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Palworld, Persona 3 Reload, And More Of This Week's Best Tips
3.2.2024
The end of January and first week of February brought with it the launch of a couple long-awaited RPGs—Atlus’s remake of a 2006 classic, Persona 3 Reload, and the Hawaiian-style yakuza tale Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. The “Pokémon With Guns” sensation Palworld continues to grow in popularity...
State of Play, Switch 2, And More Of The Week's Biggest Gaming News
3.2.2024
We’re starting to get a much clearer look at the 2024 gaming calendar, after the Xbox Developer Direct on January 18 and now Sony’s State of Play event on January 31. The Sony event gave us an in-depth look at Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding sequel, On The Beach, and boy was there a lot going on....
Everything We Know About V Rising, The PC Hit Coming To PS5
2.2.2024
Sony’s massive State of Play presentation on January 31 gave us a look at a bunch of upcoming PlayStation 5 games, including the first-person shooter Judas, the action game Stellar Blade, and many more. Stunlock Studios’ 2022 breakout game V Rising also made an appearance, with an announcement that...
The Persona 3 Cast, Ranked From Worst To Best
2.2.2024
Persona 3’s cast, much like the game itself, is the best one. This is only solidified by Persona 3 Reload’s new side stories that flesh out some of the cast into the best versions of themselves. The third iteration of the Megami Tensei subseries pivots into a supernatural, social sim-driven dungeon...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Cute Pals, Comic Book Criminals, And Tough Guys In Hawaii
2.2.2024
February is in full swing, new games have arrived, and we’re looking at a month full of some pretty neat games to pick up in the coming weeks. So what are we here at Kotaku looking forward to spending our time with this weekend?Read more
I Will Be Love Bombing My Friends With Final Fantasy XIV’s New Emote
1.2.2024
If there’s one thing I’m going to do in Final Fantasy XIV, it’s endlessly spam emotes at all of my friends while we stand around in the middle of the Limsa Lominsa Aetheryte Plaza. But there’s only so many times I can /pet, /cheer, or /lalihop before it gets old. Thankfully, Square Enix...
Everything We Know About Zenless Zone Zero
1.2.2024
Ever since HoYoverse released Genshin Impact in 2020, the developer has been on a winning streak. Major updates of Genshin Impact have continuously delivered interesting story expansions and new characters. Then 2023’s Honkai: Star Rail showed HoYoverse could replicate its success with a sci-fi...
26 Things To Know Before Starting Persona 3 Reload
1.2.2024
It can be tough figuring out how to manage everything Persona 3 Reload throws at you. Between school life, social life, and fighting demonic shadows during the Dark Hour, your time in Gekkoukan High School is hectic, to say the least. So whether you’re returning to Persona 3 or playing it for...
Palworld Has Reached Nearly 20 Million Players In 12 Days
31.1.2024
What started off as a relatively obscure survival game known colloquially as “Pokémon With Guns” has officially become the biggest third-party Game Pass launch of all time, as Palworld has reached 19 million players in just under two weeks. That’s a lot of people catching legally distinct...
A Typical Day On Persona 3 Reload’s Tatsumi Port Island
31.1.2024
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Palworld Mods Turn ‘Pokémon With Guns’ Into ‘Digimon With Guns’
31.1.2024
While the Palworld mod that turns every critter in Pocketpair’s survival game into a Pokémon has been hit with Nintendo’s banhammer, that hasn’t stopped fans from modding the game to feature characters from other monster-taming series. Digimon mods are starting to pop up to replace Palworld’s...
Persona 3 Reload Leaks Reveal The Answer May Be Coming After All
31.1.2024
Persona 3 Reload, the much anticipated remake of the 2006 Atlus classic, isn’t even out yet but rumors are already swirling about plans for DLC. According to notable leakers in the Atlus community, Persona 3 Reload will be getting a number of post-release expansions that might fix one of...
5 Years Later, I Still Haven’t Emotionally Recovered From Kingdom Hearts 3
31.1.2024
Like almost any child born in the ‘90s, I was obsessed with all things Disney. When Mulan came out on VHS I would watch it, rewind it, then immediately watch it again. There was only one other thing I’d obsessively spend that much time on: Final Fantasy. After my introduction to Final Fantasy...
Destiny 2 Is Getting Mass Effect Outfits, And They’re A Slay
30.1.2024
I don’t play Destiny 2, but after hearing Bungie and BioWare are collaborating to bring Mass Effect cosmetics to the game, I’m more tempted to jump in than I’ve been in the decade since its release. Will wearing Liara T’Soni’s cunty lab coat in Bungie’s MMO shooter fill the Mass Effect-shaped hole...
Palworld’s Pokémon Modders Return With Sarcastic Non-Infringing Mod
30.1.2024
Palworld, and the infamous mod that changed its Pokémon-like creatures to actual Pokémon, have entered some sort of Inception-style vortex of copyright-violating complexity. After Nintendo DMCAd the living juices out of ToastedShoes’ mod, the group has returned, their work adapted, to now fill...
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...
Persona 3 Reload Finally Realizes Men And Women Can Be Friends
30.1.2024
One of my biggest complaints with the original Persona 3 was that, even if I just wanted to be friends with any of the girls in my party, the game’s social sim elements required you to enter a romantic relationship if you reached the end of their route. When this became clear to me, I stopped...
Pokémon Robbers Caught On Video Stealing 35,000 Cards
30.1.2024
Some people will do anything for a quick buck, and stealing heaps of Pokémon cards is becoming an increasingly common tactic. The latest instance, which took place in San Jose, California last week, is one of the strangest and most audacious yet, seeing the thieves steal not just thousands...
Persona 3 Reload Does Away With The Original’s Transphobia
30.1.2024
Persona 3 Reload is a mostly faithful recreation of the 2006 RPG. There are new social sim elements, new abilities, and a handful of quality-of-life changes, but by and large, it’s the same story about high schoolers killing monsters with the power of friendship. However, after playing through...
Persona 3 Reload: The Kotaku Review
30.1.2024
Persona 3 was always the best one. Persona 3 Reload, the from-the-ground-up remake of the 2006 supernatural, social sim-driven RPG, just eliminates any doubt. A complete visual overhaul, new mechanics, and new music all reinforce what made the original a stellar, poignant, and radical game for...