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The Last Of Us Star Was Afraid This N64 Classic Would Ruin His Life
2.2.2023
Nick Offerman, the actor who portrayed survivalist Bill in the knockout third episode of HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us, has revealed that not only has he not played the game the show is based on, he also hasn’t played any video game in a quarter century because he “lost a couple...
Tom Brady's Video Game Career Dates Back To The 20th Century
2.2.2023
You can hear someone tell you Tom Brady’s age (45!) and it doesn’t really hit you, because the guy still looks pretty fit and healthy. To fully grasp the length of Brady’s tenure on this Earth, then, you need to realise that the man has appeared in a video game for the PlayStation. Like,...
Resident Evil 4 Remake Removes Ashley’s Health Bar, Adds Side-Quests
1.2.2023
In a new Game Informer cover story, Capcom detailed some of the changes that the hotly anticipated remake of Resident Evil 4 is making to the original, hugely influential horror game. Read more
It's Time For This Great, Forgotten Dead Space Game To Return
1.2.2023
The recently released Dead Space remake is a triumph among video game remakes, many of which haven’t been very well received by fans over the last few years. And as a massive Dead Space fan, I’m so damn happy to see EA spending money on the franchise again—with great results. But, I can’t help...
Report: EA Cancels Joint Apex Legends And Titanfall Game
1.2.2023
Titanfall 2 fans have been desperate for something resembling a sequel for years now, and it sounds like Electronic Arts may have just cancelled the next best thing. Bloomberg reports that a project called Titanfall Legends was quietly cancelled yesterday amid a series of other cuts at the FIFA...
First Team To Clear Challenging New Final Fantasy XIV Raid Gets Caught Cheating
1.2.2023
A Final Fantasy XIV raid team had their world-record achievement revoked after they got caught using tools developer Square Enix considers a form of cheating. Read more
Dead Space Remake Exploit Earns You Infinite Money, Ammo
1.2.2023
Motive Studio’s Dead Space remake is a bloody slow-crawl to victory, one that might be made easier with an exploit spotted by a Reddit user earlier this week. Read more
Fire Emblem Engage: The Kotaku Review
1.2.2023
With its somewhat more grounded depictions of military life and interpersonal tragedy, 2019’s fantastic tactical RPG Three Houses was a break from the optimism of most Fire Emblem games. Despite the unprecedented popularity of that game, the series’ latest, Fire Emblem Engage, is a return to...
The Art Of Ghost Of Tsushima
1.2.2023
I had three weeks off work over Christmas last year, and while I’d love to tell you I spent the whole time at the beach, relaxing with friends, sipping beers on a breezy summer’s evening, the truth is I spent loads of that time indoors. Hunched in front of my TV. Playing Ghost of Tsushima.Read more
Epic Kills Battle Royale Game Less Than Six Months After Release
1.2.2023
In August 2022, Epic Games—developers of Fortnite, custodians of the Epic Games Store, creators of the Unreal Engine, rich as God—published a melee-based battle royale game called Rumbleverse. It is now January 2023 (February already for me here in Australia), and the game is already being killed...
The Sims 4 Update Adds Trans-Inclusive Top Surgery Body Scar Options
31.1.2023
A substantial update for The Sims 4 dropped on PC and consoles today, and with it comes a new suite of control schemes and customization options. This involves things like hearing aids and shapewear, but one addition is expressly targeted at trans Simmers in an effort to make them feel included...
Apex Legends Mobile Shutting Down After Only 8 Months, Battlefield Mobile Canceled
31.1.2023
Apex Legends Mobile, the mobile port of EA and Respawn’s popular battle royale shooter, is not long for this world. EA confirmed today, just eight months after the game’s launch, that the free-to-play offshoot will be shutting down on May 1, 2023. What’s more, EA plans to sunset Battlefield Mobile...
The Sims 4's Big Baby Update Is Looking Promising
31.1.2023
The latest Behind the Sims Summit gave a look at what’s to come for the life sim franchise across The Sims 4, mobile games The Sims Mobile and The Sims FreePlay, and The Sims 5 (we mean Project Rene). And yes, babies that aren’t objects will come soon.Read more
Report: Halo Infinite Won't Get Story DLC, Series Switching To Unreal
31.1.2023
Things are changing at Halo developer 343 Industries following massive layoffs across Microsoft—including reportedly 95 people at the Halo developer. The studio is switching to Unreal Engine, has no plans to make more story content for 2021’s Halo Infinite, and continues trying to figure out what...
7 New Destiny 2 Exotics Coming In Lightfall
31.1.2023
Destiny 2: Lightfall is just a few weeks away and Bungie finally pulled back the curtain on what players can expect from the expansion’s growing Exotic arsenal. A new trailer revealed three pieces of armor, three weapons, and a new catalyst for the Deluxe Edition exclusive, Quicksilver Storm.Read...
This New Fantasy Beat 'Em Up Is Like Dragon's Crown With Druids
31.1.2023
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Yakuza Producer Surprised Y’all Find Majima So Sexy
30.1.2023
Creators can’t control how their creations are received once they enter the world. Case in point, one of the key people behind the popular and long-running Yakuza series apparently had no idea how many people, especially women, found the series’ recurring, one-eyed character Goro Majima to be...
Dead Space Remake: The Kotaku Review
30.1.2023
Feeling excited, I wait for my PlayStation 5 to flicker on so I can go somewhere I haven’t before, the USG Ishimura, splattered with fresh blood by Motive Studio for its Dead Space remake, released January 27. The mining ship has always been the gray spinal cord to trigger-happy horror Dead Space...
Spongebob’s New Game Isn’t Quite The Sequel To Battle For Bikini Bottom I Wanted
30.1.2023
Back in 2020, after years of fans begging, THQ Nordic released a high-quality, beloved remake of the 2003 platformer Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom. Now three years later, developer Purple Lamp Studios is back with a brand new Spongebob game: The Cosmic Shake. And while it shares...
Fans Think Sony Is Teasing A New Uncharted Starring Nathan Drake’s Kid
30.1.2023
Sony may have just teased its next Uncharted game in a new commercial about a supposed end to the PlayStation 5 console shortage. In between vignettes for announced games like Spider-Man 2 is a brief clip of a woman carrying a torch through a cave, and fans think it might be pointing to a...