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The Best Marvel Vs. Capcom Game Not In The New Collection Is A Steal On Steam Right Now
10.9.2024
In just a couple days, fighting game fans will be able to dive into Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics. The compilation of seven titles, including the second entry in the titular series as well as the beloved Punisher beat-em up, releases on September 12. But if you just can’t...
Everything We Learned About The PS5 Pro
10.9.2024
After months and months of rumors and teases, Sony finally officially unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro. When the console arrives later this year it will be the most powerful PlayStation ever created and will act as a sort of mid-gen refresh, giving devs more power to play around with while also...
The PS5 Pro Is $700 And Here's What It Looks Like
10.9.2024
After more than a year of rumors, Sony finally officially unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro on Wednesday. Here’s what it looks like and what it can do for a hefty price tag of $700. And that’s without a disc drive. Read more
The Best Jiaoqiu Build In Honkai: Star Rail
10.9.2024
Honkai: Star Rail has introduced a variety of awesome characters lately, but a majority of them fulfill the DPS role, such as Archeron or Yunli. If you’ve been wanting a new character with a much different role, you should be excited about Jiaoqiu. This Fire Nihility character is all about...
Sony Removes Failed Hero Shooter Concord From Everyone's PS5 Accounts
10.9.2024
Concord’s servers officially went offline last Friday on September 6. The always-online hero shooter, which launched on August 23, became unplayable at that point, but Sony didn’t stop there. The company has since taken the unprecedented step of also removing the game entirely from players’...
The Best Sparkle Build In Honkai: Star Rail
10.9.2024
There have been a lot of amazing characters recently released in Honkai: Star Rail, from the powerful Firefly to the version of March 7th following The Hunt path. That being said, few stand out the way that Sparkle does. She might be a devious trickster in the story, but she’s an invaluable ally...
Astro Bot Has An Amazing Uncharted Level, With A Bunch Of Secret Eggs
9.9.2024
Though you’ll spend most of your time in Astro Bot clearing original levels set in the game’s own universe, each of its galaxies ends with a level based on a beloved PlayStation franchise. One of these is the splendidly sarcastically named Dude Raiding, which provides Astro with Uncharted...
Bungie Outlines 4 Major Changes For The Future Of Destiny 2
9.9.2024
It’s been a confusing and chaotic year for Destiny 2. There have been delays, multiple rounds of cuts at Bungie, and a constantly shifting content roadmap of what we’ll be rolled out when. The Final Shape capped off 10 years of storytelling in a way that dazzled diehard players, but now everyone’s...
Persona 3 Reload - Episode Aigis: The Answer: The Kotaku Review
9.9.2024
As a “definitive” edition of the phenomenal 2006 RPG, 2024’s Persona 3 Reload was lacking in a few key features like the 2009 PSP port’s female protagonist route. Still, perhaps the most egregious omission was the lack of The Answer, the meaty, playable epilogue that was included in the 2007...
Ubisoft Is Fixing Those Early, Annoying Star Wars Outlaws Stealth Missions
9.9.2024
Some early missions in Star Wars Outlaws require precise and careful sneaking, but the game doesn’t always play along. The issues have been frustrating many players, and Ubisoft knows it, and is planning to fix the problem and make it less “unfair.” Read more
Capcom's Latest Collection Of Arcade Classics Gives The Punisher Its Due
9.9.2024
Folks, I think Capcom is doing the work that most of the industry seems allergic to. Companies like Digital Eclipse are enshrining historical moments of gaming culture with releases like The Making of Karateka, but Capcom appears to be one of the few AAA devs and publishers actively preserving...
Astro Bot Has One Level That Puts Mario To Shame
9.9.2024
One of the best things about the flagship Super Mario games—the likes of Galaxy, Galaxy 2, and Odyssey—is the incessant inventiveness. So often they’ll feature a level that makes you exclaim, “That could have been the basis for a whole game!” So it is with full understanding of the gravity of...
PSA: The Bloodborne DLC Soundtrack Is Now Available On Spotify
9.9.2024
Nobody expected Bloodborne-related news to drop over the weekend, but that is exactly what happened. Before you get too excited, no, the beloved PS4 soulslike from developer FromSoftware released way back in 2015 isn’t getting that long-awaited remaster or PC port. The news is much smaller than...
Sony Reveals Surprise 9-Minute Tech Showcase For What Sounds Like A PS5 Pro
9.9.2024
Sony is holding a surprise tech showcase this week to update PS5 players on “innovations in gaming technology,” the company revealed today. It didn’t mention the PS5 Pro at all, but with rumors swirling around the mid-gen update, it certainly sounds like the kind of thing designed to let Sony show...
Writer Of Hit Single Says Rockstar Offered $7,500 To Put It In GTA 6: 'Go F*** Yourself'
9.9.2024
Grand Theft Auto games are beloved for their licensed music radio stations players can listen to as they drive around the games’ sprawling open worlds. But one musical artist recently hit back at the makers of the franchise, Rockstar Games, after the studio apparently offered him only $7,500...
GOTY Contender Astro Bot Has A Whole Heap Of Secret Exits You Likely Missed
9.9.2024
The utterly wonderful Sony platformer Astro Bot has two main collectables in each level: bots and puzzle pieces. However, some levels contain something else: secret exits that can only be found by completing very specific tasks, or snooping around in some extremely hidden locations that you...
10 Soulslike (And Not So Soulslike) Games To Play After Black Myth: Wukong
9.9.2024
Even if you’re not a fan of Soulslike games (and this game definitely is one!), Black Myth: Wukong is an exceptional action-RPG everyone should experience. Yeah, it’s challenging and, occasionally, unforgiving. But that’s part of its charm. It introduces you to unique characters from ancient...
7 Things To Know Before Starting Astro Bot
9.9.2024
By most accounts, Astro Bot, the incredible PlayStation 5 platformer that pays a loving tribute to Sony’s (spotty) gaming legacy, is a pretty straightforward game. Team Asobi has created an excellent experience that is able to communicate a lot without words or hand-holding. However, we do have...
If It Seems Like We’re Obsessed With Sonic 3, It’s Because We Are — Here’s Why
8.9.2024
It’s been a big month for Sonic the Hedgehog fans. Now that we finally have the first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the third movie in Paramount’s push to give the blue blur a cinematic universe, fans are going feral with theories and finally have a place to release all their pent-up excitement...
15 Years Ago, The Beatles: Rock Band Made Me A Fab Four Fan For Life
8.9.2024
Plain and simple, I am a Beatles fan because of video games—prior to a specific game, I didn’t give two shits about one of the most influential acts in modern music history. But this week, the sole reason for my fandom, The Beatles: Rock Band, turns 15. Harmonix’s rhythm game masterpiece feels...