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Marathon Gets Delayed, Donkey Kong Bananza Gets A Smashing Showing, And More Top Stories
21.6.2025
This week, Donkey Kong Bananza knocked our collective socks off in a very strong Nintendo Direct dedicated to the Switch 2's next big exclusive, and Marathon, the next big game from Destiny maker Bungie, was delayed in the wake of an alpha earlier this year that left many players underwhelmed....
The Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster Had To Be Brute-Forced Into Existence And Makes Some Controversial Cuts
17.6.2025
Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles will make the PS1 classic playable on modern hardware in September for the first time since the PlayStation 3 generation over a decade ago. Why did it take so long for Square Enix to bring back the beloved strategy spin-off? It might have had something...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Publisher Says Fans Would Never Guess The Hit RPG's Budget: 'I'm Sure Mirror's Edge And Vanquish Cost More'
29.5.2025
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is one of the top-rated games of the year and has sold over 3.3 million copies. And it did it all with a very small budget, according to publisher Kelpler Interactive. How small? Portfolio director Matthew Handrahan isn’t saying, but he thinks everyone’s guesses...
Sony Killing Half-Baked PlayStation Stars Loyalty Program Less Than Three Years Later
21.5.2025
PlayStation Stars was Sony’s bizarre overhaul of its existing loyalty program aimed at rewarding players with not just points they could put toward purchases of digital games but also with collectibles they could display on a virtual shelf. It was a neat idea implemented in the worst way possible...
GTA 6 Needed More Time To Achieve Vision With 'No Limits' And Probably Won't Be Delayed Again
15.5.2025
One of the biggest questions coming into 2025 was whether Grand Theft Auto 6 would somehow get delayed. Earlier this month, Rockstar Games revealed it would. The head of its parent company now says that delay was necessary to help the studio deliver the game without compromises. Will it get delayed...
David Fincher's New Xbox Commercial Has Big PS2 Energy
10.4.2025
Xbox has released a new commercial directed by David Fincher that features a bunch of CGI rat-human hybrids in a dirty, crowded city. It’s the kind of ad we don’t often see anymore, and it reminds me of some of the weirdest live-action ads Sony used to make for the PS2 and PS3. Read more
PlayStation Launches New PS5 Beta Testing Program
4.3.2025
Are you someone who loves participating in video game beta tests? Perhaps you enjoy trying out new console features early, before they are released to everyone? Well, then you should check out Sony’s new PlayStation beta program. Read more
The Switch 2 Shouldn't Lock Classic Nintendo Games Behind A Subscription Paywall
11.2.2025
Nintendo is currently the only console maker that makes you pay for a monthly subscription to access its classic games instead of letting you buy them a la carte. That needs to change with the Switch 2.Read more
Insomniac Boss Says Resistance 4 Was The One That Got Away
7.2.2025
The Resistance games were never among Sony’s most popular franchises but they still have a special place in some players’ hearts, especially those who remained ride-or-die through the tough early days of the PlayStation 3. And while 2011's Resistance 3 capped off the alternate sci-fi history about...
Former PlayStation Boss Played Company's First Game On Scrapped Nintendo Console
4.2.2025
Shuhei Yoshida, the former president of Sony Interactive Studios, was there from day one of the PlayStation. And in a new interview, the former exec shared a story of how, on his first day at PlayStation, he got the chance to play the company’s first game on the infamous Nintendo PlayStation...
Ninja Gaiden 4 Teases Franchise Comeback For Fall 2025 In Extended Reveal Trailer
23.1.2025
Over a decade after Ninja Gaiden 3 first graced Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, fans of the action franchise are finally getting a long-awaited sequel. Team Ninja and Platinum Games announced Ninja Gaiden 4 as a joint-venture at this week’s Xbox Developer Direct and provided a deep-dive into the story...
Could Pricing Grand Theft Auto 6 At $100 Help Save The Game Industry?
15.1.2025
Video games have never been more prevalent or elaborate, but the industry that creates them is currently facing unprecedented headwinds amid spiraling costs, intense competition, and a stagnating player-base. A new market analysis suggests that breaking the current $70 price barrier on games could...
The PS4 Might Actually Break One Of The PS2's Wildest Records
10.1.2025
Sony’s PlayStation 2 had a long lifecycle. It launched in 2000 and the final game released for it arrived in 2013. But the PlayStation 4 might be on track to beat this impressive record. In fact, it might demolish it. Read more
HBO's The Last Of Us Season 2 Gets New Trailer And Surprise April Release Date
7.1.2025
HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us returns for season 2 in just a few months. Sony revealed the hit horror game will be back on TV with fresh episodes beginning in April and dropped a new trailer for fans to pore over in the meantime. Read more
New Game Is Basically LittleBigPlanet 4
26.12.2024
The LittleBigPlanet franchise effectively died earlier this year when Sony took down the servers for and later delisted LBP3. But a group of self-described “hobbyists” are working on Restitched, a game that will likely be just what some sad LBP fans are missing. And a new trailer for it arrived...
For No Particular Reason, We Suggested You Slay Nazis In Wolfenstein This Week
10.11.2024
Hey, I don’t know if you’ve heard, but a lot happened this past week. Some of it may or may not have been newsworthy. Nevertheless, to get you through, we’ve kept you abreast of all the tips, deals, and reviews your nihilistic heart could desire. This includes articles on the perfectly cathartic...
Red Dead Redemption Remaster, As Told By Steam Reviews
6.11.2024
When Red Dead Redemption launched initially on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, I was still in my senior year of high school. I didn’t have much time to complete such a monumental open-world adventure. So, despite spending countless hours exploring the Wild West, RDR fell on the back burner until...
The 14-Year Wait Is Over: Red Dead Redemption Finally Hits PC Later This Month
8.10.2024
Over a decade after it first landed on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, Red Dead Redemption is finally going to be available to play on PC. Rockstar Games announced the hit open-world Western will arrive at the end of October alongside its zombie apocalypse add-on, Undead Nightmare. Read more
34 Games Coming Out In October That We Can't Wait To Check Out
2.10.2024
October hits different. The spooky month is often bursting with new games to play ahead of the end of the year, and 2024's buffet of releases is keeping the tradition alive. From PC to Nintendo Switch, from Super Mario Party Jamboree to Dragon Age: The Veilguard, here are 34 games you should have...
Kotaku's Weekend Guide: 5 Games We Can't Wait To Get Back To
13.9.2024
Fall is almost here, we’re officially in the thick of the back-to-school scramble, and I can’t stop buying apple cider spice candles for the house. We’re also officially in the thick of game release season, so why not take a minute to talk about Metacritic?Read more