Plans For FF7 Rebirth
21.11.2024
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is already a massive game, but some out there might be wondering if DLC is on the way for the open-world RPG. According to Rebirth’s director Naoki Hamaguchi, the answer is no, as the team is focused on finishing part three of the FF7 Remake trilogy. Read more
Fans Found A Workaround For One Of The Most Frustrating Things In Dragon Age: The Veilguard
21.11.2024
One of the reasons it took me so long to start a second playthrough of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is that recreating the Inquisitor, the protagonist of 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition, is a painstaking process. I loved making an older version of my Inquisition hero the first time I played through...
Don't Bother Waiting Around For A Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro Update
21.11.2024
Cyberpunk 2077 is one of those benchmark games fans rush to check out when they upgrade their gaming hardware. From its disastrous launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to its 2.0 overhaul and excellent Phantom Liberty expansion last year, the open-world RPG has undergone an impressive makeover...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Nearly Brought Back Another Hero Alongside The Inquisitor
20.11.2024
Reading the official Dragon Age: The Veilguard art book is kind of maddening, honestly. I adored the fourth game in BioWare’s fantasy RPG franchise despite my many, many issues with the series going in but each time I look at the art book, which is full of concepts that didn’t make it into...
The Game Awards Should Happen After The Year Is Over, Like Every Other Award Show
20.11.2024
In case you missed it, the nominees for the 10th annual Game Awards, set to air on December 12, have been announced. Some frontrunners were predictably nominated in multiple categories, such as Astro Bot and Metaphor: ReFantazio, which scored seven and six nominations, respectively. But there were...
The 7 Biggest Surprises From The 2024 Game Awards Nominees
18.11.2024
Game Awards host Geoff Keighley revealed the 2024 nominees across dozens of categories on Monday. It included something for everyone, unless you’re a fan of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which is quickly becoming this year’s Starfield. Read more
Kicking Enemies Is So Much Fun In Dragon Age: The Veilguard
18.11.2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a big, epic RPG about the destruction of the world and dealing with your past. It’s a game featuring a large cast of flawed people trying to come together to stop someone who thinks they are doing the right thing, but which will kill many. But who cares about all that?...
Horizon Zero Dawn's Second Lego Set Is Coming And It Won't Break The Bank
18.11.2024
Two years after the Lego Tallneck was released, Sony has announced its second Horizon Zero Dawn crossover set with the toy brick company, and just in time for the launch of the abridged, Lego Horizon Adventures adaptation of the open-world RPG. The set is actually affordable, too. Read more
Play These Games After Metaphor: ReFantazio (And More Of This Week's Tips And Recs)
17.11.2024
From the best decks in Pokémon TCG Pocket to a ludicrously expensive card in the original game—and a bunch of other updates, guides, and recommendations in between—here are the most helpful tips we published this week.Read more
The Closest Thing We Have To Destiny: Classic Is Now Cheaper Than Ever
15.11.2024
Ten years later, the original Destiny is still around and kicking, and it won’t cost you much to dip your toes back into the old-school Bungie looter shooter. The price for all of Destiny 1's DLC and expansions in one simple package is currently just $20. Read more
BioWare Clarifies Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Secret Ending As Misinterpretations Spread Online
15.11.2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s ending is one of the best segments in the game if not the whole series. But its secret ending, one you unlock by doing specific side quests and finding certain artifacts throughout the world, is a bit more controversial. After fans unlocked the scene in question, some...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Hardest Choice Has Fans Scouring For A Way Out
13.11.2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a game about choice and consequence. One of the decisions that has the most immediate impact happens at the beginning of the game’s final quest. The effect this decision has on the remainder of the game and, presumably, any future Dragon Age games, has devastated fans...
Lego Horizon Adventures: The Kotaku Review
13.11.2024
I really liked Lego Horizon Adventures, a game that’s exactly what it sounds like. It tells an embellished version of the events of Horizon Zero Dawn, the first game in Guerrilla’s series of post-apocalyptic open-world adventures, with colorful Lego bricks and the slapstick humor you’d expect from...
Stellar Blade Hype Train Continues With PC Release Aiming For 2025
12.11.2024
Stellar Blade arrived exclusively on PlayStation 5 near the beginning of this year, but a PC port is now becoming less theoretical. Shift Up, the South Korea studio behind the sci-fi action game, recently told investors that it’s aiming to bring the game to PC sometime in 2025. Read more
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Sex Scenes, Ranked From Worst To Best
12.11.2024
A new BioWare game is out, which means that love is in the air. Dragon Age: The Veilguard has seven companions, and you can romance any one of them. This all culminates in a romantic scene between protagonist Rook and their paramour, and they’re…mostly fine. I was initially caught a bit off-guard...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Final Mission Starts With A Big Decision, Here Are The Consequences
11.11.2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a lot of choices for you to make, especially surrounding its seven companions. But one of the most significant happens in the game’s final stretch and involves the dwarven rogue Harding and Grey Warden warrior Davrin. If you’re reading this, you’ve likely encountered...
For No Particular Reason, We Suggested You Slay Nazis In Wolfenstein This Week
10.11.2024
Hey, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but a lot happened this past week. Some of it may or may not have been newsworthy. Nevertheless, to get you through, we’ve kept you abreast of all the tips, deals, and reviews your nihilistic heart could desire. This includes articles on the perfectly cathartic...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Stats Reveal Most Players' Choices Are Basic
8.11.2024
My favorite part about talking to other people who play choice-based RPGs is comparing choices. Whether it’s about the characters we make or the ways we nudge the story, I am always down to hear how people are playing games like Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We’re just a week out from launch, so a...