Vampire Survivors, a not so thinly veiled homage to Castlevania, is finally bringing its unofficial source material out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Ode to Castlevania will bring the Konami franchise’s characters and weapons to the hit bullet-***** roguelite on Halloween in its biggest DLC yet. Read more... View the full article
Like Persona before it, Metaphor: ReFantazio has a major limiting factor to discourage you from exploring too many dungeons in one sitting: MP (mana points). If you’re anything like me, you’ll get annoyed at how few opportunities there are to regain MP, particularly early in the game. MP fuels the most powerful and… Read more... View the full article
Silent Hill 2's first post-release update, 1.04, is out now on PlayStation 5 and PC. The new update fixes a long list of issues, crashes, and bugs on both platforms. Exclusively on PC, the game now supports Nvidia DLSS frame generation, as well as a new option to possibly fix stuttering problems. Read more... View the full article
We are officially over halfway through Agatha All Along, the Disney+ series starring Kathryn Hahn as the titular Marvel witch. The last couple of episodes included a major reveal fans have been waiting for since the show’s premiere and some much-needed background information for said reveal. But with three episodes… Read more... View the full article
It seems impossible, but HBO’s excellent The Batman spin-off series, The Penguin, keeps getting better. Last week, we watched Cristin Milioti put on a masterclass as Sofia Falcone, learning how the scorned woman went from ****** princess to Arkham inmate to de facto head of the Falcone ****** family after ******** them… Read more... View the full article
Lunchly are YouTuber-branded Lunchables. Created by Jimmy “Mr ******” Donaldson, Olajide Olayinka “KSI” Olatunji, and Logan Paul, they’re supposed to be a healthier (and pricier) alternative to the space age Oscar Meyer snack packs. However, some of the Lunchlys apparently also have mold in them though. Yuck! Read more... View the full article
****** Myth: Wukong may not technically be a soulslike game, but it shares a lot of DNA with the genre. That includes needing various upgrade materials, necessary for keeping your weapons in tip-top shape as you reach increasingly ******* baddies. And for six particular sets of armor, the material you’ll need is silk.… Read more... View the full article
People do a lot of things for love, and that list widens when you’re in high school. You may tape about 1,000 magazine photoshoots of One Direction to your bedroom wall, as I did dutifully, or you may invoke several agitated spirits with a ouija board, like Vivian, the protagonist of ***** the Spotlight. The short… Read more... View the full article
When Nintendo announced a secretive 10,000-person playtest for an NDA-enwrapped project, speculation naturally ran wild. While something to do with the upcoming reveal and release of the Switch’s successor seemed the most popular idea, others wondered if it might be some sort of expansion of the Switch Online… Read more... View the full article
People will no doubt call Sonic X Shadow Generations a “love letter” or “tribute” to Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic’s brooding rival who debuted back in 2001’s Sonic Adventure 2. But as a person who grew up seeing the ******-and-red hedgehog as the emotional center of the franchise, it feels more like an apology. ***** has… Read more... View the full article
Want to play a game? The original Saw film is returning to theaters for its 20th anniversary later this month, making it the perfect time to revisit the entire horror series. Back in 2004, director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell transformed an ingenious idea and a $5,000 short film into a billion-dollar… Read more... View the full article
Halloween is on a Thursday this year, which means those parties you’ll be hitting will arrive almost a full week earlier than the spooktacular holiday. With the festivities beginning as early as Friday, October 25, your annual chance at costumed debauchery is frighteningly close, and you have even less time to… Read more... View the full article
I’ve been a grumpy old man about all things Dragon Ball for far too long. As your typical non-manga-reading, mainstream-anime-watching child of Toonami, I drew a line in the sand a few episodes into Dragon Ball Super when I first gave it a chance. I wasn’t going to continue watching because its earliest episodes… Read more... View the full article
Steam Next Fest is happening now, which means there are more demos for upcoming games available this weekend than you can possibly hope to play. We’re here to help, with recommendations for which demos you should absolutely give a shot before the festival ends. We’ve also got pointers on the best weapons to take into… Read more... View the full article
Well, kids, it’s been a week. From a popular Twitch streamer getting banned for ******* remarks to a huge ***** of one of Nintendo’s biggest properties, there’s been a lot going on in the gaming world. We also got a warning from an ex-PlayStation boss about the future of the industry and a short but sweet Xbox Showcase.… Read more... View the full article
Game developer Insomniac confirmed that the studio has no plans to develop story DLC for 2023's action-adventure Spider-Man 2, likely disappointing many fans who had been hoping for more content. Read more... View the full article
The wait for Spider-Man 2 on PC is almost over. The PlayStation 5 exclusive about Peter Parker’s showdown with Venom arrives on Steam in January of next year. Unfortunately, it will still require a PSN login. Read more... View the full article
How’s your weekend going, Kotaku reader? You enjoying the colder weather? You got your Halloween costume picked out? There’s still time, don’t stress. But if you’re figured that out, you might have some time to *****. It’s that time again, folks, here are some games we’re playing this weekend that you might want to try… Read more... View the full article
James Bond actor Daniel Craig was reportedly not happy with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos during a Knives Out 2 premiere in 2022, cursing at him during the event over the streaming giant’s continued refusal to embrace theatrical releases for its biggest movies. Read more... View the full article
People love to complain about how long Call of Duty campaigns are even though most people never finish them and just play the multiplayer deathmatch meat grinder instead. Even so, Call of Duty: ****** Ops 6 promises a set of story-based missions that should run longer than both Cold War and Modern Warfare III, both of… Read more... View the full article
In the summer of 2024, an entertainment project went more spectacularly wrong than possibly any entertainment project in human history. A venture that cost an approximated $400 million, and is thought to have made back only $1 million, representing a flop that dwarfs the likes of movie disasters Joker: Folie à Deux… Read more... View the full article
The leaves are falling, the sun is setting earlier, and if you live in New York City, you’re probably waking up to an incredibly arid apartment thanks to your inability to control the heat. It’s fall, and spooky season is upon us, which means it’s time to spend your nights settling in with a good scary movie. We’ve… Read more... View the full article
In WandaVision, creator and lead writer Jac Schaeffer firmly established herself as a maestro of the miniseries, demonstrating a meta-layered understanding of television in a way that both relished in and critiqued the form. In Agatha All Along, the writer/director proves herself a master puppetmaster, playing with… Read more... View the full article
Do me a favor and look at the nearest calendar really quickly. I don’t know about you but I was shocked when I realized how close it is to Halloween. If, like me, you are a procrastinator, that means you probably haven’t figured out what you will wear when trick-or-treating, handing out candy, or attending costume… Read more... View the full article
The Bean Daddy had a good run. After a week of terrorizing Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero players through his infinite bag of health-restoring Senzu beans, Yajirobe will have his stats evaluated in an upcoming balance patch, Bandai Namco confirmed. That suggests an all-but-certain nerf for the cowardly samurai currently… Read more... View the full article
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Vampire Survivors, a not so thinly veiled homage to Castlevania, is finally bringing its unofficial source material out of the shadows and into the spotlight. Ode to Castlevania will bring the Konami franchise’s characters and weapons to the hit bullet-***** roguelite on Halloween in its biggest DLC yet. Read more... View the full article