OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryThis Was The Best Xbox Showcase In Years (And The Hardest To Root For)Months after some of the most painful layoffs of the year, Microsoft got everyone excited againByEthan GachUpdatedJune 9, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsGeoff Keighley: Big Companies Have To Treat Their Developers RightThe Summer Game Fest host weighed in on the current video game industry meltdownByEthan GachPublishedJune 7, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsBillboard Outside Summer Game Fest Pays Tribute To Everyone Who’s Lost Their Industry JobsNew Blood Interactive is paying tribute to Tango Gameworks, London Studio, and more in Los AngelesByKenneth ShepardPublishedJune 7, 2024
Game TipsGame TipsEvery Video Game Showcase Happening During Not-E3 And Summer Game Fest 2024June will be full of new trailers and big reveals for Xbox, Ubisoft, and moreByEthan GachUpdatedMay 30, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsHellblade 2 Studio Reportedly Already Working On Its Next GameIt seems the studio won’t get the Tango Gameworks treatment, at least for nowByWilla RowePublishedMay 21, 2024
Game TipsGame TipsKotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Games We're Obsessed With Right NowThis weekend’s a great time to hide in a cardboard box, crank guitar amps, or explore some recent indie delightsByClaire Jackson, John Walker, Carolyn Petit, Kenneth Shepard, Zack Zwiezen, and Moises TaverasPublishedMay 17, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsReport: Next Call Of Duty Will Be On Game PassMicrosoft has apparently decided to bring the annual best-seller to its Netflix-like libraryByEthan GachPublishedMay 17, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsHi-Fi Rush Devs Fix The Tiniest Bugs In One Last UpdateTango Gameworks, recently shutdown by Xbox, thanked fans for all the support in its final patch notesByZack ZwiezenPublishedMay 15, 2024
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformHi-Fi Rush: The Kotaku Retrospective ReviewWith developer Tango Gameworks shut down, let’s look back on its final gameByKenneth ShepardPublishedMay 13, 2024
OpinionOpinionThe Buck Stops With Phil Spencer, 1000xRESIST Is A Must-Play, And More Gaming Opinions For The WeekAlso, we've got 13 things you should NEVER say to a Fallout: New Vegas fanByKotaku StaffPublishedMay 11, 2024
CultureCultureXbox Shutters Studios, Switch 2 Specs May Have Leaked, And More Of The Week's Gaming NewsAlso Hades 2 arrives, and a tiny tweak to the GTA 6 website has fans frothingByKotaku StaffPublishedMay 11, 2024
Game TipsGame TipsKotaku's Weekend Guide: 9 Incredible Games We Can’t Stop Thinking AboutRecommendations for what to play includes Hades 2, 1000xRESIST, and a bunch of other fantastic gamesByEthan GachPublishedMay 10, 2024
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryThe Xbox Fallout: Breaking Down Microsoft's Worst Gaming Week In YearsIt’s been a bad week for Xbox, its employees, and its fansByKenneth ShepardPublishedMay 10, 2024
ReviewsMultiplatformReviewsMultiplatformMetal Gear Solid VR Missions: The Kotaku Retro ReviewA near-endless celebration of old-school stealth mechanics promises deadly mastery over one of the greatest games of…ByClaire JacksonPublishedMay 10, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsMeet The Guy Who Just Nuked Xbox Boss Phil Spencer In Fallout 76He said he treated the Xbox executive like the RPG's final bossByEthan GachPublishedMay 9, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsAfter Buying Up Studios, Xbox Says It Doesn't Have The Resources To Run ThemApparently, Microsoft's top leaders are paying closer attention to Xbox and its plans, tooByZack ZwiezenPublishedMay 8, 2024
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryXbox’s Shift To ‘High-Impact’ Games Is Misguided At Best, Reckless At WorstXbox’s move risks endangering more studios and its own projects, rather than helping the company remain afloatByMoises TaverasPublishedMay 8, 2024
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryWhat’s Even The Point Of Xbox Game Pass Now?As Microsoft becomes more risk averse, its subscription service lacks purposeByWilla RowePublishedMay 8, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsApple’s New iPad Ad Sparks Loud, Immediate BacklashThe iPad Pro commercial destroyed thousands of dollars of creative supplies for the memeByKenneth ShepardPublishedMay 8, 2024
CultureNewsCultureNewsDishonored Developer Shares The Personal Pain Of Microsoft's Studio ClosuresArkane Austin's former creative director Harvey Smith gets rawByJohn WalkerPublishedMay 8, 2024