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I Can’t Stop Playing This Titanfall-F.E.A.R.-Killzone-Doom-Like
25.8.2023
Folx, I’m falling in love. If you ever wanted to combine the gloom of the original Killzone with gameplay from Titanfall and F.E.A.R. as well as Doom and its neo-retro children—and toss in some immaculate vibes from 1995’s Ghost in the Shell for good measure—then let me tell you about Sprawl.Read...
As Xbox 360 Store Nears End, Microsoft Swears Game Preservation Is ‘Front And Center’
24.8.2023
Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox Gaming, said in a Eurogamer interview that preserving Xbox 360 games that will be lost once the console’s digital store shuts down forever in 2024 is at the “front and center” of the company’s mind.Read more
Hands-On: Persona 5’s Tactics Spin-off Changes Everything, And It Rules
23.8.2023
After spending time with Persona 5 Tactica, the upcoming tactics-based spin-off reuniting the Phantom Thieves for another adventure, I’m intrigued by how P-Studio has recontextualized long-time mechanics for a different subgenre. I got hands-on time with the game alongside a separate demo...
Hands-On: Persona 5’s Tactics Spin-off Changes Everything, And It Rules
23.8.2023
After spending time with Persona 5 Tactica, the upcoming tactics-based spin-off reuniting the Phantom Thieves for another adventure, I’m intrigued by how P-Studio has recontextualized long-time mechanics for a different subgenre. I got hands-on time with the game alongside a separate demo...
Everything We Know About Grand Theft Auto 6
8.8.2023
Though we don’t know exactly when Grand Theft Auto VI will come out, we do happen to know a hell of a lot more than what we usually do in the lead-up to a new GTA game. Read more
Let’s Get Really Nostalgic About The Early Days Of PlayStation
4.8.2023
“There was a sense that video games were toys. And Sony is not a toy company.” That’s how a new mini-oral history about PlayStation revolutionizing console gaming begins over at IGN. The words belong to former head of Sony Worldwide Studios, Shawn Layden, and they ring true for anyone who grew...
Every Street Fighter Game, Ranked From Worst To Best
21.7.2023
1987 saw the start of something huge, though no one knew it at the time. Capcom’s Street Fighter seemed like just another arcade game. Nice graphics, sure, but no one could have guessed that just four years later its sequel would spark a revolution that transformed arcades as we knew them. Suddenly...
The Great Mission: Impossible Movies Deserve A Great New Game
13.7.2023
The fuse has been lit and the mission has been accepted. That’s right folks, it’s time for a new Mission: Impossible film. The latest entry in the popular action franchise is out now in theaters. But if this new film has you all excited about the franchise again and you want to play a Mission:...
An Alarming 87 Percent Of Retro Games Are Being Lost To Time
10.7.2023
Despite being a billion-dollar industry, video games are something of a dying medium, as a vast array of titles are frequently killed off in one way or another. However, according to a new study, the number of games being lost to time is quite staggering: Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. games...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Get Lost In
7.7.2023
Well. What a week it’s been, huh? I don’t know about you, but I could definitely go for some good times mashing buttons to a moving image—especially since I basically threw out my neck and destroyed my voice at that Cynic concert last night; I ain’t goin’ anywhere for a couple of days, so I need...
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection On PC Won’t Support Mouse And Keyboard
30.6.2023
Shortly after the news broke that the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection is heading to the Nintendo Switch, we also learned that the collection was coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and even PC. However, the ensemble’s Steam page has gently chilled the excitement: The games will not support...
Avatar Is Getting A New Action-Adventure Game And It Looks A Bit Mid
29.6.2023
On Thursday, fans of the hit Nickelodeon cartoon, Avatar: The Last Airbender received an adrenaline shot in the arm by way of an announcement trailer for a new action-adventure game set in the universe that’s due out later this year. Unfortunately, its gameplay looks a bit bland, and the trailer...
The 11 Best Final Fantasy Spin-Offs, Ranked
28.6.2023
We recently ranked the mainline single-player Final Fantasy games, and noted just how much the series changed and experimented with its formula along the way. The series’ propensity for reinvention is why people are so divided on what even defines a Final Fantasy game.Read more
Microsoft Says Xbox Has Been Losing The Console Wars Since 2001
22.6.2023
As Microsoft dukes it out with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the Xbox maker has admitted something everyone probably already knew by now: It’s lost the console wars.Read more
Logitech Controllers Are On Sale At A Curious Time
21.6.2023
Just days after five people went missing on a tourist submarine believed to be (at least at one point during its construction) piloted by a wireless Logitech controller, Logitech appears to be running a controller sale on Amazon.Read more
Every U.S. PlayStation 2 Game Manual Is Now Scanned In 4K
25.10.2022
Physical game manuals are hard to come by these days, especially as the industry begins to heavily lean into cloud streaming and digital-first infrastructures. But if you remember those good ole times when game boxes came with chunky pamphlets for you to peruse before jumping into your recent...
Let’s Remember How Amazing 2002 Was For Video Games
1.7.2022
When people talk about the “best” year in gaming, they typically trot out the usual suspects: 2007 (Assassin’s Creed! Mass Effect! Halo 3!), 2013 (The Last of Us! GTA V!), 2017 (Horizon Zero Dawn! That other open-world game!). Allow us to posit that one of the best years in gaming happened exactly...
Nier: Automata’s Native Nintendo Switch Port Has Kingdom Hearts Fans Fuming
29.6.2022
Following Nintendo’s announcement that PlatinumGames’ cult-favorite action-RPG Nier: Automata is coming to the Switch later this year, some gamers are demanding that Square Enix make native ports for the Kingdom Hearts games as well.Read more
Yakuza Fan Is Fixing The PS2 Original's Mistakes
23.6.2022
It’s easy to forget in 2022, now that it feels like we get a new or remastered Yakuza game every six months, that for a very long time the series was MIA from Western shores, in large part down to the disastrous decisions made by Sega for the original game’s release back in 2006.Read more
Jak And Daxter Is Being 'Ported' To The PC, Looks Great
20.6.2022
Over the past few years we’ve started seeing something beautiful happen: fans of classic console games are taking old code and creating native PC versions of games that never saw an official release. We’ve seen it with some Nintendo games, but now we’re seeing it with a PlayStation platformer...