What It's Like To Start A Game Studio With No Bosses
After co-writing and designing Night In The Woods, Scott Benson and Bethany Hockenberry co-founded a new game studio…
The Creators Of Into The Breach Came Very Close To Giving Up On It
The strategy game Into The Breach is elegant in its simplicity, but that’s because its designers had to scrap several…
Tim Schafer Talks Unionization, Streaming, And The Future Of Double Fine
After cracking jokes on stage during the Game Developers Choice and IGF awards at GDC last night, Double Fine boss Tim…
The Human Story Behind Call Of Duty's Zombie Mode
Jesse Snyder, the creator of Call of Duty’s Zombies mode, sacrificed sleep and faced internal pushback when making the…
Google Stadia Boss Answers (And Dodges) Our Questions
This afternoon at GDC 2019, Google Stadia boss Phil Harrison announced the tech company’s plans to launch a game…
Playing Devil May Cry 5 Is Like Playing A Musical Instrument
Learning combos in Devil May Cry 5 is not so different from learning a musical instrument; you start out by practicing…
Days Gone Is Basically AAA Video Games: The Video Game
I got my hands on the upcoming PS4 game Days Gone a few weeks ago, and if you want to hear more about it, you can…
We're Excited To See What Google's Project Stream Can Do
Is video game streaming going to change the industry as we know it? On Kotaku Splitscreen we discuss that question and…
Maybe Anthem Should Have Been An Early Access Game
BioWare’s Anthem launched with a lot of problems, and even after today’s patch, the game’s still got issues. On this…
The Sheer Joy Of Kingdom Hearts
Is Kingdom Hearts brilliant or incomprehensible? Hackneyed or joyful? Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we decide that the…
Games Are Made By More Than Just One Famous Figurehead
We all know that Cory Barlog didn’t single-handedly make the latest God of War, and Hideo Kojima didn’t go it alone on…
Maybe It's Time For Some Weirder Star Wars Games
Maybe it’s time for Disney to ditch EA and open up Star Wars to the masses, perhaps even conducting a game jam? On this…
Our Video Game Predictions For 2019
What’s coming for video games in 2019? What sort of wild predictions do we have for the year? Today on Kotaku…
Why I Now Have To Play All Of Bloodborne To Completion
Starting this weekend, I will be picking up the PlayStation 4 game Bloodborne and starting a new playthrough. For the…
Every Game Kotaku Splitscreen Played In 2018, Part Two
It is now time for part two of Kotaku Splitscreen’s Game of the Year discussions. Except we don’t really want to pick a…
Every Game Kotaku Splitscreen Played In 2018, Part One
It is now time for Kotaku Splitscreen’s Game of the Year discussions. Except we don’t really want to pick a Game of the…
How The Game Awards' Big Announcements Came Together
How does a surprise Game Awards announcement come together? Host Geoff Keighley joins this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen to…
Why Obra Dinn Is One Of The Year's Best Games
On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we implore you to not miss Return of the Obra Dinn, a phenomenal game and contender…
This week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen tackles two big games: First we bring on Kotaku’s Ethan Gach to talk about…