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MOBA Brought Back To Life, Only To Be Killed Again
22.2.2024
Can an online video game die twice? Yes, apparently. Paragon: The Overprime, a competitive online multiplayer game built using assets and designs featured in Epic’s previously killed original Paragon, is being shut down in April. Read more
OG Star Wars: Battlefront Games Are Back With Bonus Content And Features
21.2.2024
Two incredibly popular Star Wars games— 2004’s Battlefront and 2005’s Battlefront II—are coming back in a new classic collection that will bring 64-player online action to consoles for the first time as well as other new features and bonus content, too. And you won’t have to wait long as these...
Tips For How To Actually Survive Playing Helldivers 2 Solo
16.2.2024
Greetings, fellow solitary gamer. If you’re thinking of giving the third-person co-op shooter Helldivers 2 a shot on your own, well, you’ll have your work cut out for you. Helldivers 2 is not only typically more fun with friends, much of the game’s challenges and mission structures are designed...
Foamstars Is A Colorful, But Mostly Awful Mess
8.2.2024
Square Enix’s new, PlayStation-exclusive, multiplayer foam-combat game—Foamstars—is out now on PS5 and PS4. It’s free for folks who have PlayStation Plus, which means the barrier to entry is low and it’s just your time you’ll waste playing this meh shooter instead of actual money. Read more
Conscientious Objector Jailed After Being Outed As PUBG Player
5.2.2024
The Supreme Court of Korea has ruled that a South Korean man must serve one year and six months in prison after he refused the country’s mandatory military service. He had argued he was a conscientious objector, but a lower court dismissed this partially because he loves playing PlayerUnknown’s...
Suicide Squad’s First 12 Hours Include Great Action, But A Lot Of Filler
1.2.2024
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League isn’t the game a lot of Arkham fans wanted. It’s also yet another live-service video game, something that folks are less and less excited about with each passing year. And it’s not had great previews or trailers. But, I’ve enjoyed Rocksteady’s past games a...
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
Suicide Squad Gives Early Access Players Play Money After Dreadful Launch
31.1.2024
It’s fair to say that Suicide Squad:Kill the Justice League’s launch isn’t going great so far. Following a brutal run of previews, and a splendidly petulant attempt to turn the narrative, the game’s few days of paid early access have been dirty with downtime. In an apparent attempt at crisis...
Spec Ops: The Line Removed From Steam Due To Expiring Licenses
30.1.2024
Earlier today, players noticed that Spec Ops: The Line was no longer available to purchase on Steam, leading many to fear that the acclaimed third-person shooter had been quietly delisted without warning. Sadly, 2K has since confirmed that is the case, and the publisher has also explained why...
If Publishers Want To Charge Players For Early Access, The Servers Have To Work
29.1.2024
Last year, we saw the rise of video game publishers offering a few days of early access to big AAA games for a price. This year, it’s only going to get worse as it seems every large game publisher is holding games hostage and charging players a ransom fee to play a few days early. But what happens...
PUBG Publisher Sued For Sexual Assault, Wrongful Termination
26.1.2024
PUBG publisher Krafton Inc. has been named in a wrongful termination and sexual assault lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles on December 7, 2023 by a 31-year-old unnamed former employee who alleges she was fired shortly after reporting the incident to upper management at the company.Read more
The Last Of Us Part II Is Finally Getting Its Making-Of Documentary
25.1.2024
Back in 2013, Naughty Dog released a documentary about the making of The Last of Us called Grounded: Making The Last of Us. It was originally included as part of the game’s season pass, then later released online. It’s a great documentary. Sure, it’s a bit of a puff piece, but it’s still one of...
The Day Before Devs Blame 'Bloggers' For The Game's Failure
24.1.2024
The Day Before is dead and gone, but those behind the studio responsible aren’t quite done complaining yet. Apparently, according to a new statement from developer Fntastic, it’s not the developers’ fault that the disastrous game has bit the dust. The blame lies with the “bloggers” and “content...
13 Years Later, Gears Of War 3 Multiplayer Is Still Divinely Disgusting
23.1.2024
In September 2011, I was a college junior very willing to waste away the early days of her fall semester playing Epic Games’ new third-person shooter, Gears of War 3. I pre-ordered the highly anticipated title so I could guarantee I got the gold Retro Lancer skin for my multiplayer battles,...
11 Essential Tips For TLOU 2's Roguelike Mode, No Return
19.1.2024
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Square Enix: Can Y’all Stop Comparing Foamstars and Splatoon?
17.1.2024
Foamstars is the upcoming competitive online shooter from Square Enix that a lot of people and publications (Kotaku included) have referred to as a Splatoon clone or Splatoon-like. Apparently, Square Enix is bored of all of us comparing its foam-shooter with Nintendo’s popular ink-shooter.Read more
Ellie And Abby's Best Video Game T-Shirts in TLOU 2's No Return
16.1.2024
In this house, we don’t like to pit two strong women against each other. That includes Ellie and Abby from The Last of Us Part II. Well, except for that part in the game where they are literally pitted against one another, but I digress. In The Last of Us Part II Remastered, both our heroines...
The Last of Us Part II Remastered: The Kotaku Review
16.1.2024
The Last of Us Part II came out at the worst possible time. In June 2020, the pandemic was steadily becoming more terrifying, New York was under a curfew, and almost everything was closed or boarded up. The streets were all but empty despite the summer sunshine. I didn’t realize how good a job...
The Last Of Us Part II’s Roguelike Mode Is Fun If You Don’t Think Too Hard
16.1.2024
The Last of Us Part II Remastered’s roguelike mode, No Return, is a prime example of how it’s nearly impossible for games made by hundreds to thousands of people to have a consistent thematic vision. See, director Neil Druckmann wants you to believe The Last of Us Part II is all about how the cycle...
Suicide Squad Previews Paint A Pretty ‘Meh’ Picture
9.1.2024
The first hands-on previews of WB and Rocksteady’s upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League are live now across multiple outlets. And while some folks enjoyed playing the co-op shooter more than others, the general vibe I got after reading all of these previews is not great. The consensus...