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Death Stranding 2: On The Beach: The Kotaku Review
23.6.2025
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach assumes two things about anyone jumping into Hideo Kojima’s new cinematic post-apocalyptic open-world delivery sim...err, sorry, I mean strand-type game. One: It assumes you have played the first game and (mostly) understood what happened. And two: It assumes...
The Vibes Of Summer Game Fest 2025 Were Rotten
7.6.2025
I vividly remember the moment I truly realized Summer Game Fest 2025 was a rotten event and an example of the industry trying to pretend everything is alright.Read more
Everything We Saw At 2025's Summer Game Fest
7.6.2025
You should know the deal by now: In our post-E3 world, we turn our attention to Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest.Read more
A Death Stranding Anime Is Coming
28.5.2025
Hideo Kojima is one of the greatest video game designers ever, but he always has his sights set beyond consoles. Less than two years after announcing an A24-produced film adaptation of his 2020 game Death Stranding, Kojima has revealed that the Death Stranding visual universe will also include...
Hideo Kojima's 'Next-Gen' Espionage Successor To Metal Gear Is Over 5 Years Away
19.5.2025
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima’s return to the stealth shooter genre, Physint, was first revealed by Sony over a year ago. Called a “next-gen” espionage game at the time, the director recently said it’s still “five or six” years away from release, all but confirming it’ll be developed...
An Artist Spots Her Work In Bungie's Marathon, Nintendo Isn't Sending Out Switch 2 Review Units Until The Last Minute, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
17.5.2025
This week, it was reported that in a strange turn of events, Nintendo may not be sending out Switch 2 units to would-be reviewers before launch, which could result in a dearth of coverage at a time when you’d expect to see impressions and reviews of the console plastered across every gaming site...
Hideo Kojima Has An Idea For A 'Forgetting Game' But Everyone Over The Age Of 30 Is Already Living It
14.5.2025
Tell me if this sounds familiar: You dive into a big, modern blockbuster on day-one—maybe it’s an open-world RPG like Assassin’s Creed Shadows or a loot-heavy action-adventure with lots of items and numbers to keep track of like Monster Hunter Wilds—and you’re having a great time, but life gets...
Death Stranding 2 Gets Another 10-Minute Trailer, Teases A Very Metal Gear Moment
10.3.2025
A new, very long Death Stranding 2 trailer has finally given the Hideo Kojima sequel a release date and more mysteries, like what’s with the guy who looks almost exactly like Metal Gear’s Snake near the end of it? Read more
Studio Behind Acclaimed Silent Hill 2 Remake Reveals It's Working On A New Mystery Game
25.2.2025
In addition to getting generally great reviews from critics, Bloober Team’s remake of Silent Hill 2 also went on to sell over 2 million copies across PlayStation 5 and PC. Based on that success, Konami is now letting the Polish horror studio work on a brand-new game based on one of the Japanese...
Everything We Saw At Today's Big PlayStation State Of Play
13.2.2025
Today, February 12, 2025, Sony held its first State of Play showcase of 2025. There weren’t any massive surprises, but there were a ton of really neat-looking games that just might snag your attention. In particular, there was a good chunk of third-person melee action, typically featuring swords...
Lady Gaga Shares First Comment On Joker 2 Flopping
28.1.2025
Lady Gaga has finally spoken publicly about the critically panned Joker: Folie À Deux flopping last year, saying that artists have to be willing to fail, adding that sometimes people just “don’t like” stuff. Read more
Our 27 Most Anticipated Games Of 2025
7.1.2025
After a quieter year for bigger releases in 2024 (though there was still plenty of great stuff overall), 2025 has the potential to blow the lid off things with a ton of blockbusters ranging from the unexpectedly delayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows to the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto VI (which could...
Everything We Saw At The 2024 Game Awards
13.12.2024
It’s that time of year when the video game industry gathers in Los Angeles to hear Geoff Keighley talk about what a good year it was, whether that’s actually true or not. But as we reflect on the last 12 months, we also get several trailers for games that are coming out in the future. If...
The Best Part Of The Game Awards Were These Two Bastards
13.12.2024
During tonight’s Game Awards, a lot of big games were announced and a long list of awards were handed out. And that was all fine. There were even some really exciting surprises that I liked. But the best part of the show by far was whenever Statler and Waldorf from The Muppets showed up to heckle...
Here Are Your 2024 GOTY Nominees For Geoff Keighley's 10th Annual Game Awards
18.11.2024
The nominees for The Game Awards 2024 have been revealed and it will offer plenty for fans to fight over. The 10th Anniversary of host Geoff Keighley’s Oscars-like celebration of interactive arts will choose from the following for the best game of the year: Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth Wukong...
Is Sony Teasing A December PlayStation Showcase In Its Latest PS5 Ad?
12.11.2024
Sony released a new “Play Has No Limits” ad for the PlayStation 5 on Tuesday to mark four years since its 2020 launch. No one would have thought twice about it, except that fans spotted a seemingly innocent but potentially telling split-second reference to a December date. Could Sony have...
Death Stranding Finally Arrives On Xbox Series X, At $20
7.11.2024
As the date of Death Stranding’s fifth anniversary sits hours from ticking over in Japan, the former PlayStation exclusive has been surprise-released on the Xbox Series X/S! And at the same time, it’s half-price, meaning you can now pick up Hideo Kojima’s adored falling over simulator for $20.Read...
Heal A Broken Nation By Grabbing Death Stranding While It’s On Sale
5.11.2024
There’s a lot happening in The World™ right now, so why not turn to games for comfort and escape? There’re any number of fantasies to slip away into and I know that I’m going to be relying on my Steam library for the days and maybe even weeks to come. I’m also eyeing sales right now and...
Hideo Kojima Thinks People Are Wrong About Joker 2 And Will Realize It Decades Later
4.11.2024
Hideo Kojima, the man who created and directed cinematic games like Metal Gear Solid 4 and Death Stranding, has taken to Twitter to do what so many film nerds love to do: Write about 200-ish words on social media about a movie they recently saw. According to the acclaimed director, people are going...
The 20 Best Horror Games Of The Last 20 Years
14.10.2024
Horror games scare you in ways that nothing else can. The tactility of their terror and the immersiveness of their worlds can make it hard for scaredy cats to even give one a chance, let alone get through it. Beating a horror game is one of the most triumphant feelings you can experience as...