John Walker, Author at Kotaku

Opinion

Sonic‘s Latest Outing Is A Grim Fall Guys Knock-Off With $60 Skins

Sonic Rumble is a bad game made worse with gross monetization

By John Walker Published November 5, 2025

OpinionCommentary

50 Years Ago, One Of The Most Important Video Game Genres Was Born

1975 saw the first burst of D&D-inspired games appearing on university mainframes

By John Walker Published November 4, 2025

CultureNews

New Trailer Finally Gives Us A Decent Look At Metroid Prime 4

With one month to go, it's great to see Samus in proper Metroid-y action

By John Walker Published November 4, 2025

CultureNews

Nintendo’s Sold Over 10 Million Switch 2s, Twice As Fast As The PS5

10 million copies of Mario Kart World and 3.5 million of Donkey Kong: Bananza have been sold in four months

By John Walker Published November 4, 2025

CultureCosplayGallery

The Most Extraordinary Cosplay Fits Out Of New York Comic Con 2025

With epic costumes featuring KPop Demon Hunters, Arcane and Jurassic Park

By John Walker Published November 3, 2025

CultureNews

Nintendo Was Just Dealt A Big Blow In Its Battle Against Palworld

The patents on which Nintendo is relying aren't looking too solid

By John Walker Published October 30, 2025

OpinionCommentary

This Escape Room Sim Sequel Captures The Madcap Fun Of The Real-World Games

We grabbed a quick chat with the creators of Escape Simulator 2

By John Walker Published October 30, 2025

Tips & Guides

12 Things I Wish I Knew Before Playing Escape From Duckov

The duck-themed extraction shooter is brilliant, but under-explained

By John Walker Published October 29, 2025

OpinionCommentary

20 Years Ago, Starship Troopers Captured The Lost Art Of Terrible Movie Tie-In Games

The bloody awful Starship Troopers game is 20 today, so let's celebrate!

By John Walker Published October 28, 2025

OpinionImpressions

Six Soapy Hours With PowerWash Simulator 2

When is a sequel not quite a sequel?

By John Walker Published October 24, 2025

OpinionImpressions

There’s A Damned Good Reason Escape From Duckov Has Sold A Million Copies In A Week

The duck-themed extraction shooter isn't a gag, but rather a compelling and in-depth experience

By John Walker Published October 23, 2025

CulturePokemon

Watch As A Scalper Just Strips Stores Of Pokémon Cards

Almost a year later, the crisis surrounding the Pokémon TCG isn't getting any better

By John Walker Published October 22, 2025

CultureNews

All-Time Great Luigi’s Mansion Is Heading To Nintendo Classics In Time For Halloween

24 years since its release, the original game will finally be playable again

By John Walker Published October 22, 2025

CultureNews

Don’t Download PS Plus’s Latest Batch Of Games Until You’ve Read This

If you previously gained Yakuza: Like a Dragon from PS Plus Essential, you could end up losing it forever

By John Walker Published October 21, 2025

CultureCosplay

The Greatest Cosplay Appearing At Fan Expo Canada 2025

Featuring some incredible outfits from Final Fantasy, The Boys and KPop Demon Hunters

By John Walker Published October 20, 2025

CultureNews

Fortnite, Nintendo And More Went Offline After Major Internet Outage [UDPATE]

Amazon's servers broke in Virginia, taking out half of gaming

By John Walker Published October 20, 2025

CultureNews

Assassin’s Creed Boss Breaks Silence On Leaving Ubisoft: ‘I Did Not Make That Choice’

Marc-Alexis Côté refutes Ubisoft's claims that he left the massive franchise by choice

By John Walker Published October 17, 2025

CultureNews

Huh, Quantic Dream Announces A Hero Shooter Called Spellcasters

The story-focused single-player studio is pivoting to multiplayer, despite no news on its Star Wars game

By John Walker Published October 16, 2025

OpinionCommentary

The Sequel To One Of The Best Narrative Games Of The Last Decade Just Got An Astonishing Demo

Perfect Tides: Station to Station has a demo better than most of the full games I've played this year

By John Walker Published October 16, 2025

CultureNews

Games Preservation Is Harder Than You Think, And Sometimes Involves Private Detectives

GOG's Preservation Program is proving trickier than expected, but the company isn't backing down

By John Walker Published October 15, 2025