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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games We're Obsessed With Right Now
17.5.2024
We’re reaching the end of yet another week, and that (hopefully) means we’ve got a solid 48 hours of gaming bliss lined up. Perhaps you too are looking forward to spending some time this weekend gaming, but aren’t sure what to pick. Read more
This Morrowind-Inspired RPG’s 1.0 Release Was Worth The Wait
17.5.2024
I first played the retro-inspired RPG Dread Delusion nearly two years ago in the first days of its early access period. I liked what I played in the handful of hours I put into it thanks to the throwback Morrowind-esque world and mechanics, as well as the hint of cosmic horror. But as someone...
Fortnite Announces Surprise Fallout Crossover
17.5.2024
Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic RPG franchise, Fallout, is coming to Fortnite. The franchise recently saw a massive resurgence thanks to the hit Amazon TV show. Read more
The Wild Story Of Tetris World Records Has To Be Seen To Be Believed
17.5.2024
YouTuber and video game documentarian Summoning Salt has made a career out of chronicling remarkable tales of competition and achievement in speedrunning. He’s so good at capturing the inherent drama in these struggles that his videos routinely rack up millions of views, whether he’s recounting...
Kai Cenat’s 100+ Hour Elden Ring Stream Is The Gaming Event Of The Season
17.5.2024
Popular Twitch streamer Kai Cenat has embarked on a journey few of us could ever do: he’s been marathoning 2022’s hit RPG Elden Ring for the bulk of the last week. Cenat, who accidentally incited a riot in New York last year, announced that he would be playing the game “till I beat it” beginning...
Total War Team Reportedly Working On A Star Wars Game
17.5.2024
Creative Assembly, the developer behind the Total War series of strategy games (as well as the best Alien video game ever) is reportedly entering the galaxy far far away. According to a new report from DualShockers, the developer is working on a new entry in the Total War franchise that will be...
Report: Next Call Of Duty Will Be On Game Pass
17.5.2024
The next Call of Duty, believed to be a Black Ops sequel set during the Gulf War, will be the first new entry in the popular online shooter to be on Xbox Game Pass. That’s according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, which said the announcement will be made at Microsoft’s big annual Xbox...
Sonic Fans Are Going Feral Waiting For The Third Movie Trailer
16.5.2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is still seven months away, as the third live-action movie starring the blue blur and his angsty rival Shadow will premiere on December 20. And fans are eagerly anticipating the first trailer for the upcoming movie. Though some lucky ones were able to get a first look at...
Report: Microsoft CEO Wants More Xbox Games On PS5 And Switch
16.5.2024
New reporting claims that Microsoft’s CEO is pushing all of its divisions to make more money and has put pressure on Xbox to publish even more of its games from some of its biggest franchises on PlayStation and Switch, leading to internal debates and “unease.” Read more
Grand Theft Auto VI Release Date Intensifies, Aiming For Fall 2025
16.5.2024
Grand Theft Auto VI’s release date, a never ending well of speculation and hype, has just gotten a little more exact. Take-Two announced in its latest earnings report that it expects the most-anticipated sequel ever to hit PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in fall of 2025. Read more
Diablo IV Players Can't Believe How Much Better The Game Is Now
16.5.2024
Diablo IV’s Loot Reborn season isn’t quite a version 2.0 overhaul, but its major changes to the action-RPG’s loot and endgame have players falling back in love with the game and showering it with praise for the first time in several months. “Since the release of this season, I have played more than...
Here’s Your First Look At Return To Silent Hill’s Iconic Monster
16.5.2024
On top of a slew of new Silent Hill games in the works, the franchise is also looking to make a comeback on the big screen. Return to Silent Hill, ( the first movie in the series since 2012’s Silent Hill: Revelation), is currently in the works and looking to debut during this year’s Cannes Film...
Final Fantasy XIV Adding Mountain Dew-Themed Bird Mount
16.5.2024
I bring good news for all you Mountain Dew lovers out there who also play Square Enix’s popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. Starting today you can drink Dew, collect points, and unlock a giant bird mount as well as other goodies.Read more
Hades 2's First Patch Makes You Faster
16.5.2024
Supergiant Games’ roguelike Hades 2 has been out in early access for a little over a week and a half and it’s been a pretty wonderful (and disgustingly hot) time so far. However, some players have had difficulty adjusting to protagonist Melinoë’s dash, as well as her ability to sprint. Luckily...
Uh-oh, I Already Hate What Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail Is Doing To This Job
16.5.2024
Dawntrail, the next expansion for Final Fantasy XIV, is just around the corner with a July 2 release date. Ahead of its launch, Square Enix pulled the curtain back on the job changes players can expect to see during the developer’s latest live letter, which included our first in-depth look at...
Fans Want This Pokémon X Animal Crossing Mashup To Be Real
16.5.2024
As someone who mostly passes through Animal Crossing each time a game comes out, it’s easy to draw comparisons between why people love that series and the ways in which players connect to Pokémon. Sure, in Nintendo’s life sim you’re not “capturing” all the animal villagers, but people still collect...
Super Mario 64 Player Cracks 28-Year-Old Mystery Behind ‘Unopenable’ Door
16.5.2024
Super Mario 64’s Cool, Cool Mountain is probably one of the most iconic snow levels in gaming history, but did you know that people have spent the past 28 years trying to get through a single door? That is until earlier this week, when a Youtuber named pannenkoek2012 uploaded a video explaining...
Half Of PlayStation Players Still Haven't Upgraded To PS5
16.5.2024
The PlayStation 5 has sold just over 59 million units since it launched in 2020, which is slightly less than PS4’s sales in the same timeframe, as it sold roughly 60 million consoles four years into its lifecycle. And from the sound of it, those PlayStation 5s only account for roughly half...
Animoca Brands leads $7M funding round for Param Labs
16.5.2024
The lack of Web3 gaming infrastructure remains the biggest hurdle for mainstream adoption, according to Param Labs' CEO
Red Dead Redemption 2 Dares You To Finish It Now That It's Back On PS Plus
15.5.2024
The selection of games rotating into PS Plus at the end of May isn’t that impressive, save for one: Red Dead Redemption 2. Rockstar Games’ open-world Western returns to the subscription service after a nearly two-year hiatus. Will you beat it this time?Read more