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Pokémon Legends Arceus Is A New Open-World Game Coming In 2022
26.2.2021
Set in the Sinnoh Region of old, Pokémon Legends Arceus is a new approach to open-world Pokémon games coming to the Nintendo Switch in early 2022. Read more
Great games steal, and should
26.2.2021
Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend?Read more
Terraria Dev Cancels Stadia Port Over Being Shut Out Of Google Accounts
8.2.2021
The sprawling 2D world-crafting game Terraria has been ported almost everywhere. One place it won’t be going? Stadia. At least according to one of its creators who recently took to Twitter to cancel the streaming version of the game after—he says—Google locked him out of all of his accounts.Read...
Cyberpunk 2077’s First Major Patch Is Finally Out For All Platforms
23.1.2021
Like the federal government, CD Projekt Red dropped a major update at 5 p.m. on a Friday. The first major patch for Cyberpunk 2077 is officially out, nine days after the developer apologized for the state of the game’s console release and promised a major patch within ten days. Patch 1.1 addresses...
Wario Isn't Evil, He's Honest
19.1.2021
Mario was back for another adventure. But this time, it was personal. Hiroji Kiyotake, the director of 1992’s Game Boy hit Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins, wanted to pursue the idea that this time Mario wouldn’t be fighting to help or save someone else. Hence: Wario, Mario’s...
Someone Turned A Terraria Map Into An Evangelion Holding A Warship
19.1.2021
Terraria doesn’t get the same level of fanfare as Minecraft, but its two dimensional crafting is nevertheless responsible from some truly impressive player-made creations of its own. Behold the latest: an Evangelion lifting a warship over its head.Read more
Someone Turned A Terraria Map Into An Evangelion Holding A Warship
19.1.2021
Terraria doesn’t get the same level of fanfare as Minecraft, but its two dimensional crafting is nevertheless responsible from some truly impressive player-made creations of its own. Behold the latest: an Evangelion lifting a warship over its head.Read more
Sharpen Your Finest Axe, Because Assassin's Creed Valhalla is Now $35
19.1.2021
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS5) | $35 | AmazonAssassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS4) | $35 | AmazonAssassin’s Creed Valhalla (XBO) | $35 | AmazonRead more
Ubisoft Massive Is Making An Open World Star Wars Game
13.1.2021
Ubisoft is partnering with the the newly launched Lucasfilm Games to make an open world game based in the Star Wars universe, Wired reports. This apparently signals the end of EA’s previous exclusivity deal regarding the development of Star Wars video games.Read more
How To Avoid Burnout And Finish Any Open-World Game
8.12.2020
Do you ever feel like there are too many open-world games, and too many of them take up too much time? Just consider some offerings from this year alone. There’s Ghost of Tsushima, the gorgeous samurai action game, which can take you more than 60 hours to check off every objective. Ubisoft released...
I'll Never Get Tired Of Sending Enemies Flying In Immortals
6.12.2020
Immortal Fenyx Rising, Ubisoft’s cartoonish take on an open-world game, has fine combat. It’s not amazing, being lifted straight from Assassin’s Creed Odyessy, but it works and it feels nice. However, killing enemies in Immortals is amazing because they don’t just collapse and die, but instead...
Tips For Playing Immortals Fenyx Rising
4.12.2020
Immortals Fenyx Rising is much better than its bad name. It’s the latest big open-world game from Ubisoft. Wait, don’t run away! While it’s true Ubisoft has made some overly-long open world games before, Immortals is different. It’s a simpler, pared down game featuring a smaller map and more...
Immortals: Fenyx Rising: The Kotaku Review
3.12.2020
Immortals: Fenyx Rising isn’t the game I was expecting. I was prepared for a big Ubisoft open-world action game filled with colorful vistas, Greek gods, and some elements inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild. It is all of that, but it’s not just Assassin’s Creed: Hyrule. It’s...