OpinionImpressionsOpinionImpressionsXCOM: Chimera Squad Adds Personality To The Series, But Feels Less PersonalChimera Squad is a fitting subtitle for the new XCOM game, because it’s a chimera of a game. Sure, it’s got XCOM’s…ByNathan GraysonPublishedApril 23, 2020
4/7/20Metal Gear Solid 2 Retrospective: Be Careful What You Wish ForThe initial technological threat in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is Metal Gear RAY. It is an “anti-Metal…ByHeather AlexandraPublishedApril 7, 2020
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformResident Evil 3: The Kotaku ReviewAbout five minutes into the Resident Evil 3 remake, I uttered the word “brilliant.” I don’t use that word often. I…ByHeather AlexandraPublishedMarch 30, 2020
ReviewsPCReviewsPCHalf-Life: Alyx: The Kotaku ReviewMere minutes into Half-Life: Alyx, I encountered a Strider. These behemoths cast ominous shadows on all who dare…ByNathan GraysonPublishedMarch 23, 2020
2/27/2013 Things You Should Know About The Excellent-Looking Baldur’s Gate 3“This is a DC 5,” said Swen Vincke, the charismatic CEO of Larian Studios, during a recent press event for his…ByJason SchreierPublishedFebruary 27, 2020
CultureTwitchCultureTwitchTop Streamers Are Leaving Twitch Amidst Big Money And Shady DealsLet’s say you’re an up-and-coming streamer. You’ve done it for a while and you make decent money, although you’re no…ByNathan GraysonPublishedJanuary 30, 2020
CultureCultureConfessions Of A Teenaged Strip-Mall GameStop DelinquentEverybody at the strip was convinced that Caleb had stolen the cash. We were leaned back in uncomfortable metal…ByCecilia D'AnastasioPublishedSeptember 9, 2019
7/27/19Mario Maker Contest: Short And Sweet, Winners!Last week I asked the readers of Kotaku to fire up their Nintendo Switch consoles and make some Mario levels. But…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedJuly 27, 2019
5/4/19Hoth in Video Games: A Thirty-Year BattleLet’s take a look at video games’ favorite scene from the Star Wars series: the battle of Hoth. Developers have been…ByStephen TotiloPublishedMay 4, 2019
CultureNow playing CultureThe Hex Mashes Up Game Genres, Then Gets Really WeirdI’m just gonna cut to the chase: The Hex is this year’s Frog Fractions, Undertale, or—perhaps most aptly, given that…ByNathan GraysonPublishedOctober 17, 2018