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John Cena vs. Randy Orton: A Timeline of Their Iconic Feuds
John Cena vs. Randy Orton isn’t just a rivalry. It is the rivalry of a generation, and it will be rekindled again—perhaps for the final time—at WWE Backlash.
KotakuKotakuTHPS 3+4 Devs Explain Why They Removed 4's OG Career Mode
In new interviews, the devs behind Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 have explained why the popular career mode from the original THPS4 isn’t going to be included in the upcoming remake.
KotakuFallout Season 2 Is Done Filming So Walton Goggins Is Free Once More
Fallout’s highly anticipated Season 2 is done filming as confirmed by some of the stars of the show, including The Ghoul himself, Walton Goggins, who is now free to rip off all those prosthetics and smile. And that’s nice. I’m happy for you, Mr. Goggins.
KotakuThe Internet Reacts To Pope Leo XIV
Have you heard the news? There’s a new Pope. Pope Leo XIV to be precise, aka Robert Francis Prevost. He was born in Chicago. Graduated a Villanova wildcat. Now he’s the first American Pope, which was such an honor to realize. Catholics make up less than 20 percent of the global population, but everyone’s got an…
KotakuRush Endgame With These Path of Exile 2 Huntress Tips
If you spend any amount of time online, you’ll find that, as is common with anything cool on the internet, there’s a ton of discourse surrounding the Huntress in Path of Exile 2. Some find her incredible, myself included. Others think she’s weak, subpar, and squishy. To those doubters, I’d like to emphasize that I’m…
KotakuA Beginner's Guide To Maelle In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Usually in an RPG, when you think “absolute assbeating swordwielder” in a video game, you picture the likes of Cecil from Final Fantasy IV, Auron from FFX, or even someone like Hulkenberg from Metaphor ReFantazio. What you’re usually not thinking of is a tiny befreckled orphan girl who wins the Mia Goth soundalike…
KotakuPath of Exile 2’s Huntress Has Powerful Early Game Skills You Should Take Advantage Of
Path of Exile 2 already offers a handful of enjoyable and powerful character classes—Witch, Druid, and Mercenary, for example—along with more to come as Early Access progresses. With the launch of the latest season—Dawn of the Hunt—the most significant content update to the game yet, we have yet another to play around…
KotakuHow To View And Share PS5 Screenshots On Your Phone
Kotaku9 Games You Should Play If You Loved Fantasian: Neo Dimension
2024 was an absurdly crowded year for RPGs, but it’s also a treasure trove—especially if you’re willing to look past all the big names. Fantasian: Neo Dimension is a neat middle ground. It’s a non-franchise IP from a less-known studio, but backed by Square Enix and led by some of the biggest legends from Final Fantasy’…
KotakuC2E2's Cosplay Is Some Of The Most Original We've Seen
Chicago’s comic and entertainment show, C2E2, took place just over a month ago, celebrating all things pop culture. This year’s event saw high-profile guests appearing like Star Wars’ John Boyega, Katey Sagal, Peter Weller, The Last of Us’ Ashely Johnson, and all-time legend Judd Nelson. Andalongside them were guests…
KotakuWorst-Case Tariff Scenario Could Hike Game Console Prices By Over 69 Percent
President Trump hit a 90-day pause on a whole raft of “reciprocal” tariffs aimed at U.S. trading partners around the world. While many seem skeptical that the heavily criticized and widely unpopular import taxes could come back, what if Trump decided to do just that? A new report models what would happen under that…
KotakuGrand Theft Auto 6’s Jason Is Gaymers’ Latest Sex Symbol
I was gonna play Grand Theft Auto 6 regardless of who I got to be, but I gotta give a shoutout to Rockstar for giving everyone some eye candy with its protagonist duo, Jason and Lucia. While Jason is in a loving relationship with Lucia and seemingly straight (to be determined), that hasn’t stopped gay men from…
KotakuGTA 6 Beers Look Tasty As Hell
KotakuMafia 4 Launching In August, Will Cost Only $50
Mafia: The Old Country, the next entry in the Mafia franchise, is officially arriving on consoles and PC this August. And interestingly, despite nearly every publisher charging more for new games, the Mafia prequel will only cost $50 across all platforms.
KotakuClair Obscur Has A Build So Busted You Can Do Over 3 Billion Damage With It, But Not For Long
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been hailed as a GOTY-contender and a refreshingly modern take on the beloved turn-based fantasy RPGs of yore. So it’s fitting that players have discovered a strategy so broken it lets a single character do over 2 billion damage, enough to kill the hardest boss dozens of times over.
KotakuA Minecraft Movie Available To Stream At Home Without Chicken Jockey Meme Chaos Starting This Month
A Minecraft Movie hit big in theaters, reminding everyone how deep and far the legacy of the second best-selling game ever extends. But if you didn’t want to brave the IRL chaos of loud kids and viral TikTok memes, you’re in luck. The Jack Black green screen fever dream is hitting streaming services in mid-May.
KotakuPeople Can't Believe How Good The Beer Looks In Grand Theft Auto VI
Rockstar Games are known for their big open worlds and ambitious cinematic swings, but they are just as much about painstaking attention to detail and meticulously fusing the real and the imaginary into an uncanny send-up of American culture that’s both fun to play and hard not to marvel at. So it’s not entirely…
KotakuOver 1,000 PlayStation Games Are Just $20 Or Less In Massive Sale
Are you looking for a new video game to play on your PlayStation 5, PS5 Pro, or even your aging PS4 console? Do you not want to spend more than, like, $20 bucks? Well, today is your lucky day. Sony is running a massive PSN sale focused on $20-or-less video game deals.
KotakuGTA 6's New Trailer Features A Real Couple For The First Time In Series
Grand Theft Auto 6's second trailer is packed with a lot of action, crime, and vehicular mayhem. This is the kind of stuff you expect to see in a GTA game. But what it also contains is something we’ve never really seen before in a Grand Theft Auto sequel: a couple cuddling and having a real relationship. And that’s …
Kotaku24 Star Wars Easter Eggs From Andor Season 2
Star Wars Andor is back just over two years after its first season ended on Disney+. The first three episodes of season two premiered on Disney+ on April 22 and the show is just as good as before, with lots of great dialogue, intense action, and a whole bunch of tension. And sprinkled throughout Season 2 are some…
KotakuMonster Hunter Wilds' Artian Weapons Are Complicated, But Full Of Potential
The grind is just as important as the hunt in Monster Hunter Wilds. While we all want to grind away to make stylish armor, Artian Weapons are a huge focus for grinding in this installment. They’re a new customizable weapon type that functions as endgame equipment and they can come across as a little daunting between…
KotakuThis Horror Game Is Perfect For Short Spooky Speedruns
What would happen if you blended the mascot horror of Five Nights at Freddy’s with the parkour goofiness of Fall Guys? You’d get developer SUPERLOU’s twisted game show adventure Finding Frankie. And yeah, it’s every bit as wacky and unsettling as you’re thinking.
KotakuEx-BioWare Lead Says The Dragon Age Team Didn't Feel Supported During Veilguard Development
It’s no secret that the game that would become Dragon Age: The Veilguard had a troubled development. However, every time a new story comes out about how studio in-fighting and corporate favoritism affected the project, it feels like more of a miracle that the fantasy RPG got out the door looking like a classic BioWare…
KotakuSwitch 2 Will Get Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth And The Rest Of The Remake Trilogy, Too
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade was one of the last-gen blockbusters revealed to be getting a Switch 2 port during the recent Nintendo Direct. But that game is already five years old. What about the rest of the trilogy, including last year’s gargantuan RPG adventure Rebirth? It sounds like the Switch 2 will get…
Kotaku13 Details You Might Have Missed in GTA 6 Trailer 2
KotakuForget Oblivion Remastered, Play Daggerfall Unity Instead
With Bethesda’s (sort of) surprise announcement of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered, you might find that there are some out there who’d try to encourage you to play fan-made Morrowind remakes instead. Ignore those people, they’re cowards and fools. You should be playing Daggerfall right now, like any…
KotakuEA Not Planning To Raise Prices On Games Like Nintendo And Xbox
During a recent Electronic Arts earnings call, CEO Andrew Wilson was asked if the Madden and Apex Legends publisher was planning to raise games prices, following the recent announcements from the likes of Xbox. And, for now at least, that doesn’t seem to be the plan.
KotakuXbox-Branded PC Gaming Handheld Leaks And Looks Exactly Like The Asus Rog Ally 2
A rumored Xbox PC gaming handheld has leaked thanks to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). No, not the device being developed in-house that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer previously mentioned was still years away. I’m talking about Project Keenan, the spirit of an Xbox handheld trapped inside the shell of…
KotakuSony's Newest PlayStation Studio Is Made Up Of Destiny And Fortnite Vets Making A Multiplayer 'Frog-Type' Game
A new team has joined the ranks of PlayStation’s first-party studios. Alongside Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, Housemarque and others now sits teamLFG, a group of ex-Bungie developers working on a mysterious “frog-type” multiplayer project. I have a lot of questions, too.
KotakuCould We Be About To Enter A Skippable Boss Fight Utopia?
In a gaming world increasingly built out of Soulslikes, where the concept of the boss battle becomes the central game mechanic, some of us have been left behind. I have always hated boss fights, and while I have no interest in convincing anyone else to agree with me, I have long lamented the lack of accommodation made…