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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Escape From Reality With
13.10.2023
Another weekend draws near, this time preceded by a Friday the 13th, in October of all months. Spooky vibes for sure, but if you’re looking to ward off some bad luck, might I suggest playing some video games? Read more
Video Game Voice Actors Are Ready To Strike Over AI. Here’s Why
26.9.2023
Sarah Elmaleh didn’t expect to find herself on the frontlines of a medium-defining fight over the use of AI in game development when she entered the video game industry over a decade ago. The voice of Katie in 2012’s seminal indie hit Gone Home, Elmaleh arrived in California just in time for...
DS Classic Another Code Is Being Remastered For Switch...But How?
14.9.2023
Today’s busy Nintendo Direct included one smaller announcement that took us by surprise: a remastering of niche classic, Another Code: Two Memories. It’s very welcome surprise, but a somewhat confusing one, given that Trace Memory (as it was called in the United States alone) is such a specifically...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Welcome September
1.9.2023
It’s a new month, and it’s also officially T-minus five days until that big game everyone’s gonna be playing comes out (see what I did there?). With Bethesda’s latest mega-game looming in the very near future, why not take advantage of this weekend to get some time in with a few other games...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Close Out August
25.8.2023
Jeez, how is August basically over? We’ve reached the end of another week as we head into the final stretch of this wild, unexpected, some might say taxing, summer. Perhaps you’re looking for some games to keep you busy these next few days?Read more
The Thing That Makes This Musical RPG Special Is Also Its Worst Aspect
17.8.2023
The initial pitch for Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, a choice-based musical where player decisions inform the direction a song goes is great. Summerfall Studios’ debut game sets a stage adorned by a modern-day Greek mythology backdrop, and conceptually, I should be lapping this up. In some...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Gaming Delights To Feast On
11.8.2023
Yo, it’s the weekend again. This time, I don’t have covid and that is awesome because I’ve got some gaming to do and would like to do so without constantly hating the taste of Paxlovid.Read more
9 Things You Should Never Say To A Mass Effect Fan
10.8.2023
If you have a friend or significant other in your life who won’t shut up about how they’re on their umpteenth playthrough of the Mass Effect series, chances are you’ve slipped up and said something you probably shouldn’t have, possibly even questioning their love of BioWare’s space opera.Read more
Kotaku's Weekend Guide: 6 Cool Games To Check Out
4.8.2023
It feels like this week’s passed quickly…perhaps owing to the wild news? Just for starters, a certain former president got indicted a third time, pop star Lizzo broke a million hearts, and that supposed room-temperature superconductor is still keeping us nerds in suspense.Read more
Despite Advancements, Games Still Aren't Doing Enough To Stop Toxic Voice Chat
21.7.2023
I started regularly playing competitive online games in 2007, with the launch of Halo 3. Back then, participating in in-game voice chat was harrowing for a 17-year-old girl whose voice betrayed her gender and her youth. I was subjected to such frequent and horrific hostility (rape threats...
The Video Game Characters That Made Us Gay
28.6.2023
Many of us started playing video games during the crucially formative years of our lives—the time when we learn a lot about ourselves, our interests, our personalities, and our gender and sexual identities. Just like how the movies and television shows we watched may have helped influence...
Final Fantasy XVI’s Jill Should Be More Than Pretty
28.6.2023
I’m sure that I love Jill Warrick—Final Fantasy XVI’s female lead—because her hair is healthy and long, gathered at the end with a ribbon, with one delicate braid as ornament. I also love her, I think, because she wears a cream-color chemise under layers of blue leather, contrasting like the small...
Fairy Pokémon Have Become A Queer Calling Card
26.6.2023
Fairy Pokémon are technically the new kids in town, but the series’ most recent type has been around for a decade. The eighteenth type was introduced in Pokémon X and Y, and not only did it give a new, reliable counter to dragon Pokémon, it also recontextualized several old Pokémon by changing...
Final Fantasy XVI Has Fans Wondering What The RPG Series Is (And Should Be)
26.6.2023
The first Final Fantasy came out in 1987. Ever since, each new game in the beloved role-playing series has pushed it to grow, change, and often subvert fans’ expectations of what it can be. Final Fantasy XVI might be the biggest test yet, in some ways harkening back to the medieval world-building...
What Your Cosplay Says About You: Brutal Callout Edition
23.6.2023
Ten years ago I went to my first New York Comic Con dressed in a perfectly fine Doctor Who cosplay (Tenth Doctor, of course). My outfit was more a collection of H&M pieces and a pair of Converse I already owned rather than a bespoke look crafted by me in my parents’ garage, but donning such...
Overwatch Audio Bug Sure Sounds Like This Character Is Cursing Real Bad
21.6.2023
You probably overlooked a tiny, seemingly insignificant line about an audio bug in the latest batch of Overwatch 2 patch notes. It makes sense–the patch notes included the return of the long-missed “on fire” animation along with a host of hero updates, so a single line about “audio reverb settings”...
Dabérka Ellie z The Last of Us podala žalobu kvůli domácímu násilí
24.5.2023
Devětatřicetiletá herečka Ashley Johnsonová, kterou proslavil především dabing hlavní hrdinky kultovní videohry The Last of Us, podala žádost o vykázání na svého bývalého přítele Briana Fostera. V dokumentech mimo jiné uvedla, že s sebou prý nosí škrticí strunu
8 Fashion Tips To Transform Into A Horror Game Protagonist
10.5.2023
This summer, we’re dressing like horror video game protagonists, like this TikTok with over 100 thousand views recently declared. But not in the sour browns or bloated hoodies you see men wearing in games like Alan Wake or Silent Hill—we need to start dressing like the girls.Read more
The Resident Evil 4 Remake Totally Failed Ashley Graham
20.4.2023
“Leon! Heeeelp!”Read more
The Resident Evil 4 Community Is Obsessed With Ashley As A Cartoon Mouse
4.4.2023
Capcom’s social media team has been hard at work churning out a cavalcade of fancams and thirst trap posts to generate buzz for the Resident Evil 4 remake. However, as is the case with most things, it’s work created by fans themselves that has more staying power than any corporate-generated meme...