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5TH Cell's Latest Is A Bite-Sized Deck-Building Game You Can Play Right Now
3.3.2021
Launching today on Steam from Scribblenauts and Lock’s Quest creators 5TH Cell, Castlehold is a free-to-play deck-building strategy game that manages to cram a ton of strategy fun into battles that last under 10 minutes. Read more
Zynga Buys Torchlight Studio Echtra Games
3.3.2021
Echtra Games, the San Francisco-based studio founded in 2016 by Diablo and Torchlight co-creator Max Schaefer, is now owned by Zynga, the company that gave us FarmVille. Read more
Legend Of Mana’s Grand Score Helps Me Take Its BS Seriously
3.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, it’s time to revisit an obscure PS1 classic from Square Soft’s JRPG heyday, which had some of the chillest city-builder tunes around. I’m talking about Legend of Mana,...
Square Enix Launches Official Final Fantasy XIV Masks In Japan
3.3.2021
Merchandising! Square Enix loves to do it. And with lots of people wearing masks in Japan, the Tokyo-based game maker saw an opportunity.Read more
How To Beat Bravely Default 2’s Brutal Boss Battles
2.3.2021
Bravely Default 2, the new Nintendo Switch game about watching numbers go up, isn’t easy. The boss fights in particular are guaranteed to mess up your day. If you’ve been playing the game since it launched last week, you’ve likely found yourself banging your head against a wall on more than...
Final Fantasy Creator's New JRPG Lets You Procrastinate With Its Random Encounters
2.3.2021
Fantasian, the next game from Mistwalker, the studio founded by Final Fantasy creator, Hironobu Sakaguchi, is coming to Apple Aracde later this year. Now we’ve a new trailer finally showing off gameplay of the diorama-based JRPG, including its unique take on random encounters, called the “Dimengeon...
Epic Games Buys Fall Guys Studio
2.3.2021
Epic Games has bought Mediatonic, maker of last year’s hit battle royale, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, the company announced today.Read more
The Sinking City Devs Accuse Publisher Of Pirating Game
2.3.2021
The Sinking City developer Frogwares has publicly accused former publisher Nacon of pirating the Lovecraftian adventure game for its recent re-release on Steam, the arrival of which put the Ukrainian studio in the weird position of asking potential customers not to purchase its own game last...
Bravely Default 2’s Level Up Screen Is So Satisfying
2.3.2021
Sixty hours later I still love watching these numbers go up.Read more
Destiny 2 Glitch Lets You Launch 12-Player Raid Parties
1.3.2021
Destiny 2 fireteams are usually capped at six, but players have recently discovered a glitch to bump up the size and are using the exploit to take on game’s raids in massive groups.Read more
Sorry Crazy Taxi Fans, Taxi Chaos Ain't It
1.3.2021
Taxi Chaos is not Crazy Taxi. But it’s trying to be, and it succeeds in some important ways while completely failing in many others. Consider this a warning: Don’t buy Taxi Chaos. But if you do, I can help make the game a bit better. Read more
Monday's Best Deals: Apple AirPods Pro, Google Pixel 4a 5G, Switch Joy-Cons, TaoTronics Humidifiers, The Ordinary Peeling Solution, iPhone 12 MagSafe Charger, and More
1.3.2021
Apple’s AirPods Pro and the Google Pixel 4a 5G lead Monday’s best deals.Read more
Report: Elden Ring Has Pages
1.3.2021
Fans of Elden Ring, the joint collaboration between Dark Souls maker FromSoftware and Game of Thrones writer George R. R. Martin, have been desperate for confirmation that the game is still real and will eventually come out. It now sounds like they have an answer: according to a new report by...
Zero Divide Is A Primordial PlayStation Synth-Fusion Treasure
1.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s pick comes from the dawn of the 32-bit era, when makin’ “Virtua Fighter, but with robots” just seemed like a natural thing to do.Read more
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's Graphics Compared To The Original Games
1.3.2021
Late last week, Nintendo announced remakes of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The original games were released in 2007 on the Nintendo DS, while the remakes will be out on the Switch this year. Read more
Yakuza Fan Is Out Here Fixing The Series' PC Versions Again
1.3.2021
Like I’ve said, it’s a little rough going back and playing older Yakuza games in 2021, and not just because of the stiffer animation and lack of first-person perspective. The PC versions of Yakuzas 3, 4 & 5 also have (or had) a few technical hiccups as well.Read more
The Week In Games: Yakuza: Like A Dragon Comes To PS5
28.2.2021
If you like the Yakuza series but also only own a PS5, then you seem like a strange person. Also, some good news: Yakuza: Like A Dragon releases on PS5 later this week.Read more
Sunday's Best Deals: MSI 27" Gaming Monitor, ViviLink Dashcam, Star Wars Night Light, Nutale Findthing Trackers, Keurig Coffee & Latte Maker, Klairs Skincare, and More
28.2.2021
A 4-pack of Nutale Findthing trackers and a 50-pack of 3-ply colorful face masks lead Sunday’s best deals.Read more
Treat Yourself To a 27-inch MSI Gaming Monitor With RGB Accents and a 144Hz Refresh Rate, $25 off Right Now
28.2.2021
MSI 27" Full HD 144Hz Gaming RGB Monitor | $235 | AmazonRead more
E3 2021's Live Show Has Been Cancelled According To LA Tourism Documents
27.2.2021
Shocking nobody, it seems there won’t be a big, physical live E3 event this year in Los Angeles. Read more