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‘Everything is fine’: Coinbase mocks UK financial system in new video
31.7.2025
Coinbase’s satirical video takes aim at Britain’s struggling economy as data shows almost half of UK adults are financially vulnerable
Nintendo Just Blew Mario Kart World's Record Race Wide Open
30.7.2025
A surprise Mario Kart World update has breathed new life into the Switch 2 exclusive, but it’s one of the changes that goes unmentioned by Nintendo which could have the biggest impact on the game’s competitive scene. Read more
Getting Your Ass Kicked In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Just Became A Little Less Frustrating
30.7.2025
Turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has already proved a phenomenally good time for fans of old-school JRPGs and those who appreciate solid storytelling and rewarding battle systems. But with today’s 1.4.0 patch, the game has received some much-needed improvements in key areas. If you’re...
Despite Everything Linkin Park Has Been Through, The AMV Band Is Alive And Well
30.7.2025
To me and millions of other people who grew up listening to alternative rock in the early 2000s, Chester Bennington was a generation-defining voice of rock music. This month marks the eighth anniversary of his passing, and I still remember exactly where I was when I heard the news. I had never been...
Bloodlines 2 Isn’t Aiming To Be A Vampire-Themed GTA, And That Rules
30.7.2025
Much like the titular monsters who inhabit its dreaded world of darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2’s development has been a bit of a cursed creature. Once under the development of the team at Harsuit Labs, it was shifted to the horror pros at The Chinese Room, who recently released...
Xbox Games Are Saving The PS5 From Its Midlife Crisis
30.7.2025
2017's Horizon Zero Dawn marked an inflection point for the PlayStation 4. The console went from being a great machine for indie games and third-party blockbusters to being synonymous with top-notch first-party exclusives. Spider-Man and God of War arrived the following year. The avalanche...
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound: The Kotaku Review
30.7.2025
The gaming world hasn’t talked enough about how it feels to get good at the original Ninja Gaiden for the NES. I mean, I get it, it’s a notoriously brutal example of “Nintendo Hard” difficulty. I still have nightmares about those endlessly respawning birds that boomerang relentlessly around...
Don't Sleep On Donkey Kong Bananza's Co-Op Mode
30.7.2025
Donkey Kong Bananza is the newest entry in one of Nintendo’s longest-running franchises, and it’s a rip-roaring good time for fans eager to destroy everything in their paths. However, players only control Donkey Kong this time around, with his usual sidekicks like Diddy and Dixie taking...
The Most Expensive Cards In Pokémon TCG's Black Bolt And White Flare
30.7.2025
Pokémon TCG’s Black Bolt And White Flare might be an anticlimactic ending to the Scarlet & Violet era, but some of the cards included are fetching extraordinary prices. We’ve compiled the top ten highest selling cards in the split sets.Read more
This Cool Mod For FF7 Rebirth Shows Us What A Modern Final Fantasy 8 Remake Might Look Like
30.7.2025
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the middle chapter in the ambitious project to remake one of the greatest video games of all time, hit PC in February of this year. It brought with it its many, often aggravating, mini-games, and by virtue of now being on a more open platform, the potential for modders...
You Could Be Earning So Much More For Hunting Mutants In Stalker 2
30.7.2025
Earning coupons in the Zone was already pretty straightforward. But for those of us who’ve spent tens or hundreds of hours in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, tackling the same side quests repeatedly for cash becomes downright gruesome—more so than the mutants we fight. Thankfully, update...
The First Nintendo Direct Of The Switch 2 Era Is Here
30.7.2025
A long rumored Nintendo Direct is taking place this month after all. The Mario maker announced a partner showcase will take place on July 31, marking the first new Nintendo Direct since the Switch 2 launched in early June. Read more
EA Won't Be Asking $80 For Battlefield 6
30.7.2025
As large parts of the games industry looks to normalize $80 as the entry price for gaming, EA says it’s not planning to join in yet. EA CEO Andrew Wilson spoke on an earnings call to say the company is not intending to start charging eighty bucks “at this stage.”Read more
Elden Ring Nightreign's Duo Mode Patch Is Delayed Following Massive Earthquake
30.7.2025
Last night, one of the biggest earthquakes ever recorded on Earth occurred off the coast of Russia. Extraordinarily, so far, no one has died nor even been seriously injured, although millions are being evacuated from coastal areas in Hawaii, California and Japan for fear of incoming tsunamis....
Pokémon TCG Pocket Apologizes, Pulls New Cards Following Plagiarism Accusations
30.7.2025
When accusations of plagiarism are made, there’s usually an awful lot of back-and-forth, denials from all sides, and rarely clear-cut satisfaction. But after yesterday’s claims by a Chinese illustrator that his artwork had appeared in Pokémon TCG Pocket’s brand new set, Wisdom of Sea and Sky,...
Nintendo Finally Throws Mario Kart World Players A Bone In Its Biggest Update Yet
30.7.2025
Nintendo just reversed course on one of its most controversial changes to Mario Kart World, sorta. The Switch 2 maker just buffed the appearance rate of three-lap courses after previously nuking a sneaky workaround players had been exploiting to avoid the new game’s in-between driving sections....
Call Of Duty Finally Admits What We've Been Saying All Along: The Install Size Is Too Damn High
29.7.2025
In theory, an all-in-one launcher to manage a massive franchise like Call of Duty probably makes sense. When you have multiple campaigns, multiplayer modes, and regular updates to live-service games like Warzone to manage, sure, you could convince me that a one-stop shop where I can find...
Don't Like Your New Armor In Wuchang? Transmog It!
29.7.2025
One thing almost every soulslike fan can agree on is that fashion is often more important to us than stats. It’s true! Most of us will rock some pretty terrible armor as long as we look cool doing it. But that’s why it’s so awesome when a game offers transmog with no downsides, letting us wear...
PS Plus Gets Another Banger In August
29.7.2025
Lies of P is arguably one of the best Soulslikes since the Dark Souls games themselves. A spiritual successor to Bloodborne for those hopelessly waiting for an actual sequel, Lies of P leads the free PS Plus games for August, continuing the paid subscription service’s recent win streak. Read more
Elden Ring Nightreign's Easiest Boss Is About To Get Way Harder
29.7.2025
The second batch of Everdark Sovereign bosses arrive in Elden Ring Nightreign later this week, and FromSoftware just revealed who will be first up: Maris Fathom of Night. Better known simply as Augur, this phantasmal jellyfish was arguably the easiest Nightlord in the base game, so I’m looking...