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GTA Online Just Got Its Best New Feature In Years
14.6.2023
Grand Theft Auto Online’s latest update, San Andreas Mercenaries, adds new missions and quality-of-life changes to the aging online game. However, while that content is cool and all, the best thing added in this update is probably (and surprisingly) a new menu. I know, doesn’t sound very exciting....
Tears of the Kingdom: 11 Best Armor Sets To Loot ASAP
14.6.2023
Link’s a pretty fashionable guy. But he also has a number of needs from his threads beyond just looking great: increased defenses, the ability to withstand extreme temperatures, and now that he’s taken to jumpin’ off islands in the sky like a madman, having increased aerial maneuvers is pretty...
Incredible New Breath Of The Wild Glitch Lets You Supercharge, Remake Weapons
11.7.2022
A sequel might be on the horizon, but there’s still a lot of game left in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Half a decade after its release, players are still finding new ways to crack Nintendo’s open-world RPG wide open. Just this week, glitch hunters have discovered what might be the most...
New Assassin's Creed Situation On Steam Is A Digital Nightmare
11.7.2022
When games started making the switch from physical to digital, everyone knew there were trade-offs. Digital downloads were quicker and more convenient, but also meant you didn’t entirely own the game you bought. You were just licensing it, making you subject to the whims and future solvency of...
Red Dead Online Won't Get Big Updates As Rockstar Shifts To GTA 6
7.7.2022
Rockstar Games has confirmed what many already suspected: There will be no major content updates for Red Dead Online moving forward. Instead, the company is shifting resources to focus on the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto series. It also confirmed more updates and quality of life...
Replaying God Of War Ahead Of Ragnarök? Ignore The New Game Plus
7.7.2022
As the prophecies (aka, Sony’s vast marketing machine) foretold, Ragnarök is coming. Yesterday, Sony’s Santa Monica Studio announced a November release date for its upcoming action game God of War Ragnarök. Maybe you’ve found yourself itching to replay its predecessor, God of War. Over the past...
She-Hulk's Arrival In Marvel's Avengers Leaked In Awkward Xbox Livestream Moment
6.7.2022
Marvel’s Avengers rarely seems to catch a break. Its latest snafu unfolded live on the official Xbox Twitch channel when a streamer accidentally let slip that She-Hulk will be added to the superhero loot game in the future. “I don’t know if I can say this,” said actor TechniqTV after spilling...
God Of War Ragnarök Release Date Finally Confirmed
6.7.2022
The long-awaited release date for God Of War Ragnarök has finally been confirmed by Sony. The next dadsim from Santa Monica Studio will be released on November 9 this year.Read more
Ubisoft Is Axing 15 More Games’ Multiplayer This Fall
5.7.2022
Ubisoft recently announced that it would be ending support for the multiplayer aspect of several of its older titles, including Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood and Far Cry 3. The publisher stated the move will help it focus its resources on more recent games. As of the time of publication, 15 games...
Red Dead Redemption, GTA IV Remasters Shelved After GTA Trilogy Debacle
5.7.2022
Following recent rumors, Kotaku can confirm via its sources that Rockstar Games is currently focused on developing Grand Theft Auto 6, and has shelved all remakes following the poor reception of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. Read more
Game Pass Is Now Officially A Revolving Door For Big Games
5.7.2022
If you didn’t beat them the first time around (fair, they’re huge), you now have a second chance. Three of the best Yakuza entries are coming back to Microsoft’s games-on-demand service, alongside a handful of more family-friendly games. Here’s everything coming to Xbox Game Pass over the coming...
PlayStation Studio Refreshingly Honest About What It Isn't Working On
1.7.2022
Video game companies are notoriously cagey about sharing their plans. In a market saturated with sequels and spin-offs, developers nevertheless treat every new project with extreme secrecy. They’ll rarely even be up-front about what they aren’t working on, but today the PlayStation studio behind...
God Of War Ragnarök Producer Asks Rabid Stans To Chill Out Over Reveal Rumors
29.6.2022
For the past week, God of War: Ragnarök has been trending on Twitter, though there isn’t any definitive news from developer Sony Santa Monica Studio. Instead, there have just been a series of tweets from “industry insiders” pointing to a potential livestream reveal of the game on June 30....
After Nearly A Decade Of Development, Ubisoft's Pirate Game Likely Out November
29.6.2022
Thanks to some internet sleuthing, it seems the release date for Ubisoft’s upcoming pirate game, Skull And Bones, has leaked online. According to data found on the Xbox store, the game is set to release this November, which lines up with information Kotaku has heard about the game’s rocky...
Miyamoto Couldn't Stand Wind Waker's Art Style At First
27.6.2022
If there’s one thing that’s helped The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker stand the test of time, it’s the game’s distinctive art style. But it turns out this now-defining aspect stoked some controversy in development. According to a slew of old interviews, resurfaced and translated by the folks...
Canceled Scarface 2 Game Footage Leaks On YouTube
24.6.2022
Remember in 2006 when we got a Scarface game set after the ending of the classic ‘80s gangster flick? It was a weird setup, but the end result was a slightly clunky, yet kind of fun GTA-like open-world game. Apparently it did well enough that a sequel began development, but it was never finished....
Ubisoft CEO Takes $300,000 Pay Cut After Company’s Poor Performance
24.6.2022
The latest Ubisoft earnings reports shared that longtime chief executive Yves Guillemot will voluntarily take a sizable pay cut totaling €310,607 (around $327,000 USD).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
Bethesda Really Wants Y’all To Know That Redfall Ain’t Left 4 Dead
14.6.2022
Redfall is the next big game from Bethesda and Arkane, makers of immersive sims like Prey and Dishonored. It opened last weekend’s Xbox showcase event. And a lot of the trailers and footage shown so far make it look a lot like Left 4 Dead. Bethesda, it seems, is not pleased about those comparisons...
8 Wholesome Indie Games To Keep An Eye On
11.6.2022
The Wholesome Games Direct presentation just wrapped, and after about an hour of trailers, the livestream underscored one thing for me: There sure are a lotta farming sims out in the wild. Hey, I don’t mind the abundance of these games. Farming in games can be a cozy escape, but it was strange...