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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Sweet Games We Can’t Wait To Dive Back Into
13.12.2024
Welcome back to Kotaku’s Weekend Guide, the post-Game Awards edition! If you missed out on last night’s pretty-darn-good awards show, we have a wrap- up of everything cool we saw, and a summary of all the awards won. But if you’re also looking for some great game recommendations to fill your...
Thank God Naughty Dog Is Doing Something Other Than The Last Of Us
13.12.2024
I love The Last of Us and Uncharted, but I would also be content to never see another game in those series again. After all, for nearly 20 years now, Naughty Dog has been exclusively developing games in these same two franchises. Wild to think about, right? The first Uncharted game’s development...
Sonic X Shadow Generations’ DLC Has The Weirdest Keanu Reeves Line Read I've Ever Heard
13.12.2024
I love Keanu Reeves’ performances most of the time. Yeah, the Matrix and John Wick actor maybe doesn’t have a huge range in terms of acting styles, but his somewhat soulful, sometimes flat delivery can work for a myriad of roles. He’s successfully played the stoic leading man in films like...
Beloved Zelda-Like Okami Is Getting A Sequel 18-Years Later
13.12.2024
Okami was a 2006 game of the year winner that never achieved sale success in-line with its critical-acclaim. It’s fitting then, if still completely bonkers, that a sequel to the Legend of Zelda-inspired adventure game would get announced at this year’s Game Awards. A musical medley on stage...
The Creator Behind Ico And Shadow Of The Colossus Is Making A Wild Sci-Fi Game
13.12.2024
During tonight’s Game Awards aka a large trailer-a-thon (that’s also a game awards show) Fumito Ueda showed off a small glimpse of a still-untitled sci-fi-looking game featuring a big mech, a evil looking cloud of dark energy and a person in a cool space suit. Read more
Here's Our First Look At The Witcher 4 Starring Ciri
13.12.2024
We finally have our first taste of The Witcher 4 and it looks stunning in a new cinematic trailer that aired at The Game Awards 2024. The cinematic tease showed monster hunter Ciri stepping into mentor Geralt of Rivia’s shoes to take on a gnarly-looking beast in proper witcher fashion. Read more
Balatro Crosses Over With Shovel Knight, Warframe, And More In New Update
12.12.2024
Balatro is about to have a big day, as the hugely popular roguelike card game is nominated in five different categories at tonight’s Game Awards. But that’s not all, as developer LocalThunk has announced a new collaboration update that brings cards based on eight different games to the fold. Not...
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Parodies All Your Favorite Christmas Movies With New Posters
12.12.2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 doesn’t seem to be a Christmas movie, but that hasn’t stopped Paramount from leaning into the fact that the movie is launching less than a week before the holiday. Jim Carrey has at least one scene in the film dressed as Santa Claus, and now Paramount has released several...
Mafia 4 Trailer Leaks Ahead Of Game Awards, Coming Out Summer 2025
12.12.2024
The fourth entry in 2K’s gangster series isn’t far away. A new leaked ad for Mafia: The Old Country ahead of The Game Awards 2024 reveals a summer 2025 release window and our first real look at the upcoming prequel. Read more
Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Have A 'Canon Mode' For Animus Purists
12.12.2024
Ubisoft is an strange ol’ publisher, closing down teams and killing off so many projects—but the games that do reach us tend to be the most extraordinarily accessible, replete with groundbreaking options to make the games playable for the widest numbers of people, in the most specific ways...
A Single Pudgy Penguins NFT Now Costs More Than a Bitcoin
12.12.2024
The comic penguin collection has become the world’s second most-valued set of NFTs, crossing the $100,000 mark for the first time
Cyberpunk 2077 Has A Balatro Crossover Quest, Here’s How To Start It
11.12.2024
CD Projekt Red dropped a new update for Cyberpunk 2077 that added customization options for your cars and character, photo mode features, and a few “surprises” the team is hoping fans will find themselves. One thing the team didn’t mention in its live stream or patch notes was that update 2.2 would...
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Early Impressions Are Calling It The Best In The Series
11.12.2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 had its official premiere in London yesterday, December 10. While full reviews won’t be out until closer to the movie’s December 20 launch, early impressions are trickling out on social media from people who attended early screenings. It sounds like the Year of Shadow is ending...
Astro Bot Gets A New Holiday-Themed Winter Level Tomorrow
11.12.2024
Astro Bot, one of the best games released in 2024, is getting a new snowy, holiday-themed level as part of a free update for the PlayStation 5 platformer. The wintery level will include some new bots to collect, and it (sadly) sounds like it might be the last bit of Astro Bot DLC we get. Read more
Big Money Bets on Crypto: $745M Pours Into Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs in a Single Day
11.12.2024
On Tuesday, spot bitcoin and ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETF) attracted a notable $745.3 million in combined inflows. The two groups of funds saw steady participation, emphasizing continued investor interest in these assets. Bitcoin ETFs Lead the Pack: Cumulative Inflows Skyrocket to $34.35...
Cyberpunk 2077 Is Somehow Still Getting Free Updates, Adds New Character Creator Options And More
10.12.2024
Cyberpunk 2077 is four years old today, and CD Projekt Red is celebrating with a surprise patch for its open-world RPG that’s out now. The team held a live stream to run down some of the big changes coming in patch 2.2, which comes over a year after the Phantom Liberty expansion, 2.0 overhaul,...
Indiana Jones And The Great Circle: The Kotaku Review
10.12.2024
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is not what I was expecting. My expectation and fear was that developer MachineGames’ AAA action-adventure adaptation of the popular franchise starring Harrison Ford would play mostly like Uncharted, but in the ‘30s and with more Nazis. Thankfully, Great Circle...
How To Punch Fascists Even Better In Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
9.12.2024
Indiana Jones is known for a few things. The hat. The whip. Archaeology. But one of the things he’s best known for is punching fascists (Nazi, or otherwise).Read more
Which Marvel Rivals Character Should I Start With?
9.12.2024
Marvel Rivals is the hottest new thing in the realm of hero shooters. And, it has launched with over 30 popular characters from the Marvel universe. While it’s important to spend time trying out every character to find one that works best for you, they all have different skill ceilings to consider....
14 Things To Know Before Playing Indiana Jones And The Great Circle
6.12.2024
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a lot of fun. The new game from MachineGames and Bethesda lets you step into the (I assume very muddy and warm) boots of the famous adventurer for an exciting new journey around the world. Along the way you solve ancient puzzles and riddles and, of course...