
WB Games Montréal’s action-RPG leans heavily on an old narrative crutch that the DC Universe should ditch

Nintendo's latest Splatoon sequel isn't the only thing dropping this week

Do you remember your first job? The one where you got your foot in the door and found the motivation to prove…
In Mass Effect: Andromeda, I met new aliens, terraformed entire planets, and had a blast shooting down enemy Kett.…
John Gonzalez might have cut his teeth on the beloved Fallout: New Vegas, but the narrative director told Kotaku that…

Some of the best writing in Fallout 4 is really easy to miss.
Rhianna Pratchett is best known around these parts as someone who writes video games, but what does that actually…
Having just endured the train wreck that was Far Cry 3's narrative arc, now's the perfect time to look at this guide…
Far Cry 3 does a lot of things right. It's fun to play, the island setting is beautiful, sneaking around is a lot of…

If you've played a video game, you've probably heard a bark. And not just in Nintendogs—I'm talking about an "enemy…
Every year the Writers Guild of America awards a special Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing award to the…
What would you expect to be paid to write a video game script? $100,000? Maybe you'd get that a few years ago, but…
Marianne Krawczyk, best known for bringing Kratos to life as the writer of God of War, is lending her talents to a…
Every adventure requires an antagonist, someone or something corrupting the world you're in. It's a basic need. Yet…
No matter who is brought in to write a story or dialogue, the industry still treats the written word in such a…
How has Guybrush Threepwood, Mighty Pirate, wronged you? Tell your tale to Telltale and you might hear it in the…