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Angry At The World Right Now? Play Wolfenstein
6.11.2024
Hey, everything sucks right now. There’s no getting around it, and we’re going to have to live with the consequences of this shit for the rest of our lives. So, if you’re feeling angry about things, like say, the rise of fascism in America, why not grab the Wolfenstein games and kill some...
‘You Already Have Everything You Need’
6.11.2024
It’s a rough Wednesday, but you probably don’t need me to tell you that. If, somehow, you’re learning this through Kotaku and not anywhere else, convicted felon Donald J. Trump is projected to win the 2024 presidential election over Vice President Kamala Harris. As a queer person in America, it’s...
The PS5 Pro Sure Is Cool, But Who's It Really For?
6.11.2024
In September, Sony announced the PlayStation 5 Pro and its $700 price tag. Immediately the reaction from folks online was negative. Many were confused by the high price point and weren’t convinced by Sony’s initial videos that the upgrades to games like Spider-Man 2 were worth it. After playing...
I'm Having A Fun Time With Metal Slug Tactics Even If I Can't Read A Damn Thing
6.11.2024
Metal Slug Tactics isn’t what I was expecting. Fortunately, that’s not a bad thing. Instead of Final Fantasy Tactics, it’s Into the Breach with some clever twists that help infuse it with some of the classic arcade series’ run-and-gun roots. I’m having a fun time with it so far, even if it has some...
Destroy Everything In Sight With This Beginner Diablo 4 Barbarian Build
6.11.2024
Barbarians have been a mainstay in Diablo for a long time at this point, and Diablo IV has revamped them significantly. Weapon masters of the highest order, they have a versatile set of abilities they can use to trample through enemies and carve a path to victory. As a live-service game, Diablo...
Let’s Not Pretend: Pokémon TCG Pocket Is Promoting Gambling To Children
6.11.2024
There is a way to play the PokémonTCG on your phone or tablet that is entirely free. Not “free-to-play,” but “free to leave it with your kid and not ever worry.” While it’s not the world’s best piece of software, PokémonTCG Live is an application that lets you play the full-size, 60-card deck...
Heal A Broken Nation By Grabbing Death Stranding While It’s On Sale
5.11.2024
There’s a lot happening in The World™ right now, so why not turn to games for comfort and escape? There’re any number of fantasies to slip away into and I know that I’m going to be relying on my Steam library for the days and maybe even weeks to come. I’m also eyeing sales right now and...
Hogwarts Legacy 2 Will Have Story Crossover With Harry Potter HBO Show
5.11.2024
Warner Bros. has big plans for the Harry Potter universe. Hogwarts Legacy was one of last year’s best-selling games, proving fans are hungry for more open-world wizarding adventures. A new HBO adaptation that will remake the story of the original books as a TV series is also in the works. According...
You May Have Overlooked One Of 2024’s Most Impressive Horror Games
5.11.2024
Of all the games I’ve played so far in 2024—and there are a lot—the one that made me feel the absolute worst was Mouthwashing. I mean this as a compliment. This short narrative game from developer Wrong Organ is an emotionally and mentally taxing game with a clear story to tell. It might not be...
Dragon Age Has Always Been Gay As Hell
5.11.2024
It’s nearly impossible to talk about Dragon Age: The Veilguard on certain sectors of social media without being overrun by people who have a vested interest in seeing the game fail. There are plenty of criticisms to levy at the fourth entry to BioWare’s fantasy RPG series, such as its lack...
Elon Musk Somehow Became A Top Ranked Diablo IV Player In-Between Cheerleading For Trump
5.11.2024
Elon Musk is the world’s richest man with over $200 billion in net worth right now. He could go anywhere and do anything and he has apparently chosen to spend an inordinate number of hours grinding for loot in Diablo IV. The Tesla CEO revealed on the Joe Rogan podcast in a surprise, last-minute...
Wake Up To Hell: Someone Got Doom Running On Nintendo's Alarm Clock
5.11.2024
Once again, someone has taken a device that was never intended to play Doom and, with some tinkering, gotten it to do exactly that. This time around, someone has got Id Software’s classic and forever popular FPS running on a Nintendo Alarmo, providing us with possibly one of the worst ways to play...
Pokémon Fan Calculates How Long It Will Take To Collect Every Card In TCG Pocket
5.11.2024
Pokémon has a way inspiring the completionist within people, setting them up on intense collect-a-thons that either take them to unimagined glory or exhaustion laced with deep personal shame. Pokémon TCG Pocket is no different, situating the long-running mania around the card game into a slick...
Stop Doomscrolling And Check Out These Five Relaxing Games
5.11.2024
So, there are things happening in the world right now that are stressing you and millions of people around the nation and world out, huh? Need some help blowing off that stress? Maybe it’s time to pick up a game, dissociate for anywhere between a few hours to a week, and come back to reality when...
Seven Hidden Gems To Grab During PlayStation’s Indie Sale
5.11.2024
Halloween is over, which means the world has decided it’s basically the winter holiday season. And, naturally, you can expect an endless amount of seasonally themed sales to sift through. While you might already be looking out for deals on some of this year’s best games in hopes of catching up...
New Test Drive Is So Bad Players Are Getting A Free Car As An Apology
5.11.2024
Earlier this year, Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown was released in a pretty bad state. People complained about bugs, broken servers, and other serious issues across console and PC. Things have improved a bit since then, but the game is still in a rough place. As an apology for all this, players...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s First Patch Will Fix One Of The Game’s Biggest Problems
5.11.2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is getting its first patch this week, and friends, this is about to fix one of the worst things about the latest entry in BioWare’s fantasy RPG series. The studio hasn’t released full patch notes, but it has confirmed the update will address a bug that broke my heart as...
Nintendo Swears Its Switch 2 Announcement Plans Haven't Changed With the Console Still MIA
5.11.2024
The Switch 2 is still nowhere in sight, but Nintendo promises that it hasn’t changed its announcement timeline for the new console. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said on Tuesday in an online press conference that a reveal of the new hardware was still on track for this fiscal year ending...
Revel In The Horror Of Death With Diablo 4's Ultimate Necromancer
5.11.2024
The Necromancer has long been a staple of the Diablo games, and if you want to wield death and decay as your chosen elements in Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, this build guide will help you, whether you’re starting out or getting ready to tackle the endgame.Read more
Don't Let These 19 Games Coming Out This November Fly Under Your Radar
5.11.2024
It feels like only yesterday we were in the thick of the fall release calendar being bombarded every other day by a new blockbuster or sleeper indie hit. November is slowing things down a bit, but it’s not quite backlog month just yet. A new Mario & Luigi, Flight Simulator, and Lego game headline...