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Studio Behind Beautifully Haunting Sci-Fi Adventure Somerville Gets Second Shot At Independence
12.2.2025
After Playdead released Inside in 2016, co-founder Dino Patti split off from the critically acclaimed indie studio amid a messy business breakup and ultimately went on to create Jumpship, another small studio working on similarly eerie and evocative adventure games. That mission now has a chance...
Is this the future of indie game publishing?
11.2.2025
Even if it isn't, it's provocative! Also: most-watched games of Jan & lots of news
Get 2024's Funniest Game (And 26 Others) For Just $15
7.2.2025
The Safe In Our World PC game bundle is now available, which means that for just $15 you can get over two dozen games, including one of the funniest games ever, and you get to support a charity dedicated to helping people with their mental health. Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Awesome Games We’re Ready To Kick Back With
31.1.2025
Oh hey, it’s another weekend. Hopefully that means you have some time off from work, the chaos of the 21st century, or other annoying responsibilities and realities. And what better way to escape from that stuff than by jumping into the beautiful interactive art form that most of us refer to...
New Game Pass RPG Is One Of The First Great Games Of 2025
27.1.2025
As a massive dragon-like drake hurled fireballs at me, I fired arrows back while dodging the projectiles. And I did a good job. None of them got me! But they did hit the wooden scaffolding I was standing on. Seconds later, it was burning and collapsing. And I was very high up. So I hopped down to...
Play The Best New Dungeon Crawler In Over A Decade
27.1.2025
This feels too good to be true! How can it possibly be that I’m about to be the person to tell you there’s a new contender for the Legend of Grimrock throne? How is this not already the talk of the gaming town? Seriously, Tower of Mask is a fantastic Dungeon Master-like with incredible combat,...
What To Snag In Steam's Big Sale, How To Get Started In Dynasty Warriors: Origins, And More Of The Week's Tips
25.1.2025
This week’s hodgepodge of gaming tips, helpful info, and other stuff kicks off with a look at the best deals in Steam’s first big sale of the year. We also have a look at Xbox Game Pass’s strong assortment of new additions to close out the month, a recommendation for the best way to learn Disney...
Xbox Holds Big January Showcase, Elon Musk Admits To Cheating At Games, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
25.1.2025
This week, Microsoft held its Xbox Developer Direct which showcased four pretty promising-looking games coming out throughout the year ahead. Also, after a period of controversy surrounding his seeming lack of knowledge and skill at Path of Exile 2 in a livestream, Elon Musk admitted that he hadn’t...
Art Of Rally Dev Is Back With A New Off-Roading Game And It Looks Stunning
23.1.2025
Art of Rally was a beautiful, stripped-down meditation on racing. Over the hill, the next game from Funselektor, looks like an equally minimalist and gorgeous take on off-roading van life. Read more
Celeste Devs Cancel Next Game After Falling Out And Difficult Development
22.1.2025
Earthblade was going to be the next game from the creators behind 2D pixel art action hits TowerFall and Celeste. But on Wednesday, designer Maddy Thorson announced the project was quietly canceled last month after a fallout between some of the team’s members and the realization that the game’s...
5 Tips To Get Started In Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist
21.1.2025
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a challenging Metroidvania that provides an abundance of action-packed combat, compelling secrets to uncover, and worthwhile upgrades to invest in. It’s a lengthy and complex adventure, and even the early part of the game will throw a lot at you to keep up with....
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Reveals Three Expansions Coming In Its First Year
21.1.2025
It’s 2025 so no massive open-world RPG would be complete without an equally overwhelming post-launch roadmap. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 isn’t out until next month and it’s already revealed its next 12 months of content, featuring three story DLCs beginning this summer. Read more
How Long Is Ender Magnolia: Bloom In The Mist?
21.1.2025
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a Metroidvania title sporting challenging combat, engaging platforming, and a stirring story. With all of that combined, fans of the genre are all but certain to adore every moment spent in its captivating world. Before you dive into the game, though, you’re...
Hollow Knight: Silksong Developer Sends Proof Of Life
20.1.2025
There are certain games that become so famous for not being released that it occludes almost everything else about them. Following the likes of Duke Nukem Forever and Half-Life 3, after years of no news, no trailers, no nothing, Hollow Knight: Silksong has now very much become the go-to example...
Čína chystá stavbu největší vodní elektrárny na světě. Indie a Bangladéš vyjadřují obavy
12.1.2025
Čína naplánovala další gigantický projekt, který posouvá hranice technologií i geopolitiky. Na východním okraji tibetské náhorní plošiny, nedaleko hranic s Indií, má vzniknout největší vodní elektrárna na světě . Projekt na řece Jarlung Cangpo má produkovat třikrát více energie než slavná přehrada
Feeding Sodas To A Demonic Puppy Makes You Stronger In This New FPS
10.1.2025
I’m nearly dead. Health is basically zero. I need help. So I step past a demonic dog and enter a dark, ominous bathroom. I quickly knock on the lone stall inside. It creaks open, I hear...something inside and then a single soda can rolls out. Instead of drinking it, however, I gamble, and knock...
The Best Video Game Moments Of 2024
6.1.2025
It’s January 2025 and we’re still thinking about all the best games and moments of 2024. We’ve looked back on our favorite games of last year, the characters who stuck with us throughout the last 12 months, and the various highs and lows of the industry. While we’ve celebrated the best games...
January's Can't-Miss Game Releases, A Surprise Horror Hit On Steam, And More Of The Week's Top Stories
4.1.2025
This past week saw the end of 2024, the arrival of 2025, and, arguably, a predictably slow start to the often-relentless news cycle of video games. But slow news hardly means no news, and we kicked off the new year with a look at the games to keep an eye out for this month. Also, the chief creative...
Don't Sleep On 2024's Most Underrated Tactics RPG
3.1.2025
SteamWorld Heist II snuck out last year in early August and didn’t create as many ripples as some of the other genre spin-offs in its quirky robotic universe. That’s a shame because the bones of this tactical RPG are some of the strongest around, even if the surrounding fluff can get in the...
Google Tries To Ban Game That Inspired Balatro Over Nonexistent Gambling Gameplay
2.1.2025
Before Balatrothere was Luck Be a Landlord, a roguelike deckbuilder about manipulating a slot machine to try to pay rent amid an ever spiraling out of control cost-of-living crisis. Despite the gambling aesthetic, there’s no part of the game that actually includes gambling with money, real...