John Walker, Author at Kotaku

Tips & Guides

Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games To Enjoy This Labor Day

There's an extra 50 percent of weekend to cram full of games

John Walker & Carolyn Petit & Kenneth Shepard & Willa Rowe & Zack Zwiezen Published August 30, 2024

CultureFeature

How The Devs Behind The Age Of Mythology Remake Are Bringing It Into The Modern Era

We speak to World's Edge about remaking the classic RTS for all audiences

By John Walker Published August 30, 2024

CultureNews

Report: PlayStation 5 Pro To Be Announced In A Few Weeks

The more powerful version of Sony's 2020 console could launch before the holidays

By John Walker Published August 29, 2024

OpinionImpressions

Obsidian’s Blockbuster Avowed Feels Like The Perfect Combination Of First-Person And Classic RPG

The follow-up to Pillars of Eternity finally shows us its RPG muscles

By John Walker Published August 26, 2024

OpinionImpressions

Revenge Of The Savage Planet Is A Surprising Sequel To A Great Metroidvania

The Journey to the Savage Planet sequel mirrors the bizarro world through which its developers have lived

By John Walker Published August 22, 2024

OpinionImpressions

Dying Light: The Beast Aims To Be An Adrenaline Shot To The Long-Running Zombie Series

We talk to the developers, and actor Roger Craig Smith, about Kyle Crane’s beastly return to the series

By John Walker Published August 22, 2024

CultureOdds and Ends

There’s A World Of Warcraft VR Ride And It’s Incredible

The VR experience was an expensive promotion for the upcoming expansion The War Within

By John Walker Published August 22, 2024

OpinionImpressions

An Inside Peek At Indiana Jones‘ Gameplay Looks Whip-Crackingly, Fist-Punchingly Fun

The non-cutscene footage we've finally seen reveals a far more nuanced and engaging prospect

By John Walker Published August 21, 2024

OpinionImpressions

Shattered Space‘s Irresistible Horror Vibes Have Me Ready To Reinstall Starfield

Bringing the F.E.A.R. , this self-contained expansion could be the injection Bethesda’s sci-fi RPG desperately needs

By John Walker Published August 21, 2024

Tips & Guides

Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Stupendous Games We Can’t Stop Playing

This weekend we're robbing robots, slaying mindflayers, and going full barbarian

John Walker & Carolyn Petit & Ethan Gach & Moises Taveras & Kenneth Shepard & Zack Zwiezen Published August 9, 2024

CultureNews

Report: Dead Rising Remake Ditches Rewards For Taking Upskirt Photos

It seems that Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster won't have Frank's photos praised for perversion

By John Walker Published August 9, 2024

CultureNews

BioWare Explains Why You Can’t Control Companions In Dragon Age: The Veilguard

You're going to be far too busy managing to control yourself, apparently

By John Walker Published August 8, 2024

Entertainment

Beetlejuice 2 Joins Popcorn Bucket Wars With Ghostly Monstrosity

Tim Burton's sequel has teamed up with the Regal chain for a somewhat less NSFW sandworm option than Dune

By John Walker Published August 7, 2024

EntertainmentAction

John Wick TV Series Announced, Doesn’t Star John Wick

John Wick: Under The High Table will have Keanu Reeves producing, but not appearing

By John Walker Published August 6, 2024

CulturePokemon

Pokémon‘s Latest TCG Set Is Teeny, But Packed With Stunners

Shrouded Fable's pull-rates, however, could make this a bit of a nightmare to complete

By John Walker Published August 2, 2024

Entertainment

Squid Game‘s Finally Back This December, And Wraps Up For Good In 2025

The third season is arriving far sooner than expected, and will also be the show's last

By John Walker Published August 1, 2024

CultureNews

Star Wars Outlaws Has A Great Option Every Game Should Offer

There will be an option to switch off the game's yellow paint markings

By John Walker Published July 31, 2024

CultureNews

Mario & Sonic Are Dead (The Olympic Games Series, We Mean)

We are never going to see Mario's attempts at breakdancing

By John Walker Published July 30, 2024

CultureNews

Watch YouTubers Use Mario Kart‘s Green Shells To Destroy A Car In Real Life

Moving cars, rocket-powered shells, no external supervision--what could go wrong?!

By John Walker Published July 29, 2024

CulturePokemon

The Top 10 Worst Pokémon Of All Time

These are the pocket monsters that time would like to forget

By John Walker Published July 26, 2024