CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryA Realm Reborn's Ending Was Kind Of A LetdownI rolled credits on A Realm Reborn a couple of days ago, ushering in the new Seventh Astral Era, and yet I feel…ByAsh ParrishPublishedMarch 1, 2021
CultureSplitscreenCultureSplitscreenVideo Games, Like Life, Are Full Of Godawful PresidentsThis week, America had a normal one. Nothing major or out of the ordinary happened, and no disgraced proto-fascist…ByNathan GraysonPublishedJanuary 22, 2021
CultureTwitchCultureTwitchTwitch Suspends Donald Trump's Channel To Prevent Him From Inciting 'Further Violence'In the wake of yesterday’s violent, conspiracy-fueled insurrection at the Capitol Building, Twitch has elected to…ByNathan GraysonPublishedJanuary 7, 2021
CultureTwitchCultureTwitchTwitch's Latest Horror Sensation, Phasmophobia, Has Streamers Screaming (At Each Other)It’s not uncommon for horror games to take off on Twitch. Usually they’re flashes in the pan: The janky P.T.-alike…ByNathan GraysonPublishedOctober 14, 2020
CultureSpeedrunningCultureSpeedrunningHow Hades Speedrunners Clear The Game In Under Eight MinutesSupergiant Games' roguelike has been mastered by speedrunnersByAri NotisPublishedOctober 13, 2020
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformHades: The Kotaku ReviewHades is my game of the year. It’s also the game of the year. I don’t mean to say that Hades is objectively the…ByNathan GraysonPublishedSeptember 30, 2020
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsPendragon Is A Strategy Game Where Conversations Are As Tense As Battles, And There's Not Always A DifferenceIn most games, roadside villages are respites—hard-earned rests for weary travelers. In Pendragon, a…ByNathan GraysonPublishedSeptember 22, 2020
CultureCultureWhy You Can Only Pet One Of Cerberus' Three Heads In HadesAmong games in which you can pet the dog, Hades faces a unique challenge: The dog—Cerberus, the eternally fearsome ho…ByNathan GraysonPublishedSeptember 18, 2020
CultureCultureNintendo's New Mario Games Have A Purchase-By Deadline, And It SucksNo one does things more strangely than Nintendo. In an ambush Mario Direct this morning, the 35th birthday of the…ByJohn WalkerPublishedSeptember 3, 2020
OpinionOpinionMaybe Just Delay Next-Gen AlreadyThe Xbox Series X comes out in November, probably around the same time as the PS5 if Sony ever gets around to…ByEthan GachPublishedAugust 26, 2020