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Star Wars Outlaws’ Biggest Inspiration Came From The Best Riff On The Ubisoft Formula In Years
1.8.2024
Ubisoft has become almost synonymous with open-world games in the past two decades thanks to franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry. So it’s no surprise that people expect the publisher’s next game, Star Wars Outlaws, to take a lot of inspiration from those in-house tent-poles that have come...
The PS Plus August Lineup Includes One Of The Most Slept-On 2D Soulslikes
1.8.2024
The free games for paid PS Plus subscribers in August have been revealed, and it’s another varied batch that potentially has something for everyone. While Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is the big one, I’m most looking forward to more players getting their hands on an often overlooked...
From Star Wars Outlaws To Visions Of Mana: 18 Cool Games To Check Out In August
1.8.2024
August has arrived. That means a fresh new calendar of game releases, from massive AAA titles to potential new indie darlings. Read more
My New Favorite Final Fantasy Is One Nobody's Playing Because It Needs An Online Version
31.7.2024
This week I received a surprise gift from a friend. It was a single card for the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game. Specifically it is for Ysayle, my favorite character from Final Fantasy XIV. Before receiving it I knew the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game existed, but never really gave it...
Harry Potter Quidditch Game Finally Shows Off Some Actual Gameplay
29.7.2024
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is only a couple months away, and before today we didn’t have a good idea what it really looked like to play. Now, a new trailer teases the fantasy sports game in action, along with famous characters and a character creator that doesn’t seem saddled with franchise...
Fallout: London Arrives, Call Of Duty Hits Game Pass, And More Of The Week's Top News
27.7.2024
This week, the long-anticipated Fallout: London mod finally arrived. That’s cool! Less cool is the Cybertruck showing up in Fortnite. Also, a Call of Duty game has finally arrived on Game Pass, some time after Microsoft completed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, but the specific series entry...
Capcom Made A Game That Doesn't Belong In 2024 And It's Fantastic
26.7.2024
The world of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is meant to feel fantastical and from another time, but the game itself also feels like an anachronism. Something that shouldn’t exist in 2024. It’s not a sequel in a hit franchise. It’s not working in a popular genre. And it’s not pandering to...
Five Years Later, Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ Best Character Is Still Edelgard
26.7.2024
Amongst an impressive library of games like Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, and Metroid Dread, 2019’s Fire Emblem: Three Houses will still go down in my books as the best Nintendo Switch game ever made. It’s a grand fantasy story and an excellent tactical RPG that feels unmatched, even...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Six Games We Can't Wait To Get Back To
26.7.2024
July 2024 may be coming to a close, but it’s still summer weather out there for many of us. Which means you still have a great excuse to stay indoors where it’s cool and dark, and where electricity abundantly flows for us to power our gaming machines. Read more
PS5's Most Overlooked Samurai Game Gets A Free Demo
25.7.2024
Team Ninja’s ambitious (and slightly clunky) open-world RPG, Rise of the Ronin, now has a free demo on PS5, so you have no reason to not check it out.Read more
Surprise, Fallout Fans Are Basically Getting An Entirely New Game Tomorrow
24.7.2024
If you’ve been waiting for the ambitious Fallout: London mod to release, then I have good news for you—it’s out tomorrow. The mod, which tells an entirely original story set across the pond, has been in development since 2019 and has been through plenty of ups and downs. Thankfully, the wait to...
Warframe Players Have Baldur’s Gate 3 To Thank For New Romance System
24.7.2024
This winter the sci-fi MMO Warframe will be receiving its huge 1999 update, and over the weekend it was revealed that the update would include the introduction of a romance system. To make things even better, one of the characters you will be able to romance in 1999 is Arthur, voiced by Final...
Skyrim's Famous Intro Gets Remade To Rot Your Brain
24.7.2024
The opening moments of The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim have become famous online, leading to plenty of memes and jokes. And now, someone has remixed the iconic intro and added a bunch of Gen Alpha and internet slang, leading to a video that might make you feel really old. Read more
Yakuza 0 Is Rough Around The Edges And That Makes It Great
23.7.2024
I’m fairly late to the Like a Dragon party. To date, the only games I’ve played are Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Infinite Wealth, Gaiden, and the spinoff, Judgment. They’re all great games and I’ve enjoyed sinking hundreds of hours into the series across all of them, but I think the most interesting...
New Strategy Game Is They Are Billions For Lego Freaks And I Can't Put It Down
22.7.2024
I love strategy games, but getting into a new one is always an uphill struggle for me. There’s a ton of new information to take in, new systems to familiarize myself with, and all of the odd quirks and clumsy controls to get accustomed to. But every once in a while one of them instantly gets their...
Stardew Valley Creator Asks Fans To Shame Him If He Ever Breaks Promise To Keep DLC Free
22.7.2024
Stardew Valley has received years of major updates with thousands of tweaks and additions since it came out in 2016. The pixel-art farming sim just keeps growing, and all for a one-time price of $15. Creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone says that’s never changing. Read more
Fallout And Starfield Maker Bethesda Game Studios Is Unionizing
22.7.2024
Bethesda Game Studios is known for making some of the biggest open-world RPGs in gaming like Fallout 3 and Skyrim. Now it will also be known for being the first major studio in the U.S. to unionize across all of its teams. Read more
This Innovative Puzzle RPG Might Be A Perfect Video Game
22.7.2024
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure by developer Furniture & Mattress is the kind of delightful, genre-blending game that words can feel inadequate to describe when it’s much more easily understood in motion. Yes, telling you that it’s an adventure game which you navigate via a grid that moves...
How To Get Started In Final Fantasy 14 And More Tips For The Week
21.7.2024
Looking to take your first steps into Square Enix’s acclaimed and newly expanded MMO, Final Fantasy 14? We’ve got you covered with some great beginner guides. We’ve also got tips for Palworld, Once Human, and The First Descendant, as well as recommendations for games to pick up before the Xbox...
Jeanne D'Arc Is Great, Flock Is Supremely Chill, And More Video Game Takes For The Week
20.7.2024
This week, a Pokémon GO event accidentally reminded us of how much better the game used to be. Also, PSP tactical RPG classic Jeanne d’Arc hit PlayStation Plus and we just had to sing its praises. We also vented about how frustrating trying to become a PC gamer can be, and oohed and ahhed at...