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Ratchet & Clank Weapons, Ranked
16.3.2021
This weekend, I played through the “re-imagined” 2016 Ratchet & Clank for PlayStation 4 (free via PlayStation Plus this month). And I started feeling that familiar itch, the itch to compile an underexplained list. As such, here’s how I rank the weapons in its arsenal based on various...
Fan Fixes GTA Online Load Times, Rockstar Makes It Official
16.3.2021
Earlier this month, GTA Online player t0st found a way to cut down the game’s load times by 70%. It must have been a clean, effective fix, because Rockstar themselves have taken a look, agreed with it and will soon make it part of an official update.Read more
Fortnite Team Banned From Major Tournament After Player Tells Epic Exec To Kill Himself
15.3.2021
I don’t know much about Fortnite, but I’m going to guess harassing an Epic executive probably isn’t a winning strategy.Read more
Ghost Of Tsushima Devs Didn't Think Those Fast Load Speeds Were So Special
15.3.2021
If you played Ghost of Tsushima, you were likely floored by how fast it loads. Despite taking place on an enormous open world, you can fast-travel from one end to the other in seconds, which might give you the impression that Sucker Punch, the game’s developer, employs literal wizards. That’s...
Undertale Makes Its Xbox Debut Via Game Pass Tomorrow
15.3.2021
Undertale, the quirky 2015 role-playing game from indie dev Toby Fox, finally heads to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S tomorrow, and it will be free for everyone with an active Game Pass subscription on console.Read more
Warren Spector Thinks Deus Ex Is Too Real For 2021
15.3.2021
The Game Developers Conference kicked off today as a week of virtual talks. In a live chat alongside a rebroadcast of his 2017 GDC talk, Deus Ex designer Warren Spector talked about why he wouldn’t make the game today.Read more
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Gets Transmog Tomorrow In Next Big Update
15.3.2021
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s 1.2 update arrives tomorrow and adds transmog so that players can finally wear whatever they want without hurting their stats while murdering the English countryside.Read more
Destiny 2's Trials Of Osiris Still Offline Following Match Fixing Scandal
15.3.2021
It’s been a rough year for Destiny 2's high stakes competitive mode. Trials of Osiris has been plagued by cheating, glitch exploits, and lopsided matchmaking. Now it’s a hotbed of match fixing, as players try to game the system to get its coveted rewards without actually putting in the work...
Fall Guys Season 4 Kicks Off March 22
15.3.2021
Not even time can erode the irrepressible cheer of face-planting beans. The futuristic fourth season of Fall Guys kicks off on March 22, developer Mediatonic announced today.Read more
Capture All Your Fortnite Deaths With an Elgato HD60 S for $149
15.3.2021
Elgato HD60 | $149 | Best BuyRead more
Nine Inch Nails’ Ambient, Droning Quake Soundtrack Massages My Brain
15.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today, lull yourself into productivity with the sound of nightmares. (Hmm, I’ma keep workshopping that.)Read more
Yet Another Producer Leaves Sony's Japan Studio
15.3.2021
In the wake of the news that Sony’s Japan Studio is reorganizing, another producer has left the company. This time, it’s Masami Yamamoto, who made his debut as a producer on the Tenchu series.Read more
Controversial Taiwanese Horror Game Devotion Is Back And Available For Sale
15.3.2021
After disappearing from Steam in early 2019—after upsetting Chinese gamers with a Winnie The Pooh joke—and then returning before disappearing again last year, Taiwanese horror game Devotion is now finally on sale to basically anyone who wants a copy.Read more
"We Just Despise The Police": Persona 5 Strikers Is OK
15.3.2021
If you’ve played Persona 5 you’ll know that, aside from a few notable exceptions, Tokyo’s cops are kid-torturing assholes. So it’s little wonder that in the game’s kinda-sequel, the Phantom Thieves have no time for them.Read more
The Week In Games: Eat Some Brains All Over Again
14.3.2021
The loveable and a bit decayed Stubbs the zombie returns in... Stubs The Zombie, a remastered port of the cult classic game releasing later this week on Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and PC.Read more
Expert Doom Players Continue To Complete Challenges Once Thought Impossible
14.3.2021
Classic Doom players are continuing to pick away at some of the hardest remaining community challenges left, beating missions without attacking a single enemy in some of the hardest retail Doom levels ever released.Read more
14 Years Ago Rockstar Ran Weird TV Ads Of Just A Clock Counting Down
14.3.2021
Back in 2007, Rockstar Games teased Grand Theft Auto IV with a series of late-night ads that appeared on channels like FX. All the ads amounted to were 30 minutes of watching a clock tick down, with every second punctuated by a gunshot. Young Zack, ever the sucker, fell for the hype hard. Read more
Peeled Pokémon Are Disturbing, But I Can't Stop Looking
14.3.2021
Nothing really prepares you for stumbling upon a Lopunny that has had parts of its fur and flesh peeled off it, leaving a smooth monstrosity. And yet, that happened to me one day on Twitter. Now I can’t stop looking at all the other peeled Pokémon.Read more
Paradox Interactive Announces A New Digital Event During A Digital Event
13.3.2021
Paradox Interactive’s annual fan event, PDXCON, is going digital this year. This announcement came today during PDX Insider, a different digital event. Read more
Crusader Kings III's First DLC Is Viking-Themed, Releases March 16
13.3.2021
Crusader Kings III, one of the best games released last year, is getting its first DLC. And you don’t have to wait long, it released in three days on March 16.Read more