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Report: Cyberpunk Development Didn't Really Start Until 2016
16.1.2021
Cyberpunk 2077 was announced back in 2012 and shown off to the world with a cinematic trailer in 2013, but work on the game didn’t begin for real until 2016, according to a new report by Bloomberg. That’s when CD Projekt studio head Adam Badowski took over as director, several veteran developers...
Video Game Spoilers Are Good, Actually
15.1.2021
For the most part, the internet is a screaming void where nobody can agree on anything—not even what to scream about. But there is one unspoken rule that a remarkably large number of people hold sacred: no spoilers. Is that for the best, though, or is it limiting our ability to talk about games...
The 10 Best Deals of January 15, 2021
15.1.2021
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
15.1.2021
The weekend is for processing what happened last week and steeling ourselves for what’s going to happen next week. Video games are the perfect accompaniment to both of these activities. Read more
Test Your Zombie Survival Skills With Cold War’s New Cranked Mode
15.1.2021
Killing zombies is the best part about Black Ops Cold War’s mid-season update for Season One. New maps and modes were added on January 14, including a new large-scale Fireteam map, a standard 6v6 multiplayer mode called “Dropkick,” and a Cranked mode for Zombies.Read more
Stealthily Save $6 When You Pre-Order Hitman 3 on Xbox
15.1.2021
Hitman 3 (Xbox Digital) | $54 | Newegg | Use code EMCEHHW35 Read more
Ubisoft Pushes Riders Republic To ‘Later This Year’, Adding To Wave Of Game Delays
14.1.2021
Riders Republic, the next game from the team behind Steep, has been delayed until “later this year.” The delay adds to a growing number of games that have been pushed back recently, including Hogwarts Legacy and Outriders.Read more
Take a Break From the Screen and Roll on Over To One of These Video-To-Board Game Adaptations
8.1.2021
Top Pick: Dark Souls: The Board Game | $77 | AmazonRead more
Quantifying the Xmas day video game sales bump
5.1.2021
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Don’t Miss January 2021’s Biggest, Must-Play Games You Can Pre-Order Now
4.1.2021
Most Anticipated: Hitman 3 | $60 | AmazonRead more
What Are Your Video Game Resolutions For 2021?
31.12.2020
Gaming resolutions? Well, I’m hoping to really go all in on 4K for...Hold on. What’s that? Ah, my editor tells me we more or less cracked this exact joke last year. And that it’s bad. And that I should feel bad. (I regret nothing.)Read more
The Week In Games: Birds
27.12.2020
It’s a pretty quiet week for game releases. Look at it as a chance to catch up on your backlog.Read more
Who’s The Strongest Video Game Character?
26.12.2020
If all the video game characters ever created got together in a big rumble, who’d come out on top? Kratos, the one who took down the gods of Olympus? What about Asura who fought off a deity the size of a planet? What about the ancients who wore Majora’s Mask and caused so much havoc, it was sealed...
The Video Game Music That Helped Us Through 2020
26.12.2020
2020 was tough. There were nights we wondered where and how this year would end. Just when things seemed like they couldn’t get worse, they did time and again. On every level, it was difficult just to get through the day. One of the things that helped us through was music. Specifically, video game...
I Went On Vacation And Ended Up In A Video Game
25.12.2020
On a trip to a state park, I’m pretty sure my partner, my dog, and I stumbled into a video game. My own personal isekai.Read more
The Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of 2020
24.12.2020
God, this year sucked. Video games were supposed to be a reprieve from that, and in many ways they were. But in other ways they were just as messy, ill-fated, and broken as the year itself.Read more
The Biggest Video Game Surprises Of 2020
23.12.2020
Every year, we run down the best annual surprises from the world of video games. Needless to say, 2020 was not like previous years. That’s why, this year, we’re reorienting our annual tradition to focus on the biggest—not necessarily the best—ones.Read more
This Incredible Link's Awakening Song Is Actually From Its Commercial
21.12.2020
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s frequent hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s column is all about a reinvigorating classic that didn’t actually make it into the game it was used to promote.Read more
The Week In Games: Meat Boy Is Back
20.12.2020
A decade is a long time to wait for a sequel, but Super Meat Boy Forever is almost here after some delays and hiccups.Read more
Move over, Kickstarter: NFTs are the newest way for indie games to fundraise
20.12.2020
When NFTs and crowdfunding meet, game developers and players can both win