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Tekken 8 Players Drag Steam Rating Down After Battle Pass Woes
10.4.2024
The honeymoon phase for Tekken 8 players has ended. After all he positive buzz Bandai Namco’s latest 3D brawler received following its January 26 launch, the game is slowly spiraling down the drain as its Steam rating has dropped from “mostly positive” to “mixed” now that its controversial battle...
Tekken 8 Players Beg For A Waffle House Stage
1.4.2024
Over the weekend, a Twitter user made a simple plea to Katsuhiro Harada, the no-nonsense director best known for his work on the fighting game series Tekken: make Waffle House a Tekken stage. This sparked a tremendous outpouring of support for the idea that saw Harada’s mentions flooded with...
Even Tekken 8 Has A Battle Pass Now, And Players Aren’t Happy
1.4.2024
Tekken 8 is an excellent fighting game that finally makes the somewhat convoluted franchise more digestible with accessible design and approachable mechanics. Unfortunately, whenever you reach the top, the only way to go is down, and it seems the highs of Bandai Namco’s recently released brawler...
Final Fantasy XVI’s Final DLC Gets A Release Date
22.3.2024
The last major piece of content for 2023’s Final Fantasy XVI now has a release date. The Rising Tide, the second of two planned post-release DLCs, is coming to PlayStation 5 on April 18. It will cost $19.99, or players can purchase the $24.99 Expansion Pass to gain access to both The Rising Tide...
Sand Land: The Series Is A Fitting Sendoff For The Legendary Akira Toriyama
20.3.2024
When news of Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama’s sudden passing hit social media, I found myself staring at a black-and-white photograph of the legendary artist. Toriyama’s iconic work has always been immediately recognizable, a charming calling card that defines everything from Chrono Trigger’s...
12 Of The Best Games To Get During Steam’s Spring Sale
14.3.2024
It seems like there is always some great sale or bundle on Steam filled with outstanding games. The ubiquitous PC games storefront is best known for its seasonal sales that offer some of the biggest games at huge discounts.Read more
You Can Wield Ranni’s Greatsword From Elden Ring IRL, If You’ve Got $500
14.3.2024
Video game weapon replicas are expensive and often used just for cosplay purposes. But let’s be honest—they’re also pretty freakin’ cool display items. I don’t have any intention of cosplaying as an Elden Ring Tarnished warrior trying to become an Elden Lord any time soon, but looking at this...
Elden Ring Has Been Teasing Shadow Of The Erdtree All Along
6.3.2024
FromSoftware’s award-winning 2022 RPG Elden Ring is full of secrets. Its most evocative ones are hidden in environmental details and item descriptions, and when they’re discovered they offer information about The Lands Between’s characters and lore. Apparently, one of those secrets may have been...
Shadow Of The Erdtree Is The Sekiro DLC We Never Got
28.2.2024
If you thought you were getting through Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC unscathed because you have a 200-hour file and an NG+ character, Hidetaka Miyazaki has recently assured you’ve got another thing coming. Speaking to Famitsu, whose interview was translated via Reddit and reported...
The Future Of Bloodborne Isn’t Up To FromSoftware
26.2.2024
2015’s Bloodborne continues to be one of the most beloved FromSoftware titles, thanks to its cosmic horror twist on the Soulslike genre. But it’s never gotten a sequel, remaster, or remake, despite the fact that fans have been clamoring for anything Bloodborne related for years at this point....
Accessibility Is More Than Just ‘Easy Mode’
23.2.2024
When you hear about accessibility, what do you think of? When you play a Souls-like game, what do you think of? If both of those answers are about difficulty, you’re partially correct. But not in the way you think.Read more
Elden Ring Is Still Selling Like Hot Cakes
22.2.2024
After two years on the market, FromSoftware’s magnum opus, Elden Ring, is still posting stellar sales numbers. In a recent press release following the reveal ofShadow of the Erdtree, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment confirmed that the open-world death game has sold 23 million copies...
15 Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree Trailer Details You Might Have Missed
21.2.2024
After years of rumors and questions over what it would contain, we finally got to see what the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC will entail. The three-minute-long trailer showed off a mix of gameplay and cutscene content, but of course, most of it spawned even more questions. Elden Ring’s lore...
FromSoft Boss Miyazaki ‘Happy’ That All of Us Love Bloodborne
21.2.2024
Bloodborne sickos, rejoice! While discussing the upcoming Elden Ring expansion, Shadows of the Erdtree, with Eurogamer, FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki spoke about how much the team values the beloved title and outlined what he believes makes a remaster or remake valuable. Despite...
Everything We Know About Elden Ring's Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC
21.2.2024
FromSoftware showed us what’s been cooking in the Elden Ring oven, and the results have undoubtedly made Soulslike fans salivate. (I’m Soulslike fans.) The studio unveiled the first trailer for its hotly anticipated DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, and now that we know it arrives on June 21, it’s a good...
Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC Takes Us To A Shadowland This June
21.2.2024
FromSoftware’s award-winning RPG Elden Ring showed off its upcoming and long-awaited Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC today with a bombastic trailer that gave us an idea of what to expect when it drops later this year. Get ready, Tarnished, because things are going to get wild.Read more
Tekken 8 Fans Are Going All Out With The Character Customizer
26.1.2024
Now that Tekken 8 is out on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, players are jumping in to style their mains with the game’s extensive character customizer. With character customizers comes an assortment of shenanigans, and this is no different, as Tekken 8 players are fighting each other with...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Jedi Powers And Flying Fisticuffs
26.1.2024
The first month of 2024 is coming to a close, and we’ve already been enjoying some fine games here at Kotaku. We hope this year has brought you some pleasant gaming experiences as well. Read more
Tekken 8 Fans Desperately Want Final Fantasy 7's Best Girl In The Game
26.1.2024
Tekken 8 is out now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, and judging by the reviews, it rules. I’m stoked to play the game this weekend, particularly to take the French swordsman Victor Chevalier to the training lab. The roster is quite eclectic, with some familiar faces and new blood vying...
Tekken 8 Is Getting Some Seriously High Praise
23.1.2024
Tekken 8 comes out on January 26 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, and reviews are popping up ahead of the game’s release date. It’ll be the eighth mainline entry in Bandai Namco Entertainment’s long-running franchise, and it seems critics are enjoying the game, with Tekken 8 currently...