Reach for the Sky

The core innovation of Super Mario Odyssey is Mario’s companion, Cappy. Cappy is a hat that can magically possess…

I lost my raft. Not the best way to start a game called Raft, but I soldiered on, desperately doggy-paddling through…

The forests of The Witcher 3 are some of the most lifelike and beautiful in video games. There’s a lot more to them…

When players took their first steps into MonteCrypto’s gargantuan puzzle labyrinth, they had no idea what they were…

How did Fortnite become a global phenomenon? Today on a very special Kotaku Splitscreen crossover episode, we try to…

Imagine if you could produce a missile that would instantly do your bidding. Would you use it to sail across the sky…

An old family friend used a phrase when he’d burnt out on something. He called it “Mallomar-ing.” When he was…

Some games grab you right away. Super Mario 64 won me over on the first jump. Bioshock got me at its elevator. Threes…

In Subnautica, pressing F8 allows players to give the developers feedback and attach a screenshot. Since early…

It’s strange to think about it now, 12 years later, but there was a time when I wondered if Shadow of the Colossus wa…