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Four Tips To Get You Started In Blades Of Fire
22.5.2025
Developer Mercury Steam is perhaps best known for 2010’s Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and, more recently, Metroid Dread. The studio’s newest game, Blades of Fire, is a tough action-adventure RPG with Soulslike elements and a surprisingly in-depth weapon-forging mini-game.Read more
This Is One Of The Most Popular Games On The Planet Right Now
21.5.2025
It’s likely that you’ve never played or even heard of Grow a Garden, a new user-created experience in Roblox. But millions of people have. In fact, the very simple farming sim at one point had over 5 million active players, beating out games like Counter-Strike 2 and Marvel Rivals on Steam. It’s...
A Game Of The Year Contender Is Passing Right Under People's Noses
21.5.2025
Despite having spent 45 hours with the game, I’m still not quite ready to slap “The Kotaku Review” on anything I write about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy yet. Too Kyo Games’ tactical RPG has 100 endings and I’ve only seen a handful, the game’s “true” route not among them. But, my god,...
Miyamoto Just Wants To Make More Pikmin Stuff
21.5.2025
Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s legendary game designer and the creator of Mario, Zelda, and more, is a busy guy these days. He’s helping Nintendo make movies while also being involved in the construction of Mario theme parks at Universal Studios. But really, it seems like Miyamoto just wants to make...
Xbox Game Pass Is Getting Too Many Cool Games This Month
21.5.2025
Xbox Game Pass has been killing it this year and May is especially packed. The subscription library is getting a load of cool indies as well as 2024 GOTY contender Metaphor: ReFantazio. That’s on top of all of the heavy hitters that already arrived earlier in the month. There is, quiet simply,...
Xbox Just Added 50+ Classic Activision Games To Game Pass
21.5.2025
Surprise! If you are a Game Pass subscriber, you now have access to dozens and dozens of retro video games. And Xbox and Activision plan to add even more classic games in the future. Read more
Upgrade Your Spellcaster With The Ring Of Destruction In Oblivion Remastered
21.5.2025
If you’re playing a Mage-type class in Oblivion Remastered—who doesn’t want to toss fireballs and smack people with a lightning-infused backhand?—then you’ll need to prioritize improving the Destruction skill. It’s a key skill that turns the average magic-wielding wannabe into Merlin. With...
The Last Of Us Show Made A Major Change From The Game This Week, And Neil Druckmann Explains Why
21.5.2025
The Last of Us season two’s penultimate episode was almost entirely flashbacks of Joel and Ellie’s lives together in Jackson. Some of these were plucked straight from the Last of Us Part II video game, others are brand new for the series. The most important one, however, was Joel and Ellie’s final...
Sony Killing Half-Baked PlayStation Stars Loyalty Program Less Than Three Years Later
21.5.2025
PlayStation Stars was Sony’s bizarre overhaul of its existing loyalty program aimed at rewarding players with not just points they could put toward purchases of digital games but also with collectibles they could display on a virtual shelf. It was a neat idea implemented in the worst way possible...
Mario Kart World Was Going To Be A Switch Game But The System Couldn't Handle It
21.5.2025
The first game we officially saw running on a Switch 2 was Mario Kart World. The open-world racing game will be launching alongside the new console next month, but that wasn’t always the plan. Mario Kart World was going to be a Switch 1 game, until the devs realized the aging console couldn’t...
Mario Kart World's Wild Roster All Started With This Silly Cow Sketch
21.5.2025
Mario Kart World is an open-world racer in which you can literally drive from course to course and nearly everywhere in-between. But the only thing fans wanted to talk about after the Switch 2 exclusive got its first trailer was a cow riding a motorcycle. As it turns out, Mario Kart World’s roster...
Visual Feast Hellblade 2 Is Getting The PS5 Pro Treatment This Summer
21.5.2025
The march of “everything is an Xbox” continues as console exclusive Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II becomes the latest first-party Microsoft game to come to PlayStation 5. The visually dazzling fantasy thriller will arrive on Sony’s platform this summer with new features and an enhanced version for...
How To Defeat The Tough-As-Nails Dualliste In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
21.5.2025
You might’ve caught a few vibes here and there that the good folks at Sandfall might’ve had a Souls game or two on the brain while designing Clair Obscur. But right around here is the point where reasonable doubt gets kicked off a skyscraper, because the Dualliste is the most Souls-game shit ever....
Fresh Pokémon Card Madness Has GameStop Limiting Collectors To One Box Each
20.5.2025
The Pokémon card scene is getting out of control again. Things appeared to die down for a bit following a pandemic-fueled collecting frenzy, but new sets in 2025 are selling out and prices on the secondhand market are skyrocketing. And it’s coming to a head at GameStop, the unlikely new epicenter...
GameStop Is Selling A Ton Of Big Games For Just $15
20.5.2025
GameStop must be trying to clear out some space, because the national video game retailer is selling a huge assortment of AAA games, remakes, and recent releases for $15 and $30 as part of a new sale. So why not take advantage of this corporate clean-up and grab some big games for less than half...
Cyberpunk 2077’s Sequel Will Return To Night City, As Well As Take Us Somewhere New
20.5.2025
We still don’t know much about the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel currently in the works at CD Projekt Red. Development on the RPG, code-named “Orion,” is in full swing after the studio wrapped support for the original game last year, but the team is still keeping most details about it under wraps, other...
At Least A Few Stores Will Have Switch 2 In Stock The Day Of Launch For Fans Without Pre-Orders
20.5.2025
Switch 2 pre-orders have basically been sold out since they went live last month, but a lucky few might still be able to nab the new Nintendo console in person when it launches on June 5. GameStop, Best Buy, and others have promised limited quantities on site at certain stores when fans go...
Jurassic World Rebirth's Last Trailer Reveals Super-Cute Backpack Dino
20.5.2025
Jurassic World Rebirth’s second and final trailer is here and while it gives us a good look at the big nasty dino stalking our heroes, the only thing I care about is that cute dinosaur hanging out in a backpack. I love that dinosaur now and I’ll protect it with my life.Read more
Players Are Obsessed With How Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's Enemies Keep Trolling Them
20.5.2025
One of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's big innovations is adding a dodge, parry, and counter system to its otherwise traditional turn-based battles. It’s a clever tweak that helps keep combat engrossing for its 30+ hour journey and also an incredible opportunity for the game’s developers to troll...
How To Master The Powers Of The Sea With Marvel Rivals' Namor
20.5.2025
Namor is the king of the seas, and he truly shows it with his potential to dominate matches and shut down certain characters in Marvel Rivals entirely.Read more