Learning combos in Devil May Cry 5 is not so different from learning a musical instrument; you start out by…
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Captain Marvel came out last week, and three of Kotaku’s Marvel aficionados—Seung Park, Mike Fahey, and Maddy…
The Overwatch League’s Shanghai Dragons finally got their first victory tonight after a winless first season: an impressive 3-1 against the Boston Uprising. The win must taste all the sweeter for Shanghai’s new tank Young-jin “Gamsu” Noh, who got surprise-traded from Boston to Shanghai this month.
BioWare’s Anthem launched with a lot of problems, and even after today’s patch, the game’s still got issues. On this…
We all know that Cory Barlog didn’t single-handedly make the latest God of War, and Hideo Kojima didn’t go it alone…
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Tim Rogers and I have had Kingdom Hearts 3 for only one full day, and we played as much as we could. Here’s what we…
Ever since the mystery game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc came out in 2010, my friends have tried to convince me…
In 2018, I enjoyed playing some excellent games from, uh, 2017. It’s too bad that 2017 Maddy didn’t play Assassin’s…
Since Smash Ultimate’s launch, a debate has been brewing among fans new and old: Is the fighter-unlocking system in S…
Starting with Super Smash Brothers: Brawl, if characters fell into bodies of water on certain stages, they had a few…
Capcom announced today that Dante’s battle theme for Devil May Cry 5 will have a new lead singer, Michael Barr. The song, composed by Cody Matthew Johnson and the band Suicide Silence, had previously featured the band’s lead singer, until stories resurfaced about his alleged pursuit of an underage fan. Read more
Super Smash Brothers Ultimate doesn’t come out until tomorrow, but Kotaku’s own Cecilia D’Anastasio and Paul Tamayo are providing an early peek at the 76 fighters right now. The pair has settled in for a long stream of the game, and also invited along some friends from other Gizmodo Media Group sites, who may or may…
I don’t like getting lost in video games. I love to explore and find secret treasures in the depths of a virtual…
This weekend started early for me, since yesterday was Thanksgiving. While my coworker Riley MacLeod filled Kotaku…
My apartment has only two things in it: video game controller cables, and a cat. Okay, there’s also some furniture,…
One Fallout 76 player just found out the hard way that immortality is very boring. Cue up Queen’s “Who Wants To Live…
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Listening to Tetris Effect’s many varied songs has brought back an unexpected memory: the lyrics that I invented as…
Several of us here at Kotaku are playing Pokémon Let’s Go and collecting new adorable friends and fighters, and…
It’s the day after Thanksgiving here in the States, a.k.a. Black Friday, and I, Kotaku editor Maddy Myers, will be your shepherd on this holiday. Prepare yourself a plate of delicious leftovers and enjoy reading about video games (and maybe some other stuff).
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Negotiating the complexities of playing a powerful warrior steeped in the male gaze