Happy Indie-Penance Day! Here Are 10 Amazing Indie Games You've Never Heard Of Before
4.7.2025
I’m so incredibly pleased to welcome you to the fifth—fifth!—annual celebration of unknown or under-known indie games, Indie-Penance Day. It’s the day Kotaku completes the sacrament of forgiveness for AAA coverage by dedicating large amounts of space to smaller games. It’s also a good pun.Read more
Steam's top new games for June 2025, revealed...
4.7.2025
Also: lots of news, and (for Plus/Pro subs) the most-wishlisted 2025 games on Steam
Resident Evil Requiem Connects To A Lost Classic
4.7.2025
There were two big surprises when Resident Evil Requiem debuted at Summer Games Fest. One was the timing of its appearance, coming roughly 17 minutes after executive producer Jun Takeuchi asked us to wait a little longer. The other was how Requiem draws on a strange, almost-forgotten corner of...
Death Stranding 2 Is The First Truly Good Social Network
4.7.2025
One night, I pushed too far and took too many risks while playing Death Stranding 2. I was in the middle of an area infested with deadly BTs, aka evil tar ghosts who can kill you. I was running low on battery, meaning my exosuit would stop functioning and all my cargo would suddenly become too much...
How To Send Nintendo Switch 2 Screenshots To Your Phone
4.7.2025
I’m sure that any time you took an in-game screenshot of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, or any other original Nintendo Switch game, you would immediately want to share it on your favorite social media platforms to show off your latest...
9 Signs That The MCU Has Lost Its Way
4.7.2025
You could say the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t had the best last few years. Now, in 2025, we’ve had two new MCU films — Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts* — that were either critically panned and commercially disappointing, or critically loved yet struggling to make MCU-sized...
Chystaná střílečka od tvůrce legendární hry Doom byla zrušena
4.7.2025
Velká vlna propouštění v herní divizi Microsoftu měla vliv také na dosud oficiálně neoznámenou střílečku, na níž pracoval John Romero, spolutvůrce slavných her Wolfenstein 3D, Doom či Quake
Nešťastné sci-fi Anthem v lednu definitivně skončí, nepůjde hrát ani offline
4.7.2025
Velkolepé sci-fi Anthem od zkušeného studia BioWare nenaplnilo očekávání hráčů ani vydavatele. Ačkoliv další vývoj byl ukončen už před lety, hru šlo alespoň hrát. Ale i to se za půl roku změní
Zlevněné je i Kingdom Come 2. Vybíráme nejlepší letní slevy her na PC
4.7.2025
Tradiční letní výprodej her na Steamu je v plném proudu. Pokud jste dosud váhali s nákupem, nyní máte příležitost docela znatelně ušetřit. Vybrali jsme spoustu opravdu zajímavých slev
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Cool Games We’re Declaring Independence With
3.7.2025
It’s real tough to be proud of one’s American heritage at this moment. But that’s not what we’re here for. Independence is ours to define and right now, as you may have heard, this very site is celebrating a kind of independence day of its own. More on that later, I’m sure. Read more
12 Years After Launch, GTA V Is Finally Arriving In Two More Countries
3.7.2025
Grand Theft Auto V was released worldwide in 2013. However, Rockstar’s massively popular open-world crime sim never officially launched in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. That is finally changing later this month, and could be good news for gamers in those countries excited to play Grand...
Xbox Execs Reportedly Raved About ‘Blade Runner Meets Destiny 2’ Loot Shooter Before Canceling It
3.7.2025
There was a lot of carnage this week at Xbox after Microsoft laid off over 9000 employees across its many divisions. People lost their jobs and some of Xbox Game Studios’ upcoming projects have been canned. This included high-profile games like the Perfect Dark reboot and Rare’s...