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Persona 5 Tactica: The Kotaku Review
14.11.2023
Persona 5 met with near-universal acclaim when it came to the West in 2017, and was widely credited with revitalizing the turn-based RPG after a years-long slump. In the six years since its release, some have argued that P5’s villains are excessively evil, but our real-world corporate overlords...
PlayStation Exclusive Rollerdrome Hits Xbox Game Pass This Month
14.11.2023
After dropping a handful of stellar games earlier this month, Microsoft is filling out the weeks surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday with more games you can download if you’re subscribed to Xbox Game Pass, including a former PlayStation exclusive.Read more
Modern Warfare III Is Currently The Worst-Reviewed Call of Duty Ever
13.11.2023
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (no, not the 2011 shooter of the same name without the Roman numerals) just launched, and it’s had an interesting few days. On top of having what many are saying is one of the series’ worst campaigns and getting review-bombed by the public, Sledgehammer Games’...
Kotaku's Best Gifts Of 2023 For PlayStation Fans
13.11.2023
Once again, it is the giving time of year, as holiday season draws near. As such, you might be in search of some great gifts for the PS5 gamer in your life? If so, we’ve selected a few games, and some hardware and service upgrade ideas as well for the PS5 that we think will make a great gift.Read...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Could Be Setting Up A Wild Zack Twist
11.11.2023
Despite what the creative team at Square Enix would have us think, Destiny and Fate probably still have a major role to play in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and beyond. Even though SOLDIER Zack Fair seems to have escaped death and joined the rest of the cast in a new timeline, the most likely outcome...
Modern Warfare III Maps Removed Due To Deadly Spawn Points
10.11.2023
After players found themselves being endlessly slaughtered in “death pits” littered around certain Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III maps, the developers are yanking the troublesome maps from multiplayer playlists because of these “unfavorable spawns.”Read more
Mortal Kombat Players Are Having A Blast With Busted Omni-Man
10.11.2023
Everyone’s favorite super-powered sociopathic dad from Invincible joined Mortal Kombat 1 today and he appears to be equal parts overpowered, broken, and fun. Between his lightning-quick movement, wild combos, and iconic fatality, players seem to love the mustachioed villain, or hate him for being...
Spider-Man 2 Patch Fixes Fan-Favorite Venom Glitch
10.11.2023
Before you read any more of this story, please understand that there are some spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 below. If you haven’t beaten that game yet and don’t want to be spoiled on anything that happens in the later sections, stop reading now. Read more
CoD: Warzone Players Warned They’ll Go ‘Splat’ If They Cheat
10.11.2023
Call of Duty games are prone to hackers who exploit the system to get all kinds of advantages. That’s why Modern Warfare III, the latest entry in the long-running shooter franchise, is introducing a handful of new anti-cheat measures—including a hilarious one for Warzone that will flatten will...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 7 Games For Good Vibes
10.11.2023
We arrive at the end of another week, ready for some R&R and some gaming. We’ve gathered together seven wonderful games that have our attention. We think you’ll enjoy them as well. Read more
Spider-Man 2 Update Fixes Some Game-Breaking Bugs
8.11.2023
Developer Insomniac Games dropped a new update for its action-adventure game, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which addresses game-breaking bugs, gives MJ some buffs, puts your phone on silent, and improves overall stability.Read more
Starfield's Controversial Missing PC Feature Arrives In New Update
8.11.2023
Starfield’s long-promised DLSS update is finally available through a beta test on PC.Read more
Wowwee, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Sold 4 Million Copies In Two Weeks
8.11.2023
After barely two weeks on digital and physical store shelves, Super Mario Bros. Wonder has already become the “biggest release for a Super Mario title,” selling 4.3 million copies globally, according to Nintendo’s latest earnings report.Read more
Starfield’s Player Character Was Almost Voiced By These Companions
8.11.2023
I love a “what could’ve been” story. Today’s concerns Starfield’s silent galactic problem solver of a protagonist and how they could’ve been voiced by at least two actors who now play other prominent roles in the game.Read more
Call Of Duty Needs To Evolve And DMZ Is The Key
8.11.2023
Sure, Modern Warfare III, the latest Call of Duty release featuring a brand new single-player story, failed to shake up the format of traditional Call of Duty campaigns. But as I said in our review of the single-player offering, MWIII’s more open-ended levels show some interesting potential,...
The 10 Best Call Of Duty Maps Of All Time
7.11.2023
Call of Duty fans’ passions run hot when it comes to the series’ multiplayer maps, which have been the topic of discussion and controversy since United Offensive, the 2004 expansion pack that added multiplayer to the original Call of Duty. With Call of Duty celebrating it’s 20-year anniversary this...
Tears Of The Kingdom Sales Prove Open-World Zelda Is Here To Stay
7.11.2023
Link’s latest adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, has already proven to be a massive success for Nintendo. The company announced in its November 7 earnings report that the open-world adventure game has sold nearly 20 million copies.Read more
A Year Ago, Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Ending Proved The Series Potential
6.11.2023
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are all about finding freedom in their open world. This is as true mechanically as it is thematically, as the pair of Switch RPGs let you freely explore the Paldea region in search of your own “treasure.” They posit that the Pokémon world is full of possibilities and that...
Modern Warfare III and Starfield Highlight An Obnoxious Trend
6.11.2023
Every week I play a very specific game. No, it’s not Halo (though I do occasionally play that), but the game where I desperately try to manage the storage space on my PC because of video games. Oh and if I go to my PS5, trying to curate a decent list of installed games also runs into problems. Same...
Nintendo's New Super Smash Bros. Ultimate OLED Switch Bundle Is A Great Holiday Deal
6.11.2023
Just in time for Black Friday budgeting, Nintendo announced a Switch bundle launching on November 19 that’ll package the OLED model of the handheld-console hybrid with the crossover fighter Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.Read more