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Starship Troopers: Extermination, As Told By Steam Reviews
5.11.2024
It would always be a tough call, following the deeply Starship Troopers-inspired Helldivers 2 into the online co-op multiplayer space. However, through its early access, Offworld’s licensed horde shooter has performed impressively well. But how is it fairing with the harsh critics on Steam?Read more
New World: Aeternum, As Told By Steam Reviews
1.11.2024
On launch, New World broke records and amassed a massive playerbase of over one million concurrent players. But like my high school bully, that towering monstrosity of an MMORPG somehow managed to peak quickly and drop off the face of the planet. Despite the lackluster reception after its first...
Wicked Early Critic Reviews Point Toward A Magical Masterpiece
1.11.2024
Wicked, a big-screen adaptation of the famous theater production that regularly makes waves throughout New York City, is finally coming to theaters this November. From the few early critic previews of the film floating around, we know that anyone even remotely interested in The Wonderful Wizard...
Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6, As Told By Steam Reviews
31.10.2024
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is, understandably, a pretty big deal. The franchise has been in a bit of a lull lately, despite routinely setting new sales records, and this game especially needed to be a slam dunk given its unique position. As the first Call of Duty game to release on Game Pass...
Apple rolls out Apple Intelligence, but fails to wow AI crowd, for now
29.10.2024
Several Apple users also complained about having to join a waitlist before accessing Apple’s new AI features
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is Already Proving To Be One Of BioWare's More Divisive Sequels
28.10.2024
Today, October 28, reviews went live for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. I reviewed it here at Kotaku, and despite being jaded toward the series for the better part of a decade, I really loved the long-awaited fourth entry. Right now it sits at a strong 84 on review aggregate site Metacritic, which...
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, As Told By Steam Reviews
25.10.2024
Capcom has been knocking it out of the park with its horror remakes in recent years (perhaps with the exception of Resident Evil 3, though I still enjoyed that one immensely). If you look at titles such as Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 2, they clearly know how to modernize famous franchises...
Amazon’s Like A Dragon: Yakuza Is Already A Divisive Adaptation Of The Beloved Games
24.10.2024
Amazon’s live-action adaptation of Sega’s hit Like a Dragon series has finally landed, and the show is already making waves. Titled Like a Dragon: Yakuza, the gritty crime drama follows the series’ longtime protagonist Kazuma Kiryu across two timelines: one as a teenage orphan in 1995, and...
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, As Told By Steam Reviews
23.10.2024
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has been out for a few weeks now and it seems to be going over well with fans, who’ve been waiting a very long time for a new fighting game based on the hugely popular anime. The recently released fighter is the first installment in the long-dormant Budokai Tenkaichi...
UFO 50's Retro Gaming Masterpieces, As Told By Steam Reviews
23.10.2024
Do you fondly remember playing 8-bit adventures on the NES and original Sega consoles? Titles like Contra, Ninja Gaiden, and Mega Man 2, all from the late ‘80s, provided a unique gaming experience that’s hard to replicate today with modern technology. Hard, sure, but it’s possible—as we’ve...
Silent Hill 2 Remake, As Told By Steam Reviews
22.10.2024
We’re embarking on something of a renaissance regarding horror game remakes, with the likes of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, Resident Evil 4, and Dead Space leading the charge toward greatness for the genre. But there’s a new kid on the block, thanks to developer Bloober Team. In a move that should...
Frozen City Builder Frostpunk 2, As Told By Steam Reviews
17.10.2024
If you spent any amount of time playing the original Frostpunk, then you’ll know it and its sequel are unforgiving survival city-building strategy games, where every choice makes a difference in the long run. If you don’t optimize your city layout, choose the correct research, or top up supplies...
Diablo 4: Vessel Of Hatred, As Told By Steam Reviews
16.10.2024
Can you ever satisfy the Diablo community? Does anything other than madness lie in wait for those who try? With the recent release of expansion pack Vessel of Hatred, squillions of people returned to the ARPG, but are they happy? Are they capable of happiness?Read more
Super Mario Party Jamboree Gets A Bunch Of Positive Reviews And Some Really Negative Ones
15.10.2024
Another Mario Party is upon us. Does this one finally deliver an unqualified masterpiece of board game antics and mini-game fun? Maybe, almost, not quite? Initial reviews for Super Mario Party Jamboree are here and while they’re mostly positive, there are also plenty of critiques. Read more
Starfield: Shattered Space, As Told By Steam Reviews
15.10.2024
For many, there was a lingering hope that the first major expansion for Starfield, Shattered Space, would rescue the game from the throes of mediocrity. Then, with a focus on House Va’ruun and their home planet of Va’ruun’kai, the story-based DLC launched and immediately plummeted, becoming one...
Joker: Folie À Deux Is Getting Panned As An Okay Musical And A Very Bad Movie
4.10.2024
Director Todd Phillips’ 2019 Joker seemingly hit the box office at just the right time, weaving between the late Trump years and the breakout of the global pandemic and cashing in on post-Avengers: Endgame MCU exhaustion. This time around, nothing seems to be going Joker: Folie à Deux’s way. Also...
Final Fantasy XVI, As Told By Steam Reviews
3.10.2024
The release of a new Final Fantasy is always a massive event. Last year, PS5 owners were treated to the latest mainline entry in the iconic series of role-playing games from Square Enix, Final Fantasy XVI, and now PC players are finally getting in on the action. FF16—and its two expansions—finally...
Starfield's Big Expansion Shattered Space Is Getting Hammered By Negative Reviews
3.10.2024
It felt like Shattered Space might finally bring space RPG Starfield closer to the original promise of its sprawling NASA-punk space adventure. Instead, the new expansion is getting slammed even harder than the base game by early players, and seems set to potentially end up being one of...
God Of War Ragnarök, As Told By Steam Reviews
2.10.2024
PlayStation’s only really released a handful of major exclusives to show for its efforts since the PS5 launched in 2020. God of War Ragnarök, the latest game in the long-running action franchise, is one of those titles, releasing at the tail-end of 2022 on both the PS4 and PS5 to acclaim and huge...
The Megalopolis Discourse Is, Appropriately, Mega Weird
30.9.2024
Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s modern epic starring Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Nathalie Emmanuel and more, released just a few days ago and it’s already being dubbed a “box office bomb” and sparking a ton of internet conversations about Hollywood, risky movies, and more.Read more