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11 Years Later, Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons’ Big Moment Still Hits
4.3.2024
Josef Fares, the director behind The Game Awards 2021 Game of the Year winner It Takes Two, was cooking in 2013 when he made his directorial debut with Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. I appreciated the game when I first played it 11 years ago, but age, wisdom, and life experience made it hit all...
Five Years Ago, Anthem Was A Warning
29.2.2024
In January 2019, I was optimistic when I flew out to BioWare’s headquarters in Austin, Texas. I’d been invited to test out Anthem, the studio’s take on the live-service looter-shooter, before it made its way into players’ hands. I was immediately smitten by the polish of the demo, zipping around...
PlayStation's Most Underrated Exclusive Still Grips Me 7 Years Later
28.2.2024
In recent years I’ve come to accept that I just don’t love open-world games. It’s partially because my life has only gotten busier and I have less free time to spend on games, so I gravitate towards shorter experiences. But it’s also because open-world game design tends to be boring and repetitive...
Persona 3’s Ending Is Still Incredible Almost 20 Years Later
21.2.2024
Persona 3 is almost 20 years old, and as I stated in our review, Persona 3 Reload, the new remake of the classic RPG, solidifies how it was incredibly ahead of its time. Reload knows not to mess too much with a good thing, and that includes preserving its ending, which, after recently experiencing...
11 Years Later, The Most Memeworthy Metal Gear Game Still Holds Up
21.2.2024
2013 was a great year for games, with groundbreaking titles that pushed the medium forward and helped define an era. There was the post-apocalyptic narrative adventure The Last of Us, which spawned a huge sequel and a hit TV show. There were exciting sequels, like the pirate RPG Assassin’s Creed...
40 Years Later, Nintendo's Most Underrated Series Deserves Another Shot
21.2.2024
Nintendo is the undisputed heavyweight champion of video game heroes. Their pantheon of premier protagonists—Mario, Link, Samus—contains some of the most recognizable characters in all of media. Though the gameplay gimmicks and boss fights might differ, their pure-hearted nature in the face...
5 Years Later, There's Still No Sign Of Hollow Knight: Silksong
15.2.2024
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, which means it’s time to solemnly mark a major milestone for one of the most anticipated video games of all time. That’s because five years ago, on February 14, 2019, developer Team Cherry announced a sequel to their 2017 debut title. It was the first time...
25 Years Later, Final Fantasy VIII Is Still The Series' Best Love Story
12.2.2024
From the moment protagonist Squall Leonhart is dragged onto the dance floor by a headstrong girl in the opening hours of Final Fantasy VIII, I knew it was love. I would grow to adore this game and appreciate it despite its flaws, and much of that was because of the central story of Squall...
23 Years Later, GTA III's Influence Is Still Inescapable
1.2.2024
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5 Years Later, I Still Haven’t Emotionally Recovered From Kingdom Hearts 3
31.1.2024
Like almost any child born in the ‘90s, I was obsessed with all things Disney. When Mulan came out on VHS I would watch it, rewind it, then immediately watch it again. There was only one other thing I’d obsessively spend that much time on: Final Fantasy. After my introduction to Final Fantasy...
10 Years Later, The Funniest Dad Game Ever Still Rules
30.1.2024
Kratos didn’t invent dad games in God of War (2018), but he helped solidify the genre. There are a lot of challenges Kratos deals with in his first Norse outing that most dads can’t relate to–not everybody has fought an all-powerful warrior. So there is a certain charm in the more down-to-earth...
Seven Years Later, This Square Enix Riff On Minecraft Is Coming To PC
29.1.2024
Today, Square Enix announced that after seven years, Dragon Quest Builders is, for some reason, arriving on PC in early February.Read more
13 Years Later, Gears Of War 3 Multiplayer Is Still Divinely Disgusting
23.1.2024
In September 2011, I was a college junior very willing to waste away the early days of her fall semester playing Epic Games’ new third-person shooter, Gears of War 3. I pre-ordered the highly anticipated title so I could guarantee I got the gold Retro Lancer skin for my multiplayer battles,...
Eight Years Later, Final Fantasy's Best Ending Still Hits Hard
22.1.2024
Brotherhood is a theme so overt in Final Fantasy XV that it’s the title of the game’s five-episode prequel anime. An outlier in a series that usually leverages expansive and diverse casts, FF15 instead focuses entirely on a road trip with four lads. Tehy spend most of their time cruising around...
23 Years Later, We've Discovered An Amazing GameCube Easter Egg
19.1.2024
Have you ever heard of GameCube’s squeaks? Perhaps we’re revealing some embarrassing gap in our collective knowledge at Kotaku in admitting we hadn’t, but we have now. And we’ve scientifically tested it. There’s a bizarre start-up Easter egg on the 2001 Nintendo console, and it makes it get...
Canceled PS2 Daredevil Game Now Playable 20 Years Later
3.11.2023
Daredevil: The Man Without Fear, a 2003 PlayStation 2 superhero game that was in development by 5,000 Ft. Studios for the PlayStation 2 before getting canceled, has resurfaced after 20 years with a new playable build.Read more
21 Years Later, This Cult-Classic Game Is Finally Playable In English
2.11.2023
Boku no Natsuyasumi 2, which translates to My Summer Vacation 2, is the sequel to the chill simulation game, Boku no Natsuyasumi. The game follows Boku on summer vacation with his family in the countryside, as he spends his time fishing, collecting stag beetles, and making new friends. The game...
Three Years Later, Activision Remembers THPS 1+2 Never Released On Steam
27.9.2023
After launching back in 2020 on PC via the Epic Games Store, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is finally (three years later…) making its way to Steam in October. Soon, it will be very easy to play this fantastic remake of the first two games in the series on your Steam Deck, no Heroic Games Launcher...
10 years later, still no Bitcoin ETF — but who cares?
8.9.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission will inevitably approve a spot Bitcoin ETF, but we should retain some healthy skepticism about the risks it will create
Animal Crossing Fans Find Secret (But Easy) Way To Double Money Years Later
10.8.2023
Three years on, players are still finding new ways to maximize Bell-making in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. A recent Reddit post revealed a get-rich-quick scheme using donation boxes. Read more