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The Ben Brode Creator Interview
12.1.2023
Marvel Snap is just shy of three months old, and it’s fair to say it’s been a success. While the exact number of users hasn’t been shared, Google Play reports over five million downloads, even before you include iOS numbers. And with such popularity comes great scrutiny. Why are the store prices...
Marvel Snap’s Creator Says Players Who Snap At The Start Are Smart, Actually
12.1.2023
You know the moment. You start a game of Marvel Snap, you get ready to play your first card in the first round, and then “OOOOH SNAP!” the game blurts out: your lunatic opponent just snapped first round before the game even started. Awful behavior, right? Well, when Kotaku spoke to the game’s...
The Marvel Snap Cards That Win And Lose The Most Are Hard To Believe
12.1.2023
When it comes to building any style of Marvel Snap deck, there’s always that nagging feeling that you might be including one or two cards out of habit, rather than necessity. But when Kotaku spoke to the game’s creator, Second Dinner’s Ben Brode, we learned that the cards we ought to be leaving...
I Played 8 Mobile Games With Awful Ads To See WTF Is Going On
11.1.2023
All of us have seen our fair share of hilarious, disturbing, and surreal advertisements for mobile games. It seems almost impossible to avoid them while you’re watching gaming videos on TikTok or scrolling through your Twitter feed.Read more
Controversial Marvel Snap Card Getting Nerfed, With More Tweaks Coming Later
5.1.2023
Marvel Snap’s latest round of balance changes hasn’t officially been released yet, but following a last-minute delay and leak, the info is out there. And players have begun debating one nerf in particular involving the controversial Leader card. For many, the leaked nerf details aren’t enough....
Kotaku's Top 10 Games of 2022
30.12.2022
I was warned of how heated Kotaku’s GOTY arguments traditionally get when I first started here in November, so I was a little nervous when I was put in charge of organizing and tabulating our list of the best games of the year. Read more
18 Cozy Games That Feel Like A Warm Blanket
23.12.2022
For some of us, games have always been a source of comfort in challenging times, offering a respite from harsh realities in our own lives that we couldn’t escape, or providing a place where we can focus on manageable challenges while the real world feels unmanageable. But in recent years, more...
The State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2022
22.12.2022
2022 was somehow both a very big, successful year for Xbox and Game Pass and also one that it felt as if the gaming giant was starting to lose some steam. Read more
The Best Marvel Snap Deck For Winning With Agatha Harkness
21.12.2022
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If You Get This New Marvel Snap Location ,You’re Gonna Have A Bad Time
21.12.2022
Just when I was about to settle down for my long winter’s nap and play a shit ton of Marvel Snap, the hit mobile card game just threw its worst location yet into heavy rotation. Vormir is where stuff goes to die, including my sanity thanks to some brutal slowdown and quirky bugs.Read more
Marvel Snap Has A Whole Ton Of Plans For 2023
19.12.2022
Marvel Snap may only be two months old, but it has started with a bang. The card-based battler from the mind behind Hearthstone has very quickly become part of the zeitgeist, gathered and enormous army of players, and with it, all the feedback in the universe. In response to all this, developer...
Alyssa Mercante’s Top 10 Games Of 2022
16.12.2022
2022 wasn’t just the year that I started here at Kotaku, or the year that I accidentally went viral for daring to ask rich guys to dress nice at awards shows—it was also the year that I forced myself to stretch outside of my comfort zone.Read more
The Best Video Game Surprises Of 2022
15.12.2022
2022, as with many recent years, was a bit of a flaming trainwreck as we continued to deal with the covid-19 pandemic (and other viruses, too), soaring inflation, idiotic tech bros destroying things, and, unfortunately, so much more. But there was actually some good things that happened this year...
The Best RPGs Of 2022
14.12.2022
It was another banner year for role-playing games. Even as the genre beloved for dialogue choices, skill trees, and making the numbers go up gets slowly subsumed into every major blockbuster from Dying Light 2 to God of War Ragnarök, there were still plenty of standouts, both big and small.Read more
John Walker's Top Ten Games Of 2022
14.12.2022
2022 may have been a year left somewhat fallow for AAA releases, but it had no shortage of fantastic games further down the financial scale. I’ve spent more time playing a card game on my phone than I have playing God of War on my couch, while I’ve been told some of the most interesting...
Game Removes Loot Boxes, Players Revolt Instead Of Celebrate
13.12.2022
Popular free-to-play mobile game Brawl Stars is doing something a bit different. In an era where it seems every game is trying to nickel and dime you with more and more stuff to buy, instead it’s removing loot boxes and all random rewards entirely from the game. It’s yet another sign that loot...
Marvel Snap Gives Out Fantastic Free Storm Card In Confusing Event
9.12.2022
As of today, Marvel Snap is giving away a fantastic new Storm variant, has put together a very pretty animated music video featuring music by Martin Garrix and JVKE, and combined it with a new in-game event called Hype the Hero. It’s a shame it hasn’t all been more clearly implemented, but we’ve...
Oh Snap, They're Making A Hades Sequel
9.12.2022
During tonight’s Game Awards, host Geoff Keighley announced that the popular indie studio Supergiant Games is developing a sequel to its critically acclaimed action rogue-like Hades. Aptly titled Hades 2, the game is currently being developed for an early access release, with news on the game...
Marvel Snap's Honeymoon Period Might Be Over With Frustrating New Season
6.12.2022
Today, the new season of free-to-play card battler Marvel Snap launched across all platforms, and with it, a brand new battle pass. Many fans online and folks I know IRL were caught off guard by this, even though the game includes both a timer and warnings. Some feel the seasons are too short...
Marvel Snap’s Latest Update Nerfs Some Popular Cards
1.12.2022
I’ve got some bad news for folks running Onslaught or Destroyer decks in card battler Marvel Snap: These cards and a few other powerful favorites have just been slightly nerfed by developer Second Dinner. But there’s some good news, too: The nerfs aren’t too bad, so you might still be able to...