Splitgate was a refreshing flash in the pan when it briefly blew up in 2021. It combined the feel of an old-school arena shooter with the novel and brain-tickling mechanic of on-demand portals. Now the team behind it is promising a sequel that’s *******, better, and coming sometime in 2025 to join an increasingly… Read more... View the full article
Everybody was right about Jeanne d’Arc. The 2006 PSP game from developer Level-5 has been on my radar for a while, thanks to its reputation as a solid tactical RPG with a semi-historical setting—yes, it’s about the 15th century saint Joan of Arc. Unfortunately, the game never found life outside of the PSP, making it… Read more... View the full article
Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old man identified as the gunman behind the attempted ************** of former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally last week, seemingly posted about the ******* ahead of time on Valve’s PC gaming storefront, Steam. Read more... View the full article
The Aged One’s Exultation Talisman is an item you can only round up in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This useful accessory increases your ******* power when Madness is applied in your vicinity, which makes it excellent for anyone willing to go through the minor inconvenience of applying it to themselves… Read more... View the full article
At the end of its life, the Switch is still getting new accessories. Nintendo announced the handheld hybrid console will get a dedicated charging station for Joy-**** controllers in the fall. The timing is so strange it feels like it might have something to do with the Switch 2. Read more... View the full article
Steam’s Summer ***** usually kicks off a host of other sales across digital stores and websites. And on top of all those sales, there’s Amazon Prime Day, happening on July 16 and 17. Not wanting to be left out, Xbox has just flipped the switch on its own massive Summer *****, which has deals on nearly 1,000 games across… Read more... View the full article
At first glance, you wouldn’t know it, but the open-world survival game Once Human features a robust ******* crafting and customization system. Let’s be honest: You won’t survive the apocalypse using a mere baseball bat or machete. Read more... View the full article
Today’s most popular and best-selling games often include expensive first-party exclusives, big multiplayer hits, and aging titles like GTA V that stick around years after launch. But that wasn’t the case 20 years ago, as seen in newly published sales data. Read more... View the full article
After months of critical and public acclaim, Amazon’s Fallout series can now add “Emmy nominated” to its list of superlatives. The annual television awards show just released the full list of this year’s nominees, and while the adaptation of the post-apocalyptic RPG games didn’t garner a huge number of noms, it did… Read more... View the full article
Even when its initial launch left some players feeling underwhelmed and disappointed, no one could deny No Man’s Sky was an absolutely gorgeous game. Nearly eight years later, the sci-fi exploration sim looks more stunning than ever in a comprehensive new 5.0 patch that adds a bunch of things and changes a ton of… Read more... View the full article
There’s a ***** of a lot of harassment going on in gaming. If there’s one thing Kotaku would like to see, it would be big-name publishers speaking up about it, and taking a stand against it, instead of capitulating to it or tacitly endorsing it through silence. Meanwhile, there’s *****’s approach spotted by Eurogamer,… Read more... View the full article
Last year, a growing trend saw AAA video game publishers offering early access to new games if you pre-ordered a pricey special edition version. I worried then that if some publishers were successful in locking games behind a ransom fee, many others would do the same in the future. And here we are, in 2024, and most… Read more... View the full article
The Perfumer’s Talisman that can be found in Elden Ring’s Altus Plateau region in the base game. If you’re running any build that makes use of Perfume weapons, such as the Lightning Perfumer Build for Shadow of the Erdtree, this accessory should be at the very top of your list, as the damage buff it provides is… Read more... View the full article
Though Supergiant Games largely has its head down as it works on Hades 2’s first major update coming later this year, the already phenomenal sequel is still getting patched throughout early access. Its latest update isn’t focused on any one thing, but aims to fix a lot of issues that have been observed since the… Read more... View the full article
When you first jump into loot shooter The First Descendant, you’ll think, “Wow, this is easy!” And for the most part, you’d be right. The gameplay is straightforward, character movement and power feel wonderful, and despite the numerous currencies and menus, everything is clear with some guidance. But then you hit the… Read more... View the full article
As a New Yorker in my late twenties, it’s only a matter of time until I get into birding. Flock might be the thing that finally makes me take the plunge into the hobby. The new shepherding/creature collecting game from developer Hollow Ponds is full of ****** and life, inviting you to explore its vibrant world and sate… Read more... View the full article
Palworld has seen updates here and there since its launch earlier this year, but its biggest came on June 27, 2024 with the Sakurajima update. In addition to a slew of new endgame content and updated mechanics, the focal point is the eponymous island that makes up the game’s latest region. But what should you do when… Read more... View the full article
Deadpool & Wolverine is apparently a movie that’s happening, and the only reason I know that is because the marketing has been in full swing for weeks now. The constant ads have been pretty annoying, but the latest stunt makes me believe that maybe this whole thing won’t be entirely ****. Read more... View the full article
A week after releasing a teaser for a new horror game seemingly called Emio, Nintendo has pulled back the curtain on the mysterious project with a full reveal. Turns out, it isn’t exactly what the creepy first trailer made it out to be, and is instead a new entry in the long-dormant Famicom Detective Club series. The… Read more... View the full article
As No Man’s Sky nears its eight anniversary, it’s clear the open-world survival crafting sim isn’t slowing down. A cavalcade of free updates continues to transform the game from what it once was at launch, and the latest of those is no different. Today, Hello Games revealed Worlds Part 1, a complete overhaul of… Read more... View the full article
The world has been plunged into darkness. The ***** persist violently among the living. What ******** of humanity following a cataclysm I helped trigger is now at each other’s throats. I carry my share of the blame, but it’s clear the gods must pay for what they’ve done to us. There’s a path to seeking justice, and it… Read more... View the full article
New data shows that Resident Evil 7, which was recently ported to iOS devices, was purchased and downloaded by less than 2,000 players, yet another example of big games failing to succeed on Apple’s powerful portable devices. Read more... View the full article
Microsoft has issued its final price update for all digital Xbox 360 games before the console’s marketplace goes offline for good on July 29. That means you can get a bunch of good old games for very cheap right now. And as a tribute to its most successful gaming box ever, Microsoft has even memorialized the Xbox 360… Read more... View the full article
Fortnite’s Chapter 5 Season 3 Battle Pass has various quests you can finish each week for some sweet XP that can be used to unlock new cosmetics. Week 8's batch of quests brings five new challenges for players to complete, each worth 15,000 XP. Those who complete all five quests will be rewarded with 75,000 XP, which… Read more... View the full article
Deadpool & Wolverine is set to bring Hugh Jackman’s Logan and several other members of the Fox X-Men movies into the Marvel Cinematic Universe on July 26. With such a big moment in superhero movie history upon us, we figured what better time than the present to look back at all the X-Men movies and remember that Fox… Read more... View the full article
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Splitgate was a refreshing flash in the pan when it briefly blew up in 2021. It combined the feel of an old-school arena shooter with the novel and brain-tickling mechanic of on-demand portals. Now the team behind it is promising a sequel that’s *******, better, and coming sometime in 2025 to join an increasingly… Read more... View the full article