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Former Editor-in-Chief. Kotaku forever!
Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s first downloadable add-on, a $5 adventure that focuses on a new tomb that can be played solo or co-op, will be out on November 13. That’s an unexplained delay, given that the game’s season pass had promised seven monthly add-on tombs starting in October.
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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey not only gives players the option to play as Alexios or Kassandra, but also, the option to…
We at Kotaku have been known to gawk at a video game wave or two. We therefore can’t help but marvel at what’s…
At a glance, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey looks a lot like last year’s Assassin’s Creed Origins. Despite swapping…
The Nintendo Labo Vehicle kit is far from a new Zelda game, but while building it recently, I had flashbacks to some…
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The 2011 PlayStation 3 game PixelJunk Sidescroller’s excellent soundtrack may be its downfall. The game may be…
Move forward and time advances. Move backwards and time rewinds. It’s a simple idea that games such as Superhot have…
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Fans who have dug into the depths of the new Tomb Raider have made a discovery that would make Lara Croft proud.
I played Red Dead Redemption 2 for the first time this week, and I swiftly caused glorious chaos.
Capcom’s main western studio is being shut down, the publisher confirmed today. Employees at Capcom Vancouver, which…
Games not made by Nintendo are dominating the Nintendo Switch’s latest eshop best-seller list. Even on the indie-stuffed Switch, there are usually one or two Nintendo games high on the list. Right now, the highest is Mario Kart 8 in the 14th spot. It helps that Nintendo has had few major releases of late. Read more
On my PlayStation 4, it’s still the late summer of 2017, because I’m in the early stages of Destiny 2. So far it’s…
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The new Tomb Raider’s freshest idea is the floating of a question: What if all this tomb raiding that Lara Croft…
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Back when last year’s Assassin’s Creed Origins was still a fairly new game, Ubisoft found an unusual way to brag…
Since Sunday evening, we’ve been updating our article about a marriage proposal in the new Spider-Man game to better…
We’re playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider live on Twitch. Join Stephen and Tim as they raid some tombs. Join us in chat!
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Modern action-adventure games are pretty easy for me. They’re too easy, you might say, if you’d like there to be…
Artist James Clar’s new exhibition in Manhattan, The World Never Ends, includes a mock documentary called “Beyond the Uncanny Valley,” which features top Japanese fighting game players—including Momochi and Chocoblanka—as they discuss a future in which esports is king. It runs through October 20. Details here. Read more
A meme—“Press F to pay respects”—based on a ridiculous Call of Duty moment was widely used during a Jacksonville tribute stream last night to express grief over the shootings. Twitch chat was full of “F” and other more conventionally somber sentiments. The hour-long stream appeared to raise a little over $10,000 more… Read more