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Marvel Snap Creator’s Favorite Cards Prove We All Play The Game Like Buttheads
10.11.2022
Marvel Snap’s boss, Ben Brode, recently sat down and talked shop about the popular free-to-play card game. He revealed a few decks he’s currently playing—one of them being a nasty piece of work that likely annoys many players—and said who his favorite character in the game is. It’s Mysterio...
That New Sonic Game Is A Weird, Lonely Mess (That I Can’t Stop Playing)
10.11.2022
Usually, you play a few hours of a game and you can confidently give your thoughts on it. Not a full review or anything, but you can usually say, “Oh yeah, that’s a good one” or “Nah, pass, it’s awful” or something like that. But not Sonic Frontiers. A few hours in and I’m not sure at all what...
Someone Is Livestreaming All Of Pokémon Scarlet And Violet A Week Ahead Of Release
10.11.2022
Sadly, it appears Nintendo is now just utterly helpless to leaks. So many first-party games from the last couple of years has found its way online—either being streamed, or even ripped and playable on PC—a week or more ahead of its release. Joining them, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has already seen...
God of War Ragnarök: 23 Tips Before Playing
9.11.2022
Boy, here are some God of War Ragnarök tips. And yes, it’s very good and delivers a satisfying conclusion for this new era of the franchise.Read more
Gimmighoul Is Among The Latest Pokémon Revealed For Scarlet And Violet
8.11.2022
Another day, another Pokémon Scarlet and Violet trailer, as we hurtle toward its November 18 release. Following yesterday’s clumsy leaks, today’s trailer is a more subtle thing, combining a bunch of elements we’ve seen before with sneaky-peeks and surprise reveals. There are at least three...
Marvel Snap's Big New Black Panther Season: What's Worth Knowing
8.11.2022
It makes perfect sense that Kotaku’s new obsession, Marvel Snap, would tie itself into the major events of the rest of the Marvel universe. Today, as the deckbuilding strategic card game enters its second season, the theme is Wakanda, just in time for this week’s release of the MCU’s Black Panther:...
Sonic Frontiers Is Nostalgic But Tedious, Say Critics
7.11.2022
Sonic Frontiers reviews have just hit the internet. From what we’ve seen so far, critics think it’s a good game. It’s just not necessarily a great one. Nostalgia softened some of the disappointment, but it couldn’t completely paper over its numerous shortcomings. The story is just okay, but you’re...
Overwatch 2’s First Big Patch Continues Cherished Tradition Of Nerfing Genji
31.10.2022
Over Halloween weekend, Blizzard announced nerfs coming to five overpowered Overwatch 2 heroes ahead of its previously scheduled season 2 update in December. Read more
EA’s Got At Least Three New Marvel Games In The Works
31.10.2022
Today, Marvel and EA announced a new deal that will see the Madden publisher releasing “at least” three new games based on Marvel characters. We already know that one of these games will star Iron Man and is currently being developed by EA Motive, the same team behind the upcoming Dead Space...
Gotham Knights Is Kinda Mid
29.10.2022
Gotham Knights came out a week ago and I’ve found it exceedingly difficult to find anything to love about the open-world loot brawler. Red Hood’s snickerdoodle recipe, maybe? The latest Batman game borrows from a ton of other, mostly better rivals, and struggles to craft a clear identity in...
The Marvel Snap World Record For Most Points Is Absolutely Bonkers
28.10.2022
Marvel Snap players everywhere are sharing end-of-game match results with eye-popping numbers. But no matter what your scorecard says at the end, I’m willing to bet it’s child’s play compared to what I’m about to show you. Ladies and gentlemen, there’s a limit to how high your Marvel Snap score...
Overwatch 2's Halloween Event Is Brimming With Secrets, If You Know Where To Look
27.10.2022
Halloween is nearly upon us, my ghouls, gals, and nonbinary pals. To celebrate the goblins of the night, Overwatch 2 will host its annual spooky in-game event, Halloween Terror, through November 8. The event introduces new terrifying skins and a co-op PvE mode, pitting you against hordes of zombie...
Gaming Store Robbed At Gunpoint Months After $14,000 Burglary
26.10.2022
This Monday, a man with a gun robbed a popular video game store in Seattle, Washington. No one was hurt, though the store owner is worried that the thief might return. He is still currently at large.Read more
Screw Mickey, Disney Dreamlight Valley Villains Make The Game
26.10.2022
Disney’s been on a naughty streak lately. Not long ago, there was the Western port of the Twisted Wonderland game, in which characters based on classic villains turn into pretty anime boys who fight each other. More recently, at the House of Mouse’s big D23 fan event, Disney teased that it...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's New Ghost Dog Is A Good Boy Who Just Happens To Commit Murder
25.10.2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet might be coming very soon, but Halloween is coming even sooner. So it is that Nintendo yet again wants us all quaking in our Trekking Shoes, with some spooky goings on in the Paldea region. Yesterday, we were treated to someone being terrified of a Gengar, and today,...
The Best New Marvel Game Makes Uncle Ben's Death A Good Thing
24.10.2022
Marvel Snap, a recently released free-to-play card game, contains over 200 cards representing various superheroes, villains, and other Marvel-related characters and animals. The obvious heroes are included, like Wolverine and The Hulk, but there are some deep cuts and odd choices, too. For example...
Massive Zelda Wiki Reclaims Independence Six Months Before Tears of The Kingdom
21.10.2022
Earlier this month, the wiki-hosting company Fandom scooped up several games sites, including Giant Bomb and GameSpot, in an acquisition worth $50 million. And that exorbitant price of the sale, coupled with what the website calls “questionable staffing decisions” at the company, has led the Zelda...
9 New Things We Learned Today About Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
21.10.2022
Today, the internet isfilled with hands-on previews of next month’s Pokémon Scarlet And Violet. Not from us though, because Nintendo has us on their Naughty List. So instead, we read everyone else’s coverage, and have handily compiled everything we learned in the process. Take that...
The Ultimate Game To Hit Your '90s Music Nostalgia
19.10.2022
Riley & Rochelle marks the zenith of a concept Sheinman Games has been working on for three years. A period of recent music history is chosen, imagined bands and singers are created, songs written and performed, and then your task as the player is to piece together scattered information into...
Yakuza Producer Admits One Piece Was A 'Massive Influence’ On Like A Dragon
17.10.2022
Have you ever had the niggling feeling that Yakuza: Like a Dragon felt an awful lot like an anime, with its mixture of palpable melodramatic drama and the cognitive dissonance of its wildly entertaining “filler” side-quests? Your feelings are now validated, because the game’s head writer says...