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Cyberpunk 2077’s Afterlife Bar Vs. Mass Effect 2’s, The Comparison We Had To Make
In the future, if some of the most popular science-fiction games are to be believed, we’ll all be drinking in a bar called Afterlife.
KotakuKotakuElden Ring's First Scary Obstacle Is A Simple Bridge
A rickety, wooden bridge in many games is just that: a way to get across a gap to the next objective. But in Souls games, FromSoftware often utilizes these atmospheric flourishes for more devious ends. That’s why, when Elden Ring presented me with such an obstacle a few short moments into my new adventure, I couldn’t…
KotakuFromSoftware's Notorious Poison Zones Appear 90 Seconds Into Elden Ring
Last week, I said FromSoftware was “back on its bullshit” in response to the moody Elden Ring cinematic that introduces the game’s world and major characters. I wish I’d saved that particularly evocative phrase for today’s story instead because, if finding a way to poison the player in less than 90 seconds isn’t the…
KotakuDestiny 2 Nightstalkers Are Having A Crisis After Witch Queen Changes
Bungie’s massive Witch Queen expansion launched surprisingly smoothly and is extremely good so far. While everyone else has been celebrating, however, Destiny 2 Hunters have been going through an existential crisis of sorts as they grapple with some of the update’s low points. These include an extremely niche Exotic…
KotakuElden Ring Reviews Call The Game A Challenging Open-World Masterpiece
The review embargo for Elden Ring, From Software’s highly anticipated and tough-as-nails action role-playing game, has finally lifted ahead of its February 25 launch. Critics have started publishing their reviews online, giving you an opportunity to see just where the latest Soulslike stands in relation to other genre…
KotakuSad Halo Fans Buy Cool Dragon Gun Attachment, Discover It Looks Like A Cheeto Instead
For the fourth run of its samurai event, Halo Infinite is selling a weapon attachment shaped like a dragon. It affixes to the barrel of your battle rifle, in theory making your gun look like it’s spitting fire every time you shoot. Only problem? From a first-person perspective—y’know, the perspective from which you…
KotakuThe Street Fighter 6 Logo Also Looks Like A Taiwanese Retailer's Old Logo
Not only does Street Fighter 6's logo look like $80 clip art, but it also looks like the old logo of a Taiwanese company.
Kotaku'It Seems Like A Prison,' And Other Online Reactions To Nintendo's Headquarters
If you’ve been to Kyoto, you might have made the journey out to Nintendo’s headquarters—well, at least, to stand outside the gates.
KotakuUbisoft Moves Rainbow Six Tournament From Abu Dhabi After Fans Protest
Until today, Ubisoft had been planning on holding a “Six Major”, a major competitive event for Rainbow Six Siege players, in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. After a massive fan protest on social media, though, the publisher has now decided to move the tournament to another “region”.
KotakuOne Annoying NPC Connects Elden Ring To Dark Souls, Bloodborne, And Armored Core
Elden Ring may look a lot like Dark Souls but, as far as we know right now, it’s entirely its own thing in terms of narrative and lore. That doesn’t mean, however, there aren’t legitimate links between From Software’s latest action RPG and previous games like Demon’s Souls, Bloodborne, and even Armored Core.
KotakuHere's Why The Next Atlus JRPG Is Such A Big Deal To Hardcore Fans
Atlus’ announcement on Twitter yesterday that the long-dormant Shin Megami Tensei spin-off series _Soul Hackers_was being revived came as quite a shock to fans. However, the surprises didn’t stop there, as the trailer for the poppy, hacker-centric sequel also revealed that the game has a female protagonist, something…
KotakuReport: There Will Be No Mainline Call Of Duty Game Released In 2023
The Call of Duty series, a sales juggernaut since its debut in 2003, will for the first time in decades be skipping a year in 2023, following reports that Activision has delayed next year’s mainline game.
KotakuBethesda Ditching Its Stupid Launcher, Returning To Steam
Easily one of the worst trends to hit PC gaming in the last decade has been the obsession major publishers have had with creating their own launchers and digital marketplaces, moves which have done little for the user but make botting up a game fiddlier and more tedious.
KotakuThe Best Gear In Horizon Forbidden West (And Where To Find It)
Surviving in Horizon Forbidden West, an open-world game about what happens when Elon Musk funds one too many projects, is only partially contingent on skill. But if you want to thrive in the robo-dino apocalypse, you’ll need to equip yourself with the best gear around.
KotakuPeople Think They Can See Ryu’s Dick In The Street Fighter 6 Reveal
Apart from the game’s crappy, minimalistic logo, some of the most consistent chatter surrounding the recent Street Fighter 6 reveal has to do with series protagonist Ryu. He’s wide, folks, sporting sandals and that much-beloved “Hot Ryu” facial hair, but what seems to have folks most intrigued about his updated design…
KotakuDestiny 2's Big Witch Queen PS4 Launch Hit An Unfortunate Snag
Destiny 2’s long-awaited Witch Queen expansion is finally here and players are starting to dig in. Unless they’re on PS4. Thanks to a unique set of circumstances players on Sony’s last-gen console are currently waiting in line just to download a giant 72 GB update.
KotakuVTuber Ironmouse Is Breaking All Kinds Of Twitch Records
Twitch has a new rising star, one that’s quickly surpassed the platform’s highest performers like Hasanabi and xQc in some respects. Her name is Ironmouse, and she’s a virtual pink-haired anime VTuber that’s been doing an uncapped subathon for going on 18 days now. She has also broken a bunch of livestreaming records…
KotakuGenshin Impact Turns A Bad Storyline Into A Sublime Portrayal Of Grief
When the main story of Genshin Impact’s Inazuma region concluded last September, a lot of fans (including yours truly) felt a little bit let down. The story felt incomplete, and the actions of its main villain, the goddess Raiden Ei, didn’t seem very logical. Later story updates helped to clarify the historical…
KotakuSquare Enix Is Impossible To Please
The Guardians of the Galaxy have a new foe: lofty publisher expectations. The interstellar misfit band’s latest outing, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, underperformed unstated sales targets, according to a recent financial filing from publisher Square Enix.
KotakuBrilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl Crack Down On ‘Illicit’ Clone Pokémon
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl had a ton of glitches when they came out. Some were funny, most were harmless, but a few made it extremely easy for players to clone rare and powerful Pokémon en masse. It was an absolute feeding frenzy. Now the developers behind the Gen 4 remakes are fighting back with a…
KotakuDrink Up Because 'Gaming Sake' Is Coming To Japan
I’m a big fan of sake—so big, I even wrote a book on it! And I sure like video games. But do we really need sake for gamers? Do we? Apparently, sake bottler Hitomaku thinks so.
KotakuPokémon Travel Show With A Pikachu Bus Coming To Japanese TV
This April, a new Pokémon variety show is coming to television in Japan. The live-action program is called Poké Doko: Pokémon to Doko Iku?! (“Where’s Poké: Where Are You Going With Pokémon?!”). It features Pikachu bus.
The concept is that the variety program will visit Pokémon fans and go on trips. Considering how the…
KotakuSteam's Biggest (And Smallest) Discounts Are Going Away
At the end of March, Valve is making changes to the way studios and publishers can offer their games at a discount on Steam, which sounds like a minor administrative thing is also something the more financially-savvy Steam game purchasers among you might want to keep an eye on.
KotakuStreet Fighter 6's Logo Looks Like $80 Clipart
We didn’t really get to see much of Street Fighter 6 when it was revealed yesterday, but one thing we did get a look at was the game’s logo, and I did not think we could get to a point where fans are (rightly!) questioning a new game’s logo in the absence of anything more substantial to complain about, but here we are.
KotakuThe Hilarious Visual Novel In Which You Date Villages
I just got friend-zoned by London.
KotakuDying Light 2's Post-Apocalypse Would Be More Fun If It Just Let You Hang Out
I’ve started Dying Light 2 twice now, once on PC, and once on PS5. Both times I’ve had the same struggle: I don’t want to leave that starting location. A few rotting skeletons aside, it’s perfect—it’s where I want to be in an apocalypse. Screw this guy’s missing sister, she’s probably long dead. I want to settle down…
KotakuA Wordle Math Clone Is Rapidly Becoming My Daily Favorite
Like everyone else on planet Earth, I’ve been poking at all manner of _Wordle-_likes for the last few weeks, yet I’ve found all but one to lack the stickiness of the original. The exception? Nerdle, a game in which you have to guess the basic arithmetic that hides behind those blanks.
KotakuThese So-Called ‘Casual’ Gamers Are Actually Hardcore Strategists
Mobile gaming is the largest segment of gaming by revenue, yet it’s also one of the most misunderstood by self-identified “gamers.” I know this first hand because for several years, I played games on my phone more frequently than I did on PC or console. I found gacha games mechanically fun, had other friends who…
KotakuStreet Fighter 6 Announced, And Ryu Is Wearing Sandals
Capcom’s countdown site has ended and has announced Street Fighter 6. The debut teaser trailer shows some close-ups of a bearded Ryu’s muscles and sweaty body—as well as his foot-wearing sandal.
And who doesn’t like Hot Ryu? And some Ryu Sandal Foot?
KotakuThe Anakin Meme Looks Better In 3D, Right? Right?
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