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Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Starters Revealed And Everyone's Favorite Fire Pig Is Back
27.2.2025
We finally have our first real look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A and which Pokémon will grace its world. This time around players are headed to the Kalos region and the starters they get to pick from are Chikorita, Tepig, and Totodile. While I’m a grass-type enthusiast at heart, there’s no question...
Everything We Saw During The Pokémon Day Presents Showcase
27.2.2025
It’s that time of year when Pokémon fans get to have an early Christmas. It’s Pokémon Day, which commemorates the anniversary of the launch of the original Pokemon Red and Green in Japan in 1996. Each year, The Pokémon Company puts on a livestream to talk about upcoming games, updates on current...
Here’s Your First Look At Pokémon Legends: Z-A
27.2.2025
After a year of waiting since seeing that tantalizing teaser last Pokémon Day, Game Freak has finally revealed the first in-game footage of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Before today, all we knew about the Switch game was what was revealed on Pokémon Day 2024. Legends Z-A is set entirely in the Kalos...
Elden Ring Is Definitely Not An RPG: A Kotaku Debate
26.2.2025
What is a role-playing game? You probably have your own definition and exceptions. And as you might expect, nearly everyone at Kotaku has thoughts and opinions on what is and isn’t an RPG. For example, some think Elden Ring is an RPG. Others disagree strongly. And then some think the idea...
The Nemesis System Was One Of The Best Things Gaming Ever Did And WB Just Killed It
25.2.2025
Today, February 25, it was announced Warner Bros. is shutting down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego, as well as canceling Monolith’s Wonder Woman game. This follows multiple stories of turnover at the company, including the shutdown of crossover fighter...
Xbox Delays Its Big Fantasy RPG Blockbuster Fable To 2026
25.2.2025
On Tuesday, Playground Games and Xbox announced that the upcoming Fable reboot has been delayed. It was set to arrive later this year but has now been pushed back until 2026. The reboot of the popular RPG franchise was first revealed by Xbox in 2020. Read more
Whoa, A Ton Of Cool New Games Just Got Announced For Xbox Game Pass
24.2.2025
It’s looking like a good Game Pass harvest this year, especially because Microsoft’s backlog of big first-party Xbox games like Doom: The Dark Ages and Fable are coming in 2025. But tons of other cool stuff is headed to the subscription service as well, and a bunch of them were announced during...
Indie Showcase Has My Favorite Trailer Of The Year So Far
24.2.2025
Whelp, I’ve got a song stuck in my head and its a weird (but great) one: It’s the cooking giraffe’s ditty fromthe debut trailer for To A T which premiered during Annapurna Interactive’s 2025 publisher showcase. Read more
Balatro Is No Longer Rated 18+ In Europe
24.2.2025
Indie superhit Balatro no longer has the same Pan European Game Information (PEGI) rating as Grand Theft Auto V in Europe. Last year the card game received the adult PEGI 18+ rating due to its poker gameplay and rules. But thanks to a successful appeal, Balatro’s rating has been lowered to PEGI...
Assassin's Creed Shadows Has Leaked A Month Before Launch
24.2.2025
It looks like at least a few people have got their hands on physical copies of Assassin’s Creed Shadows ahead of the game’s official March 20 launch. Reportedly, one player streamed themselves playing the next entry in Ubisoft’s long-running franchise online. (No spoilers are included below.) Read...
Marvel Rivals Says Popular Third-Party PC Plugin Is 'Cheating Software' And Bans It
21.2.2025
Today, Marvel Rivals launched its big mid-season update, adding two new characters, a fresh map, and some balance tweaks. But the developer behind the online character shooter also warned PC players to stop using a popular piece of software, as it believes it is “cheating.” Read more
Marvel Rivals Was Reportedly Almost Canceled Over Licensing Fees In Last-Minute Pivot That Cost Millions
21.2.2025
Marvel Rivals has been a huge hit for NetEase. The Chinese publisher recently reported the free-to-play hero shooter had over 40 million players. But the Overwatch clone was almost canceled over the licensing fees the company would owe to Disney for using its popular comic book characters.Read more
Don't Sleep On This Indie Roguelike Cult Hit And Its First Major Update In Five Years
21.2.2025
Star of Providence is a bullet hell roguelike shooter that mostly went under the radar when it came to Steam back in 2017. But since then, it’s won over a devoted fan following, including the YouTuber videogamedunkey, who liked it so much he decided to help republish it eight years later under...
After Working On Oblivion Fan Remake For A Decade, Its Devs Aren't Worried About The Rumored Official One
21.2.2025
The modders behind the highly anticipated Skyblivion PCmod aren’t concerned that Bethesda might be gearing up to release its very own official Oblivion remake. Instead, the team is just “excited” to finally finish its project and get it in the hands of gamers and Elder Scrolls fans. Read more
It Took 10 Years For The Makers Of This Blatant Pokémon Rip-Off To Apologize And Pay $15 Million
21.2.2025
Pocket Monster: Remake was released back in 2015. The mobile game played almost identically to Pokémon, even using the art, names, and move sets form the existing franchise. A decade later, The Pokémon Company has finally reached a settlement with the Chinese devs behind the rip-off and gotten them...
Ex-Amazon Gaming Exec Explains Why No One Has Beaten Steam
21.2.2025
A surprising contradiction sits at the heart of PC gaming: the medium’s most open platform is nevertheless dominated by a single storefront. That storefront belongs to Valve, it’s called Steam, and despite plenty of challenges in the two decades since it launched, no one has yet come close...
New Call Of Duty Map Is Teasing The Next Tony Hawk Game
20.2.2025
Another day, another piece of evidence that seems to indicate we are getting a new Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game in the near future. This time it’s a teaser found in a new Call of Duty Black Ops 6 map. Read more
GTA V On PC Finally Catches Up To Console Versions
20.2.2025
In 2022, Rockstar released the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online. These ports looked better, played better, and included new content and graphical options. And now, finally, three years later, Rockstar is bringing all of this (and more) to PC players via a...
6 Diablo 4-Like Games To Grind Before The ARPG's Next Season
20.2.2025
Following the success of Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, along with the recurring seasonal themes and fresh start opportunities, enjoying the grind brought to us by Blizzard Entertainment is easier than ever. But sometimes it’s not enough. Say, for example, you finish a season early. What then? Well...
You Can Use Discord On Your PS5 For Cross-Platform Chatter
19.2.2025
While PlayStation Plus users can enjoy voice chatting with one another via the PS5 default chat system, voice communication with players across other ecosystems has always been a challenge. Thus, with Discord growing to be the world’s most popular option for linking up in gaming, it makes sense...