OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsBlack Ops Cold War’s Large-Scale 'Outbreak' Mode Shakes Up ZombiesSeason Two of Black Ops Cold War arrives today, with a new 6v6 multiplayer map, new weapons, more challenges to…ByS.E. DosterPublishedFebruary 25, 2021
CultureCultureRez Website From 2001 Brought Back From The DeadThe English website for Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s legendary rhythm shooter Rez went live in 2001 and shut down in 2003.…ByMike FaheyPublishedFebruary 10, 2021
CultureTwitchCultureTwitchTwitch Embeds Keep Getting WorseIn the past couple months, the experience of watching Twitch via third-party sites or tools like MultiTwitch has…ByNathan GraysonPublishedFebruary 1, 2021
CulturePokemonCulturePokemonPoipole Is The Terrible Mascot Of Anti-VaxxersEvery Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedJanuary 16, 2021
CultureCultureYoshi Devolved From Babysitter to BabyYoshi, upon its debut, was a bright green agent of change in the Mario franchise. In its first appearance, it bursts…ByMike SholarsPublishedJanuary 7, 2021
CultureCultureWhat's Great About BowserHow do you evolve a franchise with an almost-static main character? You look to his antagonist: Bowser, King of the…ByMike SholarsPublishedJanuary 4, 2021
CultureCultureHow A Dark Time-Traveling Fantasy Game Became the Original Fallout The end of the world was both darker and more humorous than anyone could have imagined, and in the original Fallout,…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 26, 2020
OpinionOpinionAn Ode To The Games It Took Us Forever To Finish (Or How It Took Me Over Twenty Years To Finally Finish The First Suikoden)Hi Kotaku! The last time I was a weekend editor for Kotaku was way back in February and honestly, that seems like a…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 26, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewJohn Walker’s Top 10 Games Of 2020The eternally burning tire fire that is 2020 hasn’t exactly been a laugh riot. And yet, as I reflect on what have…ByJohn WalkerPublishedDecember 24, 2020
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsHivebusters Is A Great Gears DLC And A Fantastic Xbox Series X ShowcaseHivebusters is a new single-player DLC campaign released for Gears 5. It’s also one of the best-looking games on…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedDecember 18, 2020