Picture: Xbox When something feels too good to be true, it's generally because it won't last much longer. That was largely the feeling surrounding Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass, which made the launch of the Xbox Series X/S seem like a great deal. There was this extraordinary library, including first-release Microsoft titles, that you could delve ...
A stunning achievement and, for my money, the most surprising, addictive and incredible game of the year. UFO 50 is actually a collection of 50 games, all released in the 1980s by developer UFOSoft. The thing is, however, that UFOSoft never really existed. Instead, they're new games, a wonderful smorgasbord of games of different genres ...
Screenshot: GSC Game World / Kotaku After completing the game's prologue and finally entering the zone proper, head to Zalissya, this game's version of the beginner town. There you'll meet a handful of characters who help advance the story, along with traders, technicians and even your first direct and personal interaction with a faction. You ...
Maybe it was my most successful tweet ever This onefour pictures from episode five of Andor accompanied by my reaction: “Whoa.” In these images, young Karis Nemik, the most intellectually engaged member of the small band on Aldhani planning a massive heist of Imperial wealth, passionately shares some of his ideas with Cassian Andor, who ...
Picture: PlayStation Being able to afford something means more than just having the money it costs. It also means having the necessary desire and need to convince yourself that the price matches its value. When I say I can’t afford to take a $40 Uber ride home from the office, but then spend $60 on ...
Picture: Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed: ValhallaThe Viking protagonist has a lot of luggage with him. Eivor is one of the more malleable playable characters in the series Valhalla is pretty firmly anchored in the decision-oriented RPG genre Assassin’s Creed has shifted recently. But Eivor is also one of the strangest attempts at dealing with canon while ...
Over the weekend, some lucky JetBlue planes got a pleasant surprise as they entered Terminal 5 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport: a photo op with none other than Nintendo’s (and gaming’s) leading man, Mario. What you should know about Mario Strikers’ big free update As part of an initiative called “Nintendo Switch ...
Picture: 343 Industries / Bungie / Bethesda / Xbox Game Studios / Square Enix / PlatinumGames / Kotaku / santiago1012 (Shutterstock) In a video game, you are only as good as your weapon. Try to get through Elden Ringis the hardest boss fight without a powerful sword or a tough multiplayer match Halo 3 without ...
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. Is Alan Wake worth playing before its sequel? | ...
