Abstract World

I reviewed Unity of Command II a couple years back and, a few quibbles aside, found it to be one of the most…

Reused NPCs. An environment you’ve already spent dozens of hours in. Contrived progress gating based on time. On…

Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM: UFO Defense tells the story of the early years of legendary strategy game…

It’s now or it’s never, and I’ve got to
Make my decision
This time it could be my moment
Is this a mirage or a chance…

The Hitman series is famous for its Rube Goldberg-style assassination plots, and is sold as a cold and calculating…

Because the movie business is in a state of absolute chaos right now, the Dune reboot, which was supposed to be the…

After The Guardian ran a story earlier this year on gamers inverting their controls, a group of scientists—who have…

“Retinas are fried after cranking up brightness to see enemies.” That is the headline of a Reddit post submitted one…

It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning…

Wonder how things are coming along with Final Fantasy XVI? You’re not alone. Nier creator Yoko Taro does, too, and…