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The developers of Left 4 Dead are making a spiritual successor. Valve might not make games anymore*, but Turtle Rock still does, and the studio has teamed up with publisher Warner Bros. for Back 4 Blood, a zombie co-op shooter with a not-so-subtle name. More to come on this one later—there isn’t even a screenshot yet,… Read more
Back in 2014, when playing Destiny meant listening to a bored Peter Dinklage rattle off incoherent dialogue and…
Electronic Arts won’t hold an E3 conference this year. The publisher said in a press release today that it will again hold EA Play in Los Angeles during the weekend before E3, but that the focus of the event will be livestreams and hands-on for players. No more soccer memes and disappointing mobile reveals, sadly. Read more
Blizzard is putting out some classic games on GOG, starting with the original Diablo today (for $10). GOG says Warcraft and Warcraft II will follow soon. Warcraft III is getting a remaster later this year, so obviously that won’t be on there, but you know what’s an interesting omission? Diablo II. 👀 Read more
I got my hands on the upcoming PS4 game Days Gone a few weeks ago, and if you want to hear more about it, you can…
If you, like me, haven’t had the time or patience to keep up with the Destiny 2 grind, here’s some good news on this…
Is video game streaming going to change the industry as we know it? On Kotaku Splitscreen we discuss that question…
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Last weekend, I tried to jump into some video games. I spent a couple of minutes with the very flawed Anthem,…
Amid a month full of mass layoffs across the video game industry, the digital store GOG quietly let go of what it…
ArenaNet, the studio behind the popular online games Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2, informed employees today that it…
Reggie Fils-Aime’s body is no longer ready. The longtime president of Nintendo of America is stepping down on April…
On Saturday night, I logged into BioWare’s new game Anthem and loaded up what I thought was a mission called Finding…
This year’s Game Developers Conference will have a keynote from a new contender in the world of video games: Google. It’ll take place in the Moscone Center in San Francisco on March 19 at 10am PT. “All will be revealed at the Google keynote,” the company says. Get ready for the full unveil of Yeti and Project Stream. Read more
You might think that a publisher with as much prestige as Square Enix would want to preserve its history in as smart…
God of War took home Game of the Year at the DICE Awards in Las Vegas last night, along with a whole bunch of other awards. Celeste got best indie, while Florence was voted the best portable game. Interestingly, only one award—Outstanding Technical Achievement—for Red Dead Redemption 2. Read more
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What was once downloadable content has morphed into a completely new sequel. Early this morning Australian indie…