Final Ninja

This year has not been great for my mental health. But I recently thought I could just push those vibes away, even…

Spring is here, the flowers are in bloom, and the urge to go outside and frolic is strong. Cracking open a window…

I had no idea what I was getting into when I first put Rygar into my NES. I had borrowed the game, released in 1987…

If you played games in the early 2000s, you probably did so on a Game Boy Advance. First introduced in 2001 as a…

Heather Alexandra, senior writer and unabashed sky pirate, has raided her last outpost here at Kotaku and is now set…

When Streets of Rage 4 was first announced, I was wildly skeptical. The little I saw didn’t immediately live up to…

The initial technological threat in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is Metal Gear RAY. It is an “anti-Metal…

The makers of the spectacular retro action platformer The Messenger have announced their next game: a…

Nioh 2 is a fantastic game, but it’s hard as hell, and if you’re new to the series it can be daunting. Here are a…

The Dark Souls formula is tried and true. It’s been adapted into science fiction settings, placed into 2D, and…