Ari Notis, Author at Kotaku

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Square Enix Is Impossible To Please

Guardians of the Galaxy joins Deus Ex (and Outriders , and Tomb Raider , and Hitman , and…)

By Ari Notis Published February 22, 2022

Tips & Guides

23 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Horizon Forbidden West

Your guide to the best skills, loot, weapons, upgrades, enemy strategies, and more in Guerrilla's latest

By Ari Notis Published February 18, 2022

Report

Hundreds Of Sealed Retro ’90s Games That Were Just Publicly Revealed Could Be Worth A Million Bucks

A factory-sealed copy of Chrono Trigger is just one part of the incredible haul

By Ari Notis Published February 18, 2022

Tips & Guides

The 10 Best Skills You Should Get ASAP In Horizon Forbidden West

From an overshield to a handy cloak, get these perks first in Guerrilla’s massive PlayStation RPG

By Ari Notis Published February 18, 2022

Tips & Guides

Before You Start: Five Settings To Change In Horizon Forbidden West

Guerrilla’s dino-hunting adventure is much better when you turn on 'easy loot'

By Ari Notis Published February 18, 2022

Tips & Guides

Cyberpunk 2077‘s Best Improvement Is Secretly Its Overhauled Map

Following patch 1.5, it's way easier to find side-quests and fast-travel spots in Night City

By Ari Notis Published February 17, 2022

Tips & Guides

Horizon Forbidden West’s Hidden Gyro Aiming Feature Is Actually Good

Guerrilla’s massive open-world game has some solid gyroscopic controls, if you know where to look

By Ari Notis Published February 17, 2022

CultureNews

Halo Infinite Community Goes Nuts Over Leaked Forge Mode

343 Industries isn’t planning on releasing the creation tools for its shooter until later this year

By Ari Notis Published February 16, 2022

Tips & Guides

Cyberpunk 2077‘s Next-Gen Update Is A Pain On PlayStation

Meanwhile, upgrading on Xbox happens automatically thanks to the ‘Smart Delivery’ feature

By Ari Notis Published February 15, 2022

CultureNews

February’s Game Pass Lineup Is Kinda A Snore

Of the offerings, Total War: Warhammer III the only marquee

By Ari Notis Published February 15, 2022

CultureNews

Cyberpunk 2077‘s Return To Consoles Is Practically A Checklist Of What Everyone Mocked

The saving grace for CDPR’s troubled RPG comes at just about the busiest time of the year

By Ari Notis Published February 15, 2022

CultureNews

Tom Holland’s Uncharted Movie Is Getting Trashed By Critics

Rotten Tomatoes suggests that the Spider-Man star's outing as Nathan Drake is just as bad as you'd expect

By Ari Notis Published February 14, 2022

ReviewsPlayStation

Horizon Forbidden West: The Kotaku Review

Though not as groundbreaking as its predecessor, Horizon Zero Dawn , Guerrilla’s latest is a stellar open-world RPG for PS4 and PS5

By Ari Notis Published February 14, 2022

CultureNews

The New York Times Rushes To Fix Broken Wordle Streaks

Wordle made its way to the paper of record, but players’ scores didn’t all follow

By Ari Notis Published February 11, 2022

CultureNews

The Four-Day Workweek Is Getting Popular Among Devs, And It Sure Sounds Nice

Blackbird Interactive, the studio behind Homeworld 3 , is the latest to embrace the model

By Ari Notis Published February 11, 2022

CultureNews

Halo Infinite Finally Addresses Desync Lag, And You’d Better Pull Up A Seat

343 Industries ran down a common community concern in a massive blog post

By Ari Notis Published February 10, 2022

CultureNews

No Man’s Sky Is (Somehow) Coming To Switch This Summer

Hello Games' procedurally generated space exploration game might need more horsepower than Nintendo's hybrid can offer

By Ari Notis Published February 9, 2022

CultureNews

Report: Ubisoft Turning A Valhalla DLC Into Standalone Assassin’s Creed Game

Finally, a chance to play as Basim, Valhalla’s biggest jerk!

By Ari Notis Published February 9, 2022

CultureNews

Halo Infinite Is Selling A Literal Halo

For the first time, Halo fans are largely united in praise of a cosmetic item

By Ari Notis Published February 9, 2022

Tips & Guides

Halo Infinite Tips For People Who Already Know What They’re Doing

Push past your current skill ceiling with these tips for 343’s popular shooter

By Ari Notis Published February 8, 2022