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New Strategy Game Is They Are Billions For Lego Freaks And I Can't Put It Down
22.7.2024
I love strategy games, but getting into a new one is always an uphill struggle for me. There’s a ton of new information to take in, new systems to familiarize myself with, and all of the odd quirks and clumsy controls to get accustomed to. But every once in a while one of them instantly gets their...
Asus’ Steam Deck Competitor Just Got An Excellent Upgrade
22.7.2024
For the last couple of years, PC gaming has sought to escape the rigid confines of its electric-outlet bound, RGB-coated monolithic towers with fast framerates at massive resolutions for something a little more modest and portable. Read more
No Man's Sky's Huge Overhaul, The Software Update That Stopped The World, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
20.7.2024
This week saw No Man’s Sky, a game that has repeatedly reinvented itself in the years since its release, get one of its biggest overhauls ever. Not to be outdone, Baldur’s Gate 3 also got a patch that rounds out the game nicely. Also, the FTC responded to Microsoft’s latest Xbox Live price hike...
Plus: why did (or didn't) this week's Steam launches 'take off'?
20.7.2024
Some musings based on this week's Steam charts. (Also, other charts galore!)
Once Human Devs Delete Post Asking Players To Leave Positive Steam Reviews After New Update Breaks Stuff
19.7.2024
Once Human’s post-launch rollercoaster ride continues apace after a new update broke certain items and bases in the game. While frustrating for players and another headache for the developers, the funniest part is that the fresh problems arose just as the developers were asking fans to boost...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Engrossing Games To Distract You From The World
19.7.2024
Oh, hi. Welcome to a totally normal weekend after a totally normal weekend where absolutely nothing troubling or strange happened whatsoever. There’s simply nothing that we’re turning to digital worlds to keep our minds off of. Why would you suggest a thing? Read more
Report: Trump Gunman Posted On Steam Before The Attempted Assassination
18.7.2024
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old man identified as the gunman behind the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally last week, seemingly posted about the attack ahead of time on Valve’s PC gaming storefront, Steam.Read more
Apex Legends Piles Up 10,000 Negative Steam Reviews As Players Fight Price Hikes
16.7.2024
Apex Legends has, over the years, been a bit of a hotbed for EA’s penchant for greed. In the past, Apex Legends has faced controversy over numerous collections and cosmetics hidden behind notably expensive microtransactions. . Now, EA’s reworking of the battle pass has landed the game in unusually...
9 Incredible Games To Get For Cheap During Steam's Big Indie Festival Sale
15.7.2024
After this year’s Steam Summer Sale, you might be thinking you don’t need to buy more games. Well the Independent Games Festival’s Celebration Days is here to change your mind.Read more
Post-Apocalyptic Shooter Blowing Up Steam Has A Wild First Week
15.7.2024
Once Human is it hitting all the sweet spots to earn the customary 15 minutes of Steam fame. It’s a free-to-play survival crafting MMO about fighting through a world infested by a strange alien lifeform called Stardust, and its first week out has already been full of ups and downs. Read more
Plus: June's top Steam launches, deconstructed...
12.7.2024
Also: lots of other Steam & console data goodness
The First Descendant Hits 10+ Million Players Despite Controversy
12.7.2024
Released last week, The First Descendant is a new sci-fi third-person looter shooter from Nexon that feels like a mix between Warframe, Destiny, and The Division. Yet despite mixed reviews and controversy involving icons and in-game purchases, The First Descendant has reached over 10 million...
Steam Dev Tells Player Who Posted Negative Review To 'Kill Yoursells'
9.7.2024
A Steam user left a negative review after playing Coin Pusher Casino on Steam. In response, a developer behind the game left a comment telling the player to “Kill Yoursells.” This has led to a backlash via a viral Reddit post, and an apology from the studio. Read more
The First Descendant, As Told By Steam Reviews
9.7.2024
Korean mega publisher Nexon recently released its own take on the free-to-play looter shooter with The First Descendant. Since the birth of the genre over a decade ago, many titles have come and gone, but two of them have stood near the top pretty consistently: Digital Extremes’ Warframe...
How much busier is Steam for 'significant' games?
9.7.2024
However... you define that? Also: the big streaming games of June and lots more
Apex Legends Players Are In Full Revolt After Battle Pass Controversy
9.7.2024
Yesterday, Apex Legends announced the free-to-play battle royale would be embracing shrinkflation, splitting seasonal battle passes in half while still charging players roughly the same amount for them. Today, some long-time fans are calling it the last straw after months of other issues,...
Co se nejvíc hraje na Steamu? Toto jsou nejoblíbenější hry pro PC. Aktualizace červenec 2024
7.7.2024
Ze statistik Steamu jsme zjistili, kolik hodin denně stráví hráči s jednotlivými hrami. Toto je žebříček těch nejoblíbenějších za posledních třicet dnů
Plus: The First Descendant debuts (notably!) strong on Steam
5.7.2024
Also: Once Human and Anger Foot loom on the 'new game' horizon
16 Extraordinary Games You Need To Wishlist This Indie-Penance Day!
4.7.2024
Astonishingly, this is the fourth year in a row Kotaku has celebrated Indie-Penance Day, since the holiday was invented to mark the liberation of gaming from the cruel rule of the British monarchy. To mark the occasion, we’ve picked a selection of some of the most interesting, enticing, unknown...
Does Steam 'price fix', and does that make them an unfair monopoly?
1.7.2024
Also: how's the 'simulator' doing on PC, and a host of game discovery news