The 12 Best Video Games Of 2019

2019 has run its course, and now we have a whole new decade to look forward to. As always, Kotaku’s staff has come together to pick our favorite games of the year. Here, in alphabetical order, are our top 12 games of 2019. Apex Legends Baba Is You Control Death Stranding Disco Elysium Fire Emblem:…

If “Toss A Coin To Your Witcher” from The Witcher Netflix TV show is still stuck in your head, then check out this remix of the song by Kyle Reclaim, which is better than it has any right to be.

Modern Warfare Players Are Being Killed By… A Chair

There are plenty of ways to die in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, but nobody ever suspects the office chair. A few days back, aReddit user discovered that they could melee the two chairs inside the hotel of the St. Petrograd map, spinning the office chairs until the furniture struck back. It seems that either…

Syd Mead Has Died

Legendary concept artist and futurist Syd Mead, famous for his work on movies like Blade Runner and Tron, has died. He was 86 years old. Mead had only announced his retirement in September. His career as a concept artist saw him work on projects like the aforementioned Blade Runner (and its sequel, Blade Runner 2049)…

Fight, Magic, Item: The Comfort Of Simple RPGs

The last two games I played on my Switch were the original Dragon Quest and Breath of Fire, two early examples of the Japanese role-playing game. Today, they might seem overly simplistic: grind for levels, brute-force through a boss, repeat. These two games are, if anything, even more simplistic than their peers. And right now,…

How To Get Into The Witcher In 2019

Maybe you’ve heard of this thing called The Witcher. It’s a book series, three video games, soon-to-be a Netflix show, and a hallmark of Polish culture. Maybe you’ve heard about it but never really tried to figure out what the fuss is. Now that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming to Switch, you say:…