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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...
Someone Just Made It Way Easier To Eat Fries While Playing Switch 2
29.7.2025
How much grease and salt can you stand on your video game controllers? Everyone who’s ever played a video game has, at some point, eaten while gaming, and usually it requires you to either put a controller down or hold it in one hand while quickly horking something down between respawns. Well,...
Godbreakers Is The Latest Roguelike From Struggling Publisher Thunderful
29.7.2025
Godbreakers is a multiplayer roguelike with some interesting ideas but a lot to prove. It’s coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC later this year and hoping to reverse a recent trend of underwhelming games by parent publisher Thunderful, which was just purchased by Atari amid its latest...
Plagiarism Concerns Hit Pokémon TCG Pocket Over Ho-Oh Card Art
29.7.2025
A Chinese Pokémon fan has noticed that a piece of fan art of Ho-Oh that they say they created appears to have—based on leaks—been mirrored and included in the forthcoming Wisdom of Sea and Sky set, coming to mobile app Pokémon TCG Pocket tomorrow.Read more
There's Finally A Nintendo Game That Uses The Switch 2's Mouse Controls, And It's 33 Years Old
29.7.2025
During the marketing for the Switch 2, one of the most talked about aspects (perhaps because there was so little else to talk about) was the potential that the new Joy-Con 2s could be used as mice. Post-launch, there’s been almost no reason to bother. It hasn’t featured as a necessary control...
Earthbound-Style Fan Remake Of The Original Mother Might Finally Launch 19 Years Later
28.7.2025
Nintendo might never announce a new Earthbound. It certainly seems intent on never releasing the sequel, Mother 3, in the West. But at least a fan remake of the first game in the trilogy might finally see the light of day. EarthBound Beginnings Remake is a ROM hack that recreates the first game...
A Whole Lot Of Great Racing Games Are On Sale Right Now
28.7.2025
Sometimes, you just gotta get on the road and punch it. You just gotta slide behind the wheel of some powerful car and start burning rubber. And if you feel that need for speed, too, well, good news: Steam’s latest video game sales event is all about racing cars, motorcycles, and more. Read more
Donkey Kong Bananza's Ending Is Phenomenal
28.7.2025
Endings can do a lot to color how we remember something. The right song just as the credits roll can help an unwieldy story click into place (Star Ocean: Second Story). Dozens of hours spent pleasantly trekking through a satisfying adventure can be soured in the final moments thanks to a terrible...
Sony Suing Tencent Over Upcoming Game It Calls A 'Slavish Clone' Of Horizon: Zero Dawn
28.7.2025
Remember Light of Motiram, that Tencent game that was announced in late 2024 that looked a lot like Horizon: Zero Dawn? Well, Sony Interactive is suing the massive video game publisher and developer for copyright and trademark infringement over that very game, seemingly agreeing with many online...
Celebrities Are Being Forced To Play Mario Kart With The Rizzler Now
28.7.2025
A bunch of very famous actors and celebrities were forced by their agents to play Mario Kart World with The Rizzler, a super popular online star, while visiting San Diego Comic Con this weekend. This is just how stuff works now. Read more
Fans Think Nintendo May Have Accidentally Revealed Multiplayer For Pokémon Legends: Z-A
28.7.2025
Pokémon Legends: Z-A is just under three months away, and as far as we know, the RPG is a single-player game similar to Pokémon Legends: Arceus. However, Nintendo has added some information to the game’s eShop page that has fans speculating it might secretly have some kind of multiplayer...
Silent Hill 2 Remake Devs No Longer Feel Like 'Underdogs' After Proving People Wrong
28.7.2025
When it was first revealed in 2022 that Bloober Team was working on a remake of the 2001 survival horror masterpiece Silent Hill 2, people got very nervous. Many, myself included, weren’t sure the team could pull it off. But the Silent Hill 2 remake wound up being one of the best games of 2024,...
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers: 5 Essential Skills To Unlock Early On
28.7.2025
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers features a massive skill tree filled with nodes to invest in, which can passively increase your stats, improve your special attacks, or even upgrade how many healing charges you get from your Manna Vase. Best of all, every skill you buy can be refunded with a simple press...
The Future Of Gaming Console Exclusives Is More In Doubt Than Ever
28.7.2025
The start of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S generation felt like a surprisingly old-school return to the console war rhetoric of yesteryear. Fans compared the numbers of teraflops, and both console makers shelled out hundreds of millions to lock down exclusive games for their new devices....
Five Tips For Starting Out In Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
28.7.2025
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is designed to test soulslike newbies and veterans alike with its challenging combat and dangerous world. And there’s nothing I can say that’s going to change the fact that you’re probably going to die quite a lot throughout your journey. However, after spending some time...
Hollow Knight Silksong Actually Exists, Will Be Playable For The Public At Gamescom
28.7.2025
The industry’s most elusive game, Hollow Knight: Silksong, is not only going to appear at Microsoft’s booth at this year’s massive Gamescom gaming show, but also be playable for the public. Which is by far the strongest sign this game actually exists we’ve had in years.Read more
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We Can't Wait To Get Back To
25.7.2025
We’ve hit peak summer and probably the biggest lull in the release calendar we’re going to get until the holiday. That doesn’t mean a lot of great stuff didn’t still come out this week. What it does mean is that we have time to highlight things that might not otherwise have gotten their due. Read...