Ari Notis, Author at Kotaku

Tips & Guides

How To Actually Buy A PS5 (Probably)

If you’re wondering where to buy a PS5 in 2022, you’re asking the wrong question

By Ari Notis Published May 19, 2022

CultureNews

God Of War Ragnarök Will Fix The First Game’s Biggest Smallest Problem

When Sony Santa Monica’s dad sim comes out, you won’t have to sit six inches from the TV

By Ari Notis Published May 19, 2022

The Bests

Every Borderlands Game, Ranked From Worst To Best

From 2009’s Borderlands to this year’s Wonderlands , here’s the definitive rundown of Gearbox’s loot-shooting series

Ari Notis & Zack Zwiezen Published May 19, 2022

OpinionCommentary

Xbox’s Rep Takes A Hit Following Major Delays

Even some Xbox fans didn’t respond kindly to the delays of Starfield and Redfall

By Ari Notis Published May 18, 2022

CultureFeature

Cyberpunk 2077 Totally Misunderstands Subways, According To A Transit Expert

CDPR’s rendition of Night City feels human, but doesn’t care about how humans get around

By Ari Notis Published May 17, 2022

CultureNews

Game Pass Gets Vampire Survivors, One Of The Best Games Of The Year

But Resident Evil 7 and Knockout City will soon be unavailable

By Ari Notis Published May 17, 2022

CultureNews

The Revamped PS Plus Lineup Is Stacked, Once You Make Sense Of It

Here are all the PS4 and PS5 games coming to Sony's subscription service

By Ari Notis Published May 16, 2022

Report

The Super Mario Daisy Fandom Is Ready To Riot Against Nintendo

Following the iconic character’s apparent exclusion from Mario Strikers: Battle League , fans are up in arms

By Ari Notis Published May 13, 2022

OpinionCommentary

PS5, Xbox Delays Are Setting Switch Up To Dominate The Rest Of 2022

With Starfield out of the way, the fall’s runway is clear for the Switch

By Ari Notis Published May 13, 2022

CultureNews

Congrats On The Sex, Master Chief

Yes, in episode eight of Paramount+'s Halo show, John-117 gets it on (and maybe ruins everything in the process)

By Ari Notis Published May 12, 2022

OpinionCommentary

RIP iPod, Home Of The Mobile Gaming Renaissance (2001–2022)

Pour one out for the home of Doodle Jump , Fruit Ninja , and many more

By Ari Notis Published May 11, 2022

CultureNews

Everything At Nintendo’s First Switch World Showcase Of The Summer

Sorry, no news yet about Hollow Knight: Silksong on Switch

By Ari Notis Published May 11, 2022

OpinionCommentary

Mass Effect 4 Merch Has Fans Talking About Commander Shepard’s Return

A BioWare promo got fans speculating, but the next game's project director quickly shut rumors down

By Ari Notis Published May 10, 2022

CultureNews

Switch Is Still Outselling Everything Else Despite Ongoing Chip Shortage

Nintendo’s hybrid console is still handily outpacing PS5 and Xbox Series X/S despite lowered internal forecasts

By Ari Notis Published May 10, 2022

CultureNews

New Nintendo Numbers: If Mario Kart 8 Keeps Selling Like This, We’re Never Getting A Sequel

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still putting up Pokémon -tier numbers

By Ari Notis Published May 10, 2022

CultureNews

Halo Infinite Pro Player Fined After Cursing Out Shooter’s Rocky Second Season

‘I’d like to apologize…To absolutely nobody,’ — Tyler ‘Spartan’ Ganza, eUnited

By Ari Notis Published May 9, 2022

CultureNews

Xbox Network Had A Rough Weekend

Microsoft’s connectivity woes raise decade-old questions about DRM

By Ari Notis Published May 9, 2022

CultureNews

Halo Infinite Devs Acknowledge Botched Season 2 Rollout, Are ‘Reviewing Options’

Following negative response to season two, 343 Industries is giving everyone XP boosts

By Ari Notis Published May 6, 2022

OpinionImpressions

Let’s Talk About The Disappointing Ending To Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

An all-time villain, the Dragon Lord’s ultimate fate is memorable for all the wrong reasons

By Ari Notis Published May 6, 2022

Report

Halo Infinite Just Can’t Catch A Break

The new Catalyst map and Last Spartan Standing mode can’t compensate for pitfalls, top players say

By Ari Notis Published May 5, 2022