What a week, right? Yes. Well, here we are at least at the end and now looking to the future. So how about some video games to distract us for the weekend? This week we have some fun shooters, some brawling action and a digital twist on a classic trading card game. Read more…
illustration: JanduSoft In a time of legends long ago, when video games still emerged from the primordial mist and magic still permeated everything, there were games of ultimate power. These games weren’t about Italian plumbers or sad surrogate fathers, but about fierce warriors who would go into battle shirtless, flexing their muscles to slaughter their ...
Gif: Aspyr / Skunkape Games / 2D Boy / 11 Bit Studios / The Gentlebros / Game Science / Blizzard / Ubisoft / Claire Jackson / Kotaku August is here. That means a new calendar of game releases, from big AAA titles to potential new indie darlings. This month contains not one, but two war ...
Screenshot: Wadjet Eye Games Play it on: Switch, Windows (Steam Deck: OK)Buy it at: Humble Bundle Current goal: Continue to chase a demon through New York City Like many, I was a point-and-click adventure fan in the late ’80s and ’90s, as Lucasfilm/LucasArts produced a fairly steady stream of masterpieces in the genre. And while ...
Play it on: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Switch, Windows (Steam Deck: OK)Buy it at: Amazon | Best buy | Humble BundleCurrent goal: Atmosphere. Wonderful, galactic atmosphere. I play a lot No Man’s Sky since the new update arrived recentlyand it finally stuck with me. While I appreciated the state the game was ...
Picture: Square-Enix With the publication of Final Fantasy XIVThe latest expansion, Morning trailMany new players are sure to be interested in joining Square Enix’s long-running MMORPG. But that curiosity can turn into confusion when trying to choose between the extremely generous, free Free trial and the paid Beginner Editionwhich will cost you $20. The Free ...
Screenshot: 343 Industries / Claire Jackson / Kotaku Play it on: Xbox Series X/S, Windows (Steam Deck: your experience may vary)Current goal: Enjoy Sentry Defense to the fullest So Halo Infinite has an interesting playlist right now: Sentry Defense. And by interesting I mean damn cool. It is a semi-PvPvE mode in which two large ...
Play it on: Windows (Steam Deck: your experience may vary)Buy it at: steamCurrent goal: Develop a better understanding of control voltage I love video games, but I probably love making music even more. And over the last five years, I’ve only developed an increased appetite and interest in synthesis – particularly modular synthesis, since I’m ...
Picture: Bungie / Claire Jackson / Kotaku If there is one thing we all agree on, Fate 2it has a lot of menus where you probably spend a lot of time managing all sorts of little things from bounties to excess inventory, quest tracking and more. Honestly, I think I spend a quarter of my ...
Screenshot: FromSoftware / Kotaku There is a place called prison and a place called penitentiary… Enter the realm of shadow in Shadow of the Earth Tree will give players a lot of options. In one direction there is a church with a knight with a comically large club, in another there is a giant, sentient ...
