Now playing ReviewsKiller Instinct: The Kotaku ReviewThe main reason I want to keep playing Killer Instinct is to hear the announcer go absolutely crazy when I do amazing things. The first time you hear him scream out "Combo Breakkkkerrrrr!!!!" you'll understand.Evan Narcisse
CultureNow playing CultureRed Dead Player's Day RuinedToday on Highlight Reel we have Ultra Instinct dodges in CS:GO, skateboard physics, Mordhau hitboxes, and much more.PublishedOctober 3, 2019
CultureCultureEverything Announced During Today's Inside XboxFollowing Sony’s “State of Play” livestream earlier today, Microsoft jumped in with an Inside Xbox presentation…ByChris KohlerPublishedSeptember 24, 2019
9/24/19Microsoft's Project xCloud Game Streaming Service Will Begin Public Testing In OctoberMicrosoft’s take on game-streaming will be in the hands of a select few members of the public next month. Project…ByStephen TotiloPublishedSeptember 24, 2019
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformSayonara Wild Hearts: The Kotaku ReviewSayonara Wild Hearts is a shining example of using a game’s design to say something meaningful while also making it…ByPaul TamayoPublishedSeptember 18, 2019
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsTrying To Please Everyone In Fire Emblem Is Turning Me Into A SociopathI knew I had a problem when I saw a timer appear and my first reaction was to immediately hammer my Nintendo…ByNathan GraysonPublishedJuly 31, 2019
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryStreet Fighter's Queer Stereotypes Kept Me In The ClosetLast year during Pride month, I wrote about my own queer reading of the Street Fighter V tutorial, which features…ByMaddy MyersPublishedJune 28, 2019
6/24/19Samurai Shodown Is Slow And Deliberate In The Best Way PossibleSamurai Shodown, which arrives for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One tomorrow, is the series’ first original outing in…ByIan WalkerPublishedJune 24, 2019
6/23/19The Cruel, But Cute, World Of PikminPikmin is a weird, but beautiful, 2001 game for the Nintendo GameCube where you play as a villainous alien intruder,…ByPeter TieryasPublishedJune 23, 2019
CultureCultureThe Black Mirror Fighting Game Episode Was Out Of ControlKotaku Editor Natalie Degraffinreid and I watched the second episode of the new season of Black Mirror, which is…ByGita JacksonPublishedJune 6, 2019
6/6/19Metal Gear Solid Retrospective: 'You Enjoy All The Killing, That's Why'After Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, the titular character went into retirement—both in the series’ fiction and real…ByHeather AlexandraPublishedJune 6, 2019