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How To Prep For Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree And More Of The Week's Gaming Tips
16.6.2024
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is almost here, so we’ll help you make sure you’re ready to access and conquer the DLC when it arrives. We’ve also got details on four new bosses who were recently added to Octopath Traveler II, as well as suggestions for those looking to get caught up on Dragon...
A Father’s Day Tribute To My Much-Missed Gaming Dad
16.6.2024
My dad played video games before most people knew there were video games to play.Read more
A Revealing Epic Store Leak, New Star Wars Outlaws Details And More Of The Week's Big Stories
15.6.2024
Summer Game Fest took up a lot of the oxygen in the room last week, and from there, we got new details on Star Wars Outlaws, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and more. But there was no shortage of stories from beyond the showcases and show floor, too. An Epic Games Store leak hinted at some big things...
Elden Ring Players Will Still Get Some Cool New Features Even If They Don't Buy The Erdtree DLC
14.6.2024
I imagine the cross-section of people who still play Elden Ring but aren’t buying its Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is pretty small. Even so, those people are in luck since they’ll still get to take advantage of a free update going live alongside the DLC. In addition to various gameplay changes...
19 Things We Learned From The Dragon Age: The Veilguard Q&A
14.6.2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s promotional campaign is in full swing after BioWare reintroduced the re-titled RPG at Summer Game Fest earlier this month. While we learned a lot from the gameplay reveal and the behind-closed-doors presentation at the show, BioWare is still drip-feeding information...
Woman Caught Smuggling 350 Nintendo Switch Games In Her Bra
14.6.2024
A nervous woman with a large bust size was stopped at an airport in China after officials grew suspicious. They inspected her and discovered she was allegedly trying to smuggle 350 Nintendo Switch carts out of the country by stuffing them into her bra. Read more
Starfield’s Paid Mods Ignite A Review Bombing On Steam
14.6.2024
Starfield has yet again rubbed folks the wrong way. This time it’s not over what many perceived as a mostly empty initial offering when it launched last year. Rather, criticism is centered on the game’s new Creations mod hub, which offers free and paid mods from both Bethesda and community members...
Destiny 2 Should Do More Quests Like Dual Destiny, Not Less
14.6.2024
Like many other Destiny 2 players, I’ve been slowly digging into The Final Shape’s post-campaign offerings, especially as I get ready to take on the expansion’s especially demanding raid. Unsurprisingly, many of these quests, which center around the acquisition of rare and powerful armor...
Every Game We Played At This Year's Not-E3 Summer Game Fest Extravaganza
14.6.2024
Summer Game Fest, aka Geoff-con/Keighley-palooza, has come and gone. The E3 replacement included multiple online showcases and onsite events, each aimed at drumming up excitement for a flood of upcoming games. Which games rocked? Which ones sucked? Which ones will become video game industry...
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Steam Deck Settings And Performance Guide
14.6.2024
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is a massively expanded version of 2021’s Shin Megami Tensei V, featuring more quests, monsters, and a new story path featuring a brand new character. However, perhaps most importantly, Vengeance drops the original game’s Nintendo Switch exclusivity for...
The Best (And Worst) Dads And Daddies In Video Games
14.6.2024
Happy Father’s Day weekend to all the dads and dad havers who are reading Kotaku. Yes, it’s the time of year that we celebrate the daddies in our lives—whether that be our fathers or the men we call daddy. So hey, we figured we’d make a big ol’ list of the best dads and/or daddies in video games....
XDefiant Devs Say Any Ubisoft Game Could End Up In The FPS
14.6.2024
Could Rayman or the Panda from Just Dance show up in XDefiant? I asked executive producer Mark Rubin and creative director Safy Saada about that, how they decide on which Ubisoft games to add, and all the work that goes into taking characters from one franchise and smashing them into XDefiant’s...
How To Defeat Matador In Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
14.6.2024
Matador has an infamous reputation in the Shin Megami Tensei canon, and Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is no exception. As the first boss in the Return of the True Demon sidequest, Matador can and will wipe the floor with you if you challenge him unprepared. Though Matador was a challenge in...
10 Tips For Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Beginners
14.6.2024
It’s been a good year for fans of Atlus RPGs. Between the launch of Persona 3 Reload in January and Metaphor:ReFantazio coming this October, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is available right now on PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox and PlayStation platforms....
Here Are The 10 Most Played Steam Next Fest Demos
14.6.2024
The latest edition of Steam Next Fest, which began in 2021 as a successor to the Steam Game Festival, kicked off earlier this week on June 10. The event, a successor to the Steam Game Festival, runs several times a year and is a way for in-development games to offer public demos. We’ve been through...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Four Games To Send You To The Stars (And Realms Beyond)
14.6.2024
Here we are again at another weekend. This time, we’re hoping to get a bit of rest from the wonderful mania of covering Summer Game Fest, and all the many showcases and events that happened in between. Read more
Helldivers 2’s Latest Patch Buffs Stratagems Across The Board
14.6.2024
Helldivers 2’s latest patch was delivered earlier this week and brought with it a bunch of buffs to in-game stratagems. These deployable skills or equipment drops were broadly swept under the rug as Helldivers 2’s balance was thrown out of whack by frequent patches, much to the chagrin of...
How To Complete The Beastly Battle Of Wits Quest In Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
14.6.2024
Most of the early game quests in Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance explicitly tell you where you need to go, but you’ll find a few exceptions. A prime example of this occurs when you meet the Nozuchi in a corner of West Shinbashi, who presents you with the “Beastly Battle of Wits” quest.Read more
Starfield Mod Fixes The Ending To One Of The Game’s Best Quests
14.6.2024
Hey, do you remember that really neat Star Trek-esque quest in Starfield where you had to help some long-lost colonists find a new home, but the game thought killing children was an acceptable outcome, while doing the same to the corporate execs who have power over those children and their...
Cut Out Dragon Age: Inquisition’s Filler And Stick To The Good Stuff With These Mods
14.6.2024
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming this fall, and fans and newcomers alike are going back to play the first three games before BioWare’s next fantasy RPG hits store shelves. However, Dragon Age: Inquisition is much more expansive than its predecessors, opting for the “open zone” format with...