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Someone Bought 4,000 Worthless Copies Of Alan Wake
16.4.2024
We’ve all bought a second or maybe even third copy of a game we really, really love. Longtime Kotaku readers know of my obsession with re-buying Resident Evil 4. But I’m not sure there’s a game I love so much that I would buy thousands of copies of it. And there’s definitely not a game out there...
Ori Devs Explain Why They're Not Making A Third Game (For Now)
9.4.2024
Moon Studios, the developer behind the beloved Metroidvanias Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, is working on No Rest for the Wicked. The action RPG is set to launch this month on April 19 and is a bit of a departure from the Ori series that made the studio...
Hellblade II Dev Says People Want Shorter Games, And They’re Right
4.4.2024
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is set to follow in its predecessor’s footsteps as a digital-only, shorter experience. Ninja Theory’s follow-up to the 2017 psychological horror action game will run about eight hours and cost only $50 compared to the $70 most AAA games cost on the Xbox Series X/S. If...
Our Favorite Video Game Weapons Of All Time
27.3.2024
In a video game, you’re only as good as your weapon. Try getting through Elden Ring’s hardest boss battle without a powerful sword, or a tough multiplayer match in Halo 3 without nabbing the Needler and unloading on an incoming Ghost. Even the most elite-level gamers among us owe some of their...
Halo Season Two Sticks The Landing—I Told You So
21.3.2024
The season two finale of the Halo TV series does everything a video game adaptation should do and then some, proving a point I’ve been making for well over a year: This show is good.Read more
Halo 2 Multiplayer Is So Back
15.3.2024
In 2010, Microsoft shut down Xbox Live servers for the original Xbox. That meant the online components of titles like Phantasy Star Online, Star Wars: Battlefront II, and Halo 2 were completely unavailable to play. While not everybody in 2024 still has access to an original Xbox and is mourning...
Be Careful: Update Minecraft And Your Worlds Might Get Destroyed
15.3.2024
If you are playing Minecraft on PC using the Xbox app, be careful before you update the popular open-world survival game. Developer Mojang says you might end up destroying your saved worlds—unless you do some digital repairing. Read more
When Xbox Was Struggling In Japan, Akira Toriyama Was Its Ace
8.3.2024
If you haven’t heard, Akira Toriyama, the legendary creator of the Dragon Ball franchise and character designer of beloved games like Chrono Trigger and the Dragon Quest series, has passed away at the age of 68. As fans and collaborators have expressed condolences and tributes online, a lot...
Exclusive Halo Clip Shows Off Iconic EVA Armor, Covenant Ship
6.3.2024
Halo’s second season set up the famed Fall of Reach and delivered, but the action isn’t stopping there. As the show keeps trucking—and trying to remind folks turned off by the first season that it’s still got the juice—we’ve got an exclusive clip debut of an action sequence from the upcoming sixth...
Hideo Kojima Calls Oscar Isaac ‘Pathetic And Unattractive’ (Complimentary)
27.2.2024
Moon Knight, the Marvel miniseries on Disney+ starring Oscar Isaac, debuted back in 2022, but Hideo Kojima is just getting around to watching it. A known cinephile, it’s no surprise Kojima would have the show on his backlog, and we have now been treated to a signature lengthy X (formerly Twitter)...
The Halo TV Series Just Killed Off An Iconic Character
23.2.2024
The latest episode of the Paramount+ Halo series is an action-packed throat punch from the moment it starts. That punch to your windpipe will sting a little more if you’re a big fan of a certain character from the games, who bit the proverbial dust this week. Read more
Halo Season 2 Episode 3 Brings Out The Covenant’s ‘Demon’
15.2.2024
The opening scene in Halo season 2’s third episode (titled “Visegrad”) has a telltale marker of prestige television: It’s dark as shit. As John/Master Chief (Pablo Schreiber) and the rest of his crew head off to pick up the cliffhanger from episode two, I’m squinting like a grunt staring into...
Halo Infinite Just Refreshed Its Most Neglected Playlist
14.2.2024
Free-to-play shooter Halo Infinite just got a long, long overdue update to one of its more troubled modes: Big Team Battle. Featuring 24 players at once, Infinite’s large-scale playlist was always beleaguered by the fact that it had too few maps. Any session spent in large brawls would inevitably...
Halo Season 2 Just Set Up The Franchise's Biggest Moment
9.2.2024
The second episode of Halo’s secondseason isn’t bad, by any means, but it’s not quite as memorable as the previous episode. Instead, “Sword” is a reminder that the Halo series is strongest when it focuses on the Spartan’s stories, whether it’s John’s attempts to set the record straight about what...
Halo Season 2's First Episode Hits Harder Than A Gravity Hammer
8.2.2024
The team behind the polarizing Halo TV series on Paramount+ really wants to change your mind in season two. In the lead up to the latest season’s debut, everyone from producer Kiki Wolfkill to new showrunner David Wiener and even Master Chief himself (Pablo Schreiber) have told us this is a...
‘The Helmet’s Still Gonna Come Off’ In Halo Season 2, EP Says
1.2.2024
I might be in the minority, but I enjoyed the first season of the Paramount+ Halo TV series. Though it stumbled at times, I appreciated its attempts to flesh out characters like franchise lead Master Chief John-117, expand upon well-established Halo lore, and give us more than just a video game...
Kojima's New Game Physint Is A Return To The Espionage Genre
1.2.2024
If Death Stranding is not your usual Hideo Kojima vibe, it sounds like Kojima Productions is working on something more along the lines of Metal Gear Solid. During the State of Play presentation that took place on January 31, Kojima joined Sony’s Hermen Hulst to announce a new action-espionage...
New Alan Wake II Update Is For All You Babies Out There
31.1.2024
Alan Wake II’s 1.15 update is now live on Xbox, PlayStation and PC. It fixes a ton of bugs, improves some visual issues, and also adds an option to make the game a little less scary for all you weenies out there. Read more
Get Final Fantasy Creator’s Lost Masterpiece For $8 On Xbox
30.1.2024
It seems like everytime a new mainline Final Fantasy game is released, the first criticism is that it doesn’t capture the same spirit as classic entries in the franchise. And while every new entry has its defenders, there is a general notalgia for the age when series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi...
Palworld Breeding, Warzone Loadouts, And More Essential Guides
27.1.2024
There’s more to do in Palworld than just capturing adorable not-Pokémon and forcing them into conscripted labor. You can also force them to mate! From Pal breeding to the best loadouts and attachments for the latest Warzoneweaponry, these are the week’s essential tips and guides.Read more