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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Cool Games We’re Vibing With As May Evaporates Before Our Eyes

This weekend we kill demons and explore pixely dungeons, 2D sidescrolling survival, and visual novel/RPG fusion

Claire Jackson & Carolyn Petit & Ethan Gach & Kenneth Shepard Published May 16, 2025

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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Four Lovely Games We Are Eager To Get Back To

Fantasy worlds, far off planets, and a unique deckbuilder/rogue-lite/puzzler have caught our attention this weekend

Claire Jackson & John Walker & Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit Published May 9, 2025

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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We’re Escaping Into After A Crappy Week

2025’s looking real hilarious right now. Enjoy some video games to ignore it!

Claire Jackson & John Walker & Kenneth Shepard & Zack Zwiezen & Ethan Gach Published May 2, 2025

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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games We’re Psyched To Jump Back Into

This weekend we’ve got a pair of fantastical RPGs, some time travel shenanigans, and more

Claire Jackson & Kenneth Shepard & Carolyn Petit & Zack Zwiezen & Ethan Gach Published April 25, 2025

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41 Stunning Screenshots From The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered

With its gorgeous new look for Tamriel, the Oblivion remaster seems like a great way to enjoy the game

By Claire Jackson Published April 22, 2025

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Marathon Sounds Like A Way More Approachable Take On A Brutal Genre

The game’s reliance on class-like Runners might make it way more approachable than previous entries in the genre

By Claire Jackson Published April 12, 2025

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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games To Welcome In April

Hey, stop doomscrolling and play some video games for a change. We have a few to recommend

Claire Jackson & Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit & Zack Zwiezen Published April 4, 2025

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My Excitement For The Switch 2 Is Dying By A Thousand Cuts

The Switch 2 impresses in so many ways, but there’s enough worry here for me to hold off on buying one in the near future

By Claire Jackson Published April 3, 2025

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Everything We Saw At The Big Switch 2 Reveal

An open-world Mario Kart , a new way to play and chat with friends, and even an exclusive FromSoftware title are all coming to Switch 2

By Claire Jackson Published April 2, 2025

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Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater Remake Will Fix One Of The Most Annoying Features Of The Original

A recent video shows Naked Snake swapping camo as swiftly as an octopus

By Claire Jackson Published March 27, 2025

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Pikachu Runs From The Cops In Massive Turkish Protests

Also, now’s a good time to read up on what’s going on in Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor

By Claire Jackson Published March 27, 2025

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Everything We Saw At Nintendo Direct

Today's Direct event showed off a number of new games and had some details about how Nintendo will share news in the future

By Claire Jackson Published March 27, 2025

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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Awesome Games To Transport Us To A Better Place

This weekend we’re off to epic fantasy realms, medieval Japan, unruly school yards, and more

Claire Jackson & Zack Zwiezen & Carolyn Petit & Ethan Gach & Kenneth Shepard Published March 21, 2025

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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games We’ve Got A Hot Date With

From Avowed to Rocket League , here's what we're playing this weekend

Claire Jackson & Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit & Zack Zwiezen & Kenneth Shepard Published February 14, 2025

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The PS5’s Future Is Full Of Sword-Swinging Action Games

PlayStation's first State of Play of 2025 showed off a promising future for those who love wielding dangerously sharp objects

By Claire Jackson Published February 13, 2025

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Everything We Saw At 2025’s First Big PlayStation State Of Play

There wasn't a colossal 'one more thing' reveal to cap off the show, but there sure were a ton of games worth marking on your calendar

By Claire Jackson Published February 12, 2025

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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Games We’re Loving Right Now

This week we’re soaking up some tropical vibes, scaling scenic mountain slopes covered in snow, and doing some violence for good measure

Claire Jackson & John Walker & Carolyn Petit & Ethan Gach Published February 7, 2025

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Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Awesome Games We’re Ready To Kick Back With

This weekend we’ve got motorcycles, spaceships, and dinosaurs (oh my!)

Claire Jackson & Carolyn Petit & Kenneth Shepard & Ethan Gach Published January 31, 2025

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth On Steam Deck Is Surprisingly Playable But Kind Of Ugly

Rebirth definitely ‘runs’ on Steam Deck, but don’t let this platform be the first way you experience Square Enix’s open-world RPG

By Claire Jackson Published January 27, 2025

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Fantasian Neo Dimension Is The Perfect Throwback To Final Fantasy‘s Golden Years

Helmed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the RPG feels like a late-'90s PlayStation release from another timeline

By Claire Jackson Published December 26, 2024