OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryElden Ring’s Malenia Tells The Fairytale I Always Wanted To HearFairies in video games have always felt disempowered, but FromSoftware’s rotting, malignant Malenia claws it backByAshley BardhanPublishedAugust 18, 2022
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryStray's Little Worlds Are The Best Part Of The GameFrom the Slums to Antvillage to Midtown, they're all perfectByLuke PlunkettPublishedJuly 26, 2022
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryElechead’s Multiple Endings Completely Broke My BrainThe indie puzzle platformer is electrifying in more ways than oneByIan WalkerPublishedJuly 8, 2022
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsDiablo Immortal Is Enjoyable If You Can Ignore All The Mobile Game CrapBlizzard’s latest entry in its long-running Diablo franchise released earlier today on ios and AndroidByZack ZwiezenPublishedJune 1, 2022
CulturePokemonCulturePokemonPokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Crying Lechonk Would Be Great On A SandwichI’m sure the three new Pokémon—Lechonk, Smoliv, and Pawmi—are all great in battle, but only one looks rich in proteinByAshley BardhanPublishedJune 1, 2022
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformElden Ring: The Kotaku ReviewFromSoftware iterates on its previous work to deliver a frustrating master class in world-buildingByIan WalkerPublishedMarch 24, 2022
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryElden Ring's First Scary Obstacle Is A Simple BridgeFromSoftware absolutely knows what it’s doing with stunts like thisByIan WalkerPublishedFebruary 23, 2022
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformDying Light 2: The Kotaku ReviewTechland delivers an open-world zombie RPG that makes exploring and escaping just as fun as facing the undeadByZack ZwiezenPublishedFebruary 2, 2022
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s Delay Is Personally Painful Because The Original Games Are So IconicThere are no games quite like S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and I’m thrilled it’s coming backByRenata PricePublishedJanuary 14, 2022
ReviewsPlayStationReviewsPlayStationLost Judgment: The Kotaku ReviewA tidy throwback to the days when Yakuza was more about throwing punches than taking turnsByLuke PlunkettPublishedOctober 27, 2021