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Ambitious Fallout Remake Gets Canceled Over Creator 'Burnout'
21.10.2024
Fallout: Vault 13 is a long-in-development mod designed to recreate the original post-apocalyptic RPG using Fallout 4. An expansive demo was released just a few months ago, but the fans behind the ambitious project say it’s now been canceled due to life changes among its volunteer team as well...
The Metaphor: ReFantazio Party Members, Ranked From Good To Great
21.10.2024
Metaphor: ReFantazio, Atlus’ new fantasy RPG in the style of Persona, has one of the most memorable parties in a game in recent memory. From the disillusioned noble Strohl to the songstress superstar Junah, Metaphor has a truly weird group of goofballs who are gathering together to try and make...
Castlevania Gets Massive Steam Sale Just In Time For Halloween
21.10.2024
Of all the spooky monsters that get the spotlight during Halloween, my favorite is by far vampires. Since the modern vampire was codified as a mix of taboo sexual desire, horrific gore, and sharp social commentary these creatures of the night have made a name for themselves in film, books, and—of...
GTA Online Update Broke A Tiny, Fan-Favorite Detail In GTA V
21.10.2024
A few traffic pylons in Grand Theft Auto V might not seem like something people would care about. But a recent GTA Online update has changed how these fan-favorite pylons react when hit. This has annoyed many and led to people begging Rockstar to fix the pylons and stop changing GTA V.Read more
The 6 Best Smoothies In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
21.10.2024
With The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Princess Zelda herself finally takes the reins of this adventure through Hyrule, and with this major change to the experience comes a variety of other new mechanics and features that ensure her journey feels unique to her. And one of those features is...
The Late Lance Reddick's Character Has Been Recast In Lego Horizon Adventures
21.10.2024
The upcoming Lego Horizon Adventures, a spin-off of the main Horizon franchise, is recasting the character of Sylens after the death of actor Lance Reddick in 2023. Read more
Vampire Survivors Getting Huge Castlevania DLC Just In Time For Halloween
21.10.2024
Vampire Survivors, a not so thinly veiled homage to Castlevania, is finally bringing its unofficial source material out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Ode to Castlevania will bring the Konami franchise’s characters and weapons to the hit bullet-hell roguelite on Halloween in its biggest...
This Neat Trick Will Recover Your MP In Metaphor: ReFantazio
21.10.2024
Like Persona before it, Metaphor: ReFantazio has a major limiting factor to discourage you from exploring too many dungeons in one sitting: MP (mana points). If you’re anything like me, you’ll get annoyed at how few opportunities there are to regain MP, particularly early in the game. MP fuels...
Black Myth Wukong Silk Is Easier To Come By Than You Think
21.10.2024
Black Myth: Wukong may not technically be a soulslike game, but it shares a lot of DNA with the genre. That includes needing various upgrade materials, necessary for keeping your weapons in tip-top shape as you reach increasingly harder baddies. And for six particular sets of armor, the material...
Blumhouse Games' First Release Is A Low-Poly High School Nightmare
21.10.2024
People do a lot of things for love, and that list widens when you’re in high school. You may tape about 1,000 magazine photoshoots of One Direction to your bedroom wall, as I did dutifully, or you may invoke several agitated spirits with a ouija board, like Vivian, the protagonist of Fear...
Sonic X Shadow Generations: The Kotaku Review
21.10.2024
People will no doubt call Sonic X Shadow Generations a “love letter” or “tribute” to Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic’s brooding rival who debuted back in 2001’s Sonic Adventure 2. But as a person who grew up seeing the black-and-red hedgehog as the emotional center of the franchise, it feels more like...
Farm, Craft, and Thrive in My Neighbor Alice
20.10.2024
Follow Regina in her journey down the rabbit hole that is My Neighbor Alice. Will she find a wonderful land, or will it be a bore? Read on to find out. Last episode’s quick recap I’m still riding the hype—Spider Tanks is an epic Web3 game! Its fast-paced, tactical gameplay...
I Have A Complicated Relationship With Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
20.10.2024
I’ve been a grumpy old man about all things Dragon Ball for far too long. As your typical non-manga-reading, mainstream-anime-watching child of Toonami, I drew a line in the sand a few episodes into Dragon Ball Super when I first gave it a chance. I wasn’t going to continue watching because...
The Best Weapons In Helldivers 2, The Must-Play Demos At Steam Next Fest, And More Tips For The Week
19.10.2024
Steam Next Fest is happening now, which means there are more demos for upcoming games available this weekend than you can possibly hope to play. We’re here to help, with recommendations for which demos you should absolutely give a shot before the festival ends. We’ve also got pointers on the best...
Asmongold Twitch Ban, Massive Pokémon Leak, And More Of The Week's Biggest News
19.10.2024
Well, kids, it’s been a week. From a popular Twitch streamer getting banned for racist remarks to a huge leak of one of Nintendo’s biggest properties, there’s been a lot going on in the gaming world. We also got a warning from an ex-PlayStation boss about the future of the industry and a short...
No Plans For Spider-Man 2 Story DLC, Insomniac Confirms
18.10.2024
Game developer insomniac confirmed that the studio has no plans to develop story DLC for 2023's action-adventure Spider-Man 2, likely disappointing many fans who had been hoping for more content.Read more
PS5 Exclusive Spider-Man 2 Is Coming To PC In Record Time
18.10.2024
The wait for Spider-Man 2 on PC is almost over. The PlayStation 5 exclusive about Peter Parker’s showdown with Venom arrives on Steam in January of next year. Unfortunately, it will still require a PSN login. Read more
Kotaku Weekend Guide: 5+ Great Games We Can’t Wait To Dive Into
18.10.2024
How’s your weekend going, Kotaku reader? You enjoying the colder weather? You got your Halloween costume picked out? There’s still time, don’t stress. But if you’re figured that out, you might have some time to kill. It’s that time again, folks, here are some games we’re playing this weekend that...
How three tiny social games inverted Steam interest curves...
18.10.2024
Also: a look at the week's big Steam trends, and a lotta discovery news
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Campaign Will Be Longer Than Cold War Even If You Try To 'Speed Run' It
18.10.2024
People love to complain about how long Call of Duty campaigns are even though most people never finish them and just play the multiplayer deathmatch meat grinder instead. Even so, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 promises a set of story-based missions that should run longer than both Cold War and Modern...