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Ubisoft's COD-Like Shooter Is Finally Out--But Matchmaking Is Broken
21.5.2024
After years of marketing, delays, betas, and name changes, XDefiant from Ubisoft is finally here and...things aren’t going very well. Players are currently unable to find matches as the game’s servers can’t seem to cope with the large influx of people. Read more
How To Make The Most Of Hellblade II’s Graphics On PC
21.5.2024
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Ninja Theory’s latest narrative action-adventure game, arrived on May 21, 2024 for Xbox and PC. While many may be divided over its simple combat and lengthy puzzles, there’s no denying that Hellblade 2 is a visually stunning game, especially on a PC with the horsepower...
PC Gaming Is Growing Faster Than Consoles, Data Shows
21.5.2024
Last year saw the release of some really big and highly-rated video games. However, new data shows that PC gaming was the biggest winner in 2023, while console revenue mostly flatlined and mobile game profits dropped.Read more
RECENZE: Hellblade II je depresivní výlet mimo komfortní zónu
21.5.2024
Hellblade 2 je strhující psychologický horor zasazený do prostředí severské mytologie. Navzdory famóznímu technologickému zpracování, které ždímá aktuální hardwarovou generaci na maximum, ho ovšem nelze snadno doporučit. Jeho temné vyznění a filmová hratelnost z něj dělají spíš artovou záležitost...
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II: The Kotaku Review
21.5.2024
I’m on a path to find reprieve from the suffering around me. But as I turn the next corner of clouding darkness, a bright red light paralyzes me as the forceful and commanding voice of my father tells me that not only am I doomed to fail in my struggles, but that I am actively causing the very harm...
The Last Of Us Season 2 Pics, Fallout Player Nukes Phil Spencer, And More News
19.5.2024
It’s the middle of May 2024 and that means we’re nearly halfway through the year. What has this year been like in video game news? Tons of layoffs (sad), lots of new games (glad), and some weird outliers, as usual. This week, we saw set photos and official shots from The Last of Us season two, dove...
Redfall Still Getting Offline Mode And Big Final Update Even As The Studio Shuts Down
17.5.2024
A year after Redfall’s disastrous launch, Microsoft announced it would be closing the beloved studio behind it, Arkane Austin. But it sounds like Game Pass’ vampire shooter will still get the big final update Arkane’s devs were working on after all.Read more
Report: Next Call Of Duty Will Be On Game Pass
17.5.2024
The next Call of Duty, believed to be a Black Ops sequel set during the Gulf War, will be the first new entry in the popular online shooter to be on Xbox Game Pass. That’s according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, which said the announcement will be made at Microsoft’s big annual Xbox...
Report: Microsoft CEO Wants More Xbox Games On PS5 And Switch
16.5.2024
New reporting claims that Microsoft’s CEO is pushing all of its divisions to make more money and has put pressure on Xbox to publish even more of its games from some of its biggest franchises on PlayStation and Switch, leading to internal debates and “unease.” Read more
New Xbox Feature Could Save Players Loads Of Time
16.5.2024
Modern games get patched all the time, and there are few things more low-key annoying than sitting down to dig into a meaty RPG or hop into a quick deathmatch only to see you’ve got to download an 8GB update. You start scrolling TikTok or dropping memes in the group chat and by the time you realize...
Activision Finally Opens A Studio To Make Something Other Than Call Of Duty
16.5.2024
Xbox-owned Activision has revealed a brand new AAA studio in Poland that will develop something other than Call of Duty, which most of Activision currently works on. This should be good news! The industry needs more studios after thousands of layoffs. However, last week, Activision’s parent...
Half Of PlayStation Players Still Haven't Upgraded To PS5
16.5.2024
The PlayStation 5 has sold just over 59 million units since it launched in 2020, which is slightly less than PS4’s sales in the same timeframe, as it sold roughly 60 million consoles four years into its lifecycle. And from the sound of it, those PlayStation 5s only account for roughly half...
For The First Time Since 2014, Assassin's Creed Is Skipping PS4/Xbox One
15.5.2024
Earlier today, Ubisoft officially unveiled Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the next big, main entry in the long-running stealth-action franchise featuring sneaky assassins and evil Templars running amok throughout history. And for the first time in a decade, Ubisoft’s popular series is skipping the...
Hi-Fi Rush Devs Fix The Tiniest Bugs In One Last Update
15.5.2024
Hi-Fi Rush, developed by Tango Gameworks, is a colorful action-rhythm game that got a surprise release in 2023 and ended up being one of the best games of the year. But the studio behind it was recently closed by Xbox, making the game’s final update a somber farewell to fans. Read more
Xbox Game Pass Just Added 2023’s Best Puzzle Game
15.5.2024
The latest offerings available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers include a slew of underrated titles that many gamers probably missed when they first released. But if you have to choose one game in the lineup to play, it should be Chants of Sennaar. The endearing art style and enthralling puzzle design...
Baldur’s Gate 3 Fan Makes Shadowheart’s Artefact Into An Xbox Controller
14.5.2024
Custom, often impractical video game controllers are a tale as old as time. Who could forget the bizarre Resident Evil 4 chainsaw controller or when Square Enix released controllers shaped like Yuna’s guns from Final Fantasy X-2? Well, here comes a new challenger, as a Baldur’s Gate 3 fan has made...
A Bunch Of Slept-On Games Are About To Hit Game Pass
14.5.2024
May is shaping up to be a very, very good month for Xbox Game Pass—with some sleeper hits, like magic FPS Immortals of Aveum, and new games, like Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, arriving soon. And I bet Xbox is happy to have some good news to share right now, following the last few months.Read more
Tons Of Xbox 360 Games On Deep Sale Before Store Gets Shut Down
14.5.2024
The Xbox 360 is a legendary console, and its storefront, the Xbox Marketplace, was similarly legendary, becoming one of the most prominent online stores in console history and helping pave the way for digital distribution. The Xbox store has hosted the likes of Xbox Live Arcade, which shone a light...
Hi-Fi Rush: The Kotaku Retrospective Review
13.5.2024
There’s a scene late in Hi-Fi Rush, the rhythm action game by the now-defunct Tango Gameworks, in which protagonist Chai explores a museum dedicated to the antagonistic, oppressive megacorp Vandelay Technologies. In it, the corporation tells a sanitized version of its own history, one that glosses...
Xbox Boss Can Finally Get His Revenge, Unlocks Ability To Nuke Other Players In Fallout 76
13.5.2024
Amid turmoil and disillusionment over recent studio closures, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has continued grinding through Fallout 76 and has just finished the “Officer on Deck” questline, granting him the ability to launch the survival MMO’s infamous nukes. The new capability was unlocked just...