Ari Notis, Author at Kotaku

CultureNews

The Next Generation Of Video Game Graphics Is Looking Pretty Good

Epic Games showed off its Unreal 5 engine in an extended 'State of Unreal' showcase

By Ari Notis Published April 5, 2022

CultureNews

April’s Game Pass Lineup Is No Joke

Two of the best games of 2021 come to Microsoft’s games-on-demand service

By Ari Notis Published April 5, 2022

CultureNews

Players Stock Up On PS Now Subs To Save Big On New PS Plus

PS Now subscriptions automatically convert to PlayStation Plus Premium

By Ari Notis Published April 4, 2022

Tips & Guides

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Has Fake Walls That Hide Loot, Just Like Elden Ring

From the Borderlands to the Lands Between, you can’t trust anything

By Ari Notis Published April 4, 2022

Report

No Man’s Sky Neo-Nazi Banned After Wreaking Havoc On Galactic Hub

Hello Games punted the troll into the nearest sun, but players have concerns about the future

By Ari Notis Published April 1, 2022

Tips & Guides

13 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

The best tips, tricks, and secrets for getting started in Gearbox’s new Borderlands spin-off

By Ari Notis Published April 1, 2022

CultureNews

E3 2022 Canceled

Gaming's biggest stage skips another year as it struggles to stay relevant

By Ari Notis Published March 31, 2022

Report

Shredders Devs Dish On How They Made The Most Realistic Snowboarding Game Ever

There’s a reason IRL snowboarders can instantly pick up FoamPunch’s hot new game

By Ari Notis Published March 31, 2022

Tips & Guides

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Is Actually Twice As Fun On The Highest Difficulty

If you’re hopping into Gearbox’s loot-shooter, play on ‘intense’

By Ari Notis Published March 30, 2022

CultureNews

Big Horizon Forbidden West Patch Makes The Game Less Shimmery

The latest update on PS4 and PS5 also fixes more than a dozen busted quests

By Ari Notis Published March 30, 2022

OpinionCommentary

The New PS Plus Isn’t Game Pass, But That’s OK

If Microsoft gave us the Netflix for games, think of Sony's service as more like Hulu

By Ari Notis Published March 29, 2022

CultureNews

Breath Of The Wild Sequel Delayed To 2023, Nintendo Apologizes

Producer Eiji Aonuma notes the team is trying to make BotW 2 something 'special' for Switch fans

By Ari Notis Published March 29, 2022

CultureNews

PlayStation Unveils Game Pass Competitor That Will Let You Play Old Games

Here’s everything we know about Sony’s answer to Microsoft’s games-on-demand service

Ari Notis & John Walker Published March 29, 2022

Opinion

Tiny Tina‘s Revolution Side-Quest Is Borderlands Writing At Its Best

‘Goblins Tired of Forced Oppression’ shows a new take on side-quests for Gearbox’s loot-shooting series

By Ari Notis Published March 28, 2022

OpinionImpressions

A Few Hours In, I Can Tell Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Will Destroy My Free Time

The latest in Gearbox’s series of loot-shooters is more than just ‘another Borderlands ’

By Ari Notis Published March 25, 2022

OpinionImpressions

The Halo Show Isn’t Trying To Be The Game, And That’s A Good Thing

Paramount+’s new streaming show is a shocking reinterpretation of the legendary shooter

By Ari Notis Published March 25, 2022

OpinionImpressions

Returnal‘s Co-Op Is Kind Of A Letdown

Somehow, Housemarque’s solitary PS5 roguelike still feels pretty lonely with a friend

By Ari Notis Published March 24, 2022

OpinionCommentary

Sony Assures It Won’t Forget Single-Player PlayStation Games Amid Online Push

Despite splashy studio acquisitions, games like Horizon Forbidden West still have a place in PlayStation's portfolio

By Ari Notis Published March 24, 2022

Tips & Guides

6 Games To Check Out If You Like XCOM

Few tactics games reach the highwater mark of XCOM , but those that do are well worth your time

By Ari Notis Published March 23, 2022

CultureNews

Sony’s Latest PlayStation Update Did Not Proceed As Planned

You may have trouble accessing online services on PS4 and PS5

By Ari Notis Published March 23, 2022