ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of Diversity In Big Budget Video GamesWhen I think about diversity in last year’s crop of big-budget games I can see the bright spots. Some of…ByAsh ParrishPublishedJanuary 5, 2021
CultureCultureLet's Talk About How Much Mass Effect 2 RulesMass Effect 2. It’s widely regarded as one of the best games of all time, a sweeping space opera that set the…ByAsh Parrish and Ari NotisPublishedDecember 28, 2020
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsYs VIII's Compelling Story Makes You Care About Every NPCI always approach classics with a certain sense of trepidation, especially if I’m playing them outside of their…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 26, 2020
OpinionOpinionAn Ode To The Games It Took Us Forever To Finish (Or How It Took Me Over Twenty Years To Finally Finish The First Suikoden)Hi Kotaku! The last time I was a weekend editor for Kotaku was way back in February and honestly, that seems like a…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 26, 2020
CultureCulture20 Years Later I’m Still Thinking About The BouncerSometimes a piece of pop culture worms its way into your brain, builds a comfortable, cost-efficient home in your…ByChingy NeaPublishedDecember 23, 2020
CultureOdds and EndsCultureOdds and EndsShitty Dragon Age Voice Actor Has Me Considering Deleting My Fanfiction LibraryLast week, two prominent BioWare employees, Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah, announced their departure from the studio.…ByAsh ParrishPublishedDecember 10, 2020
OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressions30 Hours With Cyberpunk 2077 Brings Mixed FeelingsCyberpunk 2077, the most recent game from Witcher developer CD Projekt Red, was first announced in 2012. In the last…ByRiley MacLeodPublishedDecember 7, 2020
CultureKotaku Game DiaryCultureKotaku Game DiaryIn Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Nintendo Refuses To Acknowledge BotW’s DarknessI had high hopes for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, particularly for its story. As a prequel, it promised to tell…ByAsh ParrishPublishedNovember 25, 2020
OpinionAsk KotakuOpinionAsk KotakuDid You Have A Gaming Buddy Growing Up?It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning…ByAlexandra HallPublishedNovember 16, 2020
CultureCultureLet's Catch Up On Destiny 2's Story Ahead Of Beyond LightDestiny 2’s next big expansion, Beyond Light, is out tomorrow, so it’s a great time to catch up on all of the game’s…ByEthan GachPublishedNovember 9, 2020