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Detective Pikachu Is Still One Of The Best Pokémon Games
3.7.2023
During the big summer Nintendo Direct stream last month, we finally got our first glimpse at Detective Pikachu Returns, the sequel to the 3DS adventure game that spawned Pokémon’s first live-action movie. The upcoming Switch game will reunite the titular sleuth Pokémon with Tim Goodman as they...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 7 Great Games To Play
30.6.2023
This weekend is a weird one: We’ve got Saturday, Sunday, then a normal workday for most of us, and then a holiday here in the States with July 4. And if you find yourself lacking any barbecue or other outdoor activity plans, that means it’s time for more games. Read more
Gollum Studio Will Stop Developing Games After Its Dismal Release
30.6.2023
After apologizing for the dismal state of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, developer Daedalic Entertainment is now shuttering its development arm to instead focus on publishing games since Gollum didn’t meet expectations.Read more
Sources: Assassin's Creed Publisher Remaking Black Flag, The Pirate One
30.6.2023
Ubisoft is doubling down on its most popular franchises, including Assassin’s Creed. Kotaku has learned that strategy now includes a remake of Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag, the 18th-century pirate fantasy period piece, and one of the more fondly remembered entries in the series. It’s what many...
GameStop Deal Will Get You One Of The Biggest Games Of the Year Free
30.6.2023
GameStop is a broken company that treats its employees like crap, but the meme stock phenonomon’s accruing losses can be your gain. A current “buy one, get two free” deal on used games can save you a lot on some of the biggest hits of 2023 so far including Diablo IV, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,...
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...
Review: The Makers Of Danganronpa Are Back With Another Mystery Banger
30.6.2023
I would rather not liken Master Detective Archives: Rain Code to the games its creative team is best known for, but I can’t help it when Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games’ latest murder mystery sure does invite the comparison. Like Danganronpa before it, Rain Code is a murder mystery from the mind...
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...
Fans Think Red Dead Redemption Might Finally Be Coming To PC
28.6.2023
A new game content rating out of South Korea for Red Dead Redemption has fans speculating that a remaster, remake or port of the popular open-world western is coming sooner than later. However, Rockstar has yet to confirm what this rating means or if, after all these years, Red Dead Redemption will...
Nintendo’s Thinking About How Fans Will Move To Its New Console
27.6.2023
Nintendo seems to be conceptualizing its long-awaited successor to the 2017-released Nintendo Switch, but it isn’t giving much details to what it might be, or when it might actually exist. The Legend of Zelda developer is, however, willing to say that whatever and whenever the new console releases...
The Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Lara Croft
27.6.2023
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Tears Of The Kingdom: Fast Travel Anywhere With These Items
27.6.2023
If you’ve spent a decent amount of time in Tears of the Kingdom, then you know the world is vast and filled with tons of fast-travel points by way of Shrines and Skyview Towers. Still, even with all those options, sometimes you need to get back to a specific location, and it doesn’t always...
TikTok Is Turning Grimace's Milkshake Into A Horror Movie
27.6.2023
I spend more time than I should on TikTok, and that means I’ve seen my fair share of the Grimace Milkshake trend. And friends, it might just be because Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, the latest game from the people behind Danganronpa, is just a few days away, but I can’t watch these videos...
Every Legend of Zelda Visual Aesthetic, Ranked From Worst To Best
27.6.2023
Every game in The Legend of Zelda series is defined, in part, by its aesthetics, the visual design choices coalescing every element into one cohesive vision. Even during the Hylian hero’s original 8-bit journey, strong art direction transformed simple sprites into sprawling labyrinths, mysterious...
The Problem With Tears Of The Kingdom Clumsily Giving Sidon A Fiancée
27.6.2023
When Tears of the Kingdom finally released this past May, reactions were mostly rapturous. People marveled at all the things players could build with Link’s new Ultrahand ability, and delighted in discovering the mysteries lurking in Hyrule’s new regions. However, one aspect did have a number...
Yakuza Games Scrub A Bunch Of People From The Credits, Including Series Creator Toshihiro Nagoshi
27.6.2023
The Yakuza Complete Series dropped on retailer Good Old Games last week, bundling the first seven games in the franchise in the one offering. It is a great deal, but fans testing out the release to see if there was anything different about it have turned up something weird.Read more
Tears Of The Kingdom Players Determine Link’s Weight Is 10 Apples
27.6.2023
The clever minds over at r/HyruleEngineering have done it again. This time, instead of building something entertaining like a veritable hamster wheel for Yunobo, or devastating drones that would land Link in trouble with the ICC, one fan has taken to building an in-game scale to weigh objects...
Tears of the Kingdom: Best Weapons To Fuse Right Away
26.6.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sure has a lot of weapons of varying shape, size, durability, and, of course, attack power. As you come across various weapons in your trip across the lands, depths, and skies of Hyrule, the game sometimes feels like a bit of a lottery. So where can...
Upcoming Horror Game Shows What’s Driving Big Releases Away From Physical Copies
26.6.2023
Last month, Remedy announced Alan Wake II, the long-anticipated sequel to its 2010 action game, won’t be released on a disc when it launches on October 17. This news was upsetting to those who prefer to have a physical game on their shelf, but in an interview with Eurogamer, creative director...
The Alan Wake Intro Only Exists Because Stephen King Sold His Quote For $1
23.6.2023
The opening shot of Alan Wake, the 2010 action-adventure horror remastered fairly recently, in 2021, finds us winding around a dusky mountain pass. As we watch spruce trees come and go and the orange sunset give way to chalky fog, protagonist Alan Wake says the following in a voiceover: “Stephen...