Zack Zwiezen

Fishing’s Gotta Be The Worst Part Of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is a big game with a lot of side-quests and optional activities. Most of these are good and enjoyable. But then there’s all the bullshit related to fishing, which may in fact be the worst part of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. You get the ability to fish fairly early in the game, which…

Dril Wants Your Money To Finish Some Game

Dril, the famous online shitposter, philosopher, TV star, and Betsy Ross museum volunteer, is making a video game and is asking for some cash via Patreon to finish it. According to him, it will probably be, “pretty good.” Dril announced the game today on Twitter, confirming that the game is only for true and brave…

Latest Division 2 Patch Brings Bland Resident Evil Items And A Beautiful New Next-Gen Framerate

On February 2 The Division 2 received its latest update, Title Update 12.1, which added a bunch of Resident Evil-themed items as part of a new apparel event. More importantly, it updated the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions to run at 60 frames per second, allowing console players to experience The Division 2 at…

How Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Creators Snuck In Connections To Older Games

An assassin in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla shares a small but fun connection to a templar in Assassin’s Creed III, as confirmed by Ubisoft in a recent interview with Kotaku In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla players will quickly encounter two assassins. One is Basim and the other is his younger apprentice, Hytham. That name might sound familiar…

Control’s Next-Gen Edition Finally Does Justice To Remedy’s Shooter On Consoles

Control left like it was pushing the last generation of consoles to their breaking points, with loads of performance issues on the old machines. Despite these problems it was a great game, my favorite of 2019. Now, with the next-gen release of Control, many of these problems are gone, and an already-great game is improved…

The Week In Games: Ah-hooooo, Werewolf: The Apocalypse

Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood comes out later this week for all the consoles and PC. It stars a werewolf. You probably guessed that. Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood is a long name. You probably wouldn’t be able to say it all before a werewolf transformed before you and attacked. Give it a shot during…

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A First-Person Shooter Where You Can Fire 8 Guns At Once

One gun in a shooter is boring. Two guns are a bit more interesting, but still nothing new. Three? You got my attention. Four? Five? Eight?! Whoa… Now we’re talking. As spotted by Warp Door, RAYKA is a small and free first-person shooter made by Voxel for the recently ended 9th Kajam game jam event.…

Immortals Fenyx Rising’s First DLC Is Mostly New Puzzles And Not Much Else

On January 28, Immortals Fenyx Rising’s first DLC, A New God, was released. Set after the events of the main game’s original ending, A New God is an odd expansion and epilogue that fans of Immortals might enjoy, but only if you really need more puzzles. Also spoiler warning: I’m going to be talking about…

‘Shop Contest: It’s Never Too Late For The Tall Lady

I resisted the siren’s call one week. But this week I can’t again. We need to do a tall lady from Resident Evil Village contest. It has to happen. Your challenge this week: Add the Tall Lady to more video games. This is a video game blog, at least that’s what they keep telling me.…

Sunday Comics: Loves To Party

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Jan. 25. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Jan. 25. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

‘Shop Contest: Muncher, Winners!

Last week we met Muncher, a new ghost from the upcoming Ghostbusters film. He’s a big jolly-looking blue blob. But the internet was all obsessed with tall vampire ladies and Bernie Sanders, as usual, so Muncher got overlooked. But not around these parts! Our winning image this week comes from EpicTacoSam who creates the ultimate…

That’s A Big Horse

After a quick break, Snapshots is back! This week we have some very colorful photos from a wide selection of games including Horizon Zero Dawn, Immortals, God of War, Control, and more! This big horse is a fraud! It’s just an optical illusion. I’m very sorry. Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of…

Here’s A Full Playthrough Of That Canceled GoldenEye 007 XBLA Remake

Back in the day, Rare was working on a remake of their popular N64 shooter GoldenEye 007. It was almost done, but due to some rights issues, the game was canned. Over the years footage and screenshots have leaked, but now we have a full 4k/60 FPS longplay to see what might have been. Like…

Sliggoo Accidentally Shoots Its Friends With Acidic Goo And Eats Them

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Sliggoo! Sliggoo Details Type: Dragon Average Height: 2′ 07” Average Weight: 38.6 lbs First Added In Generation VI As…

Hitman 3 Has Some Weird Easter Eggs, Like A Talking Hippo

The Hitman games have always had some weird secrets and Easter eggs. And Hitman 3 continues the tradition, including some truly strange and cool secrets, like a talking hippo, a UFO abduction, and a hidden ending. Also, SPOILER WARNING. I know a lot of folks don’t care about how certain missions end or the overall…

Which State Is The Worst Game Boy Color?

This week we try to understand how stocks work, learn how one of the best areas in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was made, dunk on a dumb troll, check out what free games are coming to PS Plus, and pick out the perfect Game Boy shaped like a state. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week…

The Making Of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Best Bonus Region

One of the best parts of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla does not take place in England. Where you go is a spoiler. It’s also one of the best parts of the game. We recently asked the people who made it to explain its origins The area in question is called Vinland and is on the northeastern…

Bleeding Edge Ceases Updates After 10 Months, Ninja Theory Focusing On Other Projects

Ninja Theory announced today that it will no longer be updating Bleeding Edge with new content, though the game will remain playable on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Bleeding Edge, an online 4v4 action game, was released on March 24 of last year. Now, less than a year later, the game will stop…

Immortals Fenyx Rising’s New Netflix Tie-In Quest Isn’t Much, But The Rewards Are Good

Immortals Fenyx Rising received a new, free quest late last week as part of yet another media crossover. This time, it’s with an animated Netflix show called Blood of Zeus. The added quest isn’t very good, but it does have some nice rewards. But you’ll have to act soon to get them. It seems Ubisoft…