Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming out on Halloween. The release date for BioWare’s fantasy RPG is a little unconventional, as most big video games come out on Fridays, but The Veilguard is landing on a Thursday instead. To Dragon Age fans, this reads like a clever nod to Halloween being considered when the “veil”… Read more... View the full article
Cult-favorite Xenoblade Chronicles X has been trapped on Wii U for nearly a decade. No longer. The open-world sci-fi RPG is getting a Switch port at long last early next year. It could be the final game to make that jump before Nintendo finally reveals the Switch 2. Read more... View the full article
Whether it’s through character interactions or their movesets, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero makes sure to throw in small nods to the planet-shaking franchise wherever it can. Some of these fun references are hard to find, with one of the most obscure being Special Finishers. These are unique match-enders that call back… Read more... View the full article
Jay Johnston, also known as the former voice of rival restaurateur Jimmy Pesto in the animated comedy series Bob’s Burgers, has been sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for taking part in the January 6 riots at the Capitol. The supporting actor in Anchorman and Arrested Development was one of many people spotted… Read more... View the full article
Life is Strange: Double Exposure, the latest game in the long-running franchise, tells a brand-new story with a beloved returning character. Everything fans have come to love about the series returns in full, bringing together an emotional story and compelling powers-based gameplay to create something unique and… Read more... View the full article
Today, October 28, reviews went live for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. I reviewed it here at Kotaku, and despite being jaded toward the series for the better part of a decade, I really loved the long-awaited fourth entry. Right now it sits at a strong 84 on review aggregate site Metacritic, which is about in line with… Read more... View the full article
The era of the Halloween-themed cartoon and sitcom episode has been replaced by the seasonal Halloween gaming event. Whether you like battle royales or car soccer, sci-fi ********* or life sim-ing, there’s plenty of scary game updates to partake in this year. If you’ve already picked up the best candy for… Read more... View the full article
Despite its many convoluted systems that weigh down the overall experience, Fortnite ******** one of the most popular multiplayer games. When was the last time you checked its battle pass system? For the longest time, the battle royale game required multiple forms of currency to progress through its seasonal pass… Read more... View the full article
Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 is a game about shadowy organizations causing geopolitical turmoil and well-timed headshots. It’s also an RPG about making the progress meters fill up. When it comes to the latter, ****** Ops 6's first patch is already increasing XP rewards for certain modes to keep the level-ups flowing. Read more... View the full article
Tracking down the best AK-47 build in ****** Ops 6, complete with the top attachments, allows savvy players who understand the power behind the iconic ******* to easily dominate mid-range encounters. It’s a personal favorite—a potent mix of high damage and range, with satisfying sound design and manageable recoil. Read more... View the full article
To protect Super Earth from the bug and **** menaces lurking along the outer rim, Helldivers have access to some of the most potent weapons scientists could dream up. Then, you have the new R-2124 Constitution—a modern iteration of the iconic M1903 Springfield, complete with a fixed bayonet for recklessly charging bugs… Read more... View the full article
Sandwiched somewhere among the countless Halloween sales available in October, Warner Bros. Games is offering some of its own stellar discounts. That means some big-name franchises like the Arkham games, Mortal Kombat, and everything Lego are currently on *****. The WB Games Publisher ***** is running on Steam until… Read more... View the full article
Marathon was originally supposed to arrive this year. Instead, Bungie’s new sci-fi extraction shooter was delayed until 2025 and still hasn’t reemerged with new gameplay since its initial PlayStation Showcase reveal. At least now, however, we do have a new development update from the project’s game director, Joe… Read more... View the full article
We’re used to perks being a multiplayer-only feature in Call of Duty titles, so it may come as a surprise when you realize that you have access to a smorgasbord of them in the ****** Ops 6 campaign. Early in the game, you’ll post up in a safehouse and discover that you can purchase three upgrade stations within, each… Read more... View the full article
Over the years, Wizards of the Coast has worked tirelessly to expand its Universes Beyond releases, with crossovers including Stranger Things, Hatsune Miku, and Warhammer 40,000, to name but a few. In 2025, they’re expanding further with Final Fantasy, featuring cards spread across all sixteen mainline franchise… Read more... View the full article
Call of Duty may be an annual tradition, but that doesn’t mean everyone can play autumn’s hottest first-person shooter every year. With each new edition, countless new players pick up the franchise for the first time, and then immediately put it back down because sweat-lords dominate multiplayer and scare away… Read more... View the full article
The PlayStation 30th Anniversary bundles look awesomely retro, so it was a shame when pre-orders for them all sold out within the blink of an eye following a confusing online queuing process. Fortunately, a surprise update to the PlayStation Direct store page indicates that Sony is getting additional stock in that… Read more... View the full article
It’s always the witching hour, somewhere. That means there’s never a wrong time to be watching a back-to-back run of the best witch-themed movies, but perhaps there’s no better time than as Halloween approaches. We’ve pulled together a list of the top pointy-hatted films for your very own home festival. Read more... View the full article
Another annual Call of Duty is out in the wild, and fans have quickly found something to complain about in multiplayer: respawn issues. Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 players are running into all sorts of problems, from apparent spawn camping to getting put into matches and immediately ******* before they even have time to… Read more... View the full article
Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s character creator is easily the most expansive that developer BioWare has ever put in one of its RPGs, with its most notable additions this time around including options to select your character’s gender and pronouns independent of any aspects of their body, and top surgery scars to signify… Read more... View the full article
Following its acquisition of Fox, Disney intends to revive countless IPs, and King of the Hill is among the first to receive this treatment. It’s coming to Hulu sometime in the near future and includes a time skip, which means we’ll see an aging Hank and Peggy Hill, but most importantly, an ****** Bobby Hill. Read more... View the full article
****** Ops 6 is finally upon us, and like many others, I’m already obsessed with the newest iteration of its cooperative Zombies mode. At launch, ****** Ops 6 has two maps, Liberty Falls and Terminus. The former is arguably the mode’s beginning map, and already features a slew of neat new mechanics, tricks, and secrets,… Read more... View the full article
There are plenty of amazing horror games out there, we even made a whole list about it! However, one genre that you might not immediately think of as a hotbed of good scares is role-playing games. You’d be wrong, though. RPGs of all types have some of the best horror stories in the medium, thanks to the focus on… Read more... View the full article
In August 2024, Nintendo’s free-to-play mobile incarnation of Animal Crossing was announced to be coming to an end this November. It’s now been revealed that its replacement, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete, will appear December 3, and ditch all of the 2017 game’s microtransactions for a one-off sum. Except,… Read more... View the full article
I admit, I’d grown cynical. Dragon Age has a well-established penchant for swapping out protagonists with each new game, and for treating one entry’s be-all, end-all conflicts as little more than narrative springboards that can largely be cast aside in the next. However, with 2014’s Inquisition, it seemed more vital… Read more... View the full article
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard is coming out on Halloween. The release date for BioWare’s fantasy RPG is a little unconventional, as most big video games come out on Fridays, but The Veilguard is landing on a Thursday instead. To Dragon Age fans, this reads like a clever nod to Halloween being considered when the “veil”… Read more... View the full article