After a friend’s boozy Dungeons and Dragons brunch last week, his apartment transitioned straight into a party.…
I often like to play new video games when they’re new, but I am forever grateful for whatever part of my gut kept me…
I’ve killed many Egyptians and Romans in Assassin’s Creed Origins, a game I’m 96 assassinating hours into. I’m not…
When members of our Dungeons and Dragons group have a birthday, we play a one-off game in their system of choice,…
I was cleaning out my childhood bedroom yesterday and discovered my first handheld gaming system, the Atari Lynx. I…
I don’t think I’ll ever be caught up on all the games I want to play, so these days I’m looking for moments when I…
After playing PUBG’s genuinely awesome new map earlier this week, I decided to embrace my battle royale fever and…
I do not have a copy of the new God of War yet, but I’m already playing it in my head. You may be doing that, too.
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Growing up as a Jewish kid, I had a guilty pleasure. Every Saturday night at midnight, I would close my bedroom…
I try to play Super Mario Bros. 2 every spring. The game’s bright colors, whimsical level design, and obsession with…
Ubisoft games are understandably knocked for having a lot of filler content. Often, though, one of their gargantuan…
After several recommendations from friends and co-workers, I finally checked out Divinity: Original Sin 2. They all…
The Curse of Monkey Island came out on Steam and GOG last week, and I’m pleased to report that, 21 years later, it’s…
My Switch backlog is ridiculous. I’m busy juggling Ni No Kuni II and a review copy of Far Cry 5 on my PS4,…
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Last night I streamed Monster Hunter: World on Kotaku’s Twitch channel and teamed up with a group of loyal readers…
A good game of Subterfuge can last weeks as players seek to steal territory and destroy their opponents. It’s a…
I had reason (research for a colleague) to play my Xbox 360 copy of Red Dead Redemption on my Xbox One earlier this…
I like Kirby games, but I would not consider myself an advanced Kirbyologist. I was therefore surprised to learn a…
About one hour into my Assassin’s Creed: Origins playthrough, I came upon my first treasure chest in an…
I’m using Paradox’s new space colony sim Surviving Mars to see what would happen if I tried to establish a Mars…