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The Last Of Us Season Two: Everything We Know
15.3.2023
It’s like it’s 2013 all over again. After the conclusion of The Last of Us’ first season, we’re all stuck, yet again, debating the morality of Joel’s tough decision at the end of both the original video game and the recent TV adaptation. And we’re also left with anticipation over season two...
Let Us All Enjoy This 1999 Pokémon Card Commercial
15.3.2023
In 2023, Pokémon is part of the fabric of our lives. It exists all around us, has for decades, and even if you’re not a fan you will at least know the basic premise.Read more
Square Enix Is Still Making That NFT Game, In 2023
15.3.2023
Pretty much every time we post a video game trailer on this website, it’s either because we think it’s cool, or we’re using it to illustrate some kind of gameplay or cinematic point. In this case, though, we’re doing neither.Read more
The Game Accused Of Plagiarizing Elden Ring Animations Responds
14.3.2023
Bleak Faith: Forsaken, a new Soulslike by Archangel Studios, has been mired in controversy since it launched on March 10. That’s because players suspected the indie developer hijacked animations seen in FromSoftware games such as Bloodborne and Elden Ring. Now, after days of accusations slamming...
Let's Rank The Assassin's Creed Games, Worst To Best
14.3.2023
Nothing is true; everything is permitted... but you can trust this list ranking Assassin’s Creed games from worst to best.Read more
The Last of Us Show Changed Ellie In Ways That Make Season Two Worrying
14.3.2023
The following contains spoilers for The Last of Us show and both games.Read more
Resident Evil 4 Remake Mods Free Leon From His Shirt, Among Other Things
14.3.2023
It’s been just shy of a week since Capcom gave gamers a taste of the upcoming Resident Evil 4 remake via the Chainsaw Demo, and folks are already popping off with ingenious and eccentric mods for the iconic zombie shooter. Read more
13 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Destiny 2: Lightfall
14.3.2023
I’ve spent dozens of hours playing through Destiny 2: Lightfall’s new campaign (disappointing), waging war in its new city on Neptune called Neomuna (delightful), and comparing loot tables, stat lists, and perk options for all the new gear (mixed bag). Here’s some of what I’ve learned in...
Hyper Light Breaker Looks Like A Haunting Mashup Of Some Of The Best Games Around
14.3.2023
Hyper Light Drifter is one of my favorite indie games of the last decade. It mixes tight top-down arcade action with an evocative pixel art style and moody world building. Spiritual successor Hyper Light Breaker is looking more and more like an incredibly ambitious expansion of those inspirations...
The Resident Evil 4 Remake Demo Has Some Cool Secrets
14.3.2023
Last week, Capcom released a demo for its upcoming remake of the classic 2005 third-person horror game, Resident Evil 4. And while the demo is fairly small, fans have found a hidden weapon and other secrets tucked away in this small taste of what’s coming later this month.Read more
Russian Hackers Threaten Ukrainian Stalker 2 Devs, Things Go Badly
13.3.2023
On the 11th of March, a post on a Russian fan page for the Stalker series boasted of having hacked the in-development Stalker 2, and started making threats to the Ukrainian developers of the game. Those developers have now responded, and basically told them to go to hell.Read more
16+ Stellar Games To Play Before Starfield
13.3.2023
Starfield, the highly anticipated science-fiction RPG from Bethesda is nearly upon us. While September 6 is not that far off, for sci-fi fans, and folks who appreciate a Bethesda romp, the it’s been a painful wait since the game’s first announcement back in 2018.Read more
New York Times Joins Last Of Us Ending Discourse 10 Years Later
13.3.2023
Last night’s The Last of Us finale on HBO Max ushered in the inevitable, the thing so many of us have feared for a decade: Major publications, the same ones who refer to video games as if they’re all still like Pac-Man, are weighing in on its controversial ending.Read more
9 Of The Internet's Burning Resident Evil 4 Remake Questions, Answered
13.3.2023
We are less than two weeks away from playing Capcom’s glorious repaint of its iconic third-person shooter, Resident Evil 4, originally released in 2005. Though breathless questions on sites like Reddit, Quora, and Twitter suggest the remake is still operating from the mysterious shadows, there’s...
Dead Island 2 Devs Think 'Development Hell' Wasn't So Bad Actually
13.3.2023
Dead Island 2, the open-world zombie RPG that passed through so many hands someone done forgot it in the development oven for over a decade, is finally coming out on April 21. This is a week earlier than originally anticipated, which we love to see. What’s funny, though, is that developer Dambuster...
Final Fantasy 16 Devs Say Only PS5 Can Handle The Game’s Combat
13.3.2023
Maybe you were wondering why Final Fantasy XVI, Square Enix’s highly anticipated action RPG, will only be available on PlayStation 5 when it launches on June 22. Well, according to Square Enix, it’s because of “the power of PlayStation 5" that lets the team achieve next-gen (when do we call...
The Last Of Us Show Finally Explains Ellie’s Immunity
13.3.2023
As an adaptation, HBO’s The Last of Us has been a fairly faithful recreation of Naughty Dog’s original game. However, during yesterday’s season one finale, “Look For The Light,” HBO’s series explored a character the game had only talked about in passing mentions. In doing so, the show reveals...
We're Losing More Than We Realize When These Classic Pokémon Games Get Pulled
13.3.2023
Welcome to Exp. Share, Kotaku’s Pokémon column in which we dive deep to explore notable characters, urban legends, communities, and just plain weird quirks from throughout the Pokémon franchise. This week, we’re taking a look at the upcoming 3DS and Wii U eShop shutdowns and the effect they will...
The Last Of Us Show Tries To Change What The Game Told Us About Joel
13.3.2023
[The following will contain spoilers for The Last of Us show and both video games]Read more
Someone Created A Ride In Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 That Will Outlast Our Actual Universe
11.3.2023
Have you ever waited for a few hours to ride a popular roller coaster? Perhaps. But I can guarantee you that nobody has ever waited the entire life of the known universe. Well, unless you are the unlucky digital folks stuck on a new wild and complicated Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 creation from...