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Switch 2 Is Getting Upgraded Splatoon 3 Along With A New Spin-Off Called Splatoon Raiders
10.6.2025
Splatoon was completely absent from the Switch 2 launch. Now we know why. Nintendo decided to hold the Switch 2 upgrade for Splatoon 3 until the week after the new console arrived, announcing it Tuesday morning alongside an entirely new spin-off called Splatoon Raiders. Read more
Monster Hunter Wilds’ Has A Giant Fluff Ball Of A Bird You Should Score Items From
9.6.2025
Monster Hunter Wilds certainly loves to hide things for players to discover. From exclusive weapon mechanics to unmapped areas, there is always something you’ve yet to learn about. The recently added Grand Hub is no exception, as the discovery of a humongous Downy Crake made waves across...
Mario Kart World Players Are Exploiting Free Roam To Quickly Farm Coins
9.6.2025
Mario Kart World is full of cool stunts and lots of things to unlock, like new characters, costumes, and vehicles. The last of those requires accumulating a certain number of coins during your time with the Switch 2 exclusive, and while you could do that the normal way by just playing tons...
Nintendo's Big Zelda Movie Will Fill Void Left By Avengers: Secret Wars With Tiny Delay
9.6.2025
Nintendo’s live-action Zelda movie won’t be out in March 2027 after all. Instead, the hero of time’s journey to the big screen will be delayed until May 2027. The company said it just needs a little “extra time” to make it good. Less than two months, to be precise. Read more
Persona 4 Remake Announces Itself With Laughably Short Trailer
8.6.2025
During today’s Xbox Summer Game Fest event, the long-rumored remake of Persona 4 was finally announced... but that’s about all we got from the ridiculously short teaser revealing the upcoming remake. Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We’re Kicking Off The Summer With
7.6.2025
Okay, technically it’s not summer for another few weeks, but it was 80 damn degrees in New York today so as far as I’m concerned, we’re in summer mode. Also, happy Switch 2 launch week to all those who celebrate! This week eager fans, us included, finally got their hands on the highly anticipated...
Kotaku’s Best Game Tips For The Week June 07, 2025
7.6.2025
If you’re stuck on a tricky boss fight or a challenging puzzle, or just want to make the most of your time with a new release, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the tips we found most helpful this week.Read more
Capcom Announces Street Fighter 6's New Characters By Paying Kenny Omega To Cosplay Them
7.6.2025
I don’t watch wrestling, but I feel a kinship to Kenny Omega as a fellow Kenny. Well, I did, until I realized his name is actually Tyson Smith. He just took on the name, I was born into it. Anyway, since he is not a true Ken, I have found a new reason to connect with the wrestler after seeing...
Resident Evil 9 Executive Producer Announces He's Not Ready To Announce It Just Yet
7.6.2025
Resident Evil 9's executive producer, Jun Takeuchi, announced today at Summer Game Fest that he was not ready to announce anything about the next main entry in the series. Sorry. See you later! Read more
Sega Throws Shade At Mario Kart While Showing Off Sonic Racing: Crossworlds
6.6.2025
At today’s Summer Game Fest showcase, Sega showed off Sonic Racing: Crossworlds. The kart racer is a big ol’ crossover event between the blue blur and other Sega characters. After previous leaks claimed Minecraft and Spongebob characters would join the racer’s roster, Sega revealed that several...
Mario Kart World Players Are Pulling Off Some Incredible Stunts After Only One Day
6.6.2025
I’m still waiting to get my Switch 2 because my system is getting shipped to my home in New York City while I’m in Los Angeles. The only way in which I can experience the whimsical antics of Mario Kart World is through clips of the lucky bastards who have their systems already. I don’t usually...
Link Respects Women
6.6.2025
Link, in all his variations, is a hero. The sword-wielding savior of Hyrule is always doing heroic shit in every Legend of Zelda game. He’s the embodiment of courage, goes to great lengths to defeat evil in whatever form it appears, and has saved the day countless times across the series’...
Mario Kart World: Every Power-Up, Explained
6.6.2025
Part of what makes a Mario Kart game so special is its vast collection of power-ups that you earn throughout the track. Mario Kart World is overflowing with them. Using these items can turn the tide of a race in mere moments, giving you exactly what you need to take the lead. Of course, other users...
Elden Ring Nightreign: A Beginner's Guide To Mastering The Duchess
6.6.2025
In Elden Ring Nightreign, there are two unlockable characters, one of which is the Duchess. She’s the game’s agile, stealth archetype. While her overall strength may be lacking, her abilities make up for it. She probably has one of the most compatible team synergy in the game, and is dangerous...
Mario Kart World: Four Essential Tips To Improve Your Racing Skills
6.6.2025
Mario Kart World is Nintendo’s most recent entry in the long-running racing franchise, and this one sports tons of characters, power-ups, and tracks, as well as an open world to explore. There’s so much packed into the experience that it should keep fans busy for years to come. But if you’re about...
The New Persona 5 Spin-Off Is Sapping My Excitement With Gacha Mechanics
5.6.2025
I want to be excited for Persona 5: The Phantom X. I played about two hours of the game, and it’s got a lot of the staples of the RPG social sim fans know and love. It even adds a few new bells and whistles to the series’ turn-based combat, lending new dimensions to a typically straightforward...
Elden Ring Nightreign: A Beginner's Guide To Raider
5.6.2025
Nightreign’s Raider class is for anyone who just wants to beat shit up. It’s the most straightforward class that focuses on pure damage output and nothing else. He has simple mechanics that are geared to give enemies as much of a hard time as possible.Read more
The Internet Reacts To A New Marvel Fighting Game Without Capcom
5.6.2025
This month’s State of Play presentation was a certified banger for PlayStation, with a ton of exciting games coming to the PlayStation 5 in the next year. Final Fantasy Tactics remaster? Check. The first look at IO Interactive’s James Bond origin story? Got it. But perhaps the biggest announcement...
The Director Of Final Fantasy Tactics Gets Political
5.6.2025
Final Fantasy Tactics is a game about flawed people struggling against wave after wave of entrenched injustice and evil, hoping that at some point their small contributions might one day ripple outward to create a better world. It’s a message that the PS1 classic’s director says remains all...
Let's Take Down Nightreign's Challenging Final Boss
5.6.2025
You’ve conquered all of the other Nightlords. Now you’re ready to face the final challenge that Elden Ring Nightreign has in store: Heolstor the Nightlord.Read more