Ash Parrish, Author at Kotaku

CultureNews

Uh Oh, GenAI Was Used In The Development Of The Beautiful New Tomb Raider Remake [Update]

The Steam page for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis includes a genAI disclosure

By Ash Parrish Published June 3, 2026

Games

Control Resonant Is Out This September

Take control of Manhattan later this year

By Ash Parrish Published June 2, 2026

Games

Ikumi Nakamura’s Yokai-Hunting Game Resurfaces With Very Cool Gameplay Reveal

Yes, Ikumi-san, we missed you very much

By Ash Parrish Published June 2, 2026

Fox McCloud prepares for his next mission.

Games

Star Fox Previews Call The Switch 2 Exclusive A Great Version Of A Familiar Classic

Yup, that sure is some shinier, prettier Star Fox 64

By Ash Parrish Published June 2, 2026

Screenshot from Paralives featuring two Paras laughing in front of a wall of flowers.

Games

Paralives Is Shaping Up To Be A Promising Sims-Killer, But It Needs Some Work

Out in early access, Paralives has some gameplay issues that need addressed

By Ash Parrish Published June 1, 2026

A screenshot from the game Orbitals featuring a bright yellow and fuscia border that reads Summer Preview 2026

Culture

Nintendo’s Most Unique Exclusive This Year Is A Love Letter To Retro Anime

Orbitals is a co-op puzzle platformer made for those of who grew up watching anime on Adult Swim

By Ash Parrish Published May 27, 2026

CultureNews

Indie Dev Accuses Zenless Zone Zero Of Copying His Game Ouros: ‘It’s Basically The Same Game’

"It's basically the same game."

By Ash Parrish Published May 27, 2026

Games

Directive 8020: The Kotaku Review

In space, no one can hear you sigh

By Ash Parrish Published May 20, 2026

Games

Hironobu Sakaguchi Shares His Surprise At Everyone Hating On Final Fantasy 6 Remake AI Slop

He followed up his tweet praising an AI-generated fan trailer for a Final Fantasy VI remake with AI-sloppified work of his own

By Ash Parrish Published May 19, 2026

Entertainment

In Love And Deepspace, Intimacy Is The Ultimate Gooner Bait

The mortifying ordeal of being biblically known.

By Ash Parrish Published May 19, 2026

Photo of the entrance gate of Six Flags Over Texas

Theme Parks

Nightmare Six Flags Power Outage Turned Coaster Into Stairs

High winds caused an outage at Six Flags Over Texas impairing several rides, including a roller coaster already underway

By Ash Parrish Published May 19, 2026

Games

Amazon Reportedly Forced Devs To Make A GenAI Game And Then Laid Them Off When It Wasn’t Working

Project Trident apparently pivoted several times to meet unrealistic deadlines and a corporate-directed mandate to use generative AI

By Ash Parrish Published May 14, 2026

CultureNews

Xbox Owners Accidentally Get Lego Batman Early As PC Players Bemoan Surprise Denuvo DRM

Fans are already bracing for spoilers

By Ash Parrish Published May 11, 2026

Screenshot from Marvel Tokon: Fighting Spirits featuring a close up of Storm.

Games

Marvel Tōkon Gets Wolverine, Storm, And An August Release Date

Feel the power of these hands

By Ash Parrish Published February 12, 2026

Entertainment

John Wick Is Finally Getting A Proper Action Game

And it definitely looks like Keanu is involved

By Ash Parrish Published February 12, 2026

Screenshot from Yakoh Shinobi Ops featuring a shot of the four player characters sitting on the roof of a Japanese style compound at night.

Games

A Stealth Action Ninja Co-op Game? Alright, I’m In

Yakoh Shinobi Ops looks pretty cool

By Ash Parrish Published February 12, 2026

Reviews

Relooted Is A Big Black Middle Finger To History Controlled By White People

Hear me out, what if it doesn’t belong in a museum?

By Ash Parrish Published February 11, 2026

CultureOdds and Ends

What My Video Game Family Is Bringing To Thanksgiving

Expect to find Barret by the grill

By Ash Parrish Published November 27, 2025

CultureNews

20+ Mins Of New Final Fantasy XVI Gameplay Shows Wild Boss Fights Between Gods

During Sony's latest State of Play, we got a good, long look at Square Enix's highly anticipated RPG

Ash Parrish & Zack Zwiezen Published April 13, 2023

CultureNews

Oh Shit, Bayonetta’s Got Braids In Third Game

PlatinumGames finally gave the world a new look at the gun-crazy witch's third adventure

By Ash Parrish Published September 23, 2021