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Split Fiction Is The Good Time Everyone Needs Right Now
9.3.2025
EA and Hazelight’s latest co-op adventure, Split Fiction, is out now across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. As with previous Hazelight games, like It Takes Two, Split Fiction is a co-op only experience that features a dazzling amount of gameplay mechanics. One moment you’ll be flying dragons and later...
24 Games We're Stoked For In March, Great Switch Games On Sale For Mario Day, And More Of The Week's Top News
8.3.2025
This week, we got some insight into what prompted Ubisoft to add a “canon mode”—which strips out all narrative choices in favor of adhering to one set story path—to the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Also, we looked at 24 games coming out in this fairly packed month that we can’t wait to...
Split Fiction Is A Smash Hit By Every Metric And A Lesson to EA And Others
7.3.2025
As I write this sentence, the latest co-op adventure game from Hazelight, Split Fiction, hasn’t even been out for 48 hours. Yet based on player count numbers, Metacritic rankings, reviews, and player ratings, it is already one of EA’s most successful and critically acclaimed games in years....
Split Fiction Director Reacts To 'Feminism Propaganda' Comment: 'What The F*** Is This?'
7.3.2025
Split Fiction is the latest action adventure from Hazelight Studios. Like the team’s past games, including It Takes Two, the latest game tells the story of two characters and revolves around two-player co-op. This time around, both of those characters just happen to be women. Director Josef Fares...
How To Crack The Baby Bird Egg In Co-Op Adventure Split Fiction
6.3.2025
As you work your way through one of Zoe’s early fantasy levels in Split Fiction, you’ll come across a collection of baby birds in tiny nests. One of these little buddies hasn’t fully hatched yet, with only his poor little wings sticking out. But you can help him, while also helping yourself clear...
Split Fiction Is Out Now, Here's Why You'll Want To Get Distracted By It
6.3.2025
Hazelight Studios has once again brought a whole heap of co-op joy with its newest game, Split Fiction, which sends two players on a high-stakes quest across high fantasy and sci-fi settings. There are plenty of funny and heartfelt moments for you and a friend to experience in this adventure....
Disappointed Fans Inspired Ubisoft To Create A Canon Mode For Assassin's Creed Shadows
5.3.2025
After a few delays and leaks, Ubisoft’s next main entry in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, is nearly here. And, in a series first, it comes with a mode that removes many choices, instead adhering to one “canonical” narrative path. Now Ubisoft has explained why this option...
Neil Druckmann Says 'Don't Bet' On The Last Of Us Part III
5.3.2025
We’re about a month away from season two of The Last of Us premiering on Max, and Neil Druckmann, the director of the series of games the show is based on, is doing interviews to promote its return. Naturally, those conversations end up drifting over to the future of the video game series that...
The Best Games Of 2025 So Far
5.3.2025
It’s only the beginning of March but 2025 already has some bangers worth spotlighting, including real standouts like Split Fiction and Avowed, so we decided to start compiling the best games of the year early and update this list as the days, weeks, and months go by. Here are some of the best games...
Split Fiction: The Kotaku Review
4.3.2025
In the dozen or so hours a friend and I put into Split Fiction, the latest co-op game from It Takes Two developer Hazelight, it never seemed to run out of ideas. This latest release, with its marriage of fantasy and science fiction, still feels as fresh and inventive as It Takes Two and A Way...
Pixel Heroes Adventure: A Retro MMORPG With a Web3 Twist
4.3.2025
Pixel Heroes Adventure blends nostalgic pixel art with blockchain mechanics, offering a fresh take on the MMORPG genre. But does its Web3 integration enhance or overcomplicate the experience? Regina dives in and finds out. Quick Recap from Rumble Kong League Rumble Kong League (RKL) is...
Some Good And Bad News About Assassin's Creed Shadows On PC
28.2.2025
Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next mainline game in Ubisoft’s long-running historical fiction franchise, is nearly here after a few delays, a leak, and a lot of online yelling. And if you were planning to play the game on Steam, well, I’ve got some good news and also, some bad news for Steam Deck...
You Can Buy A Ton Of Delisted Steam Games, Like Deadpool, On Amazon
28.2.2025
Over 30 delisted Steam PC games are currently available to buy via Amazon. It’s unclear how long these games have been available, but considering the fact that digital Steam keys for some of these titles, like Marvel Ultimate Alliance, can sell for hundreds of dollars online, this is easily...
Just $10 Will Get You Tunic And Over 400 Other Neat Games In The New California Fire Relief Bundle
27.2.2025
Over 300 indie creators have pooled their games to create the California Fire Relief Bundle on itch.io to get funds into the hands of survivors of the recent devastating wildfires in Southern California. You can help a great cause and play some incredible games for just $10. Read more
Elden Ring Is Definitely Not An RPG: A Kotaku Debate
26.2.2025
What is a role-playing game? You probably have your own definition and exceptions. And as you might expect, nearly everyone at Kotaku has thoughts and opinions on what is and isn’t an RPG. For example, some think Elden Ring is an RPG. Others disagree strongly. And then some think the idea...
Indie Showcase Has My Favorite Trailer Of The Year So Far
24.2.2025
Whelp, I’ve got a song stuck in my head and its a weird (but great) one: It’s the cooking giraffe’s ditty fromthe debut trailer for To A T which premiered during Annapurna Interactive’s 2025 publisher showcase. Read more
Assassin's Creed Shadows Has Leaked A Month Before Launch
24.2.2025
It looks like at least a few people have got their hands on physical copies of Assassin’s Creed Shadows ahead of the game’s official March 20 launch. Reportedly, one player streamed themselves playing the next entry in Ubisoft’s long-running franchise online. (No spoilers are included below.) Read...
Yakuza Creator's New Action Game Could Be In Trouble
21.2.2025
Long-time Sega producer Toshihiro Nagoshi left the Sonic publisher in 2021 to form a new studio under Chinese gaming giant NetEase. After establishing the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series as one of the best action-RPG sandboxes around, he had the chance to start up a new team to work on a new franchise....
GTA V On PC Finally Catches Up To Console Versions
20.2.2025
In 2022, Rockstar released the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online. These ports looked better, played better, and included new content and graphical options. And now, finally, three years later, Rockstar is bringing all of this (and more) to PC players via a...
The New Game From The Makers Of Life Is Strange Is Off To An Excellent Start
18.2.2025
I’ve finished the first half of Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, Don’t Nod’s latest supernatural teen drama, and it speaks to how well the game handles its dueling past and present storylines that even though I still don’t really know what the game is about, I’m nonetheless desperate to see what comes...