Claire Jackson, Author at Kotaku

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Some Super Clever Folks Got Doom Running On A Goddamn Satellite

It’s so much cooler than the Voyager Golden Record

By Claire Jackson Published November 3, 2025

Tips & Guides

Everything You Need To About Playing Arc Raiders

Embark Studios is aiming to deliver a more approachable extraction shooter that doesn’t sacrifice the genre’s intensity

By Claire Jackson Published October 29, 2025

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I Asked Arc Raiders’ Design Director If Camping Makes Me A Bad Person

I also asked how Embark Studios plans to make a notoriously difficult genre appeal to more people

By Claire Jackson Published October 29, 2025

A woman with blacked-out eyes turns to face the camera.

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One Of The Coolest Survival Horror Games This Year Is A Lo-Fi Revenge Quest Through Hell

Labyrinth of the Demon King is a double dose of nostalgia and grungy graphical dread

By Claire Jackson Published October 28, 2025

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Newly Revealed Action-RPG Loulan: The Cursed Sand Looks Sick

Loulan: The Cursed Sand has some impressive-looking environments and baddies

By Claire Jackson Published October 28, 2025

An RV is suspended over a canyon by two winches.

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Hit Indie Game RV There Yet? Is The Best Way To Destroy A Very Expensive Vehicle

Grab your friends, but most importantly, grab that RV because it’s headed off a cliff

By Claire Jackson Published October 28, 2025

Opinion

Halo’s Controversial Level ‘The Library’ Is Great The Way It Is

Yes. It’s hard. That’s the point

By Claire Jackson Published October 27, 2025

An android character gets their arm blown off.

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Steam’s Halloween Sale Is Full Of Hidden Horror Gems And Sleeper Hits

Halloween’s around the corner, so grab a spooky game or two (or several, they’re really cheap)

By Claire Jackson Published October 27, 2025

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The Outer Worlds 2 Mocks You For Buying The $100 Version

Consider it an opportunity to rethink your finances

By Claire Jackson Published October 27, 2025

Hinako from Silent Hill f, a dinosaur, and a character from Dispatch are arranged in an image.

Tips & Guides

Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Great Games We Can’t Wait To Get Back To

This week we’ve got card games, bloody mannequins with knives, dinosaurs and more

By Claire Jackson Published October 24, 2025

Konatsu Kato makes a face of disgust while looking at a bloody mask in Silent Hill f.

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Silent Hill f Actor Looks Completely Freaked Out While Streaming The Game For The First Time

It’s like hearing Hinako’s internal monologue as she runs for her life

By Claire Jackson Published October 24, 2025

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A Duck With A Gun Has Replaced Battlefield 6 In The Top 5 Most-Played Steam Games

These ducks aren’t messing around

By Claire Jackson Published October 24, 2025

A tank rolls through a building, destroying it.

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EA Keeps Deleting Call Of Duty Maps From The Battlefield 6 Portal

Activision doesn’t want you playing zombies in Battlefield

By Claire Jackson Published October 23, 2025

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Counter Strike 2 Update Is A $1.75 Billion Shock To The Skin Economy: ‘How Do I Explain This To The IRS?’

Might be time to hide some skins under your digital mattress

By Claire Jackson Published October 23, 2025

A player aims a weapon at other players from above.

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Arc Raiders’ Dev Addresses Graphics Downgrade, Enemy Difficulty, And More Ahead Of Release

Flying Arc won’t be as observant, and a certain loot location will be harder to reach

By Claire Jackson Published October 22, 2025

A player stands on a ship looking out at space.

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No Man’s Sky Goes Full Space Pirate In Latest Free Update

There’s also a buncha cool ship builds here you just have to see

By Claire Jackson Published October 22, 2025

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2006 Scarface Game Mysteriously Resurfaces On Steam And People Are Worried It’s A Scam

Lawyers might be having interesting conversations right now

By Claire Jackson Published October 22, 2025

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Check Out This Really Awesome Moment From Arc Raiders’ Server Slam This Weekend

A Redditor synced up two perspectives of the same brutal fight

By Claire Jackson Published October 21, 2025

Pennywise tempts a child with a floating Steam Deck that says "Verified" on it.

Opinion

The Steam Deck’s Game-Specific Landing Pages Are Really Misleading

The Steam Deck is amazing, but it’s not FF7R at 60 FPS amazing

By Claire Jackson Published October 21, 2025

A box for Catan stands against a blurred background.

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Netflix Wants To Turn A Board Game About Resource Management Into A Barbie-Sized Hit

The streaming giant is expected to start cooking on a ‘slate’ of Catan-themed projects

By Claire Jackson Published October 21, 2025