Zack Zwiezen, Author at Kotaku

Entertainment

Wallace & Gromit Creator Says No Way To A Disney-Like Live-Action Remake

The man behind the beloved British duo says claymation is an important part of their charm

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 26, 2024

CultureNews

New Game Is Basically LittleBigPlanet 4

Restitched is a new, fuzzy platformer coming to Steam that will support user-generated levels

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 26, 2024

ReviewsYear in Review

The State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2024

A lot of great games arrived from Microsoft-owned studios, but Game Pass got much worse

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 26, 2024

ReviewsYear in Review

The 15 Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of 2024

This year was bad for game devs, physical media, GTA fans, and even people who like The Simpsons

Zack Zwiezen & Kenneth Shepard & John Walker Published December 24, 2024

ReviewsYear in Review

The 15 Best Video Game Surprises Of 2024

This year sucked, but at least Balatro is awesome and we're getting more Elden Ring soon

Zack Zwiezen & Kenneth Shepard & John Walker Published December 24, 2024

Tips & Guides

Marvel Rivals Is The Hero Shooter We Didn’t Know We Needed

Months after Concord’ s massive failure, one of the year's most surprising successes proved we aren’t quite done with hero shooters

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 22, 2024

CultureNews

Team Fortress 2‘s Spy Finally Took His Mask Off After 17 Years

Valve dropped the long-delayed Team Fortress #7 comic nearly a decade after the last issue

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 20, 2024

Tips & Guides

Steam’s Big Xmas Sale Is Live And Here Are The Best Deals

You have until 2025 to pick up great PC games like Silent Hill 2 and Helldivers 2 on sale

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 19, 2024

Entertainment

Sonic 4 Already In Development And Is Set To Arrive In 2027

Paramount is confident in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 being a hit and has reportedly greenlit the sequel

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 19, 2024

CultureNews

NFL Team Owner Reportedly Used Madden To Make Decisions

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson allegedly vetoed a trade due to a low rating in EA's sports sim

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 19, 2024

CultureNews

NBA Team Apologizes After Pretending To Give Kid A PS5, Then Taking It Away

The Charlotte Hornets pulled a cruel prank on a kid and are now trying to make it right

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 18, 2024

CultureNews

LG’s New Transparent Hologram TV Costs $60,000

For that much money, you could buy around 120 PS5 consoles

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 18, 2024

CultureNews

McDonald’s Japan-Only Evangelion Figures Leak Online

The fast food chain is planning to sell transforming action figures based on the anime series

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 18, 2024

CultureNews

EA College Football 25 Is Now The Best-Selling Sports Game In US History

The EA-published sports game is also the top-selling game of 2024, beating Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 18, 2024

CultureNews

Here’s One Thing Marvel Rivals Won’t Copy From Overwatch 2

The creative director behind the hit hero shooter says there are no plans to add role queue

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 17, 2024

CultureNews

Here Are The Games Kids Are Actually Playing In 2024

Apple has released data that shows the most popular iPhone and iPad games of the year

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 17, 2024

OpinionCommentary

The Nintendo Switch eShop Is A Bigger Slop Factory Than Ever

Nintendo's digital storefront is now like Steam, but loads more slowly and features fewer deals

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 17, 2024

ReviewsYear in Review

The Best Shooters Of 2024

We got some fantastic shooters from indie and big devs alike, including Space Marine 2 and Selaco

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 17, 2024

Tips & Guides

Marvel Rivals’ New Winter Update Is Adding An Oops All Jeff Mode

The hero shooter is also getting some festive holiday skins for Venom and others

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 16, 2024

CultureNews

Capcom Planning To Revive More Of Its ‘Dormant’ Franchises

Does that mean Dino Crisis could finally return? Maybe...

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 16, 2024