Opinion

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OpinionImpressions

Hytale Feels Like A Neat Minecraft Texture Pack But Not Much More

It's a lot prettier, but really extraordinarily familiar

By John Walker Published January 15, 2026

OpinionImpressions

Steam’s Big New Zombie Game Is Tense, But Comes At A Bad Time

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check tasks you with guarding an armed border and in 2026 that feels uncomfortable

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 13, 2026
OpinionCommentary

Elon Musk’s Bot Lies About Locking Deepfake Nudity Factory Behind A Paywall

The generative-AI tool Grok has been found to be producing images of undressed minors

By John Walker Published January 9, 2026
OpinionImpressions

Holy Crap, Look At This Freaking Game About Giant Fantasy Mechs

Vital Shell is the best sort of surprise mash-up

Ian Walker Published January 8, 2026
OpinionCommentary

For Wolfenstein 3 To Be Good, It Needs To Punch Nazis Even Harder

The sequel could arrive in the twilight of a second Trump presidency

Moises Taveras Published January 8, 2026

OpinionCommentary

Viral Zelda Movie Trailer Shows The Soulless Limits Of AI Slop

It's technically a trailer for nothing at all, given no one involved could make a movie

By John Walker Published January 8, 2026
OpinionImpressionsIndie of the Week

New Backrooms FPS Is Fast, Trippy, And Also You Only Have Five Minutes So Hurry Up!

New PC FPS Oddcore is a liminal space shooter that feels great and looks wild

By Zack Zwiezen Published January 7, 2026
OpinionCommentary

I Finally Understand Why People Don’t Finish Games They Love

I know more Pokémon is coming, but finally nearing the end of Legends: Z-A is breaking my heart

By Kenneth Shepard Published January 7, 2026
OpinionCommentary

An AI ‘Ghost’ That Plays Games For You Is The Inevitable Endpoint Of Where This Is All Headed

Sony registered a new patent for offering in-game help

By Ethan Gach Published January 6, 2026
OpinionCommentary

Microsoft Tells Piggies To Stop Calling It AI Slop

CEO Satya Nadella says people 'need to get beyond' the gen AI slop debate

By Ethan Gach Published January 2, 2026

OpinionCommentary

How I Fell Back In Love With Minecraft After 10 Years Away

Spending much of the winter break in DonutSMP with my son has been truly wonderful

By John Walker Published January 2, 2026
CultureNews

How Trump’s Culture Of Corruption Allows A Bot To Make $230,000 Betting On Video Games

Bots are gambling on games like Dota 2 and LoL via Polymarket

By John Walker Published December 30, 2025
OpinionCommentary

How A MrBeast Event Descended Into Misery And Transphobia

The Minecraft-based video pitched men against women, and was very poorly organized

By John Walker Published December 29, 2025
OpinionImpressionsIndie of the Week

There’s No Better Time Than The Holidays For Time-Traveling Jigsaws

Strange Jigsaws is a stunningly clever and entertaining collection of puzzles that defy time and space

By John Walker Published December 24, 2025
OpinionImpressionsIndie of the Week

Mosaic Of The Strange Is A Murder Mystery Unlike Anything You’ve Played Before

Logic-puzzle your way to victory in a conspiracy-laden adventure

By John Walker Published December 18, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Starfield Still Doesn’t Feel Like The Game It Was Meant To Be After A Surprisingly Quiet Year

Bethesda is rumored to be working on a revamped version for 2026, but it might be too late

By John Walker Published December 18, 2025
OpinionCommentary

I’ve Never Felt This Defeated Trying To Complete A Pokédex Before

Pokemon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC is always on that grind, even at the very end of the Pokédex

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 17, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Larian’s AI Use Has Even Baldur’s Gate 3 Diehards Speaking Out

Fans and ex-Larian devs are not thrilled to hear the Divinity dev is implementing AI into its workflow

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 16, 2025
OpinionCommentary

The Street Fighter Movie Is Going To Be Way Weirder Than You Think

Everything is in place for this to be one of the funniest films in forever

By John Walker Published December 12, 2025
OpinionKotaku Asks

What Did You Think Of The Game Awards 2025?

Should Miss Piggy host the whole thing next year?

By Ethan Gach Published December 12, 2025

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