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Sunday Comics: Loves To Party
31.1.2021
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
'Shop Contest: Muncher, Winners!
30.1.2021
Last week we met Muncher, a new ghost from the upcoming Ghostbusters film. He’s a big jolly-looking blue blob. But the internet was all obsessed with tall vampire ladies and Bernie Sanders, as usual, so Muncher got overlooked. But not around these parts!Read more
That's A Big Horse
30.1.2021
After a quick break, Snapshots is back! This week we have some very colorful photos from a wide selection of games including Horizon Zero Dawn, Immortals, God of War, Control, and more!Read more
Here's A Full Playthrough Of That Canceled GoldenEye 007 XBLA Remake
30.1.2021
Back in the day, Rare was working on a remake of their popular N64 shooter GoldenEye 007. It was almost done, but due to some rights issues, the game was canned. Over the years footage and screenshots have leaked, but now we have a full 4k/60 FPS longplay to see what might have been.Read more
Sliggoo Accidentally Shoots Its Friends With Acidic Goo And Eats Them
30.1.2021
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Sliggoo!Read more
Hitman 3 Has Some Weird Easter Eggs, Like A Talking Hippo
30.1.2021
The Hitman games have always had some weird secrets and Easter eggs. And Hitman 3 continues the tradition, including some truly strange and cool secrets, like a talking hippo, a UFO abduction, and a hidden ending.Read more
Which State Is The Worst Game Boy Color?
30.1.2021
This week we try to understand how stocks work, learn how one of the best areas in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was made, dunk on a dumb troll, check out what free games are coming to PS Plus, and pick out the perfect Game Boy shaped like a state. Read more
Complete Chaos In Tokyo Retailer Over PS5 Sales
30.1.2021
The PlayStation 5 launched last November, but months later, it’s still hard to snag one, especially in Japan. Early today, the Yodobashi Camera electrics megastore in Akihabara, one of the biggest in the country, sold a huge shipment of PS5. All hell broke loose.Read more
Baseball Almost Had Its Own NBA Jam, And Now You Can Try It
30.1.2021
Midway’s NBA Jam and NFL Blitz are two of the greatest sports game franchises thanks to how they both provide fun, over-the-top experiences that require little knowledge of the pastime in question. The company would eventually set its sights on hockey, boxing, and even professional wrestling,...
Too Fast Too Fantasy XV, Finale: I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends
30.1.2021
Last night, after just over a week of daily playing, I finished Final Fantasy XV. And I realize now why I stopped so near the end during my first run some five years ago. It was a defense mechanism, my body’s way of protecting itself from the emotions that are going to utterly ravage me from...
Atari's Bad E.T. Game Wasn't Responsible For The 1983 Video Game Crash, Capitalism Was
30.1.2021
History is the study of literally everything that has ever happened, and by that measure, it is objectively the most interesting of all fields. It’s also just totally, categorically wrong, like, 90 percent of the time. Case in point: You’ve probably heard that E.T. for the Atari 2600 was so...
And GameStop's Stock Is Still Going
30.1.2021
A week after its logic-defying surge began, GameStop stock is still holding strong, despite more shenanigans and goofy twists, closing at $325 today. That’s higher than Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. The bubble seems destined to burst any day now, but boosters on the WallStreetBets subreddit...
The Making Of Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Best Bonus Region
29.1.2021
One of the best parts of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla does not take place in England. Where you go is a spoiler. It’s also one of the best parts of the game. We recently asked the people who made it to explain its origins Read more
After 11 Years, Left 4 Dead 2 Is Finally Uncensored In Germany
29.1.2021
Valve announced Thursday that, after more than a decade, Germany has decided to allow folks to play an uncensored version of Left 4 Dead 2.Read more
A ‘Cum Dungeon’ Offers The Fastest XP Farming In Bloodborne
29.1.2021
Like most Souls games, Bloodborne can be pretty challenging. But hardcore players know there’s one place anyone can go to quickly gather the resources necessary for power-leveling, a magical playground simply known as the “Cum Dungeon.”Read more
AOC's Twitch Stream Ended With Reddit's Millionaire Founder Trying To Talk About Being Poor
29.1.2021
You’ve gotta hand it to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: She sure knows exactly when to hit the “go live” button on Twitch. Once again, sensing the perfect moment to address the gamerly masses, she spent a chunk of last night on Twitch talking with experts about the subreddit WallStreetBets’ shiny...
Here’s Every Major Cross-Gen Game
29.1.2021
Console gaming is at a crossroads, finding itself in the center of that transitory phase between console generations. Many games are landing on both last-gen and next-gen hardware. And given that getting your hands on a PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series whatever remains damn near impossible, this...
Bloomberg Report Reveals Major Dysfunction At Amazon Game Studios
29.1.2021
You may know it as the Everything Store. But there’s one chunk of “everything” Amazon has failed to crack: video games. A new report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier and Priya Anand sheds light on why Amazon Game Studios, backed by one of the planet’s biggest companies, can’t seem to make...
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
29.1.2021
This weekend is for calling up your broker on their day off and asking them to explain all this Gamestop nonsense. It’s also about going to the big city and practicing your alchemy skills in really short shorts. Read more
GTA V's Slink Johnson Shows Us Around The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
29.1.2021
In the debut episode of PlayStation Haven’s GTA V Real-Life Comparisons video series, actor, rapper, and comedian Gerald “Slink” Johnson, AKA Lamar Davis, gives us a tour of the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Vinewood style. Warning: He gets a little physical. Read more