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Don't Let Steam's Latest Sale Push You Around
28.4.2025
In the wake of the phenomenal success of Steam’s demo-highlighting Next Fests, Valve’s online store began frequently adding genre-specific “fests,” mini-sales on games of a specific niche. This has now reached the point where such sales are happening every single week, and this week’s...
Oblivion Remastered Is Out, So Let's All Play Morrowind
25.4.2025
Having booted up the original Oblivion only a week or so ago and realizing just how playable that 20-year-old game still is out of the box despite the recent release of an official remaster, it got me wondering about earlier Elder Scrolls games. Can I just load up Morrowind and play that too?...
This Compelling Time Travel Adventure Is A Must-Play
23.4.2025
Seven years ago, Wadjet Eye Games released Unavowed, a point-and-click adventure that took the industry by surprise. Incorporating ideas from BioWare RPGs, this was a game in which the companions you took with you for any mission changed not only how the puzzles were solved, but how the story...
Nečekaný herní hit obvinili z rasismu, i tak se prodává skvěle
23.4.2025
Simulátor dealera drog Schedule 1 se těší velkému úspěchu, nicméně se nevyhnul kontroverzím. Překvapivě ne kvůli drogové tematice, ale kvůli jednomu hernímu úspěchu s údajně rasistickým podtextem
How 'Do No Harm' grossed ~$500k in Month 1 on Steam!
22.4.2025
Also: key GDC talks now up for free, our new sponsorship, and lots of news
Civilization VII's Road To Recovery Continues With Fourth Big Update
22.4.2025
Civilization VII’s next big update has arrived and the 4X strategy game is steadily checking off the boxes on players’ most requested fixes and additions. It hasn’t yet purged the negative vibes around launch (or the game’s underwater user review rating on Steam), but the fourth major update in...
Assassin’s Creed Shadows On Steam Deck Surprised Me More Than Getting Stabbed In The Neck
21.4.2025
When I heard Ubisoft claim that Assassin’s Creed Shadows would be Steam Deck verified at launch, I responded by saying “yeah right” with all the sass I could muster. I’ve tested a lot of games on Steam Deck here at Kotaku. I’ve seen games that should be slam dunks on the device fall short, and even...
The rise of console wishlists & their one big problem
18.4.2025
Also: the Steam debuts of the week, and lots of news
Popular Steam Game Lowers DLC Price Due To Everything Else Getting More Expensive
18.4.2025
Everspace 2's upcoming paid expansion is set to launch in May. But it will cost a bit less than originally announced, and the devs cite the ongoing economic crisis in the world as the reason for the discount. Read more
This 'Single-Player MMORPG' Is A Good Fit For Introverts
15.4.2025
At first glance, a single-player MMORPG doesn’t make a ton of sense. But in practice, it’s an exciting prospect, a world filled with simulated players, grinding mobs, completing quests, and sharing barbed words in global chat—and none of them are real people. It’s also a decent way to get try...
Stahujte zdarma povedené Metro 2033 Redux, ale pospěšte si
15.4.2025
Od vydání první hry z postapokalyptické série Metro uběhlo patnáct let, studio 4A Games tak při té příležitosti rozdává remasterovanou verzi zdarma
Trade wars & the video game biz: the fragmentation risk
11.4.2025
Let's go beyond the obvious. Also: top Steam releases of the week & lots of news
Devs Behind Controversial Sexual Assault Game Defend It, But Say They're Pulling It From Steam Anyway
10.4.2025
The studio behind No Mercy, a recently released 3D visual novel featuring non-consensual sex and incest, has announced that it plans to remove the game entirely from Steam after the game attracted controversy online. Valve pulled the game from the United Kingdom version of Steam after a government...
Early Steam Deck Prototype Seemingly Sold On Ebay For $2,000
9.4.2025
Here’s something odd. Over on eBay someone seems to have spent $2,000 on a Steam Deck prototype which was being sold on the auction site for $3,000. Read more
Path Of Exiles 2 Dev Reflects After Update Gets Review-Bombed: 'There Were Some Blatant F***-Ups'
9.4.2025
Path Of Exile 2 had an incredible Early Access launch last December, but the honeymoon period is clearly over. Its first major update, Dawn of the Hunt, arrived last week and quickly led to review-bombing on Steam over difficulty spikes that made the game feel, according to some players at least...
Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Won't Have Achievements, And That Sucks
9.4.2025
I love achievements in video games. I remember playing Call of Duty 2 on Xbox 360 and getting my first one and thinking “Oh this is neat!” And over the last 20 years, I’ve grown to enjoy them more and more as they have become a digital scrapbook documenting my gaming accomplishments across...
Get Seven Great Boomer Shooters For Just $16
9.4.2025
Calling all FPS fans! Humble Bundle is currently selling seven PC boomer shooters for less than $20. And these are some damn fine retro-themed shooters, too. Read more
Hades 2 Is Coming To Switch 1 And 2 Before Other Consoles
8.4.2025
After spending roughly a year in Early Access on Steam, Hades 2 is set to hit 1.0 with a full launch sometime in 2025 for PC players. On console, however, Supergiant Games has confirmed the colorful isometric roguelike will be coming first to Nintendo’s platforms, with a window of exclusivity...
Ne všechny hity potřebují šílené rozpočty. Tyto dvě hry právě lámou rekordy
8.4.2025
Vývoj her dnes trvá léta a spolkne desítky milionů dolarů. Záruka úspěchu to ovšem vždy není. A naopak, prosadit se mohou i na pohled skromnější projekty. Pojďme se podívat na dvě letošní hry, které patří k nejprodávanějším na Steamu. Na první pohled byste to do nich asi neřekli
Nintendo Switch 2: what did we discover about discovery?
4.4.2025
Also: a whole knapsack of news, and the latest big Steam releases ranked