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Forza Horizon 5 Pioneers Bizarre New Form Of Early Access Garbage On PS5
27.2.2025
Forza Horizon 5, which launched over four years ago on Xbox and PC, is making the leap to PlayStation 5 soon, but because it’s 2025, the game will lock “early access” to Xbox’s open-world driving sim behind a pricey special edition. It’s the next evolution in publishers holding games hostage...
11 Details You Might’ve Missed In The First Pokémon Legends: Z-A Trailers
27.2.2025
After a year of waiting, we finally got our first look at Pokémon Legends: Z-A during the annual Pokémon Presents showcase. The Switch game seems like a significant departure from the untamed open zones of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which is exciting because we don’t know what to expect. The stream...
Pokémon Champions Was The Most Important Announcement From Pokémon Day
27.2.2025
We didn’t see Pokémon Champions in motion during the Pokémon Presents showcase today, but the new battle simulator might be the most important announcement made during the presentation. The game is being positioned as the future of Pokémon’s competitive play, as evidenced by the teaser trailer...
Sony Finally Slashes The Price Of PlayStation VR2 By $150 But It Might Be Too Late
27.2.2025
PlayStation VR2 launched at $550 two years ago this month. It was a great virtual reality headset but an intimidating price. Now Sony is dropping it to $300 starting in March amid reports that sales have completely stalled. Can the discount give PS VR2 a second wind or is it just one last attempt...
The Makers Of Pokémon Are About To Break A 15-Year Cycle
27.2.2025
Today’s Pokémon Presents was more notable for what it didn’t include than for what it did. While news of Legends: Z-A was very welcome, what was not mentioned—nor ever rumored to be mentioned—was Pokémon’s next mainline entry. And yet, based on the pattern of the last decade-and-a-half, this should...
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...