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Kotaku's Weekend Guide: 5 Games We'll Be Spending More Time With
7.9.2024
The short week is over and you’ve already reached another weekend — or perhaps have finally made it to another weekend, depending on how much you hate your job. Because we love ours, we’ve decided to make this week’s Weekend Guide all about the games we’ve had the pleasure of reviewing recently....
Don’t Forget To Smack Every PlayStation Character You Collect In Astro Bot
6.9.2024
Astro Bot is here and it is everything that many of us could’ve wanted. Not only is it an incredible 3D platformer, but it’s also stuffed with cameos from characters across PlayStation’s history. As you collect them over the course of the game, every character that you find is returned to Astro...
This Handful Of Discounted Games Show Off The Switch’s Range
6.9.2024
I think everyone is waiting with bated breath for news of the successor to the Nintendo Switch, which seems like it’ll be announced any day now. That’s only because everybody I know has one and desperately wants a new console to replace their aging system. While you wait, why not boot up that relic...
Astro Bot's God Of War Level Has The Best Secret Weapon
6.9.2024
In addition to its many exciting and creative main levels, each Astro Bot galaxy ends with a level themed around a popular PlayStation franchise. One of these, known as Bot of War, grants Astro access to the throwable Leviathan Axe normally wielded by God of War protagonist Kratos. In this level...
The Starfield Planet At The Center Of Its Shattered Space DLC Sounds Like It Has A Lot Going On
6.9.2024
One of my hopes for Starfield’s Shattered Space expansion is that it feels a bit more like a traditional Bethesda RPG. And so far, that’s been the vibe of the pre-release hype. The planet at the center of the new story DLC, Va’ruun’kai, sounds like it might offer something closer to the open-world...
It's Really Nice That Astro Bot Just Has One Release Date
6.9.2024
Astro Bot is a really good video game and a great reason to own a PS5. Its colorful visuals, myriad gaming references, and excellent platforming have already made it one of 2024's best games. But there’s something else I love about Astro Bot: It only has one release date. Read more
You Can Complete Astro Bot In About 8 Hours, But It Has So Much More To Offer
6.9.2024
If you’re looking to dive into the adorable platformer Astro Bot, and weighing up its price, you’ll likely be wondering how long it’ll last you, and what type of fun it offers. From vibrant colorful levels to hundreds of collectibles, there’s a ton of content in this charming little title.Read more
You Can Grab Most Of The Famously Irreverent Yakuza Games For About $30
6.9.2024
Before they became turn-based RPGs led by the world’s goofiest man, the Like a Dragon series—then known in the west as Yakuza—comprised about 6 mainline titles that followed the hardships of Kazuma Kiryu, gaming’s greatest yakuza and dad. Following him since his earliest days in the life...
Astro Bot Countdown Celebration Is A Reminder That The PS5 Comes With An Amazing Free Game
6.9.2024
Long gone are the days of standing outside a GameStop at midnight waiting for the official release of a new Halo or Final Fantasy. But Team Asobi brought the festive vibes back with a launch party for its newest game, inside of an older one. Read more
Netflix's Terminator Zero Anime Is A Welcome Departure From The Franchise's Uninspired Sameness
5.9.2024
Like the Alien franchise, the Terminator series has been stuck in a rut since its early days, with its subsequent projects failing to recapture the greatness of its first two films. While Netflix’s original anime spin-off, Terminator Zero, doesn’t entirely shake the uncanny sameness of...
9 Games To Grab During Epic Games Store’s End-Of-Summer Sale
5.9.2024
Alright, I’ve mourned summer enough, please bring on the fall weather and everything that accompanies it. Well, almost everything. The neat thing about summer is that it’s prime time for deals on video games,, and this narrow window between the end of summer vacation and the actual beginning...
Astro Bot: The Kotaku Review
5.9.2024
I cried at the end of Astro Bot. I recognize this isn’t indicative of much beyond my sentimentality, but I thought it was a crucial tidbit to underscore something else, something important about PlayStation’s excellent new platformer. It really is, more than anything else, a celebration of...
Every Question You Have About Shadow The Hedgehog, Answered
4.9.2024
If you’re not a Sonic the Hedgehog fan, you might be wondering why the internet is losing its collective mind about Keanu Reeves’ Shadow the Hedgehog in the trailer for the third live-action movie, premiering on December 20. You may also be confused as to why Sega would dedicate an entire year...
10 Crucial Tips To Get The Most Out Of Visions Of Mana
4.9.2024
Visions of Mana is one of the cutest RPGs Square Enix has ever created, but it houses some fascinating secrets underneath its cheerful surface. I’m not talking about its story, though you will see some dark turns before your journey in Fa’diel ends. Instead I mean that underneath the bright...
Get The Star Wars Jedi Games For Cheap If Outlaws Has Left You Wanting More
4.9.2024
Star Wars Outlaws has been out for just about a week now, and I’m sure lots of folks are still poring over the details of its various worlds and wrapping up quests in Kay Vess’ adventure. However, if that game has left you wanting a more typical lightsaber-swinging odyssey across the stars,...
That New Castlevania DS Collection Includes A Terrific Bonus Game
4.9.2024
Last week saw the surprise release of Castlevania Dominus Collection, a great compilation that (finally!) gives us a way to play the series’ three Nintendo DS releases on modern hardware. Castlevania fans have their strong opinions on which of these are the best, but the fact that Dawn of Sorrow...
11 Of The Best Games At PAX West 2024
3.9.2024
PAX West continues to be one of North America’s most prolific gaming conventions. It’s not only a great place for the gaming community to gather and celebrate our favorite pastime, but also an excellent opportunity to check out the upcoming slate of games coming this year and early in 2025. Coming...
9 Out-Of-This-World Games To Grab During Steam’s Big Space Sale
3.9.2024
Steam sales, your wallet’s final frontier, a chance to boldly add more games to your cart than any man has before. Sure the huge summer sale has already passed but the PC gaming storefront is always running some new event offering amazing deals on equally amazing games. This time around the savings...
The First Sonic Movie Is Now On Netflix And Way Better Than You Think
3.9.2024
If you didn’t see the first live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie, you still have plenty of time to rectify that before the third movie starring Keanu Reeves as the blue blur’s rival Shadow Sonic the Hedgehog 3 premieres on December 20. The 2020 film is mostly fine and pales in comparison to...
This Murder Mystery Is A Must-Play For Die-Hard Adventure Game Fans
3.9.2024
It’s 1913 and young Nancy Maple, an amateur geologist, travels from Toronto to the remote Canadian town of Crimson to investigate the discovery of a large diamond. However, things are more perilous than they initially seem, and before long our plucky heroine finds herself investigating an apparent...