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KotakuKotakuHades Is Joining The Best Free Game Library Nobody Uses
One of the best action-RPGs in a generation is finally getting a mobile version, but it’s a mixed blessing. The good news is that Hades is coming to iPhones in 2024 and will be free for Netflix subscribers. The bad news is that it will be exclusive to both, with no way to buy the game outright or play it on Android…
KotakuAn Ode To Raichu, The Best Pokémon Who Can’t Get Any Respect
Here on Exp. Share, Kotaku’s weekly Pokémon column, I look back at various nonsense and cool shit from the series’ long history. But as players and fans, we all experience that history in our own way. So much of my experience of the series and so many of my own cherished memories of it over the years are closely…
KotakuPlayStation Portal: The Kotaku Review
Admittedly, my expectations for the PlayStation Portal weren’t exactly sky-high.
KotakuFinal Fantasy VII Rebirth Could Be Setting Up A Wild Zack Twist
Despite what the creative team at Square Enix would have us think, Destiny and Fate probably still have a major role to play in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and beyond. Even though SOLDIER Zack Fair seems to have escaped death and joined the rest of the cast in a new timeline, the most likely outcome is a totally…
KotakuKotaku Goes Hands-On At The Apple Developer Showcase
KotakuChaos At Domino’s After Free Pizza Glitch Goes Viral
An ongoing Domino’s free pizza promo turned into chaos as people walked out of stores with multiple pizzas that didn’t cost them anything due to an exploitable glitch that got spread around on social media. At least one manager, amid the free pizza chaos, reportedly texted a Domino’s employee: “Don’t make any free…
KotakuPS5 Slim Disc Drive Comes With Bizarre Online Requirements [Update]
Sony’s forthcoming smaller PlayStation 5 will make the disc drive swappable, allowing owners to remove or connect it as they wish. However, a new leak of the upcoming slim redesign points to an internet connection being required for the Blu-Ray player’s initial setup, igniting fears it will one day become an obsolete…
KotakuSpider-Man 2 Is The Fastest-Selling PlayStation Game Ever
Sony has proclaimed Spider-Man 2 is the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game in the company’s history. The PlayStation 5 exclusive sold 2.5 million copies on launch day alone.
KotakuThe Voice Of FFXVI's Protagonist Stans His Favorite Final Fantasy During Acceptance Speech
Ben Starr, the actor behind the best part of Final Fantasy XVI, steely protagonist Clive Rosfield, has been promoting the game for a hot minute. As you can imagine, he’s talked to a lot of people and has probably answered a lot of questions about his performance and the franchise. But it seems there’s one thing about…
KotakuPS5 Slim Bundles Includes Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 For Free And Is Available Now
The new PlayStation 5 “slim” complete with a disc drive and DualSense controller is being bundled at no extra cost with Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3, according to a new advertisement shared by CoD news site Charlie Intel. The free game comes just a month after Call of Duty officially became part of Xbox.
KotakuFinally, A Halo Infinite Mod For People Who Can't Aim
If you tend to prefer a strategic, turn-based RPG over a fast-paced shooter, like me, you might not jive with Halo in the way you do something like Baldur’s Gate 3. Well, a member of the Halo Infinite Forge community is thinking of you and is working on a custom mod that turns 343’s competitive mode into a tactical…
KotakuLast Of Us Studio Says Goodbye To Another Exec
Another veteran executive is leaving Naughty Dog in what’s felt like a weird year full of ups and downs for the acclaimed studio behind The Last of Us. Head of technology Christian Gyrling is leaving after 17 years. He was appointed to the position just a few months ago—the last time a veteran Naughty Dog dev…
KotakuModern Warfare III Maps Removed Due To Deadly Spawn Points
After players found themselves being endlessly slaughtered in “death pits” littered around certain Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III maps, the developers are yanking the troublesome maps from multiplayer playlists because of these “unfavorable spawns.”
KotakuDon’t Miss Out On This Hard Sci-Fi Gem
God, science fiction is great, isn’t it? It’s a testament to the incredible brilliance of human beings that we have imaginations that stretch out into the cosmos, and feel this innate drive to explore the complexities of our own humanity through the allegory of unrealized technology. Which is to say, I’ve come out of…
KotakuPlayStation Portal Feels Better Than It Looks
There’s no getting around it. The PlayStation Portal, Sony’s new wireless PS5 handheld, is very weird-looking. Essentially a DualSense controller split in half with a touchscreen in the middle, it’s the handheld equivalent of a Hummer turned into a stretch limousine. When I saw the first images of this thing online,…
KotakuMario Movie Coming To Streaming Service You Actually Have
The Super Mario Bros. Movie has been exclusively on NBC Universal’s streaming service Peacock for a bit now, but soon it will come to Netflix—a streaming platform people actually use—just in time for the holidays.
KotakuMortal Kombat Players Are Having A Blast With Busted Omni-Man
Everyone’s favorite super-powered sociopathic dad from Invincible joined Mortal Kombat 1 today and he appears to be equal parts overpowered, broken, and fun. Between his lightning-quick movement, wild combos, and iconic fatality, players seem to love the mustachioed villain, or hate him for being kind of busted.
KotakuMortal Kombat 1 Gives Away Free Fatalities After Halloween DLC Backlash
After some intense backlash following Mortal Kombat 1's horrifyingly expensive Halloween microtransactions, which include a pumpkin-headed, maggot-filled finisher known as a Fatality, developer NetherRealm Studios has announced that folks who bought the pricey execution will get two other ones for free.
KotakuSpider-Man 2 Patch Fixes Fan-Favorite Venom Glitch
Before you read any more of this story, please understand that there are some spoilers for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 below. If you haven’t beaten that game yet and don’t want to be spoiled on anything that happens in the later sections, stop reading now.
KotakuCoD: Warzone Players Warned They’ll Go ‘Splat’ If They Cheat
Call of Duty games are prone to hackers who exploit the system to get all kinds of advantages. That’s why Modern Warfare III, the latest entry in the long-running shooter franchise, is introducing a handful of new anti-cheat measures—including a hilarious one for Warzone that will flatten will flatten cheaters into…
KotakuThe Best Gaming Gifts Under $50
Welcome to the time of year when the sun sets early and everything turns into an ad for Macy’s, or Mariah Carey, or MrBeast Burger overnight. For me—a curmudgeonly person whose rent is, devastatingly, almost equal to her birth year—being encouraged to spend yet another paycheck on things that won’t last makes me…
KotakuKotaku’s Weekend Guide: 7 Games For Good Vibes
We arrive at the end of another week, ready for some R&R and some gaming. We’ve gathered together seven wonderful games that have our attention. We think you’ll enjoy them as well.
KotakuReport: Devs Worked Nights And Weekends To Rush Modern Warfare III Out
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III’s single-player campaign was panned by critics when it released early on November 2. Reviewers hit it with low scores and said it felt short, rushed, and incomplete. Now Bloomberg reports that the game was rushed out in half the time of a normal Call of Duty sequel, with devs working…
KotakuHere's When You Can Start Playing Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer And Zombies
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is out November 10 and almost everything about it is unnecessarily confusing to figure out, from when it goes live to what it includes. Even the name is a labyrinth to untangle. Here’s when you can get started unraveling its violent mess of content and file installations for yourself.
KotakuCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare III Already Has A Death Pit
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III multiplayer is already available in some parts of the world, and players are noticing some terrible spawn points on certain levels. Quarry in particular seems to be a death pit, with players appearing right in front of the enemy camp at various points just to get slaughtered for quick…
KotakuReport: New Mass Effect Release So Far Away 'It's In Another Galaxy'
Good news! A new BioWare-developed Mass Effect game is in the works and it seems cool, based on the short teaser we got earlier this week. Bad news! It’s been reported that this next game in the series is likely years away from launching.
KotakuBaldur's Gate 3 Patch Fixes Blueberry Shoes And Party Members On Fire
Developer Larian Studios continues to tinker with its massively successful Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Baldur’s Gate 3, having fixed thousands upon thousands of issues with the game since launch. The studio has dropped yet another update for BG3 that, while not as substantial as previous patches, still makes…
KotakuSay Goodbye To Your Favorite Mario Kart 8 Trick
If you’ve ever played Mario Kart 8 you know that the farther behind in the race you get, the better the items the game throws your way. Some players have occasionally tried to use this fact to their advantage. No more. A pro strategy called “bagging” has been officially eradicated in Nintendo’s latest patch which…
KotakuHow The Hell Did We Let $20 Skins Become A Thing?
Yesterday, I scrolled by the news that Halo Infinite has a new cosmetic skin that costs $20. I was busy and didn’t stop to read the post. But as I went about my day, I couldn’t get it out of my head. One thought came back to me again and again: How in the fuck did we get to this point?