Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Great Games We Can't Wait To Get Back To
18.7.2025
Hey ya’ll! Here we are at the end of yet another weekend on this little blue ball circling a vast fiery orb of death. I’m particularly sensitive to that orb because I chose not to buy a new air conditioner this summer. Brilliant, I know. Read more
Off The Grid Is An Average Shooter Buried In Garbage
18.7.2025
I was called a “regurgitated cum bubble” within the first minutes of booting up Gunzilla’s free-to-play battle royale shooter, Off The Grid. And the crass insult wasn’t shouted by another player, but by an obnoxious soldier dude who is the game’s announcer. Things only got worse and weirder from...
Becoming A Pro Fisher In Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Is Worth The Effort
18.7.2025
In nearly every cozy game under the sun that I’ve spent far too long playing, fishing is the one mechanic that’s omnipresent yet differs just enough between games to prove annoying. It’s also usually the one minigame that makes me pull out my beard in frustration. In Rune Factory: Guardians...
Who 'won' a super-busy Steam week for debuts?
18.7.2025
Also: Steam makes wishlist and adult game changes, and lots of news
All Of Superman's Best, Coolest, Most Memorable Moments
18.7.2025
DC’s latest attempt at a Superman movie actually captures the heroic spirit of its lead, and it shows in moments big and small. Most of the best segments in the film weren’t about Clark Kent doing sick shit with his superpowers, they were him showing kindness, determination, and empathy, even when...
Ubisoft Shareholder Confronts Boss About 'Woke' Assassin's Creed
18.7.2025
Shareholder meetings are usually pretty boring affairs, but in video games, you sometimes get players themselves showing up. They buy a piece of the company, and instead of complaining online like everyone else, they get to ask questions directly to the CEO’s face once a year. That’s what happened...
It's Less Than A Month Until Alien: Earth--I Have So Many Thoughts
18.7.2025
There’s another new trailer! Look, I’m not going to pretend at professional distance here: I am extremely excited about next month’s new TV series, Alien: Earth. And each new trailer gives me more reason to be. But this isn’t because I think the Alien franchise is some surefire...
The Dolls That Have Quickly Become A Pokemon-like Collection Craze
18.7.2025
My exposure to Labubu, a series of little rabbit-like monster dolls dressed up in various outfits that people wear as accessories, began with an odd viral TikTok audio in which Lilz Bullz Marbella claims to have a one-of-a-kind 24-karat gold doll. This sound was attached to hundreds of videos on...
Playing Metal Gear Solid 3 Without Pressure-Sensitive Buttons Is Giving Me Literal Phantom Pains
18.7.2025
In the east coast heat of the summer of 2013, I stood outside of a particular McDonald’s in Forest Hills, NY, in a dazed state of shock. I had just come out to some friends—I actually said it out loud, but all that had to wait because at the same time, I had also just learned that the PS4’s...
Elden Ring Nightreign Is About To Get Its Toughest Boss Fight Yet
18.7.2025
Others may disagree, but I’ve decided Equilibrious Beast is the hardest boss fight in Elden Ring Nightreign. He’s fast, has a bunch of different attacks, and uses lots of hard to block magic. In addition to dodging incoming threats, you also have to manage a madness meter or risk getting...
Xbox Is Done Selling Movies And TV Shows
18.7.2025
12 years after Xbox introduced the Xbox One as a console that would be your entertainment media hub, Xbox is no longer selling TV shows or movies. The news came with little fanfare or notice, though some people who regularly check Xbox’s movie and TV section saw a bunch of movies about the end...
Every Day, Something Shows Up In The News That Sounds Like A Cyberpunk 2077 Sidequest
18.7.2025
If the cyberpunk genre was meant to warn us away from a capitalistic, dystopian future hellscape, what purpose does it serve when that hellscape is already here? Cyberpunk 2077 is arguably one of the most mainstream contemporary examples of the genre from which it takes its name, and I remember...