8/24/19What Is Your Favorite Game Sequel?There are great sequels. And then there are all the crappy ones that seem like little more than cynical cash grabs.…ByPeter TieryasPublishedAugust 24, 2019
CultureCulture'We Know We’re Not Taking It Far Enough': A Ubisoft VP Wrestles With Politics In GamesA couple of months ago, in a meeting room on the outskirts of the Los Angeles Convention Center during the E3 gaming…ByStephen TotiloPublishedAugust 14, 2019
CultureCultureThe Week In Games: Jason Returns, AgainYou can never really escape Jason Voorhees. The masked slasher from The Friday The 13th films is returning again…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedAugust 12, 2019
CultureSplitscreenCultureSplitscreenPermadeath Doesn't Matter If You Have Enough Save FilesFrom XCOM to Fire Emblem, it feels bad to watch your team die in a tactical game. It’s way better to save a million…ByMaddy MyersPublishedJuly 18, 2019
7/1/19The Coolest-Looking Fighter In Samurai Shodown Is Unfortunately ShitSince its inception in 1993, the Samurai Shodown franchise has had its share of standout characters, like a child-eat…ByIan WalkerPublishedJuly 1, 2019
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformBloodstained: Ritual of the Night: The Kotaku ReviewGenre is mostly bullshit. It’s useful for discussion and for imagining where a certain game exists on the continuum…ByJoshua RiveraPublishedJune 28, 2019
6/22/19Death Mark Reminds Us That We Can Never Vanquish Our Ghosts There was a time I was obsessed with American urban legends, especially the horror-themed ones. Learning more about…ByPeter TieryasPublishedJune 22, 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
5/31/19The Sad Story Of Steve, The Pet Deathclaw Whose Life Was Cut Short By Fallout 76 BugsMikael Hertell really wanted a pet Deathclaw. He wanted one so bad he spent hours searching through Fallout 76’s…ByEthan GachPublishedMay 31, 2019
5/6/19Riot Employees Prepare For Walkout TodayLos Angeles-based Riot Games employees are preparing for a walkout this afternoon in protest of the company’s stance…ByCecilia D'AnastasioPublishedMay 6, 2019