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Baldur's Gate 3 Director Predicted Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Success At Last Year's Game Awards
14.5.2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 came out of nowhere. Yes, it made waves at Microsoft’s Xbox showcase last summer. And true, it continued to look exceptional as it revealed its star-studded cast. But I don’t know that anyone expected it to get quite so much love as it has, and not just from diehard...
Say Hello To My Current Favorite Video Game Character Of 2025
6.3.2025
Enormous, savage creatures roam dense forests and sprawling deserts in Monster Hunter Wilds. They’re impressive, deadly, and the game’s ostensible main attraction. But my favorite acquaintance in the Forbidden Lands is not some hulking, ferocious beast but a ‘lil guy named Rove. Other players...
Kotaku’s 15 Best Games Of 2024, Ranked
23.12.2024
Trying to sum up 2024 in video games in an entirely celebratory way would feel somewhat dishonest. In recent years, our efforts to recognize the best video games of the past 12 months always come with a caveat: Yes, great games undeniably come out, but things are bad for the industry. The world...
Pokémon TCG Pocket's Game-Changing Update And More Of The Week's Big News
21.12.2024
The year is wrapping up but the gaming news keeps coming. This week, tales of hurt feelings and anger among some developers and fans of Black Myth: Wukong emerged after it failed to take home Game of the Year honors at this year’s Game Awards. Additionally, the announcement that pricey Killzone...
Everyone's Having A Totally Normal One About Black Myth: Wukong Not Winning GOTY
16.12.2024
Award ceremonies are very silly. One film, or book, or game, isn’t objectively better than all the others, because that’s not a thing. But the notion that it is nonetheless serves as the bizarre basis for such events, and it’s one that it seems the developers and players of Black Myth: Wukong...
Every Past Game Of The Year Winner At The Game Awards
13.12.2024
On December 12 the 2024 Game Awards were held, and over the span of about four hours, the yearly event handed out a ton of awards while also premiering a bunch of cool-looking trailers for upcoming games. And like every year before, the show ended with the reveal of 2024's Game of the Year. Read...
Here Are All Of The 2024 Game Award Winners (And Losers)
13.12.2024
And so, another Game Awards is done. Geoff Keighley’s annual trailer-a-thon once again included some game awards shoved in between all the ads and teasers and more ads. If you want to know who won what (and who lost), we’ve got you covered.Read more
The Balatro Takeover Has Only Just Begun
27.11.2024
Look to your left. Look to your right. One of those people is about to discover Balatro for the first time. The other has already been secretly playing it every spare moment they get. Read more
Black Myth: Wukong Devs Tease December Surprise For The 2024 GOTY Contender
22.11.2024
Black Myth: Wukong turned out to be one of the surprise hits of the year, and the action-adventure game is currently racking up awards. During an acceptance speech for one of those trophies, the cofounder of the studio behind the game said fans can expect a new surprise next month. Read more
The 7 Biggest Surprises From The 2024 Game Awards Nominees
18.11.2024
Game Awards host Geoff Keighley revealed the 2024 nominees across dozens of categories on Monday. It included something for everyone, unless you’re a fan of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which is quickly becoming this year’s Starfield. Read more
Here Are Your 2024 GOTY Nominees For Geoff Keighley's 10th Annual Game Awards
18.11.2024
The nominees for The Game Awards 2024 have been revealed and it will offer plenty for fans to fight over. The 10th Anniversary of host Geoff Keighley’s Oscars-like celebration of interactive arts will choose from the following for the best game of the year: Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth Wukong...
This Stunning Outer Wilds: Design Works Collector's Package Reminds Us Why We Love The 2019 GOTY
27.9.2024
Outer Wilds is often touted as one of the greatest video games in recent memory, winning Game of the Year in 2019 from numerous publications. If you ask anyone online for an exploration-based game, not even mentioning the space setting, chances are someone will recommend this masterpiece from...
GOTY Contender Astro Bot Has A Whole Heap Of Secret Exits You Likely Missed
9.9.2024
The utterly wonderful Sony platformer Astro Bot has two main collectables in each level: bots and puzzle pieces. However, some levels contain something else: secret exits that can only be found by completing very specific tasks, or snooping around in some extremely hidden locations that you...
2022 GOTY Vampire Survivors Is Finally Coming To PlayStation This Month
8.8.2024
It’s wild to think Vampire Survivors has spent two years taking over our lives without ever coming to PlayStation. Developer Poncle is finally fixing that. The roguelite bullet hell sensation will hit PS4 and PS5 at the end of August.Read more
Baldur's Gate 3 Won So Many Awards It Started To Cause Problems
15.7.2024
Baldur’s Gate 3 was one of the best games of 2023 and easily one of the year’s biggest success stories. And as you might expect, all that acclaim and adoration saw the game winning a lot of awards at various shows and events. According to the game’s director, being showered with so many accolades...
Animal Well: The Kotaku Review
9.5.2024
I can’t tell you about Animal Well’s best moments. That’s because doing so would spoil the magic of discovering them for yourself, and because I still haven’t uncovered all of them yet either. I went into Animal Well hoping for a fun, evocative trip through a beautiful, lo-fi underground labyrinth....
Fallout 3 And All Its DLC Will Be Free For Amazon Prime Members
2.5.2024
Amazon Prime has announced its free games for May, revealing that Fallout 3 (and all of its DLC) will be one of the PC games subscribers can grab at no additional cost later this month. Read more
Baldur’s Gate 3 Becomes First Game To Win Every Major GOTY Award
12.4.2024
If it seems like Baldur’s Gate 3 can’t stop winning Game of the Year awards, you aren’t wrong. Just this week, Larian’s ambitious 2023 Dungeons & Dragons RPG took home yet another prize during the video game portion of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs). While it is impressive alone to take...
Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Still Winning GOTY Awards Four Months Into 2024
11.4.2024
It is April, and yet we are still in award season for all your favorite 2023 video games. The video game segment of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) were held today, April 11, and like The Game Awards before them, they awarded Larian Studios’ Dungeons & Dragons RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 the...
Genre Bests, Personal Top 10 Lists And More: One Last Look Back At 2023
31.12.2023
This week, we continued taking stock of 2023 with looks back at how the Switch and the Steam Deck fared, our picks for the cream of the crop among shooters and role-playing games, and more juicy commentary on everything the year had to offer. Read more