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Spider-Man 2 Update Fixes Some Game-Breaking Bugs
8.11.2023
Developer Insomniac Games dropped a new update for its action-adventure game, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which addresses game-breaking bugs, gives MJ some buffs, puts your phone on silent, and improves overall stability.Read more
Starfield's Controversial Missing PC Feature Arrives In New Update
8.11.2023
Starfield’s long-promised DLSS update is finally available through a beta test on PC.Read more
Mass Effect’s N7 Day Teasers Say A Lot With Very Little
8.11.2023
On November 7, BioWare released a series of teasers for the next Mass Effect game. When stitched together, the short clips show a character sporting an N7 trench coat walking out of a ship and onto an unknown planet. The video itself doesn’t say much, but the accompanying text and art seem...
A Decade Of GTA VI Speculation, Rumors, And Hijinks Will Soon Come To An End
8.11.2023
On Wednesday, Rockstar Games officially confirmed that—after many years of waiting—the next Grand Theft Auto game will finally be revealed via a trailer in early December. People online are understandably going wild over the news and it marks the end of a bizarre era of endless speculation...
Our Picks For Link, Ganon, And More In The Live-Action Zelda Movie
8.11.2023
Nintendo announced on November 7 that it has been quietly laboring on the first-ever live-action The Legend of Zelda movie, and fans’ minds detonated with the implications. The movie, which game director Shigeru Miyamoto said has been in the works “for many years now,” is being made alongside...
Wowwee, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Sold 4 Million Copies In Two Weeks
8.11.2023
After barely two weeks on digital and physical store shelves, Super Mario Bros. Wonder has already become the “biggest release for a Super Mario title,” selling 4.3 million copies globally, according to Nintendo’s latest earnings report.Read more
The Marvels Director Took Inspiration From A Final Fantasy Movie
8.11.2023
With The Marvels landing in theaters on November 10, the talent attached to the latest MCU film has begun speaking about their experiences with the project. Director Nia DaCosta is one such person, and she recently told IGN that some of her inspirations for the movie were games and games-adjacent...
Starfield’s Player Character Was Almost Voiced By These Companions
8.11.2023
I love a “what could’ve been” story. Today’s concerns Starfield’s silent galactic problem solver of a protagonist and how they could’ve been voiced by at least two actors who now play other prominent roles in the game.Read more
RoboCop: Rogue City: The Kotaku Review
8.11.2023
For years and years, video games—especially shooters—have gotten faster and faster. RoboCop: Rogue City, out now on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, bucks this trend and puts you in the clunky, lumbering metal boots of RoboCop himself. But the real surprise isn’t how much fun it is to be a slow-walking...
Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer Reveal Everyone's Waiting For Officially Happening In December
8.11.2023
Possibly the most anticipated video game reveal ever is just weeks away. Rockstar Games president Sam Houser confirmed Grand Theft Auto VI will get its big trailer reveal in December, showcasing the next game in the hit open world series after massive hacks, insider reports, and years of rampant...
Hitman Devs Had To Convince James Bond People Their 007 Game Wouldn't Be Another Shooter
8.11.2023
We’ve known for some time now that IO Interactive, the studio behind the fantastic Hitman games, is working on a new James Bond game. And while that team seems like a perfect match and a new Bond game seems long overdue, according to IOI, the team had to assure the folks who own the spy franchise...
Nintendo Says A Live-Action Zelda Movie Is Coming
7.11.2023
A live-action adaptiaton movie of The Legend of Zelda is in the works. Nintendo announced the upcoming production will be helmed by both Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto and Marvel Studios founder Avi Arad.Read more
New Xmas-Themed Horror Game Is 'Too Crazy' For Xbox Or Switch, But Not PS5
7.11.2023
Christmas Massacre, an upcoming low-poly horror game, was initially planned to launch on Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation later this month. However, a few weeks before launch, the developer behind the spooky game revealed that Xbox and Nintendo won’t let the game release on their respective platforms...
Diablo IV Patch Brings Back Legendary Season One Buffs
7.11.2023
Action role-playing game Diablo IV has so far been enjoying a fruitful Season of Blood, its second season, adding to the game a huge number of balance changes and quality-of-life features. Now a few weeks out from the season’s launch, developer Blizzard has released a follow-up patch with...
Modern Warfare III Haters Are Review-Bombing The Wrong Game
7.11.2023
We probably agree that “Modern Warfare III” is a bad name for a brand-new Call of Duty game. It doesn’t help that 2011 first-person shooter Modern Warfare 3 is, to this day, a fan-favorite title in the neverending war series, while series reboot Modern Warfare III, which releases officially...
New Mass Effect Teasers Finally Confirm What We’ve All Been Guessing
7.11.2023
The next Mass Effect game has been shrouded in mystery since its 2020 Game Awards reveal. November 7 is N7 Day, when BioWare and fans celebrate the science-fiction RPG series. But this year’s a little different. The studio gave us a couple teasers for the next game, at the same time as laid-off...
Night In The Woods Devs Cancel Highly Anticipated Follow-Up
7.11.2023
Revenant Hill, an adventure game about cute animals and shitty landlords, was supposed to be the next project from the makers of the critically-acclaimed 2017 GOTY contender, Night in the Woods. Today, indie collective The Glory Society announced it would effectively be canceled following...
Nintendo Disputes Switch 2 Rumors, Despite Credible Evidence
7.11.2023
Rumors of a Nintendo Switch successor have been circulating all year, and reports of private demos for developers at this year’s Gamescom and Activision getting briefed on the device only fueled the fire. Despite this, Nintendo pinky swears it never actually showed its next console (known...
Assassin’s Creed Publisher Continues To Downsize, Lays Off More Staff
7.11.2023
In a year full of video game layoffs, Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft Montreal is the latest to get hit by ongoing cuts. Kotaku has learned that the publisher announced 75 new layoffs across its Canadian offices today as part of a “reorganization” of its general and administrative teams, Ubisoft...
Tears Of The Kingdom Sales Prove Open-World Zelda Is Here To Stay
7.11.2023
Link’s latest adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, has already proven to be a massive success for Nintendo. The company announced in its November 7 earnings report that the open-world adventure game has sold nearly 20 million copies.Read more