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Modern Warfare III Multiplayer Is A Helluva Nostalgia Trip
13.11.2023
Say what you will about Modern Warfare III—it was developed in a confusing rush, hence why its campaign mostly sucks, and it’s currently the worst-rated Call of Duty game in the franchise’s 20-year history—but god damn, does its multiplayer make me feel like I’m in college again. Read more
The Best Gaming Gifts Under $50
10.11.2023
Welcome to the time of year when the sun sets early and everything turns into an ad for Macy’s, or Mariah Carey, or MrBeast Burger overnight. For me—a curmudgeonly person whose rent is, devastatingly, almost equal to her birth year—being encouraged to spend yet another paycheck on things that won’t...
Our Picks For Link, Ganon, And More In The Live-Action Zelda Movie
8.11.2023
Nintendo announced on November 7 that it has been quietly laboring on the first-ever live-action The Legend of Zelda movie, and fans’ minds detonated with the implications. The movie, which game director Shigeru Miyamoto said has been in the works “for many years now,” is being made alongside...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games To Welcome In November
3.11.2023
Oh my god, it’s November. Don’t ask me how or why. I don’t make the rules and I have no answers. What I do have, however, is a solid list of game recs for your weekend.Read more
Alan Wake Creator Says Sequel Is 'More Intense, More Brutal'
25.10.2023
The other day, the official Twitter account for Alan Wake 2 tweeted, “You must write to escape…” and I felt my blood run cold. As a writer who knows the agony of writer’s block—the fear of looking inside myself and having to face all the doubts and insecurities lurking in my dark places as...
Peter Parker's 10 Best-Looking Suits In Spider-Man 2
23.10.2023
Peter Parker may be an unemployed school teacher late on his mortgage at the start of Insomniac Games’ hotly anticipated Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, but that won’t stop the webhead from going goblin mode crafting sleek new Spidey suit designs. Now that everyone has had some time to refamiliarize...
19 Things We Wish We Knew About Spider-Man 2 Before We Started
19.10.2023
After years of hype and numerous teasers, Spider-Man 2 is finally here. For PS5 players looking to hop into the latest superhero open-world action game from Insomniac, we have some useful tips that should make saving NYC as either Miles Morales or Peter Parker just a bit easier.Read more
Metal Gear Solid Paid Voice Actor Jennifer Hale Only $1,200
5.10.2023
Voice actor Jennifer Hale needs little introduction, having gained fame playing characters like Metroid Prime’s Samus Aran, Bastila Shan from Knights of the Old Republic, and of course Mass Effect’s one true Commander Shepard. She’s also known for Konami’s Metal Gear Solid series, in which she’s...
Castlevania: Nocturne Raises The Bar For Video Game Adaptations To New Heights
28.9.2023
Castlevania: Nocturne, the sequel series to Konami’s popular animated vampire saga, Castlevania, recaptures the magic that its predecessor brought to the dance back in 2017. A tightly written show with multifaceted heroes and villains, outstanding action sequences, and imaginative monster designs...
Capcom President Says ‘Game Prices Are Too Low’
26.9.2023
In comments this past weekend, Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto asserted that video game prices are too low, pointing to the massive increase in development costs and how game prices haven’t risen at the same rate. He suggested that increasing the price of games would be a “healthy option”...
Cyberpunk 2077’s 2.0 Update Feels Like A Different Game
14.9.2023
Cyberpunk 2077’s one-and-only expansion, Phantom Liberty, is coming out on September 26, but the 2.0 update—which brings some pretty significant systemic changes to the RPG that has been getting incremental changes since its disastrous launch in 2020—is coming out for free for all players...
Interview: Final Fantasy Artist Yoshitaka Amano Working On New Game, Old Art
13.9.2023
71-year-old Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano—best known in gaming circles for the Final Fantasy concept art he’s made for developer Square Enix since 1987—is having a great weekend. Before I sit down with him at New York’s Japan Society, which was screening his film collaboration Angel’s Egg (1985)...
This Persona-Inspired Dating Sim's Ending Is Worth The Bumpy Ride
11.9.2023
Eternights, a hack-and-slash dating sim by Studio Sai, wears its Persona inspirations on its sleeve. When I played the game for the first time earlier this year at Summer Game Fest, I said its action combat felt flimsy and its characters seemed generic, though I was at least interested to see...
Palau Finishes Distribution Phase of Stablecoin Pilot, Organizes Feedback Survey
9.9.2023
Palau is preparing to close the distribution phase of its stablecoin pilot after having extended it for 30 additional days to examine additional use cases and growing popular demand. Palau Ministry of Finance board member Jay Hunter Anson explained that the pilot was a “temporary, research...
Castlevania: Nocturne’s New Trailer Drips With Action, Incredible Animation
7.9.2023
Netflix dropped a new trailer for its upcoming Castlevania sequel anime, Castlevania: Nocturne, giving fans a closer look at its cool new cast of characters, story details, and typically awesome bloody vampire-killing action sequences.Read more
Palau’s Stablecoin Audit Process Advances
25.8.2023
Palau’s Ripple-backed stablecoin pilot audit process is advancing, with the Ministry of Finance collaborating with auditors and turning in more than 200 documents for review. Jay Hunter Anson, a Palau Ministry of Finance member, explained he was ready to show auditors that every transaction...
Lollipop Chainsaw Re-review: Grindhouse For The Girls
21.8.2023
Dragami Games announced this month that its Lollipop Chainsaw remake release was getting delayed to 2024. Never having played hack-and-slash Lollipop before, but eagerly awaiting the remake, I decided to cope rationally: I spent $40 on a game made 11 years ago, and hauled my friends’ grimy Xbox...
Lollipop Chainsaw Re-review: Grindhouse For The Girls
21.8.2023
Dragami Games announced this month that its Lollipop Chainsaw remake release was getting delayed to 2024. Never having played hack-and-slash Lollipop before, but eagerly awaiting the remake, I decided to cope rationally: I spent $40 on a game made 11 years ago, and hauled my friends’ grimy Xbox...
My D&D Game Fell Apart, But Baldur’s Gate 3 Saved The Day
18.8.2023
As is the case with many Dungeons & Dragons groups, my band of outcasts fell apart. I’ve lamented the loss over the last few months, but now, I finally have a piece of that joy back thanks to Baldur’s Gate 3.Read more
Baldur’s Gate 3 Makes It Impossible To Know If I’m Making The Right Choices, And I Love It
16.8.2023
The more I play of Baldur’s Gate 3, the more I realize how unsure I am of what I’ve done. This extraordinary, enormous game has me in deep, meticulously exploring its every tiny detail, getting involved in every aspect I can find, and the further I get, the less certain I am about every choice I’ve...