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All The Hitman Games Are Getting Fused Into One Mega Murder Sim
3.1.2023
If you thought Hitman 3’s DLC and level importing couldn’t get any more confusing, well, buckle up. IO Interactive announced on Tuesday that later this month Hitman 1, 2 and 3 will fuse together into one Hitman to rule them all called Hitman World of Assassination. But there will still be different...
The Pokémon Devs Made A Cult Hit That You Now Have Another Chance To Play
3.1.2023
2023’s first gaming surprise is here, and it’s a shockingly pleasant one: Pocket Card Jockey is coming to Apple Arcade on January 20. Game Freak’s experimental 3DS game is notable for both being really fun and one of the studio’s only non-Pokémon releases, and Apple’s ongoing exercise...
The Witcher 3: Dos and Don’ts For Fighting Werewolves
3.1.2023
As a professional monster slayer, Geralt has a wide variety of creatures, spirits, and other monstrous manifestations to cut through. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt tasks both Geralt and Ciri with fighting werewolves from time to time and it’s not always the easiest of contracts. With a potent...
Pokémon Fans Think This Elden Ring Mod Looks Better Than Scarlet And Violet
3.1.2023
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is a very ugly game, a fact that has gone universally uncontested since the game came out in November. One modder solved this problem in an unusual way: by turning Pokémon into Elden Ring summons in The Lands Between.Read more
Kotaku's Top 10 Games of 2022
30.12.2022
I was warned of how heated Kotaku’s GOTY arguments traditionally get when I first started here in November, so I was a little nervous when I was put in charge of organizing and tabulating our list of the best games of the year. Read more
Kenneth Shepard's Top Five Games Of 2022
30.12.2022
When it comes time to write these year-end lists, I usually slim them down to my top five favorite games I played because, despite what this job entails, I usually only have passionate feelings about a handful of games by the time we reach December.Read more
Kojima: MGS2 'Seemed Impossible To Release' After 9/11, Nearly Quit
28.12.2022
Those well-versed in their Metal Gear Solid trivia will know that the original ending for Metal Gear Solid 2 was changed before release. Scenes involving a massive ship crashing into Manhattan island were a bit too much in a very young post-9/11 world, with images and videos of planes striking...
High On Life Players Are Getting Perma-Trapped In Applebee’s
28.12.2022
Have you ever found yourself paying for over-salted food and overpriced drinks at an Applebee’s and thought: “What if I just stayed here…forever?” Well, a bug making the rounds in the Rick and Morty-adjacent shooter High On Life is allowing such a macabre fantasy to come true. Read more
Team Ninja's Next Game Is Giving Me Sekiro PTSD
27.12.2022
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Fallout: New Vegas Director On Creating Some Of 2022's Best Video Game Characters
27.12.2022
2022 brought us a number of rich narratives in games. While heavy hitters like God of War: Ragnarok, Elden Ring, or Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion are likely to have their praises sung the loudest, there were also games like Obsidians’ Pentiment that are equally deserving of our attention....
Nobody, Critics Or Fans, Seems To Like The New Netflix Witcher Spin-Off
27.12.2022
The newest installment in Netflix’s growing Witcher franchise, The Witcher: Blood Origin, was recently released to a resounding “meh” from critics. But the fan response is even worse, with the four-episode limited series sporting a dismal eight percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The low scores...
Capcom Shuts Down Fan Remakes Of Original Resident Evil And Code: Veronica
27.12.2022
The developers behind fan remakes of Resident Evil and Resident Evil Code: Veronica have announced that development on both projects has ceased after Capcom allegedly contacted them and asked the developers to cancel the project. Read more
Pokémon Players Are Getting Wrecked By This Weird Little Crow Right Now
27.12.2022
While competitive players continue to plumb Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s strategic depth and tease out its tactical wrinkles, one creature has gotten a shocking amount of playtime over the last month: Murkrow. The unevolved flying dark type isn’t a heavy hitter and its stats are absolute trash,...
18 Cozy Games That Feel Like A Warm Blanket
23.12.2022
For some of us, games have always been a source of comfort in challenging times, offering a respite from harsh realities in our own lives that we couldn’t escape, or providing a place where we can focus on manageable challenges while the real world feels unmanageable. But in recent years, more...
Fans Discover Half-Life 2 Corpse Has Actual Dead Human’s Face
23.12.2022
If you’ve played Half-Life 2 or Source engine mods, you’ve likely seen the in-game model “Corpse01.mdl.” The burnt corpse appears multiple times in Half-Life 2’s sewers and other parts of the game, and modders often used it in fan projects. All is well, yes? Well, it was until recently, when fans...
So, You Wanna Take Down Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Elite Four
23.12.2022
Defeating the Elite Four and the regional champion in battle is a rite of passage in most Pokémon games, and that includes Scarlet and Violet. These are supposed the most-powerful Pokémon trainers in the Paldea region, and overcoming them and their teams is the only way to become the regional...
What You Should Know About ‘Next Gen’ Witcher 3’s New Casting System
22.12.2022
A Witcher’s most common tools of the trade are their steel and silver swords. But as students of the magical world they live in, they can also cast simple spells, or Signs. The Witcher 3 gives you five signs to cast in battle, each with varying magical attacks and defenses. The latest update to...
Game Awards Photoshops Bill Clinton Kid Out Of Elden Ring Speech
22.12.2022
The 2022 Game Awards ended with a random kid sneaking up on stage and muttering nonsense about “reformed Rabbi Bill Clinton.” The 2022 Game Awards is now, understandably, trying to pretend that never happened, blurring the kid out of a picture celebrating Elden Ring developer FromSoftware’s second...
Absurd NFT Project Just Got Taken To Court By Pokémon
22.12.2022
The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) works pretty hard to keep its monsters in their proper pens, fervently stamping out any attempts to use pocket beasties without a licensing agreement in place. Just a few months ago, we saw the company going after six Chinese firms that had crossed the line...
Amazon Promises God Of War Show Will Be ‘Incredibly True’ To Original Games
22.12.2022
The last few years have been fairly bursting with TV shows and movies adapted from popular games. And even more are coming down the pipeline. If you ask some fans, many of these shows have strayed too far away from their original source material, so it might be nice to hear that the producers...