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Every Game We Played At This Year's Not-E3 Summer Game Fest Extravaganza
14.6.2024
Summer Game Fest, aka Geoff-con/Keighley-palooza, has come and gone. The E3 replacement included multiple online showcases and onsite events, each aimed at drumming up excitement for a flood of upcoming games. Which games rocked? Which ones sucked? Which ones will become video game industry...
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Steam Deck Settings And Performance Guide
14.6.2024
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is a massively expanded version of 2021’s Shin Megami Tensei V, featuring more quests, monsters, and a new story path featuring a brand new character. However, perhaps most importantly, Vengeance drops the original game’s Nintendo Switch exclusivity for...
The Best (And Worst) Dads And Daddies In Video Games
14.6.2024
Happy Father’s Day weekend to all the dads and dad havers who are reading Kotaku. Yes, it’s the time of year that we celebrate the daddies in our lives—whether that be our fathers or the men we call daddy. So hey, we figured we’d make a big ol’ list of the best dads and/or daddies in video games....
This Summer Is Too Packed With Great-Looking Games
13.6.2024
Summer is looking stacked with big and small game releases across all platforms. If you were hoping you’d get a break from all the awesome games launching this year in the hotter months of 2024, I’ve got bad news for you and your wallet.Read more
Infamous Video Game Leaker Admits To Pretending To Be A Japanese Woman For Clout
13.6.2024
A hyper-passionate fan base. A notoriously secretive industry. And social media algorithms that encourage people to follow their worst impulses for 15 minutes of fame. It’s a volatile cocktail, and one that might explain why an infamous leaker who went by the name Midori lied about being a Japanese...
Hands-On With Horizon Lego Adventures: A Perfect Fit For Nintendo Switch
12.6.2024
The first thing to know about the recently announced Horizon Lego Adventures is that it’s a Lego game first and an adaptation of Horizon Zero Dawn second. It’s not attempting to be a one-to-one, brick-by-brick recreation of the expansive open-world RPG or even an abridged version. Think of it more...
30 Minutes With Monster Hunter Wilds: Bird Watching, Bear Bombing, And Cheesy Meat
12.6.2024
It’s been six years since Monster Hunter: World showed what the beloved action series could accomplish when it made the jump from Nintendo’s consoles back to more powerful hardware. As fun as 2021's Monster Hunter Rise was, it was built for the Switch and pulled back in many ways from the ambition...
The Big Nintendo Direct Everyone's Waiting For Is Probably Next Week
12.6.2024
It wouldn’t be Summer Game Fest and the ghost of E3 season without a big Nintendo Direct. Previously teased for June, it now looks like the big Switch showcase could happen as early as next week thanks to a suspicious early announcement from Among Us maker Innersloth. Read more
The 16 Best Trailers From Summer Game Fest's Busy Weekend
11.6.2024
Over the weekend (and some of Monday), Summer Game Fest 2024 took place, with many of the industry’s biggest publishers and studios—as well as tiny teams and solo devs—showing up to debut trailers for new games. It was an exciting time for sure, but also a very busy time for the game industry....
Every Layer of Animal Well (And How To Solve It), Explained
11.6.2024
Animal Well, Shared Memory’s excellent metroidvania, is a natural conversation starter, thanks in no small part to its “layers” of progression. The term at least partially stems from this list of tips from the game’s developer Billy Basso, in which Basso discloses that “Animal Well is designed with...
This Blumhouse Game Is Like Playing Through A ’90s Horror Movie
9.6.2024
Fear The Spotlight is vibey as hell from the outset, like plunging into a wormhole that sends you straight onto the set of the ‘90s cult horror classic The Craft. Grainy, VHS-esque visuals, narrative-driven gameplay, and simplistic puzzles are reminiscent of early PlayStation horror titles...
The Next Doom Game Just Got Announced And It Looks Different (And Rad)
9.6.2024
Today during the Xbox Summer Showcase, Bethesda and id Software announced Doom: The Dark Ages, coming in 2025. It’s the next entry in the long-running and super popular Doom series and looks to be something rather different than previous installments.Read more
Destiny 2: The Final Shape Brings The Feels, That New Star Wars Shooter Is Fun, And More Of The Week's Gaming Takes
8.6.2024
This week, Destiny 2: The Final Shape finally arrived, bringing an end to a storyline the series has been telling ever since it launched. We’ve got thoughts on how successful the campaign is at managing such a massive task. Also, let us tell you about that new Star Wars shooter, and encourage...
Manufactured Call Of Duty Controversies, New Dragon Age Romance Details, And More Of The Week's Gaming News
8.6.2024
It was eclectic week of gaming news, and we’ve got a diverse sampler platter for you with the week’s biggest stories, or at least, the biggest ones from before Summer Game Fest kicked off on Friday. For more on that, see our roundup of everything shown off at this year’s Keighley-fest, and our look...
21 Incredible Games That Stole The Spotlight At This Year’s Day Of The Devs Showcase
8.6.2024
Day of the Devs returned for its 12th annual summer event with another Summer Game Fest post-show that gave the not-E3 microphone to the creators behind some of the most promising-looking upcoming games. Whether you like noir-influenced point-and-click adventures or nostalgia-fueled retro RPGs,...
Riot’s Hero Shooter Valorant Is Finally Coming To Consoles
8.6.2024
Riot Games, the company best known for MOBA League of Legends, is bringing its free-to-play 5v5 hero shooter Valorant to consoles after four years of PC exclusivity. The game melds elements of hero shooters like Overwatch and tactical shooters like Counter-Strike, and it has a robust esports...
Lego Horizon Adventures Is Real And Coming Out Next Year On PS5 And Nintendo Switch
7.6.2024
Announced today during Summer Game Fest’s kick-off event, Lego Horizon Adventures combines the colorful bricks of Lego with the robot dinosaurs and open-world action of Horizon. It’s an odd combo but looks cool. And wildly, its coming to Switch as well as PS5 and PC later this year.Read more
That PS2-Era Thing Game Is Getting A Fancy Remaster
7.6.2024
Announced today, The Thing, a 2002 video game sequel to the 1982 film The Thing—yes, they both have the same name, it’s weird—is being remastered by the experts over at Nightdive Studios and will be released on consoles and PC later this year. Read more
Nintendo And Sega Raid Longstanding ROM Sanctuary To Remove Tons Of Classic Games
7.6.2024
Vimm’s Lair, one of the oldest places on the web to find and download classic video game ROMs and emulators, recently announced the removal of many titles due to requests from Sega, Nintendo, Sony, the Entertainment Software Association, and Lego. Read more
A 1-Minute Trailer At Summer Game Fest Costs $250K
6.6.2024
Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest begins later this week and people around the world are excited to see all the trailers and teasers. And a new report, corroborated by Kotaku, reveals the high price it costs publishers and devs to show their games at the event.Read more