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The Best Gamescom Surprise So Far Is This Spell-Casting Shooter
24.8.2021
Fans of fast-paced first-person shooters that send you beyond the earthly plane to murder demons while heavy metal plays in the background should have their interest piqued by a certain upcoming release. No, no, not another Doom. We’re talking about an indie game called Into the Pit, which looks...
Surprise: Legendary FPS Quake Just Got Remastered On Every Platform
19.8.2021
All the leaks and rumors were true: A new and hopefully improved version of the legendary id Software first-person-shooter Quake came out today on multiple platforms, including the Switch. This new release features modestly enhanced graphics, crossplay support, the original two expansion packs,...
A New Retro Shooter About Helping People Dress Better
15.8.2021
Do I have a passion for fashion? No. Not at all. My style is a mix of old shirts I won’t get rid of and comfy shorts and pants. But while my own style is terrible and would make Tim Gunn shake his head, in Fashion Police Squad I can help the rest of the world look better using silly weapons...
The DOOM Roguelike Jupiter Hell Is Finally Out And It’s Great
9.8.2021
Remember that DOOM roguelike, the one that Bethesda posted a cease and desist for? Its creators begrudgingly applied, but not before taking the spirit of that project and injecting it into a modern spiritual successor. That game is Jupiter Hell, it’s finally out of early access, and it’s very...
Some Big, Ugly DOOM Guys
15.7.2021
Emanuel Palalic is an artist at Wizards of the Coast.Read more
Hell Yes! Doom Eternal Is Getting A Horde Mode
2.7.2021
If you, like every other person who played Doom Eternal, thought, “Man, this game could really use a horde mode,” have I got some news for you. The first-person shooter will in fact receive a mode in which you do nothing but pulverize waves of increasingly challenging demons, developer Id Software...
Doom Eternal’s Next-Gen Upgrade Screws PS5 Players
29.6.2021
Doom Eternal’s next-gen upgrades are out today for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, bringing de rigueur enhancements to last year’s well-received first-person shooter. The upgrade is free, but it also more or less tells PlayStation players to go to hell. To wit: There’s no way to carry your campaign save...
Killer Instinct’s Soundtrack Used A Human Bone Instrument
22.6.2021
Spinal is the Killer Instinct franchise’s resident bone daddy, so when it came time to lay down his theme for the 2013 reboot, composer Mick Gordon naturally procured an instrument made from an actual human bone to round out the track.Read more
Nintendo's Game Builder Garage Spawned These 7 Amazing Creations
17.6.2021
Game Builder Garage launched on the Switch last Friday. In less than a week, users have already used Nintendo’s visual programming tool to craft their own takes on Sonic the Hedgehog, Doom Eternal, and the obligatory remake of Kojima’s P.T. demo. And don’t even get me started on screaming event...
E3 2021 Update: Obsidian Debuts 'Sitting'
13.6.2021
We saw a lot of cool things during today’s Xbox presentation at E3 2021. Starfield, Halo Infinite multiplayer, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 all look fantastic, but they pale in comparison to the Grounded segment, through which the devs at Obsidian Entertainment used the biggest stage in gaming to reveal...
Doom II's Revenant Is Wearing Pants Made Of Flesh AKA Flants
22.5.2021
Whenever I played Doom II, I just assumed the deadly Revenant was just wearing some red pants. Now, according to John Romero himself (in a very serious, not-at-all-joking tweet), we now know those pants are made out of flesh. Or as Romero calls them, flants.Read more
Let's Rank All The Doom Games, From Worst To Best
24.4.2021
1993’s Doom is one of the most important, popular, and influential games ever made, and it spawned a whole franchise of (mostly) great shooters. To put it another way: Doom is very good. But even the best franchises have high points and low points.Read more
Amid Evil Is A Good Shooter That Doesn't Need Guns
11.4.2021
Amid Evil is a wild, weird, and wonderful retro-inspired FPS that ditches the traditional shooter arsenal of pistols and SMGs in favor of more exotic weapons. Like a magic staff that shoots planets or a sword that flings waves of energy. Read more
I Finally Played Quake 4 Last Week And Have Already Forgotten Most Of It
9.4.2021
Quake 4 has essentially been forgotten in 2021, and most folks are fine with that. Even id itself seems willing to let it rot away in some forgotten morgue, with the official Quake collection on Steam omitting Quake 4 entirely. But I was curious. Was Quake 4 really that bad? And if so, what went...
Only After I Embraced My Doom Did Abadox Reveal Its Charms
9.4.2021
I’ve been playing a lotta Nintendo Entertainment System lately, partially to make sure RetroArch’s workin’ fine on this new PC, and also just because I’m jonesin’ for some simple, classic fun. Natsume’s 1989 shooter Abadox was one of the first new-old games that came to mind, so I took it for...
While Xbox Game Pass Gets Better, PS Now Gets...Avengers
6.4.2021
Outriders came out last week on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. It also immediately came to Microsoft’s Game Pass, adding yet another big new game to the subscription service’s already-impressive library. Meanwhile, PS Now users can get excited to play last year’s mediocre Avengers...
Doom 3 Is Better In VR
3.4.2021
Most folks don’t love Doom 3, often citing how much slower the game feels compared to old Doom titles. But that slower speed plus its focus on creating a dark, scary atmosphere means that nearly 17 years after its release, Doom 3 ends up being a great VR game. It might even be a better game in...
Dusk Makes My Head Bang And My Knees Shake
26.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re going old school and grooving to the creepy, heavy soundscapes of modern retro-shooter Dusk.Read more
So-Called Pirates Are Doing The Work When Publishers Fail To Preserve Their Games
23.3.2021
Yesterday, TheGamer reported that Sony has plans to shut down the online PS3, PS Vita, and PSP stores that service those older consoles. While this has yet to be confirmed, and Sony has not responded to our request for comment, the internet discourse around this potentially troubling news...
Every Big Game Coming Out In Spring 2021
23.3.2021
Spring is here! The birds are singing, flowers blooming, and uh, it rains more. What a season! Sadly, covid-19 hasn’t gone anywhere. So depending on where you live you might still be stuck inside. Well, at least you’ll have games like Monster Hunter Rise, Outriders, and Mass Effect Legendary...