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Longtime GTA Producer’s Next Game Will Be Published By Hitman Studio
16.10.2024
MindsEye, the next “AAA” game from former GTA and Red Dead producer Leslie Benzies, will be published by Hitman developers IO Interactive as the studio’s first foray into third-party publishing. Read more
Black Ops 6 Is So Fast It's Both Frustrating And Fun
3.9.2024
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer beta weekend is over, but I’m still a little shell-shocked from it. The sixth installment in the long-running Activision sub-franchise is faster than ever before, and full of players who have already gotten the brand-new omnimovement system down to...
The Remedy Connected Universe May Be Coming To TV And Movies Soon
29.8.2024
You might be seeing the likes of fictional horror writer Alan Wake and super-powered government agent Jesse Faden on the big and small screens sometime soon. Remedy, the developer of the Control and Alan Wake games, just announced a partnership with film and game distributor Annapurna that could...
The Video Game Sequel To One Of The Best Action Movies Ever Is On Sale For $2
22.8.2024
Hard Boiled, the 1992 film from legendary director John Woo, is probably the best action movie ever made. What you might not know is that it has a sequel, but it isn’t a movie. In 2007, developer Midway and Woo released Stranglehold, an action video game that transfers the director’s signature...
5 Hopes And Predictions For Gamescom’s Opening Night Live
16.8.2024
It’s nearly time for the next Geoff Keighley World Premiereathon. The Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase is set to stream on Tuesday, August 20 at 2 p.m. Eastern/ 11 a.m. Pacific, and will include new trailers, announcements, and developers talking about their upcoming projects. We asked...
This Remaster Of A Weird And Beloved Classic Is Now On Sale
14.8.2024
Back in 2012, Remedy put out Alan Wake, a pulpy third-person shooter about a troubled author literally battling the forces of darkness, as well as his own demons, with a flashlight and a gun. It didn’t light the world on fire, but over the years, it did become a bit of a cult classic, and now it’s...
Report: Dead Rising Remake Ditches Rewards For Taking Upskirt Photos
9.8.2024
The recently announced return of Dead Rising was met with both delight and trepidation, much in light of the redesign of its main character, Frank West. Capcom’s 2006 zombie-bashing madhouse was tremendously fun, but also very much of its time. As spotted by Famitsu, via Eurogamer, the forthcoming...
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Action Looks Wild With Low Gravity Mod
7.8.2024
It’s been a wild week for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 leaks after some players seemingly got their hands on a PS4 build of the game’s upcoming multiplayer beta. Now it looks like they’re modding the game to supercharge its new omnimovement feature and the results look like a blast to play. Read more
We Almost Got A GBA Port Of Rockstar’s Cult Classic The Warriors
22.7.2024
The Warriors, a PS2-era video game adaption of the 1979 film of the same name, was never Rockstar Games’ biggest hit, but it was well-reviewed at the time. And according to a source, a Game Boy Advance port of this cult classic Rockstar game was nearly finished before being canceled.Read more
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6's First Beta Weekend Is Closer Than You Think
15.7.2024
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 is the first game in the series that won’t be giving PlayStation players exclusive entry into its early access beta. Instead, the Gulf War-era shooter will arrive simultaneously on all platforms, including Xbox and PC, starting in August. Read more
I Am Your Beast Is One Of The Best Shooters You Can Play Right Now
13.6.2024
I have no bullets left in my handgun. I’m low on health. In front of me is an armed soldier ready to shoot my head off. I don’t have more than a second or two before I’m dead. So I chuck my empty pistol at the dude, knocking him down. Meanwhile, I grab his gun and swiftly kill him and two more...
Everything We’ve Learned About Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6
11.6.2024
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 had its big blowout during Xbox’s Summer Game Fest Showcase, and got a focused presentation of its own right afterwards. That show, along with a wealth of previews and interviews that have sprung up in the past few days, have given us a pretty clear picture of all...
Everything We Saw At Summer Game Fest 2024
8.6.2024
Today, we got nearly two hours of new trailers for upcoming games courtesy of Geoff Keighley and his annual Summer Game Fest showcase. It was a lot to sit through, but if you missed out on the live stream or just want a recap of everything shown off today, we’ve got you covered. Read more
Video Game Adaptations Keep Coming As A Hit Indie Shooter Gets A Movie
22.4.2024
El Paso, Elsewhere, an indie third-person neo-noir shooter heavily inspired by Max Payne, is the latest video game getting a Hollywood adaptation. And while it’s surprising to see a smaller, indie game get a movie, El Paso, Elsewhere is a perfect candidate for a film adaptation. Read more
Someone Bought 4,000 Worthless Copies Of Alan Wake
16.4.2024
We’ve all bought a second or maybe even third copy of a game we really, really love. Longtime Kotaku readers know of my obsession with re-buying Resident Evil 4. But I’m not sure there’s a game I love so much that I would buy thousands of copies of it. And there’s definitely not a game out there...
El Paso, Elsewhere Dev Drags Industry’s ‘Sudden Silence’ In Uplifting Black Voices
20.3.2024
El Paso, Elsewhere was a big game for indie studio Strange Scaffold when it launched in September 2023. The Max Payne-like, narrative-driven vampire shooter centered a Black male character in the leading role, something you don’t see too often in the games industry. Well, Strange Scaffold founder...
From Chill Jusant To Punishing Lies Of P: Levi Winslow’s Top 10 Games Of 2023
27.12.2023
2023 is nearly over, finally, but at least there were some great games to get us through it, right? This year was full of great releases, but marred by myriad layoffs across sectors (including the games industry), and larger, global issues that made it hard to find the light in the dark. But video...
You Might Have Missed 2023's Coolest Shooter
27.12.2023
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GotY: Kotaku's Top 12 Games Of 2023, Ranked
22.12.2023
As we’ve all heard countless times throughout these last 12 months, 2023 has been a very interesting year in gaming. There were an exorbitant amount of layoffs, companies gobbling up other companies like corporate Pac-Man, and leaks galore. But despite the obvious problems within our industry that...
The Week's Biggest Gaming News, From Marvel Leaks To Fortnite Porn
22.12.2023
The year may be winding down, but the news just doesn’t stop. This week, we have insights into the inner workings of a massive game studio, a glimpse into who tops people’s lists of sexytime video game fantasies, and one legendary auteur admitting he’s plum tuckered. Read on for the week’s biggest...