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Unsighted Is The Best Metroidvania Of The Year
29.10.2021
Unsighted, the recent isometric Metroidvania from two trans Brazilian developers, Studio Pixel Punk, is the genre at its best. From its impeccable art, music, and atmosphere, to its open-ended “explore how and where you want” structure, deliciously anxiety-inducing time limit, and satisfying...
Alone In The Dark Scared The Crap Out Of Me
29.10.2021
I am scared of many things in video games. Sharks mostly, but there’s other stuff. Nothing has ever scared me, though, as much as 1992's Alone in the Dark.Read more
Obscure SNES RPG Lets You Take Photos Of Lovecraftian Horrors For Mad Cash
29.10.2021
Making money in role-playing games often boils down to killing monsters or selling off low-level equipment you no longer need. But the terrifying Laplace no Ma (roughly Laplace’s Demon in English) takes a more novel approach, allowing you to accrue a small fortune by taking glamour shots...
World Of Warcraft’s Latest Mount Is A Giant Kitty Cat
28.10.2021
I don’t know, folks. Between trying to keep up with Amazon’s New World and the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker expansion, I just don’t think I have time for World of Warcraft any more. Wait, I can ride a giant kitten with tufted ears that chases its tail? You son of a bitch, I’m in.Read more
Amazon Prime’s Free Games For November Are Shockingly Good, Again
28.10.2021
Amazon has been giving away free games as part of its paid Prime membership for a while now, but they’ve rarely been this good. After a powerhouse lineup last month, the service is doubling down in November with nine more, and just in time for Tomb Raider’s birthday.Read more
Behold The Strange And Wondrous Aliens Of Guardians Of The Galaxy
28.10.2021
So, it turns out that Guardians of the Galaxy is very, very good! Don’t let Square Enix’s previous Marvel game, the online mess that is Avengers, scare you away from checking out this new, single-player adventure starring the galaxy’s most dysfunctional found family. Not only is it a blast to play...
Sometimes The Best Name For A Rat Sidekick Is None At All, Says Apex Legends Dev
28.10.2021
Last week, the folks at Respawn announced that Titanfall 2 antagonist Ash will be the next character to join the Apex Legends roster, complete with her very own adorable rat sidekick. The rat’s name? Well, that’s complicated.Read more
Murder House Is Everything Terrifying About Low-Poly Horror
28.10.2021
What’s more frightening: a near-photorealistic video game killer pursuing you with perfectly motion-captured movements, or a silent, meathook-wielding Easter bunny with vague features and primitive textures, chasing you with a jerky, hand-animated gait? If you answered the latter, then...
How Halloween Became a Thing in Japan
28.10.2021
When I first came to Japan in 2001, Halloween was not a thing. At all. Well, it was if you were a foreigner, but Japanese people just didn’t really get it.Read more
Nintendo Releases Surprise Metroid Dread Demo
28.10.2021
Most people who have played Metroid Dread say the game is very good, but what if you are not one of those people, and for whatever reason do not trust those people? Well, now you can simply download part of the game for free and try it for yourself.Read more
Lost Judgment: The Kotaku Review
28.10.2021
I loved Judgment, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s 2018 spinoff from the Yakuza series. Arriving just as the main games were getting ready to go through the biggest changes in their long-running history, along came a lawyer and his himbo best friend to keep some beloved old Yakuza fundamentals alive.Read more
Star Ocean Is Back And It Looks Kinda Like Monster Hunter
27.10.2021
At long last, Square Enix’s interstellar JRPG series Star Ocean is back. Star Ocean: The Divine Force is set to launch on PS4 and PS5 in 2022, the company revealed during today’s PlayStation State of Play livestream.Read more
Call Of Duty’s Ridiculous Donnie Darko Crossover Is Kinda Funny, Kinda Sad
27.10.2021
Suffice to say, video game crossovers can be pretty bogus outside of the Super Smash Bros. series. But putting Donnie Darko stuff in Call of Duty: Warzone and Black Ops Cold War takes the cake. This might be the single most ridiculous mash-up I’ve ever seen. The whole thing is so stupid that...
Buzz Lightyear Trailer Makes No Sense, Breaks Internet's Brain
27.10.2021
When I woke up today, I expected my kitchen to be a mess because I binged The Morning Show instead of cleaning it last night. Despite it already being Wednesday, I was also prepared to be overwhelmed by the truckload of tasks I have yet to cross off my to-do list this week. What I was not ready...
That Dark Souls III Twitch Streamer's Bananas Single-Button Run, Explained
27.10.2021
Earlier this week, Twitch streamer Dylan “Rudeism” Beck blew our minds by beating Dark Souls III using a single-button setup to hammer out Morse code. It’s an impressive feat to be sure and one that also touches on something Rudeism is quite passionate about: accessibility in games.Read more
Far Cry 6 Has A Cool Far Cry Primal Shout-Out
27.10.2021
Everyone knows that Ubisoft games are full of things to do. In Far Cry 6, there’s a lot to see, too. To wit: Last night, while exploring the open-world shooter’s El Este region, I stumbled upon what I’m pretty sure—like, 99 percent sure—is a reference to 2016’s Far Cry Primal, the series spinoff...
Guilty Verdict For Death Threats Against Japanese Game Developer Arika
27.10.2021
Back in September 2019, threats insinuating murder were sent to Tokyo-based game developer Arika. The threats were made against the company as well as a corporate execute and sent through the Arika website’s contact form. Read more
Longtime Persona Composer Shoji Meguro Is Leaving Atlus
27.10.2021
Japanese composer Shoji Meguro announced that he has left Atlus, resigning from the Tokyo-based game company this past September. Read more
The Pokémon x Sumo Collab We've Been Waiting For
27.10.2021
Over the years, Pokémon has done an array of collabs, including New Era, Oreo, Levi’s, and Casio. Some have been more interesting than others. But finally, Pocket Monsters is teaming up with sumo wrestling. It’s about time!Think about it. This makes perfect sense. In sumo, you have two wrestlers...
Pokémon Go Creators' New Mobile Game Is Pikmin Bloom
27.10.2021
Briefly and vaguely announced back in March, Nintendo and Niantic just took the wraps off Pikmin Bloom, the latest game to come from the partnership between the two companies.Read more