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GTA: Vice City's Weird Moon Easter Egg Finally Explained
27.11.2023
In 2001’s genre-defining PlayStation 2 smash Grand Theft Auto III, if you pulled out a sniper rifle and shot at the moon, it would change size. For years, fans tried to explain why this funny little secret was included in the game. Was it a reference to something? A smaller part of a larger secret?...
TGA’s Geoff Keighley Weighs In On Dave The Diver Nomination Controversy
27.11.2023
An intense debate ignited November 13, when The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley announced the nominees for this year’s trophy ceremony. While some folks were surprised Pikachu face by Starfield’s absence, most people were shook by one particular title offered up for the “Best Independent Game”...
Kids Want Digital Currency And Subscriptions More Than New Games This Xmas
27.11.2023
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has revealed new data showing kids want video game-related gifts more than anything else this holiday season. But if you dig into the data a little bit more, you’ll discover that most kids don’t want a new physical game. Instead, what they’re really...
One Of The Best Assassin's Creed Games Is Free On PC
27.11.2023
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, the Ubisoft stealth adventure series’ 2015 entry featuring dual protagonists that’s set in 19th century London, is currently free on PC until December 6. There’s just one twist: You’ll need to get it from Ubisoft Connect launcher (insert horror emoji). Don’t hate...
The Week In Games: Dark Knights And Dark Princes
27.11.2023
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The Week's Best Gaming Stories, From Pokimane to Adults-Only N64
25.11.2023
From mergers to memes, the landscape of interactive entertainment is always in motion. Here’s your cheat sheet for the week’s most important stories in gaming.Read more
The Week's Hottest Takes, From Scott Pilgrim To TLOU 2
25.11.2023
Gamers are a passionate bunch, and we’re no exception. These are the week’s most interesting perspectives on the wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird world of video game news.Read more
10 Hidden Games That'll Make Your Steam Wishlist Shine
24.11.2023
Continuing from yesterday’s collation of unknown and under-known indie games, Thanksgaming 2023 rides again with another ten fantastic-looking games you’ve almost definitely never heard of.Read more
Pop-Ads In Assassin's Creed Were A 'Technical Error' Says Ubisoft
24.11.2023
Don’t you hate it when your toaster gets an error, and pop-up ads start appearing? Same thing seems to have been happening with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey this week, which Ubisoft is blaming on a “technical error,” and they don’t even have the terrible pun as an excuse.Read more
10 Indie Games That Deserve A Spot On Your Steam Wishlist
23.11.2023
When over 50 indie games come out a day on Steam alone, it can feel impossible to keep up with what’s worth playing. One of the best techniques is to curate a wishlist, meaning games that deserve attention float to the surface on release. And that’s where we can help: here are ten games you’ve...
Former GTA Developer Silenced By Rockstar For Sharing Fun Anecdotes
23.11.2023
Former Rockstar North developer Obbe Vermeij had been enjoying a few weeks of sharing some decades-old tales. Reminiscing on his many days with the GTA developer, Vermeij took to his personal blog to recall revealing inside stories behind games like San Andreas and Vice City, and everyone...
A Decades-Old Glitch In Half-Life Has Finally Been Fixed
22.11.2023
A new update for Valve’s first game, 1998’s beloved first-person shooter Half-Life, has fixed an old, small, and annoying animation glitch found in one of the game’s most memorable levels. And fans, myself included, are very excited about it. Read more
This Award-Winning VR Game Is Challenging Gender Norms
22.11.2023
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Left 4 Dead Got A Sequel So Fast Because The First Game Was Extremely ‘Broken’
22.11.2023
Valve’s co-op zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead 2, launched just a year after the original game. If you know much about Valve, you know that’s a shockingly fast turnaround for a sequel. And according to the lead on the original Left 4 Dead, the sequel came so quickly because the first game was a “broken...
Kotaku Readers Can’t Agree On When Games Should Be Remastered
22.11.2023
The Last of Us Part II might only be about three years old, but the popular PS4 sequel from Naughty Dog will be remastered for PS5 next year. And as you might expect, when we asked Kotaku readers (you fine folks!) about this, you all had a lot of thoughts to share on remakes, remasters, and more....
You Can Play Diablo IV For Free All This Week
22.11.2023
Just in time for the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Blizzard is letting you play Diablo IV for free for one full week on Steam right now. That’s a pretty sweet deal among a crop of other pretty sweet deals that Valve is offering as part of the PC gaming store’s massive annual Autumn Sale.Read...
Steam’s Massive Fall Sale Is Offering Up Some Good Deals
21.11.2023
Valve’s annual autumn sale. Some of the best and biggest PC games, including action-RPG Diablo IV, the fantastic Star Wars game Jedi: Survivor, and Bethesda’s latest, Starfield, are all on sale right now.Read more
Mortal Kombat 1 Players Are Time Traveling To Avoid Buying Skins
21.11.2023
To avoid what many consider aggressive monetization, Mortal Kombat 1 players are doing everything they can to avoid buying cosmetics in NetherRealms’ latest 2D fighter. The latest exploit involves them utilizing a console date change hack to acquire once-free character skins that are now only...
Embattled Shooter Destiny 2 Gets Witcher 3 Armor
21.11.2023
The white wolf is coming to Destiny 2 by way of some new cosmetics. Bungie teased a crossover with CD Projekt Red’s beloved RPG The Witcher 3 that will add three new armor sets to make players look like protagonist Geralt of Rivia, at least if they’re willing to shell out $20 or more for a single...
This Modern Warfare 3 Gameplay Feature Spices Up A Weak Campaign
21.11.2023
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