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Games Should Let You Skip Boss Fights, Nintendo Shouldn’t Brick Switches Over Piracy, And More Of The Week’s Top Takes

Also, it's weird to see Gears of War be headed to PlayStation, and the new GTA 6 trailer shows something the series has never featured before

Kotaku Staff Published May 10, 2025

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Andor’s Latest Episodes Are The Best Yet And We Aren’t Ready For It To End

The best Star Wars show continues as we discuss what happened in episodes 7-9 of Andor season 2

Zack Zwiezen & Ethan Gach & Carolyn Petit Published May 9, 2025
OpinionCommentary

The Solution To Nintendo’s Ineffective Battle Against Piracy Isn’t Bricking People’s Switches

Instead of ruining tampered devices, Nintendo needs to significantly improve its own services

By John Walker Published May 9, 2025
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One Surprising Switch 2 Launch Game Sold Me On The Mouse Controls

The Bravely Default remaster is a shockingly good showcase for the Switch 2’s mouse controls

By Kenneth Shepard Published May 9, 2025
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GTA 6‘s New Trailer Features A Real Couple For The First Time In Series

Rockstar Games is doing something it's never done before in GTA with Jason and Lucia

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 7, 2025

OpinionCommentary

Forget Oblivion Remastered, Play Daggerfall Unity Instead

This open source remake of the classic Elder Scrolls game is completely free

By John Walker Published May 7, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Could We Be About To Enter A Skippable Boss Fight Utopia?

South of Midnight has shown it's possible without destroying the very fabric of the universe

By John Walker Published May 7, 2025
OpinionCommentary

The New GTA VI Trailer Doesn’t Show Off Gameplay, And That’s Fine

For me, the Grand Theft Auto experience is mostly about vibes

By Carolyn Petit Published May 6, 2025
OpinionCommentary

This Shouldn’t Be Weird Anymore, But This Is Still Very Weird

Imagine explaining the news that Gears of War was coming to PlayStation to someone in 2009

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 5, 2025
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Andor Is Only Getting Better As Its Second Season Continues

Disney's latest Star Wars show remains some of the best television around right now

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 2, 2025

OpinionCommentary

The Last Thing 2025 Needed Was GTA 6

Rockstar Games delaying its big open-world game is fine, actually

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 2, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Welp, GTA 6 Is Definitely Going To Be At Least $80 Now

Mario Kart World and Xbox have cleared the way for Rockstar to charge more than $70 for GTA 6

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 1, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Creepy Horror Series Rusty Lake Celebrates Its 10th Birthday With A Surprise New Game And Film

The Lynchian adventure series marks its anniversary in an appropriately peculiar style

By John Walker Published April 30, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s Ending Is Meaningfully Messy

Sandfall Interactive’s grief-driven RPG has a lot to say, but does it stick the landing?

By Kenneth Shepard Published April 29, 2025
Opinion

Our Thoughts On Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Marathon Alpha, The Hundred Line, And More Of The Week’s Top Takes

We weigh in on the week's big releases, and also remember Psychonauts as it turns 20

Kotaku Staff Published April 26, 2025

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Andor Season 2 Is So Good We Can’t Stop Talking About It

The first three episodes of the returning Star Wars Disney+ show are incredible

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 25, 2025
OpinionCommentary

Oblivion Remastered Is Out, So Let’s All Play Morrowind

The 24-year-old game is still playable out of the box, but even better via OpenMW

By John Walker Published April 25, 2025
OpinionVG Chat

What We Loved (And Hated) About The Marathon Alpha

Bungie's upcoming sci-fi extraction shooter has some good bits, but we aren't so sure about it yet

Zack Zwiezen & Ethan Gach Published April 24, 2025
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This Compelling Time Travel Adventure Is A Must-Play

Old Skies from Unavowed developer Wadjet Eye Games is a point-and-click epic

By John Walker Published April 23, 2025
OpinionCommentary

GameStop Meme Deal Might Be The Perfect Time To Trade In Your Xbox Series X

GameStop is promising $420.69 for old Microsoft consoles

By Ethan Gach Published April 21, 2025

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