ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of Diversity In Big Budget Video GamesWhen I think about diversity in last year’s crop of big-budget games I can see the bright spots. Some of…ByAsh ParrishPublishedJanuary 5, 2021
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Worst Games Of 2020 According To Metacritic2020 was a terrible year in many, many ways, but we did get some great games too. Hades, Ghost of Tsushima, Fall…ByZack ZwiezenPublishedJanuary 2, 2021
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe 12 Best Video Games Of 20202020 is over, which is great, even if it doesn’t mean everything terrible about this year is now in our collective…ByRiley MacLeodPublishedJanuary 1, 2021
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewWhat Are Your Video Game Resolutions For 2021?Gaming resolutions? Well, I’m hoping to really go all in on 4K for...Hold on. What’s that? Ah, my editor tells me we…ByAri NotisPublishedDecember 31, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of The Sims 4 In 2020We are six years into The Sims 4, and with 2021 around the corner, it will be exciting to see what’s next from this…ByRobin MosleyPublishedDecember 31, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewNathan Grayson's Top 10 Games Of 2020 (That Aren't From 2020)Wow, what’s a year it’s been. I memorized the pattern of tiny paint bubbles on the wall behind my computer monitor.…ByNathan GraysonPublishedDecember 31, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Gamers Of The Year, 2020As many year-end articles will remind you—not that you needed reminding—2020's been rough. That made it harder than…ByStephen TotiloPublishedDecember 30, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewFahey's Top 10 Games Of 2020In the 2020 gaming judgment system, year-end lists are determined by two separate but equally important groups: the…ByMike FaheyPublishedDecember 30, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewEthan Gach’s Top 10 Games Of 20202020 was a shit year for a lot of things, but a bunch of really good games came out during it. And not just your…ByEthan GachPublishedDecember 29, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewAfter 2020 Decimated Live Fighting Game Events Great Online Play Is No Longer Optional2020 sucked. You know it, I know it. It was amid this chaotic year that the fighting game community found itself…ByIan WalkerPublishedDecember 28, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewPeter Tieryas’ Top 5 Games Of 2020I can’t believe the year is almost over. 2020 has felt interminable. Between work, taking care of my kid, a new book…ByPeter TieryasPublishedDecember 27, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Video Game Music That Helped Us Through 20202020 was tough. There were nights we wondered where and how this year would end. Just when things seemed like they…ByPeter Tieryas and Narelle Ho SangPublishedDecember 26, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewAri's Top 10 Games Of 2020The past year has been one endless, pitch-black night with a single burning, incandescent star: video games. I mean,…ByAri NotisPublishedDecember 25, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of 2020God, this year sucked. Video games were supposed to be a reprieve from that, and in many ways they were. But in…ByEthan GachPublishedDecember 24, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewJohn Walker’s Top 10 Games Of 2020The eternally burning tire fire that is 2020 hasn’t exactly been a laugh riot. And yet, as I reflect on what have…ByJohn WalkerPublishedDecember 24, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe Biggest Video Game Surprises Of 2020Every year, we run down the best annual surprises from the world of video games. Needless to say, 2020 was not like…ByAri NotisPublishedDecember 23, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewIan Walker’s Top 10 Games Of 2020This is the first time I’m doing one of these…well, professionally, at least. I was hired at Kotaku right before the…ByIan WalkerPublishedDecember 23, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewAsh Parrish's Top 10 Games Of 2020Ahh! My first “Top 10 Games” post for Kotaku, so exciting! Arriving here has fundamentally changed my relationship…ByAsh ParrishPublishedDecember 22, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewLuke Plunkett's Top 10 Games Of 2020It has been a bad year. A bad year with, mercifully, some very good video games. ByLuke PlunkettPublishedDecember 21, 2020
ReviewsYear in ReviewReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of The PS4 And PS5 In 2020Despite the harrowing circumstances impacting the world, 2020 was a stand-out year for PlayStation.ByAri NotisPublishedDecember 21, 2020