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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
12.2.2021
The weekend is for getting together with the family for a nice meal, preferably without being stuffed and posed around the table by a deranged maniac. It’s also for having some little nightmares, as a treat. Read more
Just say no: Video game romantic rejection is far too rare
12.2.2021
Every Friday, A.V. Club staffers kick off our weekly open thread for the discussion of gaming plans and recent gaming glories, but of course, the real action is down in the comments, where we invite you to answer our eternal question: What Are You Playing This Weekend? Read more
Axiom Verge 2 is coming to PC as an Epic Games Store exclusive, as revealed during a buggy Epic Game
11.2.2021
Axiom Verge 2 is coming to PC as an Epic Games Store exclusive, as revealed during a buggy Epic Games Store digital showcase. Before today, the highly anticipated Metroidvania was only confirmed for a Switch release.Read more
Kingdom Hearts Series Coming To PC On March 30, Exclusive To Epic Games Store
11.2.2021
A handful of Kingdom Hearts games are coming to PC on March 30, and will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store.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
CD Projekt Red Resorting To Kickstarter To Launch New Witcher Board Game
11.2.2021
CD Projekt Red, one of the biggest video game developers in Europe, is teaming up with board game makers Go On Board to produce a deck-building game based on The Witcher. It’s called The Witcher: Old World, and it’s going to use the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to do it.Read more
Lara, You're Drunk
11.2.2021
When Core Design and Eidos Interactive were getting ready to ship Tomb Raider III in 1998, they recruited Lara Croft herself to promote the game. The resulting animation was...something else.Read more
CD Projekt Red Hackers Allegedly Ready To Auction Stolen Data
10.2.2021
Earlier this week, Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red announced that its cybersecurity had been compromised, resulting in attackers gaining access to various internal files. Now, it appears as if those hackers are ready to cash out with a big-money auction of the data, which allegedly includes...
Tales From The Borderlands Returns To Digital Storefronts On February 17
10.2.2021
During today’s Borderlands presentation, the folks at Gearbox revealed that Telltale Games’ excellent Tales from the Borderlands will be returning to digital storefronts next Wednesday, February 17.Read more
Nintendo Switch Online Adds Psycho Dream And Three Other Random-Ass Retro Games
10.2.2021
Nintendo Switch Online’s slowly-growing Super Nintendo and NES library adds four more old games on February 17, including Doomsday Warrior, Prehistorik Man, Fire ’n Ice, and Psycho Dream, a former Japanese exclusive that scored 18 out of 40 in Famitsu. Hooray. Read more
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Unsurprisingly Officially Titled Sonic the Hedgehog 2
10.2.2021
The Sonic sequel has a name. Please, try not to be too surprised.Read more
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury: The Kotaku Review
10.2.2021
Super Mario 3D World would be incredible if I didn’t already know who Mario was and what he was all about.Read more
Ori: The Collection, Which Includes Both Blind Forest and Will of the Wisps, is $12
10.2.2021
Ori: The Collection | $12 | Microsoft StoreRead more
Get Completely Wrecked in Nioh 2: Complete Edition for $35
10.2.2021
Nioh: Complete Edition (PC Key) | $19 | Eneba | Use code TESLAOFCHINA2Nioh 2: Complete Edition (PC Key) | $35 | Eneba | Use code TESLAOFCHINA2Read more
Homicidal Hitman 3 Mastermind Crushes Every Single Person In The Grape Press
10.2.2021
If you’ve played Hitman 3 and got to the Mendoza stage, you’ll know the grape press. A centrepiece murder machine, it has been designed to help you off one of the level’s main targets in spectacular fashion.Read more
Beavis & Butthead x The Legend Of Zelda Is Animated Perfection
10.2.2021
You might think these two cartoons, made a decade apart, have little to do with each other. I am here to tell you they were made for each other.Read more
Get the 5 Disc, 200+ Song The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Soundtrack for $46
9.2.2021
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Soundtrack | $46 | WalmartRead more
How To Make Sure You’re Playing The PS5 Version Of A PlayStation Game
9.2.2021
Following recent updates for Destiny 2, Control, and the terrific Nioh games, PlayStation 5 owners are in a golden age of cross-gen games. But, if you’re not careful, you could very well end up playing the PlayStation 4 version of a cross-gen game on your PS5. The horror!Read more
Hey Agent 47, Slow Down On The Stairs, You Could Hurt Someone
8.2.2021
I’ve been putting a bunch of time into Hitman 3 since it launched a few weeks ago. It’s very good, if a little too heavy on storytelling, but I can’t help but cringe a little every time I’m asked to follow an NPC up or down a flight of stairs.Read more
The Best Console Games You Can Buy For Under $15 This Week
8.2.2021
It seems like every retailer decided to have a massive video game sale this week. Whether you’re looking for physical copies or prefer to download digital versions, we’ve assembled a round-up of the best console games on sale for less than $15 this week. (There are plenty of games on sale for more...