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Capcom’s Halloween Sale Is Full Of Cheap Horror Treats For The Holiday
30.10.2024
At this point, with only a day left until Halloween, it feels like almost every game under the sun is on some kind of sale. Storefronts like Steam, GOG, and PlayStation all have big sales running right now that you can take advantage of. Not to be outdone, Capcom has joined the club, offering...
7 Terrifying Horror Games To Play After Silent Hill 2
30.10.2024
Halloween is upon us, the nights are getting longer, so turn off all the lights and terrify yourself with a pile of horror games that’ll suit the mood once you’ve finished Silent Hill 2.Read more
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure: The Kotaku Review
30.10.2024
2015’s Life Is Strange was about a high-schooler, the supernaturally gifted Max Caulfield, but its power resided in something deeper than its protagonist’s youth and the setting of Blackwell Academy. I think that, for many of the millions of players it resonated with, Life Is Strange spoke to those...
Here's Why You Should Make Action-RPG Ys X: Nordics Your First Ys Game
29.10.2024
Ys X: Nordics marks the tenth mainline game in the beloved action-RPG franchise, extraordinarily now in its 37th year. Originally released in Japan in September 2023, Ys X now at last has a worldwide English-language release. And yet, despite all this, you’ve never played a Ys game! Let us convince...
My Favorite Trick For Getting $15 Off New Nintendo Switch Games
29.10.2024
We’re getting toward the end of the year, a time for big game releases, catching up on older ones, and treating yourself to indulgent purchases as the holiday frenzy approaches. Here’s one of my favorite ways to save on new Nintendo Switch games, a deal so good I’m surprised the infamously stingy...
Instead Of The Switch 2, Nintendo's Big October Surprise Is A Xenoblade Chronicles X Port
29.10.2024
Cult-favorite Xenoblade Chronicles X has been trapped on Wii U for nearly a decade. No longer. The open-world sci-fi RPG is getting a Switch port at long last early next year. It could be the final game to make that jump before Nintendo finally reveals the Switch 2. Read more
Everything You Need To Know About Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
29.10.2024
Life is Strange: Double Exposure, the latest game in the long-running franchise, tells a brand-new story with a beloved returning character. Everything fans have come to love about the series returns in full, bringing together an emotional story and compelling powers-based gameplay to create...
Black Ops 6 Adds Perks To The Single-Player Campaign For The First Time
28.10.2024
We’re used to perks being a multiplayer-only feature in Call of Duty titles, so it may come as a surprise when you realize that you have access to a smorgasbord of them in the Black Ops 6 campaign. Early in the game, you’ll post up in a safehouse and discover that you can purchase three upgrade...
A Neat Metaphor: ReFantazio MP Recovery Trick, Starting Off Strong In Sonic X Shadow Generations, And More Of The Week's Gaming Tips
27.10.2024
This week’s tips roundup includes a helpful hint for recovering MP in Metaphor: ReFantazio, as well as pointers for tackling Sonic X Shadow Generations. We’ve also got tips of another kind, highlighting some great games to snag on sale this Halloween season. And if you’re wondering just what...
Someone Cosplayed An Entire Sonic Level And It Looks Incredible
25.10.2024
One thing to know about me is that I love a costume with a concept. Halloween, when you’re an adult, is no longer about candy, it’s about serving and wowing people with your commitment to the bit. The holiday is still a week away, so it’s still anyone’s game, but it’s one Sonic the Hedgehog fan’s...
You Can Get The Entire Fallout Franchise For Under $50 Right Now
25.10.2024
Fallout Day, a holiday made up in celebration of the in-game date that the bombs dropped and ushered in the post-apocalyptic era of the popular RPG series, has come and gone. This year, Bethesda used the occasion to make a slew of announcements about the immediate future of Fallout 76, the now-good...
Netflix Renews Its Tomb Raider Animation, Just Two Weeks After The First Season Aired
25.10.2024
Starting a new show on Netflix is always a gamble. The streamer has a habit of just gruesomely canceling shows, even when they have great ratings and are adored by their audience. (Kaos, I’m still mourning you.) There rarely seems to be any rhyme or reason, making it such a risk to invest in...
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, As Told By Steam Reviews
25.10.2024
Capcom has been knocking it out of the park with its horror remakes in recent years (perhaps with the exception of Resident Evil 3, though I still enjoyed that one immensely). If you look at titles such as Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 2, they clearly know how to modernize famous franchises...
One Of 2024's Best Games Continues Its Crossover Domination With Cyberpunk And Stardew Valley
24.10.2024
Balatro is a very, very good game. We’ve established that a few times here at Kotaku. And now, for all you folks still playing the roguelike poker game, a new update has added some fresh crossover cards featuring characters from Stardew Vally, Cyberpunk 2077, and Slay The Spire. Read more
Star Wars Outlaws' New Patch Makes The Game Look Bad On PS5
24.10.2024
The third big update for Star Wars Outlaws is finally here with promised improvements to stealth, NPC AI, and more. Unfortunately, the patch has also messed up how the game looks on PlayStation 5, with players reporting screen tearing issues that break the immersion of its normally gorgeous-looking...
Beyond Good And Evil 2 Is Still Alive And Slowly Moving Forward With New Leadership
23.10.2024
A new Beyond Good and Evil game from Ubisoft was first officially teased back in 2008. Over 15 years later, Beyond Good and Evil 2 hasn’t seen the light of day, but it still eventually might. Despite years of stalled production punctuated by high-profile departures and tragedy, the ambitious open...
Ubisoft Confirms It's Exploring New Rayman Ideas Amid Report Of A Remake
23.10.2024
The original Rayman is the game that put Ubisoft on the map. It’s been over a decade since the last installment in the colorful platformer franchise, but the French publisher is currently in the “early stages” of exploring what will come next for the series’ titular limbless hero. Read more
UFO 50's Retro Gaming Masterpieces, As Told By Steam Reviews
23.10.2024
Do you fondly remember playing 8-bit adventures on the NES and original Sega consoles? Titles like Contra, Ninja Gaiden, and Mega Man 2, all from the late ‘80s, provided a unique gaming experience that’s hard to replicate today with modern technology. Hard, sure, but it’s possible—as we’ve...
Play This Wonderfully Stylish Mystery Game As We Close Out The Halloween Season
23.10.2024
It’s nearly Halloween, which means that costumes are receiving their finishing touches and folks are likely burning through their catalog of horror games and movies. If I may, I’d like to make another recommendation to add to the pile, and it’s a short one with wonderfully dreadful vibes....
The 6 Best Accessories To Improve Your Time In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom
23.10.2024
One of the new features you’ll find in Zelda’s journey in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is an accessories system, letting you equip trinkets that grant you passive effects. The best of these can decrease incoming damage, or increase rupee drops, but not every accessory is particularly...