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The Creator Of PlayStation's Iconic Logo Sound Has Passed Away
22.2.2023
Tohru Okada, the Japanese musician behind the distinctive sound that has accompanied the PlayStation logo in advertisements for a quarter century, has passed away. Read more
The RPG Elements In Hogwarts Legacy Undermine Its Magic
22.2.2023
I’m walking the hallowed halls of Hogwarts, accompanied by twinkling classical piano music and random, startling interjections from a raucous moving painting or Peeves the Poltergeist. A student materializes in front of my eyes, shimmering into existence as their Disillusionment Charm fades;...
Paper Mario-Like Game Dev Yanks Own Game Offline In Legal Fight
22.2.2023
The Outbound Ghost is a charming turn-based adventure RPG that’s been garnering hype on social media thanks to its cutesy blend of The Legend of Zelda, Paper Mario, and Undertale mechanics. The paper mache game hit Steam in late 2022, but if you look for it there now, you won’t find anything...
Microsoft President Is Carrying That Giant Sony Call of Duty Deal In Pocket, Weirdly
22.2.2023
Earlier today, Microsoft President Brad Smith and Xbox boss Phil Spencer talked briefly to the media about its ongoing attempt to consume Activision Blizzard King, continuing once again to act like the larger spat is mostly about Call of Duty. At one point, Smith said he was carrying a contract...
22 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Wild Hearts
21.2.2023
I’ve been having a blast playing Wild Hearts, a Monster Hunter-style action-RPG from the studio behind Dynasty Warriors, and I’ve learned a ton about how to survive its beautiful but brutal Kemono beats in my time with it so far. I’ve come to impart that wisdom to you, dear reader, so that you...
Chrono Cross' Wonky Port Finally Getting Some Fixes
21.2.2023
It was almost a year ago that Square Enix released Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition, a “remastered” version of the 1999 classic on the PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Switch that, as good as the original game was, was also a very bad port.Read more
Genshin Impact Devs Are Making A Space Fantasy RPG With Persona 5-Like Combat
17.2.2023
After Honkai: Star Rail for a few minutes during a live media preview, I mostly liked what I saw. HoYoverse’s “space fantasy” RPG doesn’t reinvent turn-based combat, but the performance was smooth. The fighting animations were among some of the best I’ve seen out of anime games in recent years....
Shiny Hunting Is About To Get Harder In Pokémon Scarlet And Violet
17.2.2023
Game Freak is rolling out another big update to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet at the end of the month, and while there’s some attention being given to the games’ notorious performance issues, the solution the studio has gone with will fundamentally change certain aspects of the open-world RPG....
The Best Games Of 2023 (So Far)
17.2.2023
The year of our lord 2023 has only just begun, but it’s never too early to start keeping track of what games might land on a hypothetical Game of the Year list come December. If you’ve been out of the loop for a few months and are curious about what some of the best games to come out this year...
Nintendo's GBA Emulation For The Switch Is Stunning
16.2.2023
In last week’s surprise-packed Nintendo Direct, alongside the leg-sweeping announcement that Metroid Prime was finally remastered for Switch, came the fantastic news that the previously paltry Nintendo Switch Online offerings were now boosted by the inclusion of Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket and Game...
League of Legends Is Getting A Pixel Art Action-RPG
15.2.2023
Have you ever found yourself waking up in the middle of the night shouting “no more kings, no more queens, no more mageseekers!”? If so, The Mageseeker: A League of Legends Story aims to satisfy that sudden midnight urge to violently alter the political landscape of a fantasy realm. Hey, it’s a...
Leaked PS Plus February Line-Up Is Looking Stacked AF
15.2.2023
PlayStation Plus subscribers are about to get some heat this month, including games such as Horizon Forbidden West and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, if a leaked line-up of the service’s upcoming offerings is to be believed.Read more
14+ Awesome Games To Play After Cyberpunk 2077
15.2.2023
All patched up some two years post-release, Cyberpunk 2077 is actually a pretty good video game now. As a result, many players finally decided to dive in and give it a shot, and the excellent Netflix anime Edgerunners certainly helped, too. Read more
Witcher 3 Devs Explain How 'Unintended' Next-Gen Vaginas Ended Up In Game
14.2.2023
At long last, the labiagate saga can come to a close. CD Projekt Red has confirmed to Kotaku that the realistically modeled vaginas that were recently found in the celebrated open-world RPG came from a mod…but not the one you might expect. Read more
Dead Island 2, Due In 2015, Now 'Coming Out A Week Early'
14.2.2023
Back in June 2014—nearly a decade ago at this point—Dead Island 2 was revealed with a very good trailer and a 2015 release window. Only now, in 2023, following numerous delays, multiple studios, and even canceled versions, Dead Island 2 is almost here. In fact, it’s coming out a week early now,...
Witcher 3 Vagina Modder Claims CDPR Used Mod Without Permission
13.2.2023
The vulva saga continues. After Kotaku broke the news that CDPR had added more realistic genitals to some of the women in The Witcher 3 with its next-gen update, then broke the news that those realistic genitals would be removed as their addition was “unintended,” it now seems that the mod itself...
Felvidek nás zavede do Horního Uherska. Nové RPG ze Slovenska zaujme osobitou stylizací
12.2.2023
Hogwarts Legacy’s Steam Forums Are A Mess Right Now
10.2.2023
While not every Harry Potter fan is a transphobe like J.K. Rowling, the new open-world RPG Hogwarts Legacy seems to bring out the most dedicated bigots out in full force. As of the pre-launch period, the game’s discussion forums on Steam, the leading PC platform, are filled with hateful...
Hogwarts Legacy Spoilers Are All Over The Internet, As Is Harry Potter Tradition
9.2.2023
Hogwarts Legacy spoilers are all over the internet right now. They’re in the Kotaku tips inbox, they’re in the comments on popular gaming website’s tweets, they’re casually getting scattered everywhere on the web, tossed into conversations with reckless abandon.Read more
Looks Like The Witcher 3 ‘Next-Gen’ Update Added Realistic Vaginas, Too
9.2.2023
This post contains NSFW references, proceed at your own risk.Read more