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Keza MacDonald
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Formerly Kotaku UK's editor, now video games editor at the Guardian. I've spent 12 years writing about video games and gaming culture and co-authored a book called You Died: The Dark Souls Companion.
For a lot of gamers with demanding jobs, marriages and/or families, the excitement of reading good reviews for games…
For a beautiful few years, you have near-complete control over what your child plays. You decide what’s allowed and…
There are plenty of fun things you can’t really do when pregnant: waterslides, alcohol, trampolines, staying up past…
After talking my way past the receptionist at a grotty hotel in Katana Zero, I stand in the elevator at the entrance…
I think I fell in love with Yoshi’s Crafted World when I discovered the costumes. You don’t know cute until you’ve…
Given that it is a FromSoftware game, I expected a lot of people would struggle with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. I…
As a gamer parent, I long for the day when I can play side-by-side with my beloved progeny. Overtly or not, I think…
I look at my watch. It’s 9:48pm. I’ll do one more Trials Rising track, I think. After that, since I’m only two…
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It’s been a while since I’ve played something as refreshingly uncomplicated as Crackdown 3. You’re a big dude (or…
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Wargroove has everything: a charming 2D look, imaginative characters and toylike units placed on gorgeous little…
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Do you want to feel like you’ve taken something mildly hallucinogenic and you’re watching foreign-language kids’ TV?…
In real life, I turn a bit green at the sight of a butcher shop. In video games, I am a merciless killer of monsters…
The video games media reports on leaked information all the time. So why, when British website Trusted Reviews…
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For a couple of months I’ve been dipping in and out of #SelfCare, a game about deciding to not get out of bed. It’s…
All gamer parents want video games to be a positive part of family life, and parental controls can help achieve that…
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This year I bought Shenmue for the third time. I bought it despite knowing, having played it and its sequel three…
For a couple of years, I ran multiplayer Kotaku Game Nights in bars and pubs around London and Brighton, UK. We’d…
Welcome, new hunters. Let me guide you through your first few hours with Monster Hunter: World. Whether you’re a…
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Video games often deal in illusions, proffering the fantasy of control and power even when your meaningful influence…