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Pop-Ads In Assassin's Creed Were A 'Technical Error' Says Ubisoft
24.11.2023
Don’t you hate it when your toaster gets an error, and pop-up ads start appearing? Same thing seems to have been happening with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey this week, which Ubisoft is blaming on a “technical error,” and they don’t even have the terrible pun as an excuse.Read more
10 Indie Games That Deserve A Spot On Your Steam Wishlist
23.11.2023
When over 50 indie games come out a day on Steam alone, it can feel impossible to keep up with what’s worth playing. One of the best techniques is to curate a wishlist, meaning games that deserve attention float to the surface on release. And that’s where we can help: here are ten games you’ve...
The Last Of Us Part II Remastered Takes Things To A Far Darker Place
23.11.2023
While we’re all waiting on tenterhooks to learn when Naughty Dog will be announcing a re-remaster for the just revealed remaster of The Last Of Us Part II, in the meantime we shall make do with more news from this first reworking of 2020's horror sequel: Three “lost levels” are to be added to...
This Award-Winning VR Game Is Challenging Gender Norms
22.11.2023
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Kotaku Readers Can’t Agree On When Games Should Be Remastered
22.11.2023
The Last of Us Part II might only be about three years old, but the popular PS4 sequel from Naughty Dog will be remastered for PS5 next year. And as you might expect, when we asked Kotaku readers (you fine folks!) about this, you all had a lot of thoughts to share on remakes, remasters, and more....
Can The Upcoming Zelda Movie Be Like This Ghibli-Style Ocarina Of Time Animation?
22.11.2023
This week is the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The Nintendo 64 classic was released in 1998, and became the framework for the series for several generations until Breath of the Wild’s open-world structure changed everything in 2017. In celebration of Ocarina of Time...
Steam’s Massive Fall Sale Is Offering Up Some Good Deals
21.11.2023
Valve’s annual autumn sale. Some of the best and biggest PC games, including action-RPG Diablo IV, the fantastic Star Wars game Jedi: Survivor, and Bethesda’s latest, Starfield, are all on sale right now.Read more
I Can’t Miss The Last Of Us If It Won’t Leave
21.11.2023
Remember when it took us seven years to get a new The Last of Us game? Remember when there was even a question about whether or not we’d ever get a sequel to Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic action game because the ending was so intentionally ambiguous and thought-provoking? Now, it seems we can’t...
New Starfield Patch Finally Adds Those Graphics Options You Wanted
20.11.2023
After some beta testing, Bethesda has released Starfield’s latest patch for PC and Xbox. This new update adds DLSS support, the ability to eat food you find in the world instantly, some much-needed graphical options, and plenty of bug fixes, too. Read more
College Prof Uses Tears Of The Kingdom To Teach An Engineering Class
20.11.2023
Link’s new abilities in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom let you construct all kinds of contraptions, from functional computers to uh, flamethrowing dicks. Thanks to these building powers, a college professor is using TotK’s mechanics and physics engine to teach students a bit about...
Kotaku’s Opinions For The Week November 18, 2023
18.11.2023
Gamers are a passionate bunch, and we’re no exception. These are the week’s most interesting perspectives on the wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of video game news.Read more
Crash Team Rumble’s Latest Cameo Makes Me Want A New Spyro Game
17.11.2023
I liked Crash Team Rumble. I even said as much on this very website when the brawler MOBA launched back in June. But man, seeing them add Spyro, Crash’s flying, fire-breathing, OG PlayStation platformer contemporary to the roster just makes me wish we had a new Spyro the Dragon game.Read more
6 Things To Know Before Starting Persona 5 Tactica
17.11.2023
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The Best PlayStation 5 Black Friday Deals
17.11.2023
It’s that time of year again. Black Friday deals are starting to drop across all of the big gaming platforms and, of course, PlayStation has some pretty good discounts this year—including a PS5 bundle that gets you Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for free. There’s a few other bundles to be had, discounts...
Here Are Your Picks For The Biggest 2023 Game Awards Snubs
17.11.2023
Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards are far from the be-all and end-all of which games are good, creatively bold, and deserving of praise each year, but they’re still fun to get way too serious about. It’s the one day game developers get to dress fancy, go up on stage, and receive our collective thanks...
12 Things To Know Before Starting Persona 5 Tactica
17.11.2023
Persona 5 Tactica riffs on a lot of the original game’s mechanics and retools them for a tactics-based grid. At first, it’s pretty simplistic, and the opening chapter painstakingly tutorializes all these mechanics with the most straightforward use cases. But as I played through the Phantom Thieves’...
Kotaku Unboxes The Spider-Man 2 Limited Edition PS5
16.11.2023
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Persona 5 Publisher Raises Salaries Amid Industry-Wide Layoffs
15.11.2023
Developer-publisher Atlus is reportedly raising the annual salaries of its Japanese staff by 15 percent, a move that is the total opposite of what’s been happening across the U.S. labor market (and the games industry specifically) for months now.Read more
Suicide Squad Game Resurfaces With Big Map And Live-Service Plans
15.11.2023
Rocksteady is finally ready to start talking about Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, after delaying it (again) earlier this year. The studio first announced its upcoming supervillain co-op action game way back in 2020. In a new video series going behind the scenes of the game, the devs...
The Best Part Of Alan Wake II Is Now On YouTube
15.11.2023
One of the coolest parts of the newly released survival horror game Alan Wake II is now available to watch for free on YouTube, and you definitely should watch it.Read more