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Persona 3 Reload - Episode Aigis: The Answer: The Kotaku Review
9.9.2024
As a “definitive” edition of the phenomenal 2006 RPG, 2024’s Persona 3 Reload was lacking in a few key features like the 2009 PSP port’s female protagonist route. Still, perhaps the most egregious omission was the lack of The Answer, the meaty, playable epilogue that was included in the 2007...
Don’t Forget To Smack Every PlayStation Character You Collect In Astro Bot
6.9.2024
Astro Bot is here and it is everything that many of us could’ve wanted. Not only is it an incredible 3D platformer, but it’s also stuffed with cameos from characters across PlayStation’s history. As you collect them over the course of the game, every character that you find is returned to Astro...
Astro Bot Is An Incredible Reminder That The PS5 Era Has Been A Huge Bummer
5.9.2024
Remember when we all played Astro’s Playroom, which came pre-installed on every PlayStation 5, and enjoyed a collective nostalgia trip through Sony’s video game history, coupled with a great deal of hope for the future of our shiny new consoles? The platformer pays tribute to PlayStation’s past...
Four Hours With Metaphor: ReFantazio: A Promising Game That Atlus Should Let Speak For Itself
28.8.2024
One of the most confounding things about video games is how they often tell stories that are clearly meant to be real-world allegories rather than escapist fantasies, but are still often framed as such by the companies that make them. After playing four hours of Metaphor: ReFantazio, the upcoming...
Metal Gear Solid 3's Famous Salute Is Now A $430 Statue
27.8.2024
Just in time for the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3 remake, First 4 Figures is now taking pre-orders for its large statue recreating the iconic salute seen toward the end of the original game. Read more
Dustborn Has A Great Story To Tell When Bad Combat's Not Getting In The Way
23.8.2024
In its first few hours, Red Thread Games’ Dustborn flaunts so many of the qualities I look for in a story-driven adventure game. It’s full of relationship-building with complex characters, has stakes that are just high enough to draw me into the weight of each dialogue choice I make, and...
Hands-On: Marvel Rivals Does Right By Captain America And Winter Soldier
22.8.2024
I’ve enjoyed every game I’ve played in NetEase’s Marvel Rivals. The comic book take on the hero shooter genre is a lot of fun, even if it takes some blatant inspiration from Overwatch. It feels less sanded down and polished than its obvious competitor, but that opens it up to chaos and fun plays...
New Overwatch 2 Patch Makes It Easier To Kill Some Of Its Peskiest Heroes
21.8.2024
Overwatch 2 has begun its 12th season and alongside the Egyptian-themed battle pass and new support hero Juno, Blizzard has released a balance patch. The tweaks have addressed some longstanding issues with heroes like Lifeweaver, while also giving a few tweaks to tanks after supercharging them last...
Overwatch 2 Fans Are Tired Of Blizzard Playing Favorites
20.8.2024
Overwatch 2 has a lot of heroes on its roster. With Juno, the Martian support character joining the game in season 12, the hero shooter now has 41 different heroes for players to choose from. Spreading the love equally between all of them as far as skins and other cosmetics go is a tall order,...
New Dreamlight Valley Update Forces Disney Characters To Stay Awake Forever
20.8.2024
Tomorrow, the next big update for Disney Dreamlight Valley arrives on all platforms. And while players will be happy with all the quality-of-life changes and new content being added to the cozy life sim, the characters of Dreamlight Valley probably aren’t happy to hear that they’ll no longer...
Silent Hill 2 Remake Hype Is Growing Despite The Initial Hate
19.8.2024
Silent Hill 2 Remake had a rough reveal, between some disappointment that it was being handled by hit-or-miss horror studio Bloober Team and, more recently, divisive takes on protagonist James Sunderland’s new face. But a new batch of glowing hands-on previews is giving fans something to...
New King Kong Game Announced, Let's Hope It's Better Than That Last One
15.8.2024
Legendary Pictures has announced not one, not four, but three new video games based on the Godzilla vs. Kong franchise, aka the Monsterverse. One of these new games is seemingly focused on the big ape himself, King Kong. Let’s all hope it’s better than that last King Kong game...Read more
Borderlands Movie Had Characters 'Blowing People's Heads Off' Before PG-13 Changes
9.8.2024
The new Borderlands movie opened to abysmal reviews from fans and critics alike. One big complaint is that the PG-13 film lacks the gore and violence found in the M-rated games. However, according to one person involved in the creation of the live-action adaptation, they filmed plenty of gory...
Grand Theft Auto VI Still On Track For Fall 2025, Take-Two Says
8.8.2024
Maybe the only thing more highly anticipated than Grand Theft Auto VI itself is the possibility that it gets delayed. Parent company Take-Two confirms that’s not happening yet. The open-world crime saga is still scheduled for the fall of 2025, according to its newest earnings report.Read more
The Olympics’ Shooting Category Keeps Producing Incredible Main Characters
2.8.2024
The Olympics seem unbelievably cool this year. Everywhere you look, there’s another great narrative being spun from the Games, such as Simone Biles and the U.S gymnastics team’s very funny beef with a former team member who tried (and failed) to talk shit about them before they took gold....
Marvel Rivals Feels Like Overwatch Without All The Baggage
1.8.2024
I have over 1000 hours in Overwatch, but only about a dozen hours in Marvel Rivals, the megalithic comic makers’ attempt to cash in on Blizzard’s once-winning formula. In all the matches I’ve played in the game’s beta as the Guardians of the Galaxy leader Star-Lord alongside other heroes...
Mortal Kombat Is Bringing Back Bloody Animalities 29 Years Later: Here Are 6 Of Them
29.7.2024
Revealed at Comic Con, Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns is the fighting game’s year two expansion and its adding more than just a bunch of random licensed characters like Conan the Barbarian. It’s also bringing back Animalities from Mortal Kombat III. Read more
Every Big Announcement From San Diego Comic-Con 2024
29.7.2024
San Diego Comic-Con, once exclusively the province of comic book announcements, cosplayers, and deep-cut panels, continues its new life as ground zero for some of the biggest annual news in pop culture. This year Disney used it to break the emergency glass and reveal Robert Downey Jr.’s return...
Five Years Later, Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ Best Character Is Still Edelgard
26.7.2024
Amongst an impressive library of games like Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, and Metroid Dread, 2019’s Fire Emblem: Three Houses will still go down in my books as the best Nintendo Switch game ever made. It’s a grand fantasy story and an excellent tactical RPG that feels unmatched, even...
Castle Crashers' First DLC In 12 Years Lets You Make Your Own Characters
26.7.2024
Castle Crashers was one of the first breakout indie darlings on Xbox 360 to show players the console’s Live Arcade wasn’t just a backwater for low-effort shovelware. The Behemoth’s Flash-animation-inspired arcade brawler became an instant classic, and over a decade later its getting its biggest...