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Ian Walker's Top Ten Games Of 2021
22.12.2021
Writing up a “Top X Games Of X Year” list is always a slog, but all the ups and downs of 2021—both personal and global—made it even harder. Frankly, there were points over the last 12 months where the last thing I wanted to do was sit down and play a video game.Read more
The Best RPGs Of 2021
22.12.2021
There was, I would argue, no genre-defining role-playing game this year, but there were still a hell of a lot of good ones. So many, in fact, that I had a hard time keeping this list from ballooning even larger than it already is. I tried my best, and even knocked off some of my personal favorites....
The 11 Best Cozy Games That Helped Us Survive 2021
22.12.2021
This year was the worst of times and...no, wait. I’m hearing it was just the worst of times. But games have helped a lot of us through it, especially ones that lean more relaxing than punishing.Read more
Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Players Mourn Blocky Grapes
22.12.2021
Pour some pixelated wine out for Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker’s purple grapes. The latest update—Patch 6.01—has smoothed out their angular edges and made them far less blocky. In the Patch 6.01 notes, Square Enix noted the following under “Resolved Issues.”Read more
343 Says Halo Is For Everyone Following Harassment Video, But That’s Never Been True
21.12.2021
After a viral clip showed a female streamer playing Halo Infinite getting berated by her own teammates and told the game isn’t “for” her, the developers of said game have publicly disagreed.Read more
Halo Infinite’s Winter Event Unfortunately Demands A Big Time Commitment
21.12.2021
Halo Infinite has a seasonal event starting today. Like Infinite’s prior event, a ton of cosmetic options are up for grabs, some of which are cool, all of which are free. This event, however, is more of a time commitment than anything else from the popular multiplayer shooter thus far, requiring...
Retro Zelda Game Sells For Nearly $4,000 Thanks To Ramen Sticker
21.12.2021
A rare Famicom Disk System copy of the original The Legend of Zelda was recently purchased for thousands of dollars, all because the disk features a sticker with the name of a popular instant noodle brand.Read more
Call Of Duty Fans Exasperated As Games See Big Problems For Days
21.12.2021
Call of Duty is a sprawling machine with complex moving parts spread out across multiple games and studios, and it appears to currently be overheating, especially on consoles. For days now players have been complaining that 2019’s Modern Warfare is all but broken, while even Warzone players...
The Biggest Gaming Disappointments Of 2021
21.12.2021
Hell-year 2021 is almost over. It’s been a terrible year for more reasons than I can count. Pondering all the bad, disappointing, or just plain sad news that transpired within the video game industry alone is enough to make you want to jump into bed, hide under the covers, and binge on TikTok...
The Epic Games Store Is Giving Away Loop Hero And Other Great Games For Free
21.12.2021
In the modern gaming landscape it’s pretty easy to get away with not paying for games. In part that’s because the studios make free ones that are really, really good. But it’s also because deep-pocketed companies like Epic keep giving away even the paid ones. This year’s annual holiday sale on...
So Many Ubisoft Employees Have Quit That They're Calling It 'The Great Exodus'
21.12.2021
A report on Axios says that over the past 18 months so many Ubisoft employees have left the company that those remaining have begun to call it “the great exodus” and “the cut artery.”Read more
Krampus Is Destroying Call Of Duty Players And They Aren’t Happy About It
20.12.2021
I assumed getting murdered by Krampus at the end of a hotly contested Call of Duty match would be objectively funny, but it seems players are less than pleased with the mythological creature’s ability to affect online competition so dramatically.Read more
Ranking Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's New Character Introductions Over The Last 5 Years
20.12.2021
Game director Masahiro Sakurai has said there are no plans for a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sequel, despite claiming it might not totally end the series. Either way, we know Kingdom Hearts’ Sora was the crossover fighter’s last DLC, meaning no other newcomers are joining the roster....
No One’s Buying Ubisoft’s Garbage Ghost Recon NFTs
20.12.2021
Well, damn, I guess it’s my turn to write about these dumb Ubisoft NFTs. The publisher’s first virtual items on the blockchain, unique numbered items for players of Ghost Recon Breakpoint, are not exactly in high demand. Nope, not even that helmet with the 600-hour playtime requirement.Read more
The Long-Awaited Final Fantasy VII Remake Isn’t Running Great On PC
20.12.2021
The monkey’s paw curled hard on this one. Players have been waiting for the fantastic Final Fantasy VII Remake to hit PC for nearly two years now, but not like this. The PC version has stuttering issues and barely any settings options, despite a premium price tag of $70.Read more
Congratulations To George R.R. Martin On Completing A Blog Post About Elden Ring
20.12.2021
Having begun his work on From Software’s Elden Ring years ago, around 2017-18, A Song Of Ice And Fire author George R.R. Martin has now completed what may be his last piece of writing on the game, publishing a post on his personal blog.Read more
The Week In Games: A Mostly Quiet Winter Week
20.12.2021
As we enter the week of Christmas and get closer to the end of 2021, the release schedule has, as it always does this time of year, mostly evaporated. But that’s not a bad thing! In fact, this is often a great time to get caught up on some previous releases. Read more
Every Halo Game, Ranked From Worst To Best
19.12.2021
If there’s one thing Halo fans like more than playing Halo games, it’s ranking Halo games. Now that Halo Infinite, the latest in a long lineage of stellar first-person shooters, has been out for a bit, two of Kotaku’s big series fans—staff writer Ari Notis and weekend editor Zack Zweizen—figured...
Hades Wins A Hugo Award, Making History As First Video Game To Ever Do So
19.12.2021
Yesterday, Hades made history by becoming the first video game to ever win a Hugo Award, an annual literary award presented to the best science fiction or fantasy works from the previous year.Read more
Resident Evil Village And Metroid Dread Were The Most Completed Games In 2021
19.12.2021
Resident Evil Village is a great game! It’s easily one of my favorite games of 2021. But it’s also a game that can, at times, be scary or tricky to get through. So, I was surprised to see stats showing it as the most completed video game released in 2021. Read more