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Ubisoft Facing Lawsuit Over Shutting Down Always-Online Game
11.11.2024
Two people in California have filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft after the company turned off servers for 2014's The Crew, an open-world racing game released on PS4 and Xbox One, making it impossible to play the game. Read more
Breakthrough Gaming: Beginner's Tips and Tricks for Planet Coaster 2
11.11.2024
While it launched to ‘Mixed’ reviews on Steam, Planet Coaster 2 still managed to impress long-time fans of Frontier Developments’ park management franchise. The game offers plenty of advancements to the series, such as crafting high-octane waterparks. It also provides greater control over...
Spyro The Dragon Coming To Xbox Game Pass Tomorrow
11.11.2024
Earlier today, after some teasing, Xbox confirmed that 2018's Spyro Reignited Trilogy would be available to play via Xbox Game Pass starting tomorrow. It follows the addition of fellow former PlayStation platform mascot Crash Bandicoot, who arrived on the service earlier this year. Read more
Yakuza Creator Suggests There Might Be Too Many Games To Keep Making Them So Big
11.11.2024
There’s hardly enough time to play the biggest video game releases of the year, let alone keep up with everything else coming out each month. Every massive open-world RPG or live-service grind means dozens of other games go un-played. The creator of Like A Dragon series, previously called Yakuza...
There's A Brand-New Pokémon TCG Card That's Selling For $500
11.11.2024
Every now and then, there’s a specific card in a specific set of the Pokémon TCG that absolutely blows up beyond all sense. Recent examples include last year’s Iono full-art trainer card, part of Japan’s Clay Burst set, which proved so popular that Japan sold out of all Pokémon cards! We’re...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Final Mission Starts With A Big Decision, Here Are The Consequences
11.11.2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard has a lot of choices for you to make, especially surrounding its seven companions. But one of the most significant happens in the game’s final stretch and involves the dwarven rogue Harding and Grey Warden warrior Davrin. If you’re reading this, you’ve likely encountered...
Blizzard Announces Overwatch Classic As A Limited-Time Event, Brings Back 6v6 And More
11.11.2024
Welp, Blizzard is doing it. They’re releasing an Overwatch Classic that will revert Overwatch 2 to some of the old rulesets, hero kits, and more that have been patched out of the sequel since it launched in 2022. As Overwatch 2 has failed to deliver on Blizzard’s many promises for it since...
Add Some Variety To Your Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 Matches With More Operators
11.11.2024
Keeping in line with previous entries, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 features a variety of playable characters called Operators. These allow you to play with a bit of personalization while still using your prized AK-74 assault rifle (or any other weapon you fancy). But just like your favorite weapons...
Everything You Need To Know About Mario and Luigi: Brothership
11.11.2024
The Mario & Luigi series came as a shock to players when it first debuted way back in 2003 with Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga on the Game Boy Advance, bringing the famous plumber and his brother, Luigi, into the role-playing realm for the first time since Super Mario RPG. Since then, the franchise...
Pokémon TCG Pocket's Next Big Set Of Cards Might Be Arriving In January
11.11.2024
If you’re a Pokémon TCG Pocket sicko like me and have already collected over half of the mobile card game’s starting Genetic Apex set, don’t worry! New datamines suggest the next set of cards isn’t far away, with a smaller update pegged for December. Read more
The Mass Effect Trilogy Squadmates, Ranked From Worst To Best
11.11.2024
Last week marked N7 Day, which means Mass Effect fans broke out the fan art and BioWare vaguely gestured at the upcoming fifth game. The studio said this year would be a quiet one, as the team just released Dragon Age: The Veilguard earlier in the week. But that doesn’t mean we can’t still discuss...
For No Particular Reason, We Suggested You Slay Nazis In Wolfenstein This Week
10.11.2024
Hey, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but a lot happened this past week. Some of it may or may not have been newsworthy. Nevertheless, to get you through, we’ve kept you abreast of all the tips, deals, and reviews your nihilistic heart could desire. This includes articles on the perfectly cathartic...
Here's What We Really Think Of Pokémon TCG Pocket Now That The Honeymoon Phase Is Over
10.11.2024
The new mobile card game Pokémon TCG Pocket has been with us for just over a week, which has given 20 million people time to discover its highs, lows, and utterly bewildering mess of in-game currencies. It’s also, unfortunately, long enough for most people to have left the honeymoon phasein which...
Web3 Meets Classic RPG Adventure in Portal Fantasy
10.11.2024
Portal Fantasy, a pixel RPG set to release in 2025, is giving players like Regina a sneak peek with its November demo on Steam. Last Episode’s Quick Recap Fun, interactive, and strategic Web3 game – Angry Dynomites Lab! Join forces to collect resources, craft materials, and build...
Wise Words From Dragon Age: The Veilguard And An Unboxed PS5 Pro Got Us Through Election Week
9.11.2024
We won’t belabor the point because if you’re a normal person with normal mutuals, chances are your timeline is already doing that—this week sucked, and so will the next four years.Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Six Games For Election Week Escapism
8.11.2024
What a week, huh? Yeah. Well, here we are, at the end of it, at the very least, and now looking toward the future. So how about some video games to take our minds off things for the weekend? This week we’ve got some fun shooters, some beat ‘em up action, and a digital spin on a classic trading card...
Physical video games: how big a deal in 2024?
8.11.2024
Also: lots of neat links, this week's big Steam debuts, and more
Guy Who Taunted Nintendo About Streaming Pirated Switch Games Before Release Now Faces $7.5 Million Lawsuit
8.11.2024
Jesse Keighin liked to stream Nintendo Switch games online before they were officially released and then gloat about it right in Nintendo’s face, according to a new lawsuit filed by the Mario maker in Colorado District Court earlier this week. “[I] can do this all day,” he allegedly wrote in...
Pokémon TCG Pocket Has A Staggering 12 Different Currencies, And Counting
8.11.2024
We’ve already very carefully been over the grimly insidious nature of Pokémon TCG Pocket’s unpleasant free-to-play model, but an aspect of this peculiar and enormously successful mobile spin-off from the long-established card game is just how many in-game currencies it has you juggle. So far, there...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Stats Reveal Most Players' Choices Are Basic
8.11.2024
My favorite part about talking to other people who play choice-based RPGs is comparing choices. Whether it’s about the characters we make or the ways we nudge the story, I am always down to hear how people are playing games like Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We’re just a week out from launch, so a...