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We’ve Killed An Absurd Amount Of Aliens In Space Marine 2 — Here’s How
8.9.2024
It took over a decade, but we finally got a Space Marine sequel, and it’s wonderful. Released this week on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 is bigger and better than its predecessor. This sci-fi third-person shooter features an action-packed campaign, giant waves of enemy...
Steam Sales, Star Wars Outlaws Guides, And More Tips And Tricks For The Week
7.9.2024
It’s been a huge week for game releases and game sales, so if you were looking to pick up a handful of space-themed games or perhaps jump into one of the biggest space games of the year (Star Wars Outlaws), we got you covered. From huge savings on games like Kingdom Hearts and the Tales of series...
Netflix's Terminator Zero Anime Is A Welcome Departure From The Franchise's Uninspired Sameness
5.9.2024
Like the Alien franchise, the Terminator series has been stuck in a rut since its early days, with its subsequent projects failing to recapture the greatness of its first two films. While Netflix’s original anime spin-off, Terminator Zero, doesn’t entirely shake the uncanny sameness of...
Get This Inventive Twist On The Murder Mystery Game In Humble’s Latest Bundle
3.9.2024
Let’s say, hypothetically, that you killed your husband on a cruise from the UK to New York. How would you get away with it and walk off a free woman when the boat arrives at port? That delightfully thrilling premise is only the start of 2021’s Overboard! It’s a murder mystery game that gives...
The 50 Best Sci-Fi Movies Of The Last 50 Years
2.9.2024
A great science fiction movie might scare you. It might inspire you. It might speculate about the nature of the human race, and what lies beyond our limited knowledge of the universe around us. It might propose an alternate past or a potential future. It might introduce you to an extraterrestrial...
Borderlands Is No Longer The Biggest Box Office Flop Of The Year
28.8.2024
Earlier this month, Borderlands arrived in theaters to horrendous reviews and bad box office numbers. At the time, many assumed it might be the biggest cinematic dud of 2024. But, that title is now held by the newly released Crow reboot. Read more
CD Projekt Wants To Do More Cyberpunk Animation Projects In the Future
28.8.2024
Before CD Projekt Red was able to fix its sprawling 2020 RPG Cyberpunk 2077 with several major updates spread out over three years, the best part of the universe was a TV show. Cyberpunk Edgerunners, an anime from the amazing Studio Trigger, released in 2022 and offered fans everything they...
Quentin Tarantino Won't Watch Toy Story 4, Says Previous Film Had 'Perfect' Ending
27.8.2024
Did you know that Quentin Tarantino loves the first three Toy Story movies, and even considers the third entry in the franchise to be one of the best movies he’s ever seen? Well, now you know. And he also has some thoughts on Toy Story 4, too. Read more
Star Wars Outlaws: The Kotaku Review
26.8.2024
As a big Star Wars fan and video game lover, I’ve long dreamed of a game just like Star Wars Outlaws: a massive open-world action game set in the Star Wars universe that would let me rub shoulders with Jabba the Hutt while freely exploring every inch of a planet like Tatooine. It’s wild that...
Dying Light: The Beast Aims To Be An Adrenaline Shot To The Long-Running Zombie Series
22.8.2024
How do you know when a DLC isn’t a DLC any more? That was the question that faced Dying Light developers Techland as they worked on the next entry for the long-running zombie-battling parkour franchise. Intended to be the second major piece of DLC for 2022’s Dying Light 2, what has now been...
It's 2024 And Someone Is Making A Mars Attacks! Video Game
22.8.2024
Here’s some weird news: A video game studio in 2024 has announced that it’s making a new video game based on Mars Attacks. The new game, Mars Attracts, lets players create a theme park on Mars, complete with rides and abducted humans. Read more
Blame Modern TV For Star Wars: The Acolyte's Cancellation
20.8.2024
The Acolyte wasn’t perfect, but it did break new narrative ground in Star Wars, a franchise often haunted by Force ghosts and endlessly recurring characters. Led by Leslye Headland, the Disney+ series dared to reevaluate decades-old tropes, unpack the flaws of the Jedi Order, and play with...
New Dying Light Is A Revenge Story Starring The Guy From The Original Game
20.8.2024
At Gamescom Opening Night Live, Techland unveiled a first look at the next game in its Dying Light series, subtitled The Beast. It started development as a DLC for Dying Light 2: Stay Human, but a new game was eventually spun off into its own title. Owners of the Ultimate edition of Dying Light...
Disney Cancels Star Wars: The Acolyte After Just One Season
20.8.2024
Star Wars: The Acolyte was a divisive, uneven, and daring stab at a different type of Jedi story. But decent reviews and an average viewership apparently wasn’t enough to convince Disney to invest in its future. The streaming platform is canceling Acolyte after just one season.Read more
Splitgate 2 Feels Way Faster And More Conventional, And Not In A Good Way
16.8.2024
Splitgate 2 is fast. It’s the dominating thought of my hours spent sampling the sequel’s new maps, weapons, loadouts, movement, abilities, and more. Despite the fact that it literally chugged on my PC (my own setup’s inadequacy, not the game’s), everything about it was quick. I barely had time...
Amazon Orders Animated Series Featuring Spelunky, New World, And PlayStation Games
14.8.2024
Amazon Prime Video has reportedly ordered a new animated anthology series that will feature short stories set within different, pre-existing video game worlds. The series is being created by Tim Miller, the same person behind Netflix’s popular Love, Death & Robots series and the first Deadpool...
Fallout Show Easter Egg Showed Director Just How Obsessed Fans Are With The Series
14.8.2024
The Fallout TV show contains a lot of nods to the original video games and the wider world of the series. But one tiny, easy-to-miss Easter egg was included in the show by the head of its makeup department. It was so tiny, nobody working on the show noticed it. But when the series hit Amazon Prime...
Valve's Yet-To-Be-Announced Multiplayer Game Already Has Thousands Of Players On Steam
12.8.2024
Officially, Valve—the company behind Steam, Half-Life, and more—has yet to announce its next big game. However, thousands of people are currently playing and posting about Deadlock, Valve’s next big game, literally right now. So uh, what’s going on? Read more
New Vegas Director Down To Make Another Fallout Game, But Has Some Questions
12.8.2024
Many Fallout fans consider Fallout: New Vegas the best game in the series. So folks have long wanted a sequel or similar spin-off led by New Vegas game director Josh Sawyer. And according to him, he’s down to do it, assuming he’s not too constrained by Bethesda.Read more
How To Find Cat Quest III's Lovepurr Chronicles Book Locations
9.8.2024
Cat Quest III is a thrilling feline adventure set in a pirate-themed world, and as such, you can rest assured there’s plenty of booty to find scattered around its various islands. Not all of this treasure is money or weaponry, however—you’ll also uncover special items that can be returned...