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We Probably Won’t See A Console Launch As Good As The Nintendo Switch Ever Again

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild raised the bar for launch lineups forever

By Ethan Gach Published March 4, 2025

Wanderers look out at strange anomalies.

OpinionImpressions

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Delivers What Final Fantasy Has Been Missing

Sandfall Interactive’s Charlie Cox-led RPG has the juice

By Kenneth Shepard Published March 3, 2025

OpinionCommentary

5 Games To Play After Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

If you need more super-deep action RPG, we'll keep you busy for months

Brandon Morgan Published March 3, 2025

Opinion

Two Point Museum Is Great, The Nemesis System (RIP Monolith) Was Incredible, And More Of The Week’s Takes

We also debate whether or not Elden Ring is a role-playing game and take a closer look at this week's Pokémon Day showcase

Kotaku Staff Published March 1, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Another Pokémon Game, Another Year Of Debating How Ugly These Games Have Gotten

Is Pokémon Legends: Z-A an improvement in the series’ ongoing graphics woes? Fans can’t seem to agree

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 28, 2025

OpinionCommentary

EA Has Done Something Wonderful That Every Major Publisher Needs To Copy

The first four Command & Conquer games are now officially open source

By John Walker Published February 28, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Pokémon Champions Was The Most Important Announcement From Pokémon Day

Giving competitive players their own space could mean great things for single-player Pokémon RPGs

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 27, 2025

OpinionCommentary

The Makers Of Pokémon Are About To Break A 15-Year Cycle

The focus on Z-A distracts us from realizing it's been three years since Scarlet and Violet were announced

By John Walker Published February 27, 2025

OpinionCommentary

This App Is On A Mission To Recommend You The Perfect Game

Ludocene uses human curation instead of machine learning algorithms to recommend great games

By Ethan Gach Published February 27, 2025

OpinionVG Chat

Elden Ring Is Definitely Not An RPG: A Kotaku Debate

Trying to name the five best RPGs of the past 10 years set off a lengthy conversation

Zack Zwiezen & Ethan Gach & Kenneth Shepard & Carolyn Petit & John Walker Published February 26, 2025

OpinionImpressions

Two Point Museum Is A Very Silly And Nearly Perfect Tycoon Game

It might be too big in a few ways, but it's still a fantastic and wacky business sim

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 26, 2025

OpinionCommentary

The Nemesis System Was One Of The Best Things Gaming Ever Did, And WB Just Killed It

Warner Bros. is shutting down the team responsible for one of the most interesting narrative design mechanics in recent memory

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 25, 2025

OpinionCommentary

I Wish More People Could Experience This Incredible Shovel Knight Concert

The Shovel Knight Live: Steel Thy Concert performance featured live arrangements of the beloved platformer’s chiptune soundtrack

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 25, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Remembering Viktor Antonov, Beloved Artist Behind Half-Life 2 And Dishonored

Marc Laidlaw, Harvey Smith, Raphaël Colantonio and others remember a lost friend

By John Walker Published February 24, 2025

Opinion

Elden Ring Nightreign Impressions, Marvel Rivals Layoff Reactions, And More Of The Week’s Top Commentary

Also, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer effectively admits the console wars are over

Kotaku Staff Published February 22, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Ex-Dragon Age Producer Asks People To Stop Harassing Developers, Gets Predictable Response

Mark Darrah left BioWare in 2020, but was a consultant on Dragon Age: The Veilguard

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 21, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Ex-Amazon Gaming Exec Explains Why No One Has Beaten Steam

Valve's PC gaming storefront has only grown more dominant

By Ethan Gach Published February 21, 2025

OpinionCommentary

The Human Torch Isn’t Even Out Yet And He’s Already Scaring Marvel Rivals Players

Johnny Storm already seems like a flying, fire-flinging menace

By Kenneth Shepard Published February 20, 2025

Opinion

6 Diablo 4-Like Games To Grind Before The ARPG’s Next Season

Choose your own hack-and-slash adventure before delving into Blizzard’s next big season

Brandon Morgan Published February 20, 2025

OpinionImpressions

Elden Ring Nightreign Is The Multiplayer Hades I’ve Been Craving

FromSoftware's multiplayer spin-off is fast, fast, fast

By Ethan Gach Published February 20, 2025