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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Reviews Make It Sound Somewhere Between An Open-World Slog And The Witcher 3
3.2.2025
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is out this week, and reviews for the overwhelmingly massive open-world RPG sequel are here and mostly positive–though not all. It sounds like the new medieval sim, similar to its predecessor, won’t be everyone’s cup of tea. Some critics are calling it a Witcher 3-level...
How Long Is Donkey Kong Country Returns HD?
3.2.2025
Donkey Kong Country Returns HD marks the second time the popular Wii game has been ported to another Nintendo console. But it’s the first time it’s been given the full high-definition treatment. The game certainly looks better than ever, though it’s worth noting there are no meaningful changes...
EA Reveals First Look At Next Battlefield And How To Play It Early
3.2.2025
EA has pulled back the curtain on the next mainline entry in its long-running Battlefield franchise, explaining a new development plan involving four different studios, as well as a new way for players to hop in early to provide feedback on what the teams are making. Read more
MultiVersus Director Calls Out Violent Threats Amid Shutdown Backlash And Roster Rumors
3.2.2025
MultiVersus’ final season update isn’t even live yet and conversation around the game has already broken down dramatically. Since the team behind the multiplayer game announced it would shut down just a year after returning, online discourse has turned ugly. “When there are threats to harm it’s...
Pokémon TCG Pocket's Abysmal Trading Is Going To Be Addressed
3.2.2025
Last week, some three months after launch, Pokémon TCG Pocket finally adding the ‘T’ from the game’s title, the trading. And it’s hard to imagine how it could have been worse. Almost impossibly “expensive” to use, what were presumably measures to prevent real-money markets and scalpers have led...
Slam Dunk or Airball? Regina Tests out Rumble Kong League
2.2.2025
The fast-paced action, strategic depth, and optional crypto features of this basketball game make it enjoyable for traditional and Web3 players, whether or not they have experience in the genre. Quick Recap from The Machines Arena The Machines Arena is a fast-paced hero shooter blending...
There's A Great New RPG On Game Pass And A Fantastic New Dungeon Crawler On Steam
1.2.2025
This week, our roundup of takes includes a recommendation for a very cool new RPG on Game Pass and an even stronger rec for a new dungeon crawler on Steam. Also, we look at what certain reactions to a new Superman TV spot reveal about how some fans relate to movies nowadays, and see why the trading...
YouTube Remonetizes Dr Disrespect, The Creator Of Final Fantasy Is Making One Last RPG, And More Top Stories
1.2.2025
This week saw the return of the first 2 Sims games, the revelation that another big open-world samurai game is coming to PC alongside Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and YouTube allowing controversial streamer Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm remonetize his channel. Also, No Man’s Sky got a colossal update,...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Awesome Games We’re Ready To Kick Back With
31.1.2025
Oh hey, it’s another weekend. Hopefully that means you have some time off from work, the chaos of the 21st century, or other annoying responsibilities and realities. And what better way to escape from that stuff than by jumping into the beautiful interactive art form that most of us refer to...
Fallout: New Vegas Writer Is Back At Obsidian But Not To Work On A Sequel
31.1.2025
The creative design lead and lead writer of 2010's Fallout: New Vegashas returned to the studio that made it. John Gonzalez announced he’s rejoined Obsidian Entertainment as creative director, just as the Xbox studio prepares for its biggest year yet with the launch of fantasy RPG Avowed and...
Overwatch 2 Removes Its Newest Mode From Competitive Play
31.1.2025
Overwatch 2 has what Blizzard calls “groundbreaking changes” on the way next month, but before that, it has a smaller, welcome one in the pipeline. Clash, introduced in season 12, is Overwatch 2’s newest game mode. As director Aaron Keller describes it, the mode was inspired by the original hero...
Where To Find The Hidden Gnome In Sniper Elite: Resistance
31.1.2025
Sniper Elite: Resistance features a heavy focus on stealth, deadly sniper killshots, and brutal takedowns. Perfect for those who love stealth and the thrill of landing the perfect shot. But, uh, you can also earn a trophy or achievement for finding a gnome and snapping a picture of it—and it’s...
Every Organ You Can Shatter With Bullets In Sniper Elite: Resistance
31.1.2025
Unsurprisingly, Sniper Elite: Resistance features the franchise’s famous X-Ray killcam feature, which slows down time to show bullets entering a soldier’s body. Sometimes, you may even hit an organ for some extra gruesome visuals. If you’re wondering how many organs are in the game and how to...
How to Prepare for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
31.1.2025
From early previews, it’s taking most people approximately 60 to 70 hours to complete Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. The game features two massive maps, one bigger than the other, an extensive skill system, a branching storyline with choices and consequences, and some of the most harrowing melee...
How Does Cross-Platform Play Work In Sniper Elite: Resistance?
31.1.2025
There aren’t really many shooters out there as dedicated to realistic sniping as the Sniper Elite franchise. That dedication continues in the all-new Sniper Elite: Resistance, which puts you in the boots of an entirely new protagonist and sends you off to pop Nazi noggins. But while its campaign...
Pokémon Is Making A Life-Sized Gardevoir Plush, May God Have Mercy On Us All
31.1.2025
Look, The Pokémon Company is a giant company that can do whatever it wants. Still, however, one must ask: Is releasing a life-sized posable plush of Gardevoir, the psychic/fairy-type Pokémon who you should never Google without SafeSearch on, perhaps a callous use of one’s power? Is it an example...
Modder Behind Bloodborne 60FPS Patch Finally DMCA'd By Sony Four Years Later
31.1.2025
Back in 2021, modder Lance MacDonald released a patch for playing Bloodborne on PlayStation 4 Pro at 60FPS in boost mode. Sony didn’t seem to notice or care. Until now. Almost four years later, the console maker and publisher of this game hit MacDonald with a DMCA request to have the patch removed...
'Holy Hell': Steam Players Say Don't Buy Spider-Man 2 On PC Until It's Fixed
31.1.2025
Sony’s biggest exclusive of the PlayStation 5 generation has finally arrived on PC and it probably shouldn’t have, at least not in this state. Spider-Man 2 already has a rating of “mixed” on Steam, players warning about crashes, freezes, and all sorts of other issues, even for those with high-end...
Smash Bros.-Inspired MultiVersus Is Shutting Down A Second Time
31.1.2025
Warner Bros. is pulling the plug on another failed multiplayer game. Its Smash Bros.-inspired platform fighter MultiVersus will shut down at the end of season 5, just a year after it’s bumpy return from live-service purgatory. The game will still be available to play offline, but there won’t be...
One Of 2025's Biggest RPGs Gets A Movie Deal Before It's Even Released
31.1.2025
Where recently it was the case that every newly published comic was immediately optioned for a new Netflix or Amazon movie or TV show, Hollywood appears to have now shifted its obsessive focus onto video games. What were once the barrel-bottom residue of the movie world, video game adaptations have...