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ReviewsYear in Review

GOTY: Kotaku‘s Top 12 Games Of 2023, Ranked

In a year jam-packed with big releases like Tears of the Kingdom , Baldur's Gate 3 , and Spider-Man 2 , which games came out on top?

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 22, 2023

Tips & Guides

Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: The One Where We Say Goodbye To 2023

Requests to join everyone downstairs can be met with ‘can’t, ma. This weird writer guy’s really in some serious shit right now’

By Claire Jackson Published December 22, 2023
CultureNews

7 More Things We Just Learned About Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Square Enix's big 2024 RPG teases more details about its open world and possible story twists

By Ethan Gach Published December 21, 2023
CultureKotaku Game Diary

I Started Baldur’s Gate 3 While Sick, Now I’ve Got Faerûn Fever

I finally tried Larian Studios’ award-winning RPG, and it blew my illness-addled mind

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 21, 2023
ReviewsYear in Review

The Best Video Game Surprises Of 2023

From sudden game releases to Alan Wake 2' s amazing musical number, 2023 wasn’t all bad

By Zack Zwiezen Published December 21, 2023

ReviewsYear in Review

Connections, Halo, And Other Weird Ones: Alyssa Mercante’s Top 2023 Games

Older games with solid updates, a New York Times daily puzzle, and more round out this GOTY list

By Alyssa Mercante Published December 20, 2023
ReviewsYear in Review

Baldur’s Gate 3 to Pokémon: Kenneth Shepard’s Most Spellbinding Games Of 2023

We’ll always have astral projection sex, right, Gale?

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 20, 2023
ReviewsYear in Review

2023’s Biggest Video Game Leaks, From Wolverine To GTA

This year the internet was simply gushing with gaming stuff you’re not supposed to know

By Claire Jackson Published December 20, 2023
OpinionKotaku Asks

Kotaku Readers Share Their Most Anticipated 2024 Games

Folks have their eyes set on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth , Hellblade II , S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 , and more

By Levi Winslow Published December 19, 2023
CulturePokemon

Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s Legacy Is Squandered Potential

Post-DLC, we look back at the best and worst parts of Pokémon Generation IX

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 19, 2023

OpinionKotaku Asks

Kotaku Asks: What Are Your Most Anticipated Games Of 2024?

There are a lot of games coming out next year, from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth to Suicide Squad

By Levi Winslow Published December 18, 2023
CultureNews

Tears Of The Kingdom Devs Reveal The One Zelda Spin-Off They’d Never Make

Zelda’s most recent adventure was designed with creativity in mind, but not in a way that would restrict the fun

By Claire Jackson Published December 18, 2023
Opinion

The Hottest Gaming Takes, From PS5 Pro To The Game Awards

If you stink at the bullet-hell combat from Undertale , have we got a treat for you

Kotaku Staff Published December 17, 2023
ReviewsYear in Review

The State Of The PlayStation 5 In 2023

The next-gen console finally became indispensable despite its most bizarre year yet

By Ethan Gach Published December 15, 2023
CultureNews

Baldur’s Gate 3 Devs Spent An Absurd Amount Of Time Making Those Endings

We now know just how long Larian Studios spent working on the D&D -based RPG’s 17,000 finales

By Levi Winslow Published December 15, 2023

CultureNews

Here’s Why Baldur’s Gate 3 Won’t Be On Game Pass

The director explains why the 'meaty' RPG deserves to be paid for

By Ethan Gach Published December 15, 2023
ReviewsSwitch

Pokémon Scarlet And Violet: The Indigo Disk: The Kotaku Review

The second half of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is far more enjoyable than the first

By Kenneth Shepard Published December 14, 2023
CultureNews

Final Fantasy XVI‘s Leviathan DLC Lets Players Escape The Game’s Gross Gray Sky

Square Enix confirmed the expansion takes place far away from the late-game ugliness of the main story

By Ethan Gach Published December 14, 2023
CultureNews

The Baldur’s Gate 3 Game Of The Year Speech You Didn’t Get To Hear

The head of Larian Studios shared his full remarks after The Game Awards cut him off

By Ethan Gach Published December 14, 2023
Tips & Guides

Grand Theft Auto V Joins PlayStation Plus This Month

If you somehow haven’t played this 2013 crime sim, here’s a grand opportunity

By Claire Jackson Published December 13, 2023

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