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Final Fantasy Ghosts, Warframe Starting Help, And More Tips
18.5.2024
A game doesn’t have to be newly released for it to require some guidance to get through, as this week’s batch of tips will prove. From the OG Final Fantasy 7 to Metal Gear Solid 2, there’s some older games that people have been recently dipping into that may require some support to get through....
OG FF7: How To Get All Of Aerith’s Limit Breaks And Gear Before She [REDACTED]
17.5.2024
One of the joys of the original Final Fantasy VII is unlocking everyone’s limit breaks and finding all of their weapons. But one character needs to gather all of her best stuff before she departs the party for good, that being our beloved flower girl, Aerith (or Aeris, as we’re talking about...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games We're Obsessed With Right Now
17.5.2024
We’re reaching the end of yet another week, and that (hopefully) means we’ve got a solid 48 hours of gaming bliss lined up. Perhaps you too are looking forward to spending some time this weekend gaming, but aren’t sure what to pick. Read more
Is This Aerith's Ghost In The Original Final Fantasy VII?
14.5.2024
Aerith’s death (spoilers) in the original Final Fantasy VII was one hell of an emotional ordeal. And while fans scoured the game years after its release for a chance at finding a way to revive her, there was a way to catch a quick glimpse of her in the late game after she dies. Is it a ghost or...
18 Cool Things Metal Gear Solid 2 Doesn’t Outright Tell You
13.5.2024
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and its follow-up expanded release, Substance, released on the PS2 all the way back in the early 2000s, dramatically expanding the gameplay systems of Metal Gear Solid and opening the narrative up to wild and unexpected twists and turns. Read more
Starting Out Right In Hades 2, How Not To Suck In V Rising, And More Of The Week's Gaming Tips
12.5.2024
Hades 2 is here, bringing with it all kinds of questions about how to gather materials, unlock the ward, and a whole lost of other things. Well, we’ve got answers. We’ll also shine a little light on the darkness of Shadow Moses with some fun tips for Metal Gear Solid, get you started right in...
Metal Gear Solid VR Missions: The Kotaku Retro Review
10.5.2024
After stealthily sneaking past a series of guards in the cold, digital halls of endless data, I’m brought to a new environment, now with a gun in hand and a series of explosive gems floating before me. I have to take all of these objects out as fast as I possibly can. And then, once I’m done, I’ll...
Hades 2 Boss Goes Full Metal Gear Solid With This One Diabolical Secret Ability
9.5.2024
Hades 2 sees the cast of the first game waging a war against the god of time, Chronos, who’s sacked the underworld and the family that oversaw it, including the first game’s protagonist, Zagreus, and its main antagonist, Hades himself. In order to do that, you’ve got to be a pretty big deal,...
Here’s How To Play Metal Gear Solid 3 The Right Way
9.5.2024
With the release of the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection in 2023, games like 2004’s Metal Gear Solid 3 are more freely available (albeit in a very compromised and feature-lacking collection) than they have been before. But as MGS3in the Master Collection is secretly a repackaged version of...
Metal Gear Rex Giving You A Hard Time? Here’s How To Beat It
8.5.2024
One of Metal Gear Solid’s ultimate bosses is the massive walking battle tank known as Metal Gear Rex. Rex is one of the tougher boss fights of the game, and little else is more frustrating than repeatedly dying to a late-game boss when you’re so, so close to wrapping up.Read more
16 Things The First Metal Gear Solid Doesn’t Outright Tell You
6.5.2024
1998’s Metal Gear Solid is widely available via the recently released Master Collection containing it and a number of other essential Metal Gear titles. While this collection isn’t the best way to explore these games, given its lacking features and technical issues, the strengths of these classic...
The Original Metal Gear Solid Has A Fast Travel Mechanic You Probably Didn’t Know About
6.5.2024
If you’ve been playing the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection, then you know 1998’s MGS1 is all about staying hidden. The game gives you a number of tactics to remain out of sight, but one of the most signature of techniques in Snake’s arsenal is simply hiding in a cardboard box. But boxes don’t...
Why You Should Play VR Missions Before Metal Gear Solid
3.5.2024
While Metal Gear Solid’s 2023 Master Collection has more than its fair share of technical issues, it still packs a ton of solid Metal Gear action for you to play through. Like the full version of 1999’s Metal Gear Solid VR Missions (which do not require a VR headset, in case you were wondering),...
How To Unlock Metal Gear Solid’s New Game Plus And Best Items
3.5.2024
Metal Gear Solid’s Master Collection has been out since October 2023. And while it is very lacking in some key ways that we’d expect from a modern remaster in the 21st century, it still contains a hefty selection of some of the greatest games of the late ‘90s and 2000s. Read more
Outrage: They Censored Johnny's Ass In Metal Gear Solid
3.5.2024
I recently decided to play a phenomenal old game called Metal Gear Solid via the recently released Metal Gear Solid Master Collection, hoping to show my friends the scene where I could see a man’s bare ass after he gets his lights knocked out and his clothes stolen. But censorship has struck again...
Gears Of War Actor May Have Teased A New Game Is Coming
25.4.2024
Gears of War has been dormant for a fair while. The last mainline game in Xbox’s much-beloved third-person shooter series was 2019’s Gears 5. Developer The Coalition also put out the strategy game Gears Tactics alongside Splash Damage in 2020, but in terms of a new shooter, things have been quiet...
Decentraland releases its Q1 Update: Gear Up for Desktop Client
15.4.2024
Decentraland, a virtual world platform that allows users to buy real estate and conduct NFT transactions with the MANA cryptocurrency, has recently published its first quarterly update, as promised to customers in its 2024 statement. The Decentraland Foundation manages the platform, which offers...
21 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Mini-Games, Ranked From Worst To Best
18.3.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has a lot of mini-games. Some might argue it has too many, some also might argue that there are more than we put on this list. The truth is, Rebirth is full of so many diversions from the strategic, action-based combat that you could argue anything that doesn’t have...
Let The OG Solid Snake Actor Teach You About Metal Gear
15.3.2024
Metal Gear Solid is a confusing franchise. As someone who’s never played an entry all the way through—other than the superb Revengeance, which isn’t really a Metal Gear Solid game—I’m familiar with the series but always found myself perplexed by its intricate narrative threads that span decades....
FF7 Rebirth: How To Not Suck At Gears And Gambits
13.3.2024
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth certainly has no shortage of mini-games. Like the original RPG in 1997, Rebirth has well over a dozen different kinds, some of which are a bit easier to understand than others. Gears and Gambits, a mini-game you’ll need to win in to finish the Cosmo Canyon Protorelic...