Zack Zwiezen

I'm a longtime staff writer at Kotaku covering everything from big industry news to small community stories. I love blogging about weird stuff or small details in games. I also do reviews, previews, and help make art for the site. You can contact me at [email protected]

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CultureOdds and Ends

The 15 Best Spooky But Not Scary Games To Play This Halloween Season

Love Halloween, but hate gory and terrifying horror games like Silent Hill ? This list is for you!

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 29, 2025
Entertainment

30 Years Ago, Homer Entered The Third Dimension

This expensive 3D segment only happened because the studio behind it agreed to do it for free

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 29, 2025
CultureOdds and Ends

Days Of The Week, Ranked From Best To Worst

The weekend is great, but not equally, and Mondays are bad, but are they truly the worst?

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 29, 2025
CultureMorning Checkpoint

Breath Of The Wild‘s $180+ Vinyl Box Set Is A Test To See If Fans Want Physical Nintendo Soundtracks

Also: Resident Evil 2 continues to be a massive hit for Capcom, Apple is on the Game Awards advisory board, Nintendo is updating Mario 3D All-Stars again, and more

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 29, 2025
CultureNews

Amazon’s Once Massively Popular MMO Is Going On Life Support

New World at one point had over a million concurrent players on Steam, but will no longer get new content updates in 2026

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 28, 2025

CultureNews

GOG’s Fall Sale Is Live And Includes Over 4,000 PC Games

Classic games like Fallout 3, Dungeon Keeper 2, Theme Hospital, Medal of Honor, Tron 2.0, Roller Coaster Tycoon and more are currently on sale until next week

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 28, 2025
CultureNews

Battlefield 6‘s New Map Is Very Bad

Season one's Blackwell Fields is tiny, boring, empty, and just not any good

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 28, 2025
CultureNews

New Mod Turns Bully Into GTA Online

Bully Online adds multiplayer, drivable cars, mini-games, in-game housing, and more

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 28, 2025
CultureNews

Battlefield 6‘s Biggest Update And Its Free Battle Royale Mode Are Now Live

Redsec as well as BF6's Rogue Ops update are both out today on PS5, Xbox, and PC

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 28, 2025
CultureNews

Netflix Is Reportedly Making A Crash Bandicoot Series And He Better Not Talk

Don't repeat the sins of the Skylanders animated series

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2025

CultureNews

Matrix Creators Wanted Kojima To Make A Game Based On The Movie, But Konami Said No

Metal Gear Solid 2's production was likely the reason this collaboration never happened

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2025
The Bests

Every Halloween Candy, Ranked From Worst To Best

We reviewed and ranked 40+ different candies including Milky Way, KitKat, Tootsie Rolls, and Starbursts

Zack Zwiezen & Ethan Gach Published October 27, 2025
CultureNews

No, Disney Parks Aren’t Removing Villain Characters

The Evil Queen might be going away for a bit, but this isn't a permanent change and is just business as usual at the parks

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2025
CultureNews

The PS2 Turns 25 Years Old And Here Are Its Best-Selling Games

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is number one, but can you guess the rest of the list? I doubt you get number 12 right

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2025
CultureNewsMorning Checkpoint

Here’s Why Fortnite, Roblox And More Of The Internet Stopped Working Last Week

Also: Battlefield 6's next patch sounds great, Forza Motorsport isn't dead, God of War leaks, and a vampire game bites the dust

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 27, 2025

CultureNews

Halo’s Worst Level Is Getting Changed In The New PS5 Remake

Halo: Campaign Evolved is making some changes to The Library so it won't be as annoying

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 24, 2025
CultureNews

25 Years Later, Halo Is Finally Coming To PlayStation

Halo: Campaign Evolved arrives on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in 2026

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 24, 2025
CultureNews

Holy Crap, It Looks Like Disney Is Finally Restoring And Releasing The Original Version Of Star Wars

Leaked screenshots show off a highly detailed restoration that puts the crappy 2006 versions of the theatrical cuts to shame

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 24, 2025
CultureNews

Battlefield 6 Is Making Its In-Game Challenges A Lot Less Annoying

EA is planning to roll out some highly requested fixes and tweaks when season one arrives later this month

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 24, 2025
CultureNews

Nobody Seems To Like The New Halloween Event In Borderlands 4

Sure, the new spooky event is free, but that still doesn't make it any good

By Zack Zwiezen Published October 24, 2025

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