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Zack Snyder Mains Mr. Meeseeks In Fortnite
25.8.2023
Sure, Zack Snyder loves making five-hour-long movies. But he’s still a person who needs to relax and take a break from all the work. And apparently, he spent quite a lot of time playing Fortnite as Mr. Meeseeks, saying that he took a “deep dive” into the popular free-to-play online shooter. Read...
Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon Will Have A 5-Hour-Long Director’s Cut
24.8.2023
Zack Snyder, proprietor of mythic director’s cuts and other big-budget films with ripped guys in them, has a director’s cut for Rebel Moon planned. That movie, which will be released in two parts on Netflix December 22, will have an approximately four-hour runtime, and the director’s cut adds...
Everything We Saw At Gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live
22.8.2023
Gamescom, the annual gaming event held in Cologne, Germany, just lit the stage with Opening Night Live and with it, we got a closer look at some gaming delights just around the corner. Read more
Everything We Saw At Gamescom 2023 Opening Night Live
22.8.2023
Gamescom, the massive annual gaming event held in Cologne, Germany, just streamed its glitzy Opening Night Live presentation, giving us a closer look at tons of coming games, many of which are are just around the corner.Read more
We Have Opinions About Baldur's Gate 3's Approach To Romance
11.8.2023
To quote Shakespeare, “the course of true love never did run smooth.” If you’re a player character in Baldur’s Gate 3, however, you may have better luck than most mortals, as it’s possible to find yourself with a whole party full of companions willing (and possibly eager) to pursue romance with...
Star Wars Open-World Game Won’t Be An 'Unfinishable' 300-Hour RPG, Devs Say
26.7.2023
You might shudder at the thought of one Star Wars: Outlaws planet being about the size of two Assassin’s Creed Odyssey zones, but you don’t have to worry about it being some bloated RPG you’ll never finish, the devs told IGN.Read more
The Best Games That Let You Kill Robots And AI-Powered Monsters
8.7.2023
To populate all the various digital worlds we explore in video games, developers often recycle the same kinds of enemies, like zombies or spiders. And then there’s one type of enemy who, throughout game history, has been perhaps the most ubiquitous of all: robots. These AI-powered artificial...
The Latest Game Pass Titles Are Mostly Hidden Gems
20.6.2023
Xbox announced a new wave of subscription service Game Pass titles in a June 20 blog post, and it looks like late June and early July will be stocked with hidden gems. Read more
9 Reasons Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Fans Are Losing It Over The Latest Trailer
10.6.2023
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth exists, it’s coming in early 2024, and the newest trailer gave fans a ton to digest, speculate about, and get pumped for as they wait until next year. Here’s every reason why the surprise Summer Game Fest kick-off showcase closer has players buzzing so much.Read more
Lego 2K Drive: The Kotaku Review
18.5.2023
I was on board with Lego 2K Drive the moment I learned we were getting an open-world Lego racing game, complete with the ability to build your own vehicles. And having played nearly 12 hours so far, I’m still having a lot of fun with the game. But it’s impossible to ignore a nagging feeling that...
So, What's Happening?
3.3.2023
It’s 2023, and Kotaku has a new look. Those of you who regularly read our homepage are probably noticing all sorts of changes, from the layout to the colors and even how pictures are framed on the page. So, what gives–and what’s new?Read more
Epic Kills Battle Royale Game Less Than Six Months After Release
1.2.2023
In August 2022, Epic Games—developers of Fortnite, custodians of the Epic Games Store, creators of the Unreal Engine, rich as God—published a melee-based battle royale game called Rumbleverse. It is now January 2023 (February already for me here in Australia), and the game is already being killed...
Anime Fighting Game Under Attack By Hackers Who Have Made It Unplayable
9.1.2023
Guilty Gear Strive, Arc System Works’ mega-popular 2D anime fighter, is under attack by hackers who’ve resurfaced a fatal exploit that seemingly causes the game to become unplayable for some players online.Read more
Zack Zwiezen’s Top 10 Games Of 2022
21.12.2022
2022 was a bit of an odd year for games. I’ve seen a lot of folks, including some fine people here at Kotaku, suggest 2022 was pretty bad on that front. I’ve spotted the opposite take, too! Personally, I’m squarely in the “2022 was a great year for games” camp. I mean, when I first started trying...
John Walker's Top Ten Games Of 2022
14.12.2022
2022 may have been a year left somewhat fallow for AAA releases, but it had no shortage of fantastic games further down the financial scale. I’ve spent more time playing a card game on my phone than I have playing God of War on my couch, while I’ve been told some of the most interesting...
Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion: The Kotaku Review
13.12.2022
As a prequel to one of the most beloved video game stories of all time, It’s important that Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - Reunion tell its own prequel story without disrupting the thematic cohesion of the story that spawned it. Does it succeed? Mostly. Reunion excels at being a great RPG and...
New God Of War Game Means New God Of War Cosplay
10.11.2022
We’ve featured German cosplayer Maul a ton of times on Kotaku, maybe more than any other individual cosplayer, and there’s a very good reason for that: just look at these photos. Read more
Hey, You, There's A Rick And Morty Commercial For God Of War: Ragnarok
5.9.2022
Rick and Morty did a commercial for God of War: Ragnarok, aired on the television last night. Why? I don’t bloody know. Because everything, for the rest of time, is now to be composed entirely out of overlapping memes?Read more
Kojima Productions Threatens Legal Action Over 'Assassin' Photo
11.7.2022
Last week a racist joke originating from a shitty corner of the internet got quickly out of hand, and before long French politicians and Greek news channels—among others—were erroneously reporting that an old photograph of legendary game designer Hideo Kojima was actually a photo of Tetsuya...
Why Everyone’s Suddenly Obsessed With A Two-Year-Old Game About Action Figures
5.7.2022
Over the past week, the gaming world has been obsessed with an indie shooter coming to Xbox, treating it with the fervor (and wildfire social media metrics) of a forthcoming AAA tentpole. But here’s the weird part: This game’s already out. It’s been playable on multiple platforms for years.Read more