PS5 Designer Originally Wanted It To Be Even Bigger

Yes, you read that right. The biggest console in modern gaming history started out even bigger when Sony senior art director Yujin Morisawa first put pen to paper. “In the beginning, when I started drawing, it was much larger even though I didn’t know what engineering was going to do,” Morisawa said in an interview…

Let’s Recap The Messy Modern-Day Storyline Of Assassin’s Creed

There is some modern-day meta-narrative that might be confusing for newcomers or those who haven’t played the last few games recently.

Spider-Man PS4 Saves Will Transfer To Spider-Man Remastered On PS5 With Post-Release Update

Spider-Man players were initially going to have to start from scratch with Spider-Man Remastered on PlayStation 5 when it launches with the next-gen console on November 12, but the developers at Insomniac Games have announced that an upcoming patch will introduce exporting saves from the PlayStation 4 version of the game to the PlayStation 5…

Let’s Catch Up On Destiny 2’s Story Ahead Of Beyond Light

Destiny 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 confusing lore. Clovis Bray corporation, K1 anomaly, Exo Stranger, Deep Stone Crypt—if all of this sounds like the babbling of a space wizard on e-acid, you’re in the right place. Destiny’s universe…

Two Weeks With My Xbox Series S

I’ve had an Xbox Series S since late October, and I am surprised at how I feel about it. I wouldn’t say I’m excited to have this new system. The word I’d use—a word that is actually a very high compliment—is “pleased.” I should clarify, before you judge me too jaded, too snooty, or too…

What’s Your Game Of Choice For Spacing Out From Reality?

It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take. This week, in light of current happenings, we Ask Kotaku: What’s your game of choice for spacing out from reality? Fahey In order for me to free myself from reality’s brutal…

Yakuza Creator Doesn’t Want Kiryu ‘Beating Up Women’ In Fighting Games

During a recent interview with Red Bull France, Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi was asked about the common request for series protagonist Kazuma Kiryu to appear in a fighting game. Nagoshi is hesitant, he said, because he doesn’t want Kiryu fighting women. “We do get this request a lot,” Nagoshi told interviewer Grégory de Meyer, who…

How To Move Your Xbox One Stuff Onto Your Xbox Series X Or S

Making the leap from one console generation to the next is always a fraught proposition. You’re moving on from years of tangible memories—beloved games, hard-earned save data—that, historically, haven’t been so easy to preserve. Thankfully, if you’re migrating from an Xbox One to an Xbox Series S or X, the process is painless. As we…

This Is A Blog About Bloodborne

After the events of this weekend, I’m reminded of when I finally beat Father Gascoigne in Bloodborne. I remember being dead silent after delivering the final blow, worried that somehow he would rise again, fully healed and stronger, to resume the fight. I held my breath until “Prey Slaughtered” finally left my screen. Only then…

How To Tell If You’re Playing The Next-Gen Version Of An Xbox Game

The Xbox Series X and S, which Microsoft will officially release tomorrow, are releasing with an interesting caveat. There’s no big game anchoring the launch, no Halo or Forza or Gears to hang sales on (other than a console release for Gears Tactics). Instead, Microsoft is trumpeting the system’s beefed-up tech, citing 30 or so…

The remastered version of early Telltale Games episodic adventure Sam & Max Save the World arrives on Switch and PC on December 2. It’s the same great game from 2006 with revamped graphics, restored audio, controller support, and more angry little rabbit creature than ever before. Or the same amount, only better. 

Destiny 2 is having a mini-live event sometime today to wrap up Season of Arrivals. Nobody’s sure exactly when it will take place or what it will entail but players are currently betting on somewhere between 7:00 p.m. ET and the when the game goes down for maintenance at 10:00 p.m. ET

How To Make The Most Of Your Xbox Series X’s Internal Storage

For such a big console, the Xbox Series X is pretty small. On paper, it has a 1TB SSD for internal storage, but 198GB of that is set aside for the operating system and other essential files. Couple that with the fact that games are bigger now than ever—the new Call of Duty will top…

Suddenly I Feel The Need For A Faster Monitor For My Xbox Series X

So I’m booting up Ori and the Will of the Wisps, one of my favorite games, just after its Xbox Series X/S upgrade patch applied, and I’m greeted by a message that basically says I need a faster monitor as soon as humanly possible. The notion of 120 frames per second console gaming hadn’t hit…

Horizon Forbidden West Won’t Be Out Until The Second Half Of 2021

Fans of Aloy’s adventures in robot dinosaur land hoping we were but a few short months away from a Horizon Zero Dawn sequel have a bit more waiting to do. Today’s PlayStation 5 “New Worlds to Explore” trailer from Sony says Horizon Forbidden West is currently anticipated for release somewhere in the second half of…

The Week In Games: Invasion Of The Next-Gen Consoles

The next generation of video game consoles arrives… later this week! No longer months or weeks away, the new machines are coming. Assuming you were able to even pre-order one of them. I was lucky enough to snag a pre-order for both an Xbox Series X and a PS5. Now I wait to see if…

The Best Guile Theme Isn’t Actually In Street Fighter II

Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re checking out a little off-brand Street Fighter series that was far better than it had any right to be. 1996’s Street Fighter EX marked the first attempt to translate Capcom’s 2D fighting moneymaker into…