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Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Devs Say It Was Created Without Crunch
9.6.2021
Welcome to Good News Corner. As spotted by VG247, a couple of Insomniac Games staff took to Twitter to report that Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was created without any crunch. While it’s certainly terrible that this is an industry where such a thing merits remark, it remains good news that...
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart: The Kotaku Review
8.6.2021
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is an enormous, breathtakingly beautiful third-person action platformer for PS5. It has hours of exquisitely crafted worlds, world-leading platforming, and a bold, engaging story told by a superb cast. It’s just… so did 2016’s Ratchet & Clank. And, well, 2002’s...
The Week In Games: Final Fantasy Rift
6.6.2021
It’s the week before E3, so let’s look forward to some games we can actually play before we all get excited about games we can’t play yet. This week has a lot to look forward to, including Ratchet & Clank, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, and Guilty Gear Strive. Here are the video games...
What Gaming Was Like The Last Time Cicadas Emerged, 17 Years Ago
21.5.2021
You may know them as Brood X, or Brood 10, or the Great Eastern Brood. To most people, they’re periodical cicadas—insatiable insects that emerge from subterranean slumber every 17 years for the sole purpose of fucking each other to smithereens. Over the past week or so, Brood X cicadas have started...
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Comes With A Huge List Of Accessibility Options
20.5.2021
When Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart arrives on PlayStation 5 next month, it’ll do so with an extensive suite of accessibility options, designed to help folks enjoy the game no matter their personal limitations.Read more
That’s A Wrap On Backlog Month
8.5.2021
This past month was Backlog Month at Kotaku. April, our thinking went, would be fairly slim in terms of new games, bookended by two blockbusters (Outriders and Returnal) but devoid of tentpoles in the interim. What better time to play the games we already have?Read more
PSA: Next Week, You’ll Be Able To Claim A Bunch Of Free PlayStation Games
17.3.2021
Earlier this month, Sony revived last year’s Play At Home initiative, a program designed to provide free games to PlayStation players in the hopes of promoting social distancing. Next week, Sony will expand the initiative by offering a whole bunch of games.Read more
Ratchet & Clank Weapons, Ranked
16.3.2021
This weekend, I played through the “re-imagined” 2016 Ratchet & Clank for PlayStation 4 (free via PlayStation Plus this month). And I started feeling that familiar itch, the itch to compile an underexplained list. As such, here’s how I rank the weapons in its arsenal based on various...
Gran Turismo 7 Isn't Happening In 2021
23.2.2021
Gran Turismo 7 has been delayed until 2022.Read more
PlayStation's 'Play At Home' Program Returns, Ratchet & Clank Free Next Month
23.2.2021
Last year, Sony kickstarted the Play At Home initiative, a program that provided free game to PlayStation players in the hopes of promoting social distancing. Next month, Sony will bring the program back.Read more
Drifting PS5 Controllers, Video Game Movies Casting Big Names, 60 FPS Bloodborne, And More
13.2.2021
This week on Morning Checkpoint, we rant about PS5 scalpers, check out some new gameplay of Nier: Replicant, play Bloodborne at 60FPS, crush a bunch of people in Hitman 3 and get an update on the GameStop stonks fiasco.Read more
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Comes Out This June
11.2.2021
Next-gen exclusive Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart releases on PS5 on June 11, Insomniac Games announced over on the PlayStation Blog today. Read more