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Final Fantasy XVI's PS5 Demo Is Here, Will Let You Play The First 2+ Hours
12.6.2023
With Final Fantasy XVI’s June 22 release right around the corner, Square Enix decided it’s finally time to drop a PlayStation 5 demo for the action-RPG so players can get a taste of the grittier, Game of Thrones-influenced sequel for themselves.Read more
Another Call Of Duty Streamer's Skin Getting Removed Over Anti-LGBTQ Controversy
12.6.2023
Timothy “TimTheTatman” Betar is getting his wish. Activision will remove the streamer’s cosmetic bundle from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and Warzone, a spokesperson for the publisher confirmed. Betar said he didn’t want the bundle to remain after friend and fellow streamer, Nicholas “Nickmercs”...
Xbox's Last Big Exclusive Was Missing From Showcase After Getting Panned
11.6.2023
Microsoft’s 2023 Xbox Showcase was filled with a ton of cool games and a deep-dive into Starfield, the platform’s biggest blockbuster in a long time. What it didn’t include was any mention of Redfall, the multiplayer vampire shooter that came to Game Pass a month ago and promptly bombed. Read more
You Won’t Have To Buy Cyberpunk 2077’s New Expansion To Play Some Of Its Best Stuff
11.6.2023
Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion is coming on September 26, and it’s bringing a new spy thriller story to Night City. But on top of this, it will bring several of quality-of-life changes, new skill trees, and a few backend mechanical improvements to the mix. However, it sounds like...
Oh Look, Starfield Has A Familiar (And Annoying) Elder Scrolls Cameo
11.6.2023
Grand Champion! Did you think running off to space in a brand new universe—Bethesda’s upcoming Starfield RPG— could save you from the Elder Scrolls’ most annoying “Adoring Fan?” Nope! Sorry. He’s in space, baby! Read more
Starfield's Most Expensive Version Comes With A Space Watch
11.6.2023
During the Starfield Direct at Summer Game Fest, executive producer Todd Howard interrupted the 437 hours of game footage to ask if anyone fancied buying one of these ‘ere watches he had for sale. Surreptitiously opening his coat, while furtively looking around for cops, he said not to worry if...
Cyberpunk 2077’s Devs Explain The $30 Expansion Price Tag That’s Raising Eyebrows
11.6.2023
Alongside a new trailer at Xbox’s Summer Game Fest showcase, a September 26 release date, and a closer look at Luther actor Idris Elba as Solomon Reed, CD Projekt Red also confirmed Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty expansion will cost $29.99. An inaccurate $35 price leaked ahead of time, however...
Hands-On: Phantom Liberty Is What Cyberpunk 2077 Wished It Could've Been
11.6.2023
After spending an hour in Cyberpunk 2077’s one and only expansion Phantom Liberty, it feels like the spy thriller side story is the actualization of a narrative everyone hasbeen touting in the years since the game’s disastrous launch. Many, including Kotaku’s own Luke Plunkett, have argued that...
Starfield's Special Edition Gets You Five Days Early Access
11.6.2023
As has started becoming the norm for a lot of companies, Bethesda has given players a chance to get early access to Starfield by purchasing one of its expensive editions. This includes the Constellation Edition, which will let you play Bethesda’s sci-fi RPG five days before it launches on September...
Everything Shown At Xbox's Big Summer Showcase
11.6.2023
Today, June 11, Xbox took the stage during Geoff Keighley’s big not-E3 Summer Game Fest 2023 extravaganza to show off the future of Xbox and Game Pass. Microsoft has struggled in recent years to release big hits and this year’s Redfall flop didn’t help right the ship. So today was a big deal...
Microsoft Announces New Xbox For Those Giant Games Taking Up Your Storage
11.6.2023
It’s not an all-out hardware refresh, but the Xbox Series X/S family is growing. Microsoft announced a new Carbon Black Xbox Series S with 1TB of SSD storage for $350. It arrives September 1, just in time for Starfield and the beginning of a steady stream of big new Game Pass releases. Read more
Overwatch 2's Story Trailer Is A Sign Of Hope After All The Bad News
11.6.2023
Overwatch 2 has been in a bit of a bad spot after Blizzard recently announced it was gutting the game’s promised PvE modes. But for those who were wondering about the story missions the company showed off when it revealed the game in 2019, they can rest somewhat easy: Overwatch story still exists...
Persona 3 Reload, Persona 5 Spin-off Shown At Xbox Games Showcase
11.6.2023
The quintessential role-playing game Persona 3 is getting a remake, and later sequel Persona 5 is getting another spin-off game, developer Atlus revealed at Xbox Games Showcase. Fans were already braced for this news—leakers predicted it earlier this week, and if that weren’t enough, Atlus...
Starfield Gets The Gameplay And Story Reveal You've Been Waiting For
11.6.2023
Remember when we thought that Starfield was going to be a $60 role-playing game that was going to come out in 2022? Good times. While we’ll have to wait until September 6th to take to the stars, explore its 1,000 worlds, and listen to its 250,000 lines of dialogue, we now have a much better sense...
Payday 3, Gaming's Best Heist Series, Shows Off Gameplay, Release Date
11.6.2023
As previously leaked, Payday 3 is coming out on September 21. News of this came during the Xbox Summer Game Fest showcase alongside a new trailer that coupled some cinematic elements with actual gameplay (a rarity at the Xbox show thus far).Read more
Fable, Xbox's Big Fantasy RPG, Gets New Teaser After Being MIA For A Bit
11.6.2023
Today, during Summer Game Fest 2023, we got a very brief look at the next big Fable game via newly released CG, featuring The IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade, plus a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it glimpse of in-game footage. The latest reveal of this much-delayed upcoming RPG happened during today’s Xbox...
Ubisoft's Star Wars Game Actually Looks Incredible In First Trailer
11.6.2023
Is Ubisoft making a massive new blockbuster that actually has a great story and interesting characters? Star Wars Outlaws certainly makes it look that way. The open world sci-fi game from the publisher’s Division 2 studio revealed itself to the world at Microsoft’s Xbox Showcase and it looks...
What If Max Payne, But Shooting Vampires In Slo-Mo Instead?
11.6.2023
When the original Max Payne was ported to consoles in late 2001, I couldn’t get a copy fast enough. I wasn’t a PC gamer at the time, and so for a while I could only enjoy Max Payne through the internet and TechTV at the time. I was transfixed by the graphics and luscious time-slowing bullet time...
Three Gorgeous, Unreleased Games We Just Played That Should Have Your Attention
10.6.2023
The Day of the Devs showcase at Summer Game Fest is a colorful, diverse collection of indies offering up a wide variety of gaming experiences, and Kotaku got to play a handful of them.Read more
Square Enix’s Splatoon Clone Isn’t A Complete Fraud
10.6.2023
When Foamstars, Square Enix’s Splatoon-esque party game where two teams of four face off in a giant foam-spewing battle, was announced at the PlayStation games showcase, it wasn’t clear what to expect. Was this just Splatoon in PlayStation-exclusive form? What was the gameplay like? Would it be...