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Hands-On: Persona 3 Reload Remakes The One Thing That Didn’t Need Remaking
23.8.2023
I fucking love Persona 3. On any given day I could say it’s my favorite entry in Atlus’ supernatural teenage life sim RPG series, or at the very least tied with Persona 5 Royal. That’s why Persona 3 Reload, which remakes the 2006 game from the ground up, is such a treat. I spent around 45 minutes...
Hands-On: Persona 3 Reload Remakes The One Thing That Didn’t Need Remaking
23.8.2023
I fucking love Persona 3. On any given day I could say it’s my favorite entry in Atlus’ supernatural teenage life sim RPG series, or at the very least tied with Persona 5 Royal. That’s why Persona 3 Reload, which remakes the 2006 game from the ground up, is such a treat. I spent around 45 minutes...
Let’s Get Really Nostalgic About The Early Days Of PlayStation
4.8.2023
“There was a sense that video games were toys. And Sony is not a toy company.” That’s how a new mini-oral history about PlayStation revolutionizing console gaming begins over at IGN. The words belong to former head of Sony Worldwide Studios, Shawn Layden, and they ring true for anyone who grew...
August Is An Epic Month For Game Releases
1.8.2023
If you thought August was gonna be a snoozefest for gaming, I’m here to wake you the hell up because this month looks like it’ll have something for everyone—and that’s not just BS boilerplate. Read more
8 Games To Play After Final Fantasy XVI
27.7.2023
So you’ve taken the fight all the way to Ultima after liberating Bearers and smashing crystals to shiny smithereens (on your own terms, no less). Now you’re in search of a fitting follow-up experience. But with so many fantasy RPGs out there, it can be tough to know which may make a worthy...
Relive Sony's Hilariously Awkward 2006 E3 Press Conference In HD
21.7.2023
Sony’s big press conference at E3 2006 rapidly became the stuff of legend. Awkward, baffling, hilarious, and stilted all at once, the presser—which touted the PSP and revealed the price point for the PlayStation 3—was easily one of the company’s most memorable, albeit unintentionally so, spawning...
You're Solid Gold, I'll See You In Hell
14.7.2023
It feels weird to be writing one of these. Lord knows I’ve read enough of them over the last 17 years. But it’s finally my turn: today is my last day at Kotaku.Read more
You're Solid Gold, I'll See You In Hell
14.7.2023
It feels weird to be writing one of these. Lord knows I’ve read enough of them over the last 17 years. But it’s finally my turn: today is my last day at Kotaku.Read more
Please Enjoy The Silliest Game Ladder Climbing Animations We Could Find
11.7.2023
Ladders! They are a lot like stairs, but flat and vertical and without any steps. Actually, wait, I guess they aren’t that similar to stairs. I guess I’m not a ladder expert! And it seems plenty of video game characters are similarly not very good at ladders. It’s okay. We all have our flaws. Read...
Gollum Players Fight For Word Records In 2023's Worst Game
6.7.2023
While The Lord of the Rings: Gollum may be one of the worst games of 2023 so far, even bad games can be fun to speedrun. In fact, sometimes the very things that make a game so frustrating for normal players—things like bugs and busted controls—can create exciting opportunities for glitches, level...
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection On PC Won’t Support Mouse And Keyboard
30.6.2023
Shortly after the news broke that the Metal Gear Solid Master Collection is heading to the Nintendo Switch, we also learned that the collection was coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and even PC. However, the ensemble’s Steam page has gently chilled the excitement: The games will not support...
40+ Weird Vintage Video Game Ads We Can’t Stop Thinking About
16.6.2023
For a long time, perhaps due to the infancy of the medium, there was no “right” way to advertise home video games. As a result, some of the earliest video game companies—including some we now recognize as major industry players, like Nintendo—ended up creating some of the most bizarre...
Save A Bunch On Great Switch Games In Nintendo's Latest Summer Sale
15.6.2023
Another season, another Switch sale. In celebration of the summer solstice or just to pad those quarterly earnings, several Switch exclusives and excellent indie games have huge discounts right now. If you need something to play by the pool, like say a 2D side-scrolling arcade-y throwback like...
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...
Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Will Include Five Games You Need To Play
26.5.2023
The official reveal of a Metal Gear Solid 3 remake was one of the headliners of Sony’s recent PlayStation 5 showcase, but it likely won’t be finished for some time. Fortunately, a collection of Metal Gear classics is coming to modern platforms this fall and it will actually include more games than...
Everything At Sony's Big Hour-Long PlayStation Showcase
24.5.2023
Today, May 24, Sony held its first large-scale PlayStation Showcase since all the way back in September 2021. These events have tended to be bigger than Sony’s smaller-scale State of Play streams and this one was no exception, bringing a load of new trailers and reveals, including our first look...
We Rounded Up The Worst Parts Of The Very Best Games
24.5.2023
It echoes around the globe, ringing out from self-help books, elementary school bulletin boards, and proclaimed by Hannah Montana herself: “Nobody’s perfect,” not even your most favorite video games. Read more
The Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake Is Real And Coming To PS5
24.5.2023
Rumors of a Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remake have been swirling for years. Now we know all the fan speculation wasn’t for naught. Konami revealed at Sony’s PlayStation Showcase that the PS2 classic is getting modernized for the PlayStation 5 so players can enjoy it all over again. Read more
11 Games To Play After Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
11.5.2023
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a really good game! We’ve said so a few times now already. So you got the hint, you’ve played it, and you’ve finished it. Well done. Now you’re probably looking for more games similar to Survivor. Read more
Behold: GTA’s Worst Mission, Now With Thomas The Tank Engine
1.5.2023
If you’ve played Rockstar’s iconic PS2-era open-world crime simulator Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, you likely know about the infamously awful train mission. Hell, even if you haven’t played the game that mission has become popular online as a meme. And now someone has created a video showing...