Nintendo of America Although I played a lot Child Icarus As a kid, it was overshadowed by NES games with a little more pizzazz: yours Marios, yours Zeldas, yours MetroidS. (Well, there was only one NES Metroid But you get the point.) But now, watching it again, I appreciate the inviting, distinctly Nintendo charm and ...
Picture: Nintendo/Kotaku The fans have been waiting for this Nintendo has been bringing a Switch 2 onto the market for years. It was reportedly set to release sometime in 2024 before being pushed back to next year. And while the company recently hinted that the Switch successor will be revealed later this year, it could ...
Picture: Square Enix Spoilers for Final Fantasy XVI and its extensions follow. Rarely has a game confused me as much as it did Final Fantasy XVI. Although I spent the most time with it, it was an undeniable failure thanks to its thrilling action, heartfelt performances, lush visuals and impeccable score. Final Fantasy 16 most ...
Screenshot: Larian Studios / Kotaku It’s April and yet we’re still in awards season for all your favorite 2023 video games. The video games section of the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) took place today, April 11th The Game Awards Before them, they lent Larian Studios’ Dungeons role playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 the highest ...
Screenshot: Square Enix In the spirit of the season of love, we asked you, dear readers, to share this with us Your biggest video game crushes. The answers are there, and they are diverse. It turns out that there are plenty of characters to love in tons of video games. Heroes, rogue, buddies, whatever, someone ...
Picture: VIZ Media / Nintendo Remember The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga series that started in February 2016 and ended in early 2022? It was created by Akira Himekawa (a combined name for the two artists behind this series) and will be available as a complete set later this year. According to online listings ...
Screenshot: Nintendo/Kotaku If you’ve ever wanted to visit Hyrule in amusement park form, rest assured: there are rumors and speculation circulating that you might soon get the chance. Eiji Aonuma, the producer of The Legend of Zelda series, was spotted in a video from Universal Studios on location at one of the parks. It could ...
Picture: Asobo Studio / Flying Boar / Kotaku A new month and a new year are upon us, and that means updates to the PlayStation Plus catalog. January 2024 begins with three new games available to download for Premium, Extra and Essential members starting January 2nd, plus some extras if you’re a space ninja. -Claire ...
Until recently I thought so Alan Wake 2 would be in second place here, while Tears of the Kingdom would remain my personal game of the year. However, I recently had a chance encounter with writer Cole Kronman (who wrote this great part At Xenogears and Tetsuya Takahashi’s games for us) helped me clarify my ...
Screenshot: Nintendo/Kotaku 2023 is almost over, folks. I would say, “We did it,” but who am I kidding? 2024 will begin, and the same crap that made 2023 a non-stop hellscape will continue forever. But there were a lot of cool games in 2023 and every December we get together to talk about our favorites. ...
