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These 9 Live-Service Games Launched And Died In Record Time
5.9.2024
Recently, Sony announced that its next big live-service shooter, Concord, was closing up and the servers were being turned off. It was a surprising and unprecedented move. Usually, AAA live-service games are given more time to turn things around. Read more
Astro Bot Is An Incredible Reminder That The PS5 Era Has Been A Huge Bummer
5.9.2024
Remember when we all played Astro’s Playroom, which came pre-installed on every PlayStation 5, and enjoyed a collective nostalgia trip through Sony’s video game history, coupled with a great deal of hope for the future of our shiny new consoles? The platformer pays tribute to PlayStation’s past...
How To Complete Fortnite's Chapter 5, Season 4, Week 3 Quests
5.9.2024
Fortnite’s latest weekly quest batch is here for Chapter 5, Season 4, Week 3. As per usual, the latest group of quests introduces five challenges for players to complete. Each one is worth 20k XP, meaning that you can earn up to 100,000 XP upon completing them all. This guide will detail everything...
Astro Bot: The Kotaku Review
5.9.2024
I cried at the end of Astro Bot. I recognize this isn’t indicative of much beyond my sentimentality, but I thought it was a crucial tidbit to underscore something else, something important about PlayStation’s excellent new platformer. It really is, more than anything else, a celebration of...
Game Of Thrones Author Posts, Then Quickly Deletes, Scathing House Of The Dragon Criticism
4.9.2024
George R. R. Martin, the writer of the Game of Thrones novels and the Fire & Blood spin-off upon which HBO series House of the Dragon is based, had a lot to say about a major change made in the show. On September 4, Martin published a post on his blog called “Beware the Butterflies,” which goes...
11 Things To Know Before Playing Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
4.9.2024
Serving The Emperor in Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 can initially be a bit daunting. The game throws a lot at you, especially when you’re fighting the horde army, or going toe-to-toe with Heretics in PvP. Here are 11 tips you should know before signing up to become a Space Marine.Read more
8 Years Later, No Man's Sky Gets One Thing Every Game Needs: Fishing
4.9.2024
No Man’s Sky, the procedurally generated space survival game filled with thousands of planets has finally added the only worthwhile endeavor — fishing. As of today, August 5, developer Hello Games has released the Aquarius update, which doesn’t just add fishing to the game but does so with...
New Telegram Game CATS to Rival $DOGS; $CATS Airdrop Soon
4.9.2024
CATS is a memecoin project built on the TON blockchain, which is designed to engage users in the…
How To Unlock World Of Warcraft's Newest Race, The Earthen
4.9.2024
A new race has made its way to World of Warcraft within the latest expansion, The War Within. The new Earthen Race is special, as it is the very first Allied Race that is available for both Horde and Alliance Factions. (The Pandaren aren’t an allied race!) Unlocking the new Earthen Race is not...
That New Castlevania DS Collection Includes A Terrific Bonus Game
4.9.2024
Last week saw the surprise release of Castlevania Dominus Collection, a great compilation that (finally!) gives us a way to play the series’ three Nintendo DS releases on modern hardware. Castlevania fans have their strong opinions on which of these are the best, but the fact that Dawn of Sorrow...
Justin Sun’s Optimism for Tron; Is ETFSwap the Real Game-Changer?
4.9.2024
Tron (TRX) has had a spectacular year, experiencing a 113% price increase. Meanwhile, Justin Sun, the founder of…
Get This Inventive Twist On The Murder Mystery Game In Humble’s Latest Bundle
3.9.2024
Let’s say, hypothetically, that you killed your husband on a cruise from the UK to New York. How would you get away with it and walk off a free woman when the boat arrives at port? That delightfully thrilling premise is only the start of 2021’s Overboard! It’s a murder mystery game that gives...
The Internet Reacts To Sony's Unprecedented Unreleasing Of Concord
3.9.2024
If you hadn’t heard the big news of the day, Sony and developer Firewalk Studios are shutting down Concord, the not-Guardians of the Galaxy hero shooter that has been flopping hard since its launch on August 23. The studio seems to be planning some kind of comeback, as the announcement says...
Black Ops 6 Is So Fast It's Both Frustrating And Fun
3.9.2024
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer beta weekend is over, but I’m still a little shell-shocked from it. The sixth installment in the long-running Activision sub-franchise is faster than ever before, and full of players who have already gotten the brand-new omnimovement system down to...
You Can Get The Whole Kingdom Hearts Series For The Price Of One Game Right Now
3.9.2024
Every generation has its signatures. A certain fashion trend, a popular artist, or a movie that most everyone has seen. They also have their own signature games, and even consoles. For example, my generation had quite a few great systems growing up, but none was ever more popular than...
Concord Shutting Down 14 Days After Launch
3.9.2024
Concord is shutting down its servers on September 6 and will not be playable after that as its developers “explore” other options for the sci-fi shooter released last month on PS5 and PC. The game struggled to find an audience and quickly became a flop by many critics and fans. Read more
This Murder Mystery Is A Must-Play For Die-Hard Adventure Game Fans
3.9.2024
It’s 1913 and young Nancy Maple, an amateur geologist, travels from Toronto to the remote Canadian town of Crimson to investigate the discovery of a large diamond. However, things are more perilous than they initially seem, and before long our plucky heroine finds herself investigating an apparent...
Diablo 4's Godslayer Crown Rescues The Barbarian From Demotion
3.9.2024
The launch of Season 5 in Diablo IV introduced numerous unique legendary items, many of which completely change how a few of the game’s top meta builds function. While Barbarian is no longer sitting pretty at the top of the pile, Godslayer Crown—a new Unique Helm—ensures the class remains viable....
Game Pass PC Players Are In For A Big Month Of Strategy Games
3.9.2024
Game Pass has been making big inroads on PC with a growing catalog of games for that side of the subscription service, and September is shaping up to be a bigger (and more expensive) month in that regard with plenty of resource gathering, geopolitical warfare, and fraught moral decisions...
Another Game Is Missing Xbox At Launch And Dev Blames Microsoft: 'They Ignore Us'
3.9.2024
Enotria: The Last Song is a new, sun-drenched Soulslike inspired by Italian folklore and it’s out in just a couple weeks. But not on Xbox. While the game will be available for PlayStation 5 and PC players on September 17, the game has been indefinitely delayed on Series X/S over problems with...