The Red Button

Discover games

Summary

Games metadata is powered by IGDB.com

The Red Button News

• 

  CultureNews

  The New Mode Isn’t The Most Important Thing In Mario Kart World’s New Patch

  The Switch 2 kart racer is nerfing one of its most annoying items

  By Kenneth Shepard Published March 31, 2026
• 

  CulturePokemon

  11 Tips To Know For Playing Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen And Defeating The Elite Four

  The remakes have quirks it’s best to know about before you head on your Pokémon journey

  By Kenneth Shepard Published March 4, 2026
• 

  ReviewsRetro

  Pokémon Red And Blue: The Kotaku Retro Review

  The original Pokémon games may be clunky by modern standards, but their timelessness has been proven by everything that followed

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 26, 2026
• 

  The Bests

  The Best And Worst Parts Of Each Pokémon Game

  With Legends: Z-A out and changing things up, here’s the best and worst aspect of each Pokémon RPG

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 25, 2026
• 

  The Bests

  The Pokémon Games, Ranked From Worst To Best

  As the 30th anniversary approaches, here’s our ranking of every Pokémon journey

  By Kenneth Shepard Published February 24, 2026
• 

  ReviewsMultiplatform

  Nioh 3: The Kotaku Review

  The Souls-like series returns with a new formula

  Harper Jay MacIntyre Published February 4, 2026
• 

  CultureNews

  GTA 6‘s Delays Have Mirrored Red Dead Redemption 2 So Far

  Also: the director of FF7 Remake deserves a break

  By Ethan Gach Published January 8, 2026
• 

  The Bests

  The 12 Best Games On Xbox 360

  The Xbox 360 had a treasure trove of shooters, RPGs, indies, and more

  Kotaku Staff Published November 22, 2025
• 

  Deals

  The PowerA Mario Controller for Switch Is Now the Cheapest Nintendo-Licensed Steal at Nearly 50% Off

  This fun, red controller is now going for under $30, but the discount ends soon.

  By Zainab Falak Published November 19, 2025
• 

  CultureNews

  Call Of Duty Hits The Emergency Red Button To Prevent A Battlefield Comeback

  Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is going free for an entire week

  By Ethan Gach Published October 8, 2025