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Embracer Cancelled Nearly 30 Unannounced Games In Just 6 Months
15.2.2024
Embracer Group, the proverbial grim reaper of video game acquisitions, has been wreaking havoc on the studios and IP it has acquired in the past few years. From layoffs across several companies to shutting down of beloved studios like Saints Row developer Volition, and cancellations of...
We May Already Know Which 4 Xbox Games Are Going Multiplatform
15.2.2024
During a special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, Phil Spencer revealed the first wave of Xbox titles coming to rival platforms will include four games. “We are currently in the process of bringing four Xbox games to other platforms. These are titles which have been available to Xbox players...
How To Take Down The Tough-Guy Chargers In Helldivers 2
15.2.2024
Online co-op shooter Helldivers 2 contains a number of nasty enemies across its Terminid and Automaton factions. The Chargers are one such foe: Large, heavily armored Terminids, they will happily charge toward you and your party to send you all to your deaths. They can prove quite a challenge...
Diablo IV Will Be The First Activision Blizzard Title On Game Pass
15.2.2024
After weeks of rumors and leaks about what the future holds for Xbox, the company finally shared some official news via a special episode of the Official Xbox Podcast. One lingering question that Phil Spencer, Sarah Bond, and Matt Booty addressed during the episode was just when Activision Blizzard...
Unicorn Overlord’s Opening Hours Are Bursting With Style And Substance
15.2.2024
Ahead of my hands-on preview with Unicorn Overlord, the new tactics RPG from developer Vanillaware and published by Atlus, I was told that nobody had beaten the demo yet. So I made it my mission to see if I could change that. Cut to two-and-a-half hours later, and I can see why people were having...
The Most Ambitious Space Game Ever Made Is Free This Weekend
15.2.2024
If you’ve never jumped into Hello Games’ open-galaxy exploration game No Man’s Sky, there’s no time like the present. The studio is making the game free for everyone this weekend as part of its big Omega update.Read more
5 Years Later, There's Still No Sign Of Hollow Knight: Silksong
15.2.2024
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, which means it’s time to solemnly mark a major milestone for one of the most anticipated video games of all time. That’s because five years ago, on February 14, 2019, developer Team Cherry announced a sequel to their 2017 debut title. It was the first time...
Halo Season 2 Episode 3 Brings Out The Covenant’s ‘Demon’
15.2.2024
The opening scene in Halo season 2’s third episode (titled “Visegrad”) has a telltale marker of prestige television: It’s dark as shit. As John/Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) and the rest of his crew head off to pick up the cliffhanger from episode two, I’m squinting like a grunt staring into...
Helldivers 2: The Kotaku Review
15.2.2024
A random player and I are surrounded by giant, alien bugs who want to rip out our guts and eat our bones. We are trying to destroy their nest, which lies in a rocky crater on some backwater alien planet. Low on ammo, out of health items, and unsure of what to do next, it seems we are screwed....
Sims 4 Adds Vitiligo Skin Options In Free Update
15.2.2024
A new and free update for The Sims 4, EA’s uber-popular life sim, has added cosmetic options to the game that let you give your Sims vitiligo skin patches and patterns. To help celebrate this awesome addition, EA has brought in the world-famous model Winnie Harlow. Read more
Halo Infinite Just Refreshed Its Most Neglected Playlist
14.2.2024
Free-to-play shooter Halo Infinite just got a long, long overdue update to one of its more troubled modes: Big Team Battle. Featuring 24 players at once, Infinite’s large-scale playlist was always beleaguered by the fact that it had too few maps. Any session spent in large brawls would inevitably...
Kotaku Asks: Who Is Your Biggest Video Game Crush?
14.2.2024
It’s Valentine’s Day, which means love is in the air. Maybe you have someone to squeeze, or maybe you’re holding on to an unrequested crush. And to be clear, we’re talking about video game characters. Because let’s be honest, for some of us who have been playing video games since we were kids, game...
Everything We Know About Baldur’s Gate 3’s Sixth Big Patch
14.2.2024
Baldur’s Gate 3’s patches are still rolling out six months after Larian’s fantasy RPG launched in August. The game’s sixth big update is on the horizon, and the studio has been teasing details about what fans can expect when it goes live. Here’s everything we know so far about Baldur’s Gate...
PS Plus Closes Out February With A Trifecta Of Big RPGs
14.2.2024
The start of February brought a short list of new games to PlayStation Plus, and while it did have some underrated gems, it was lacking big hitters. The subscription service is rectifying that in a big way as it approaches the end of February by adding a slew of new hugely popular titles...
Bummer: PS5 Entering 'The Latter Stage Of Its Life Cycle,' Sony Says
14.2.2024
Sony announced its third-quarter earnings on February 14, and they weren’t exactly full of glad tidings for PlayStation fans. For starters, the company revealed it doesn’t plan to release any new titles in its major franchises for the remainder of 2024. Sony execs also said that its current-gen...
How To Destroy Scout Striders In Helldivers 2
14.2.2024
Co-operative PvE extraction shooter Helldivers 2 features a number of different enemy types, many of which you may have to take out to complete specific challenges. A recent challenge requiring players to take out 20 Scout Striders is one such, and it might be giving you a bit of a hard time...
New Destiny 2 Bundle Contains 5 Years Of Content For Just $40
14.2.2024
Destiny 2 ain’t no spring chicken. Bungie’s popular intergalactic looter shooter has been around since 2017, and in that time, the game has received numerous updates and expansions. Now, a new deal collects almost all of those expansions and updates into one $40 Steam bundle making it easy...
How To Get The Heart Crosshair In Overwatch 2
14.2.2024
Overwatch 2’s ninth season has begun, and while most players are talking about the reworks and sweeping changes Blizzard has made, there’s a small subset of people whose most anticipated part of the seasonal drop is a heart. No, not the heart-shaped balloon Reaper pops in his Valentine’s Day emote;...
Overwatch 2’s Latest Change Has The Community Shook
14.2.2024
Overwatch 2’s ninth season is underway, and it’s bringing some sweeping changes to the hero shooter. On top of reworking Pharah and giving every hero both a health buff and a passive heal, Blizzard also increased the projectile size of most heroes’ weapons. In layperson’s terms, they made...
The Mario vs. Donkey Kong Remake Sounds Like Simple, Good Fun
14.2.2024
After the welcome reception of the Super Mario RPG remake just three months ago, Nintendo is back with another remake in the form of Mario vs. Donkey Kong. The original 2004 title on the Game Boy Advance was a charming puzzle platformer that pits the two titular stars and age-old rivals against...