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Hogwarts Legacy Delayed To 2022
13.1.2021
WB Games’ upcoming open-world Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy has been pushed back to 2022. It was originally scheduled to arrive on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and PC sometime this year.Read more
Ubisoft Massive Is Making An Open World Star Wars Game
13.1.2021
Ubisoft is partnering with the the newly launched Lucasfilm Games to make an open world game based in the Star Wars universe, Wired reports. This apparently signals the end of EA’s previous exclusivity deal regarding the development of Star Wars video games.Read more
Grand Theft Auto V Actors Recreate 'Lamar Roasts Franklin' Scene
12.1.2021
Grand Theft Auto V, now available across two platform generations with a version for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on the way, refuses to die. The game’s latest contribution to the online zeitgeist is the brief scene where side character Lamar Davis roasts protagonist Franklin Clinton, which...
Machine Games Is Making An Indiana Jones Game
12.1.2021
Bethesda studio Machine Games is making a new Indiana Jones game, the publisher announced in a short teaser on Twitter today. Read more
Nintendo Is Making Copyright Claims on Videos of Game & Watch Hacking
12.1.2021
Despite its retro charms, for $50 the Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. handheld felt like it could benefit from a few more games: an upgrade some talented hackers made possible before the device was even released. But Nintendo doesn’t like consumers messing with its hardware, and today...
The Lucasfilm Games Name, At Least, Is Back
12.1.2021
Lucasarts is dead, but for some reason, the powers behind The Brands have decided that the company’s previous name—Lucasfilm Games—is something that needs to be resurrected, and so will now be on the box and the end of trailers for every Star Wars game going forward.Read more
Sony Gives Release Windows For Project Athia And Other PS5 Games
12.1.2021
The 2021 Consumer Electronics Show began today—virtually, of course—and during a video presentation Sony revealed new release date information about half a dozen games. But it didn’t announce these dates as you might expect. Instead, all the new info came from text that appeared at the bottom...
Hades Is Life
11.1.2021
While playing through Supergiant Games’ Hades I kept asking myself, why is this game so freaking good?Read more
What’s Your Favorite Jump In Video Games?
11.1.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
AGDQ 2021 Raises $2.7 Million For Charity
11.1.2021
Awesome Games Done Quick 2021 has wrapped up after a full week of speedrunning. The event raised an impressive $2,764,437 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. This is the second-highest amount raised at AGDQ, only beaten by last year’s total of over $3 million. Read more
Riot And Bungie Go After Valorant And Destiny 2 Cheat Sellers In Joint Lawsuit
11.1.2021
Riot Games and Bungie have decided to work together in both companies’ ongoing crusade against people who make and sell cheats for their games. They’ve filed a joint complaint against Cameron Santos, the owner of several cheat distribution platforms, including Gatorcheats.Read more
The Week In Games: Hello Again, Friend Of A Friend
10.1.2021
After years of people asking, begging, and hoping, the Scott Pilgrim game is back this week.Read more
Deadly Premonition 2 and Other Select Switch Games Are on Sale for up To 40% Off
10.1.2021
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise | $30 | Best BuySnack World: The Dungeon Crawl | $30 | Best BuyDaemon X Machina | $40 | Best BuyXenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition | $40 | Best BuyRead more
Let's Rank The Half-Life Games, From Worst To Best
10.1.2021
The Half-Life franchise contains some of the best and most beloved video games ever made. While the vast majority of the series is very good, they can’t all be equally great. Let’s rank ‘em!Read more
Take a Break From the Screen and Roll on Over To One of These Video-To-Board Game Adaptations
8.1.2021
Top Pick: Dark Souls: The Board Game | $77 | AmazonRead more
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8.1.2021
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Friday's Best Deals: Best Buy Games Sale, TP-Link Mesh Routers, Mandalorian Art Book, Wario and Waluigi Plush, Orthopedic Dog Bed, Marc Jacobs Lipstick, and More
8.1.2021
A Best Buy games sale and TP-Link mesh routers lead Friday’s best deals.Read more
There's A First-Person Mortal Kombat 11 Mod, For Some Reason
7.1.2021
Have you ever wanted to play Mortal Kombat 11 in first-person? Probably not. But, regardless, there’s now a mod that lets you do just that. Read more
Logitech G923: The Surest Thing In Sim Racing
7.1.2021
A decade ago, if you were getting into sim racing and wanted to buy a steering wheel, there wasn’t much shopping around to do. You pretty much bought a Logitech G27 like everyone else and called it a day. Today, the offerings are far more diverse, with higher-end options from Thrustmaster...
Game Pass Is Still Missing Most Of The Final Fantasy Games Microsoft Promised
7.1.2021
At the end of 2019, Microsoft announced 10 Final Fantasy games would come to Game Pass in the following year. At the start of 2021 most of them are still missing, though Microsoft says they’ll get there eventually.Read more