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Star Wars Outlaws Will Feature Tatooine Because We’ll Never Escape That Place
24.7.2023
In a new video from Ubisoft about its upcoming Star Wars game, the publisher talked about creating an authentic Star Wars experience. As part of this, Outlaws will feature Tatooine, the galaxy’s most famous (and overused) desert planet. Read more
The Witcher Netflix Views Are Down, Prepare For Discourse
14.7.2023
Prepare for The Witcher Netflix series discourse to get even more insufferable—Witcher fan site Redanian Intelligence crunched some numbers and reports that viewership has dropped 30 percent between Season Two and Season Three.Read more
You're Solid Gold, I'll See You In Hell
14.7.2023
It feels weird to be writing one of these. Lord knows I’ve read enough of them over the last 17 years. But it’s finally my turn: today is my last day at Kotaku.Read more
You're Solid Gold, I'll See You In Hell
14.7.2023
It feels weird to be writing one of these. Lord knows I’ve read enough of them over the last 17 years. But it’s finally my turn: today is my last day at Kotaku.Read more
The Best And Worst Witcher Season 3 Looks
13.7.2023
When the first season of Netflix’s adaptation of The Witcher aired back in 2019, there was some highly suspect hair and makeup. The contacts were unnerving, Henry Cavill’s Geralt wig was often a travesty (Jacqui Rathore, who was in charge of styling the wig, reportedly had nightmares about it),...
Nicolas Cage’s Dead By Daylight Voice Lines Have Zero Chill
7.7.2023
Zany and prolific actor Nicolas “Nic” Cage is coming to the asymmetrical survival-horror game Dead By Daylight on July 25. If you know anything about him, you’d expect his voice lines to be unhinged as hell. Well, they’re so unhinged that people on TikTok are marveling at Cage’s dedication to...
Meet The Fans Still Playing The Worst Xbox Exclusive Of The Year
7.7.2023
Earlier this year, Arkane Austin’s Redfall entered the pantheon of terrible game launches. Taking up its place alongside Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 76, No Man’s Sky, and many more, the long-awaited Xbox exclusive struggled with performance, felt incomplete, and was full of opposing ideas that just...
9 Street Fighter 6 Settings To Tweak Before You Start Throwing Hands
5.7.2023
Street Fighter 6 is a frontrunner for my game of the year, but sometimes it feels like I spend more time fighting with its menus than I do throwing hands with other players online. I’ve put around 80 hours into Capcom’s latest fighter and have dealt with several annoyances just trying to change...
Looks Like Tears Of The Kingdom’s Best Rupee Glitch Is No More
5.7.2023
The most recent The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom patch seems to have done away with a few popular glitches, a Reddit post suggests. Nintendo issued update 1.2.0 on July 5 in order to “improve the gameplay experience,” it wrote in its patch notes, and to burn through your infinite money...
The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom: The Kotaku Review
23.6.2023
I climb up onto a giant lilypad floating in the middle of a lake and it sinks under my weight, leaving me submerged up to my shins.Read more
You Can Nab A Tears of the Kingdom $10 Discount Right Now
20.6.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is Nintendo’s most expensive game, the first the developer debuted at the (unfortunately) new industry standard price of $70. Now, though, a baked-in Amazon discount lets you buy the game for $60, or the price nearly all Nintendo games retain even several...
7 Essential Demos Featured In Steam's Next Fest
19.6.2023
Next Fest is Steam’s triannual event where hundreds of developers upload demo builds of their games for you to try for free. And it’s one of the very few things in gaming that just feels unambiguously positive! Indie sits alongside—or often above—AAA, nothing is about gouging anyone, and it revives...
Colonial Slavery Board Game's Relaunch Is Hoping Third Time's The Charm
19.6.2023
The board game Puerto Rico was released in 2002, and while it by all accounts played very well, it was also a deeply colonial game that made light of the fact you were being asked to build a commercial empire large part on the back of slavery.Read more
Star Wars Outlaws: All The Details We Spotted In Ubisoft's Ambitious Open-World Game
12.6.2023
On June 11, during Xbox’s big not-E3 showcase, we got our first real look at Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s big open-world Star Wars game that’s being developed by Massive, the same folks behind the popular Tom Clancy’s The Division games.Read more
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Street Fighter 6
2.6.2023
Street Fighter 6 has a lot of modes to check out and knobs to turn, to the point where it might seem overwhelming if you don’t know where to start. The sickest of fighting game sickos will likely head straight for the training room to discover the finer points of their preferred fighter and figure...
Open Games Unveils Luke Goss as Ambassador for Europe’s Leading Gaming, Art, and Blockchain Event
26.5.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Zaragoza – Open Games is thrilled to announce the appointment of Luke Goss as the Ambassador for Europe’s most prestigious gaming, art, and blockchain event. This four-day extravaganza, Open Game Con, set to take place in Zaragoza, promises to be a unique celebration that...
Cryptoys Unveils Star Wars Digital Toys in New Line of Collectibles
5.5.2023
The crypto platform Cryptoys, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, has announced the launch of Star Wars collectible digital toys featuring iconic characters Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia. Cryptoys stated on Thursday that 15 digital action figures will be available to collect in total...
Street Fighter 6 Comic Confirms Ken Is A Crypto Bro, Bad Father
5.5.2023
On Thursday, Capcom announced a four comic-book series leading up to the events of Street Fighter VI. Produced in partnership with Udon Comics, the series will catch eager players up on what their favorite fighters have been up to since Street Fighter V. The first of Street Fighter 6’s prequel...
Luke Skywalker Himself Is Hyping Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
27.4.2023
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is almost here. The highly anticipated sequel arrives April 28, and to help you all get more excited (and to help Survivor lead Cameron Monaghan) Mark Hamill, aka Luke Skywalker himself, is here to offer some advice on how to be a Jedi. I’d listen to the man. He has some...
The Original Take Of The 'Wilhelm Scream' Has Been Found
11.4.2023
The ‘Wilhelm Scream’ is an iconic Hollywood soundbyte that, thanks to its use in countless films, TV shows and video games over the years, is surely one of the most familiar yells in human history.Read more