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Even Tekken 8 Has A Battle Pass Now, And Players Aren’t Happy
1.4.2024
Tekken 8 is an excellent fighting game that finally makes the somewhat convoluted franchise more digestible with accessible design and approachable mechanics. Unfortunately, whenever you reach the top, the only way to go is down, and it seems the highs of Bandai Namco’s recently released brawler...
12 Of The Best Games To Get During Steam’s Spring Sale
14.3.2024
It seems like there is always some great sale or bundle on Steam filled with outstanding games. The ubiquitous PC games storefront is best known for its seasonal sales that offer some of the biggest games at huge discounts.Read more
Hilarious FF7 Mod Transforms Aerith, Tifa, And Yuffie Into Muscle Mommies
13.3.2024
Like taking a pair of trousers to the tailor, a good mod can breathe new life into a game, altering the way it looks or plays to exciting—or hilarious—results. Final Fantasy 7 Remake has a few solid mods already, like one that turns pretty boy Cloud Strife into a sexy boy, and another that...
An Older (But Still Badass) Akuma Is Coming To Street Fighter 6
12.3.2024
Ryu won’t be having a good time in Street Fighter 6 soon, with the news that his long-time rival, Akuma, is finally coming to the latest entry in Capcom’s fighting series. Fans, on the other hand, will have a great time with his addition, as he is one of the most popular characters in the series....
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Players Are Going Wild With The Character Creator
8.3.2024
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is dropping on March 22 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, and in advance of that, Capcom has released the game’s character creator so folks can already enjoy the age-old tradition of spending hours tinkering with their in-game appearance. As is customary with these tools...
Disgraced Fighting Game Pro Returns To Tournaments, Prompting Outcry
4.3.2024
A fighting game competitor who was once accused of sexual assault and banned from several tournaments appears to have returned to play over the weekend. Read more
Ace Attorney Dev Talks Apollo Justice, Japanifornia, and the Series’ Future
6.2.2024
In the fall of 2001, an unprecedented incident shook the world—the first Gyakuten Saiban (or Ace Attorney) game launched in Japan for Game Boy Advance. You played as greenhorn attorney Ryūichi Naruhodō (later translated to Phoenix Wright) as he bluffed through legal cases by exploiting testimonial...
Tekken 8 Is Getting Some Seriously High Praise
23.1.2024
Tekken 8 comes out on January 26 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, and reviews are popping up ahead of the game’s release date. It’ll be the eighth mainline entry in Bandai Namco Entertainment’s long-running franchise, and it seems critics are enjoying the game, with Tekken 8 currently...
From Chill Jusant To Punishing Lies Of P: Levi Winslow’s Top 10 Games Of 2023
27.12.2023
2023 is nearly over, finally, but at least there were some great games to get us through it, right? This year was full of great releases, but marred by myriad layoffs across sectors (including the games industry), and larger, global issues that made it hard to find the light in the dark. But video...
GotY: Kotaku's Top 12 Games Of 2023, Ranked
22.12.2023
As we’ve all heard countless times throughout these last 12 months, 2023 has been a very interesting year in gaming. There were an exorbitant amount of layoffs, companies gobbling up other companies like corporate Pac-Man, and leaks galore. But despite the obvious problems within our industry that...
Kenneth Shepard’s Top 10 Games Of 2023
20.12.2023
Damn, what a year 2023 was, huh?Read more
The State Of The PlayStation 5
15.12.2023
A slick new VR headset, a “slim” console refresh, tons of flashy new accessories, and multiple exclusives, including the fastest selling PlayStation game ever, Spider-Man 2. The PlayStation 5 made big moves in 2023. So why does it feel like the console spent most of it resting on its laurels while...
The Baldur’s Gate 3 Game Of The Year Speech You Didn’t Get To Hear
14.12.2023
The 2023 Game Awards was full of new trailers and announcements but light on actual awards. Host Geoff Keighley ended up speedrunning through many of them, ultimately denying the winners an acceptance speech or cutting them off before they could finish one. Fortunately, some of the devs behind...
Xbox Series X Just Got A Massive Price Drop
13.12.2023
In case you still needed to do some last-minute Christmas shopping for the gamers in your life (or for yourself), Microsoft has temporarily slashed the price of its most powerful gaming console, knocking the cost down by $100.Read more
The Best Video Game Characters Of 2023
11.12.2023
Nearly every conversation I’ve had about Baldur’s Gate 3 this year has started with a series of questions: “Can I see your character? And who are you romancing?” More often than not, I’m more interested in hearing how the characters people make and meet are helping them write their own stories than...
Street Fighter 6 Players Drag Capcom For ‘Insane’ New Costume Prices
1.12.2023
After remaining silent on the price of the much-anticipated new skins for all 18 Street Fighter 6 launch characters, we finally know how much each alternate costume will cost, and fans of the 2D fighter aren’t too happy about the prices they’re seeing.Read more
Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 Joins Joins A Divisive Gaming Trend
30.11.2023
Dragon’s Dogma 2 looks awesome, right? The much anticipated action role-playing game about dragons and pawns came out swinging with a hefty new gameplay showcase on November 28, showing off the impressive character creator and some spectacular combat and officially revealing a March 24, 2024...
Genshin Impact's Viral Dance Meme Is Peak Gaming Tiktok
8.11.2023
If you’re not on TikTok, you might be surprised at how the smallest game-related thing can grow into a massive, ubiquitous trend that transcends even its own community. That’s what’s happening with Genshin Impact right now, as a line delivery from Neuvillette, one of the playable characters...
Kotaku’s 24 Most Anticipated Games Of 2024
30.10.2023
Congratulations, gamers, you have successfully made it through another year of back-to-back big video game launches, disappointing cancellations and delays, and bizarre tribalistic discourse over which console is the best. Joking aside, 2023 was a very good year for video games, with bangers like...
All The Best Game Deals From Amazon’s October Prime Day
10.10.2023
Amazon is currently running its Prime Big Deal Days, sometimes called October Prime Day, which means it’s a great time to score a couple of games that might’ve been on your radar recently. Read more