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  EntertainmentSci-Fi

  New Alien Series Trailer Reminds Me We Need A New AVP Game

  Alien: Earth' s latest teaser is from the point of view of a Xenomorph

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 27, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  New Orcs Must Die! Sequel Isn’t Better Than The Last One, But Still Pretty Fun

  Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap 's roguelike additions aren't all positive

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 27, 2025
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  EntertainmentSuperhero

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Is Greenlit For Season 3 Before Season 1 Premiere

  Marvel Studios’ first Spider-Man series is already set to be one of the longest-running animated shows ever on Disney+

  By Keith Nelson Jr Published January 27, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Long-Gone Classics The Sims 1 And 2 Are Finally Coming Back To PC [Update]

  EA teased the modern ports as part of its Sims Nostalgia Now event

  By Ethan Gach Published January 27, 2025
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  OpinionImpressions

  New Game Pass RPG Is One Of The First Great Games Of 2025

  Eternal Strands is an impressive action-adventure game despite some wonky bits

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 27, 2025
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  CultureTechHardware

  Someone Ripped Apart A Steam Deck And Turned It Into A Super Small Console

  The Steam Brick is impressively tiny, but you probably shouldn't make one yourself

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 27, 2025
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  CultureTechHardware

  Final Fantasy VII Rebirth On Steam Deck Is Surprisingly Playable But Kind Of Ugly

  Rebirth definitely ‘runs’ on Steam Deck, but don’t let this platform be the first way you experience Square Enix’s open-world RPG

  By Claire Jackson Published January 27, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  Baldur’s Gate 3’s New Patch Went Live Early On PS5, But Maybe Don’t Download It Yet

  Patch 8 includes photo mode, crossplay, and new subclasses, but it might break your saves

  By Kenneth Shepard Published January 27, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Pokémon TCG Pocket Braces For Explosion In Real Money Trades

  A warning not to cheat recently went out to all players

  By Ethan Gach Published January 27, 2025
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  EntertainmentSci-Fi

  The Acolyte Was One Of Disney+’s Most Popular Shows In 2024 Despite Its Cancellation

  By the end of 2024, only one Disney+ show was watched for longer than the maligned Star Wars series

  By Keith Nelson Jr Published January 27, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  Marvel Snap Gives Away A Ton Of Free Stuff To Apologize For TikTok Ban Outage

  Fans are getting free gold and credits in the game's latest make-good

  By Ethan Gach Published January 27, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  Marvel Rivals Bug May Have Made One Of The Best Ults In The Game Ridiculously OP

  Moon Knight’s Hand of Khonshu ability seems twice as powerful as it’s supposed to be

  By Kenneth Shepard Published January 27, 2025
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  CultureNews

  Assassin’s Creed Shadows Is No Longer The Only Big Open-World Samurai RPG Coming Out In March

  PS5 exclusive Rise of the Ronin just announced a PC port

  By Ethan Gach Published January 27, 2025
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  OpinionCommentary

  Play The Best New Dungeon Crawler In Over A Decade

  Tower of Mask takes the classic Dungeon Master format and enlivens it with feisty combat

  By John Walker Published January 27, 2025
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  Opinion

  Games We Want On Switch 2, Hands-On With Assassin’s Creed Shadows, And More Of The Week’s Takes

  We also make a case that Mario Kart 9 should be an RPG

  Kotaku Staff Published January 26, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  What To Snag In Steam’s Big Sale, How To Get Started In Dynasty Warriors: Origins, And More Of The Week’s Tips

  We'll also point you to the best way to learn Disney Lorcana

  Kotaku Staff Published January 25, 2025
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  Culture

  Xbox Holds Big January Showcase, Elon Musk Admits To Cheating At Games, And More Of The Week’s Top Stories

  Also, the Celeste devs cancel their follow-up and we look at one of the Switch 2's new features

  Kotaku Staff Published January 25, 2025
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  EntertainmentSci-Fi

  Rey-Focused Star Wars Movie Gets Fourth New Writer

  Lucasfilm is struggling to lock down a screenplay for New Jedi Order

  By Zack Zwiezen Published January 24, 2025
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  Anime

  Dragon Ball Daima Is Everything The Franchise Needed To Silence The Haters

  The late Akira Toriyama's last act was to make sure you put some respect on the legendary anime's name

  By Keith Nelson Jr Published January 24, 2025
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  Tips & Guides

  Kotaku Weekend Guide: 6 Awesome Games We Can’t Wait To Escape Back Into

  Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth on Steam Deck, Dynasty Warriors: Origins , and more are keeping us busy

  Ethan Gach & John Walker & Claire Jackson & Kenneth Shepard & Zack Zwiezen & Carolyn Petit Published January 24, 2025