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Hands-On With Monster Hunter Wilds, What Makes Avowed's Inventory So Great, And More Of The Week's Takes
15.2.2025
This week’s roundup of our hot takes from the past week includes a plea for Nintendo to let us buy older games again on the Switch 2 like we could in the days of the Wii’s Virtual Console instead of just locking all that stuff behind a subscription paywall and letting us pay for the privilege...
Obsidian Has Quietly Become Xbox's Secret Weapon
14.2.2025
In 2022, Obsidian Entertainment was the only first-party Xbox studio to ship a new game, Pentiment. And in 2025, the Microsoft-owned studio has already launched one big RPG, Avowed, and is set to release a second one, The Outer Worlds 2, later in the year. If it wasn’t clear before, it is now:...
Deadpool & Wolverine Director Working On Live-Action D&D Netflix Show
14.2.2025
A new report claims that Netflix’s next big fantasy TV show bet is a Dungeons & Dragons live-action series produced by Shawn Levy, the writer and director behind last year’s mega blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine. Read more
Why Some Fans Are Cheering The Return Of Loot Boxes In Overwatch 2
13.2.2025
One of the funny things about being entrenched in a game’s community for years is that you sometimes forget how it might look to someone on the outside. That happened to me this week when Blizzard announced it would be bringing loot boxes back to Overwatch 2 in Season 15 after dropping the mystery...
15 Things To Know Before You Start Playing Avowed
13.2.2025
Avowed, the newest RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, is out now on Xbox and PC, and it’s very good! But before you hop into this next big Game Pass RPG, here are 14 tips and tricks to keep in mind. And don’t worry, there are no spoilers below.Read more
5 Things We Learned From PlayStation's Best Holiday Ever
13.2.2025
2024 was one of the quietest years for first-party PlayStation games since the PS5 launched. Instead of a God of War Ragnarök or Spider-Man 2, there were excellent but smaller releases like Astro Bot and Lego Horizon Adventures alongside the historic failure of Concord. And yet despite no aces...
Overwatch 2 Is Running Out Of Chances, So I’m Glad It’s Finally Taking Some Real Swings
13.2.2025
I never thought I’d become a lapsed Overwatch 2 player, but that’s what I’ve been lately. I barely touched season 14, and that lack of interest was the culmination of years of stagnation and broken promises finally pushing me away. Yeah, Marvel Rivals also showed up and took my time, but even...
Rockstar Just Launched A Discord And It's Already A Mess Of Rabid GTA 6 Fans
13.2.2025
Grand Theft Auto 6's next trailer isn’t here yet, but Rockstar Games does have something GTA 6-related to share with you: An official Discord server where you can chat with thousands of other fans who can’t wait for the next entry in the series. Read more
Fan Makes Incredible Fantastic Four Popcorn Buckets That Will Probably Be Way Better Than The Ones We Actually Get
13.2.2025
Novelty popcorn buckets have become an almost essential piece of movie marketing in the last year. We can probably thank the Dune: Part Two bucket for this, made to look like one of its grody sandworms but, well, becoming famous for other reasons, as its virality is what got every movie exec...
Diablo 4 Expansions Won't Be Annual, The Next One Arriving In 2026
13.2.2025
Diablo IV’s first expansion, Vessel of Hatred, arrived a year and change after the game launched. That won’t be the case for its next big content drop, however. Franchise boss Rod Ferguson revealed at DICE Summit 2025 in Las Vegas this week that Diablo IV’s second expansion will be arriving...
Avowed: The Kotaku Review
13.2.2025
Avowed features plenty of commentary about empires, religion, colonization, war, progress, and other weighty matters. But what Avowed is really about, when you strip everything else away, is simple: Who are you loyal to? That’s the question at the heart of this new role-playing game. And more than...
PlayStation Plus Is Finally Offering Day-One Releases
13.2.2025
While Game Pass hasn’t exactly shone in the last twelve months, one feature that still stood out (despitemore recently being locked behind the highest payment tier) is its day-one releases. Big-name games like Indiana Jones and Avowed, coming straight into your account the moment they’re available...
Captain America: Brave New World Reviews: A Messy And Unnecessary MCU Sequel
12.2.2025
Captain America: Brave New World, the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, is releasing in theaters later this week and reviews for the flick have gone live online. The consensus? Not great!Read more
The New Cosplay Pikachu Plushies Are Far Too Cute
12.2.2025
Keeping a frequent eye on the Pokémon Center’s new releases page is often the only way to buy some of its best offerings. Sometimes, by the time the press releases have been sent out, they’re already gone. That’s true of two of the new cosplay Pikachu plushies already!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
PlayStation State Of Play Returns This Week, Might Include Rumored God Of War Remasters
11.2.2025
A previously rumored PlayStation showcase for the week of Valentine’s Day has turned out to be real. Sony confirmed the latest State of Play will air on February 12, and is rumored to include the announcement of God of War remasters for the PlayStation 5. Read more
Remember When Selling Out Was A Bad Thing?
10.2.2025
This year’s Super Bowl was a mostly boring game of football with a great Kendrick Lamar concert in the middle. Of course, sprinkled liberally through out all of Super Bowl 59 were expensive commercials. And like in years past, nearly every ad included actors, musicians and other famous people...
The Internet Reacts To Kendrick Lamar’s Easter Egg-Filled Super Bowl Victory Lap
10.2.2025
Yesterday was Super Bowl Sunday, and yeah, the Philadelphia Eagles denied the Kansas City Chiefs a three-peat at winning the biggest football event of the year. But sandwiched between the game’s four quarters was a spectacular performance by rapper Kendrick Lamar. Lamar’s performance transcended...
These 11 Super Bowl LIX Commercials Should Just Be TV Shows
10.2.2025
Super Bowl airtime doesn’t come cheap. In fact, this year companies spent $8 million for 30 seconds of screen time at a Super Bowl most people will only remember for Kendrick Lamar’s unprecedented rap beef victory lap. There were commercials about Meg Ryan having orgasms at a restaurant with Billy...
Sony Gives Out Free PS Plus Days But Fails To Explain Mysterious PlayStation Network Outage
10.2.2025
The PlayStation Network has been back up and running for a bit now, after a major outage took PlayStation 5 and PS4's online features offline for roughly 24 hours at the end of last week. To make up for the extended downtime, Sony is offering every paying PS Plus member a small but free extension...