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Helldivers 2 Finally Takes The Fight To The City Streets In Urban Warfare Update
20.5.2025
The Illuminate threat has spend the last few days on a collision course with Super Earth, and now the planet is under siege as players face the extraction shooter’s biggest challenge yet. A new Heart of Democracy update ups the stakes and adds urban warfare, as Helldivers 2' player count once again...
Sony's Newest PlayStation Studio Is Made Up Of Destiny And Fortnite Vets Making A Multiplayer 'Frog-Type' Game
7.5.2025
A new team has joined the ranks of PlayStation’s first-party studios. Alongside Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Housemarque and others now sits teamLFG, a group of ex-Bungie developers working on a mysterious “frog-type” multiplayer project. I have a lot of questions, too.Read more
This Shouldn't Be Weird Anymore, But This Is Still Very Weird
5.5.2025
On May 5, Xbox announced a new remaster of the original 2006 Gears of War. Yes, this is the second time Xbox has remastered Gears of War. But this time, Xbox is doing something that a decade ago would have seemed extremely unlikely: Gears of War Reloaded is coming to PlayStation 5. And while it’s...
Phil Spencer Says Xbox Will Bring Games To Switch 2
16.4.2025
Did you hear? The console wars are over. And here’s more evidence to prove it. During a recent interview, Xbox boss Phil Spencer made a point of explaining that the company was definitely going to support Switch 2 and bring its big games to the upcoming Nintendo console. Read more
Can Marathon Afford Not To Be Free?
12.4.2025
Marathon is Bungie’s next big multiplayer blockbuster and its first live service launch as part of PlayStation. The extraction shooter hails from a genre that’s never been for the faint of heart but from a big-budget studio that doesn’t do anything on the cheap. So how much will Marathon cost when...
7 Incredibly Fresh Looks At The Next Game From The Makers Of Halo And Destiny
12.4.2025
We finally have our first look at Marathon’s gameplay and it looks just as clean and techwear-infused as the game’s original PlayStation teaser suggested. During a showcase for the sci-fi extraction shooter today, Bungie provided an overview of how its PvPvE multiplayer matches will work, as well...
Bungie's Sci-Fi Extraction Shooter Marathon Continues To Look Stunning As It Resurfaces Ahead Of Gameplay Showcase
7.4.2025
Marathon is Bungie’s first new project in over a decade. It feels like a lot is riding on the extraction shooter as the studio behind Halo and Destiny becomes slowly subsumed into the larger PlayStation portfolio. But in the meantime, all we know is Marathon continues to be one of...
The 17 Best Co-op Games You Can Play Right Now
13.3.2025
Split Fiction, the latest co-op adventure from Hazelight, has just arrived, and it’s another example of how the It Takes Two developer is leading the charge on games that are designed around what’s possible when you have two players working together to accomplish a common goal. With the unique...
Ex-Bungie Director's Creepy Texts To Female Employees Released By Sony In Ongoing Lawsuit
20.2.2025
Sony is firing back in court in the ongoing lawsuit between Bungie and former Marathon director Christopher Barrett. The Bungie veteran sued the studio in late 2024 after he was fired over alleged misconduct. He called the investigation a “sham” in his lawsuit. Now Sony has responded and published...
Nintendo Patent Confirms Switch 2 Joy-Con's Most Innovative Feature
6.2.2025
Fans have been speculating about PC gaming mouse-like functionality for the Switch 2 ever since optical sensors appeared in leaks last month. Nintendo then teased the feature in the new Switch’s reveal trailer shortly after. Now the potential game-changer has been all but officially announced...
Hardcore Xbox Fans Are Struggling To Process Forza On PS5
31.1.2025
On January 30, Microsoft nonchalantly announced that later this year open-world racing sim Forza Horizon 5 would make the leap to PlayStation 5. That might not mean much to some, but for Xbox’s biggest fans, it marks the beginning of the end of an era that truthfully wrapped up years ago. Read more
2025 Sounds Like The Year Halo Comes To PS5 And Switch 2
10.1.2025
Microsoft has made no secret of wanting to bring more of its Xbox exclusives to other platforms, and it sounds like Halo might finally be making the leap. The platfor- defining franchise will see its Halo: The Master Chief Collection come to PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 in 2025, according to gaming...
Xbox Boss Says No 'Red Line' With Exclusives, Including Even Halo
13.11.2024
Earlier this year, Xbox brought some of its games to PlayStation 5 and Switch. Apparently that worked pretty well, as Microsoft’s CEO of gaming Phil Spencer says more of its games are coming to other platforms, and that might even include the Xbox’s crown jewels, like the next Halo game. Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Six Games For Election Week Escapism
8.11.2024
What a week, huh? Yeah. Well, here we are, at the end of it, at the very least, and now looking toward the future. So how about some video games to take our minds off things for the weekend? This week we’ve got some fun shooters, some beat ‘em up action, and a digital spin on a classic trading card...
Halo 2's Legendary E3 Level Will Finally Be Playable After 21 Years
4.11.2024
Back in 2003, before Halo 2 launched, Bungie showcased a gameplay demo that featured Master Chief on Earth fighting aliens. This level, known online as Earth City, didn’t ship with the retail game in 2004, as it was a highly scripted demo created for E3. But now, 20 years later, you’ll soon be able...
Two Awesome Halo 2 Mods Offer The Definitive Way To Play It 20 Years Later
4.11.2024
With the 20th anniversary of Halo 2 arriving November 9, you might be looking to replay this original Xbox classic to bask in the glow of ‘00s nostalgia. Fortunately, that’s an easy task by way of the Master Chief Collection on Xbox Series consoles and Windows PCs (and Game Pass). Read more
9 Of Our Favorite Halloween Gaming Updates To End Spooky Season
28.10.2024
The era of the Halloween-themed cartoon and sitcom episode has been replaced by the seasonal Halloween gaming event. Whether you like battle royales or car soccer, sci-fi shooting or life sim-ing, there’s plenty of scary game updates to partake in this year. If you’ve already picked up the best...
Here Are The Best-Selling Games Every Year For The Past Two Decades
25.10.2024
Over the last 20 years, a lot has changed in the video game industry. Online multiplayer live-service games have become more and more popular, 2D platformers have become less common, console games based on movies aren’t really a thing anymore, and we get a lot more remasters.Read more
Netflix Shutters AAA Game Studio It Built With Former Blizzard, Bungie Devs
22.10.2024
From the moment it was announced that Netflix had hired a team of former Blizzard, Bungie and Sony developers to create a AAA game, it felt too likely that little or nothing would come of it. Non-gaming companies deciding to try to grab a slice of the giant pie by spending money to recruit...
Halo Moves To Unreal, Nintendo Announces...An Alarm Clock, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
12.10.2024
This week, YouTuber and Kick streamer Jack Doherty crashed his $200,000 McLaren sports car while broadcasting, an event which has seen him banned from the latter platform permanently. Also, The Weather Channel used its Unreal-powered storm visualization tool to give viewers a good look at just...