Starfield: The Kotaku ReviewA jack of all trades and master of none, Starfield’s abundance is flattened by clunky design and a poverty of choiceClaire Jackson
CultureNewsCultureNewsStarfield Won’t Show Sex, But Will Talk About How Kinky It WasThe ESRB has rated Bethesda’s space RPG for ‘suggestive themes’BySisi JiangPublishedMay 9, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsXbox Boss 'Upset With Myself' Over Redfall's Terrible LaunchPhil Spencer says he'll defend developers' creative freedom but admits the game isn't at the quality fans expectByEthan GachPublishedMay 4, 2023
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryXbox Is Running Out Of Time To Get It RightRedfall's rough launch shows patience for a Microsoft comeback is wearing thinByEthan GachUpdatedDecember 5, 2023
Game TipsGame TipsEverything We Know About Starfield, Bethesda's Ambitious New RPGIt’s ‘like Skyrim in space,’ and other fun facts about Bethesda’s upcoming, epic-scope space simByClaire JacksonPublishedApril 10, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsNo One’s Getting Laid In Starfield, ApparentlyBethesda's space-faring Xbox-exclusive RPG does have lots of drug use, thoughByLevi WinslowPublishedMarch 17, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsStarfield Drops In September, Deep Dive Direct In June'We know you’ve waited a long time to play something new from us,' says Bethesda’s Todd HowardBySisi JiangPublishedMarch 8, 2023
CultureFeatureCultureFeatureEverything That’s Happened In The Microsoft-Activision Merger SagaSince January 2022, Microsoft has been trying to complete its $70 billion purchase of ActivisionByZack ZwiezenPublishedFebruary 13, 2023
CultureFeatureCultureFeatureWhat To Expect From Xbox In 2023From the next big space epic to pretty cars to promising indie experiences, here’s what’s on our radar for Microsoft…ByClaire JacksonPublishedFebruary 6, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsMicrosoft Slashes 10K Jobs, Including At Xbox And Halo StudiosKotaku has learned that developers at 343 Industries and The Coalition have been impactedByLevi WinslowPublishedJanuary 18, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsXbox And Bethesda Confirm Nintendo-Style Direct, But Don’t Expect Starfield YetMicrosoft confirmed in a blog post that Bethesda's space-faring RPG will get its own standalone broadcastByLevi WinslowPublishedJanuary 11, 2023
CultureNewsCultureNewsPhil Spencer Says Sony Wants To Grow At Xbox’s ExpenseSony and Starfield are slowing down Microsoft's takeover of Activision BlizzardByEthan GachPublishedDecember 12, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsStarfield Will Be $70 As Microsoft Confirms New-Gen Price HikeFuture Xbox Series X/S first-party games like Forza 9 and Redfall will cost $10 more in 2023ByZack ZwiezenUpdatedDecember 5, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsStarfield, Bethesda's Next Big RPG, Has Survival Elements Without All The StressA recent interview with Todd Howard reveals star system leveling, and how themes and 'tone' plays into the creation…ByClaire JacksonPublishedNovember 30, 2022
Game TipsGame TipsEverything We Know About Starfield’s Dialogue And Traits System So FarGame director Todd Howard spilled the beans on some of the mechanics in Bethesda’s upcoming RPGByAshley BardhanPublishedOctober 13, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsXbox Boss Says Exclusives Aren’t The Future While Company Buys Up ExclusivesThe Xbox head also remains optimistic about progress being made in the Activision acquisitionByClaire JacksonPublishedAugust 24, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsTodd Howard Dishes On What To Expect From StarfieldBethesda promises Skyrim-in-space will have more hand-crafted content than any of its previous gamesByEthan GachPublishedJune 15, 2022
OpinionCommentaryOpinionCommentaryStarfield Sounds Way Too BigBethesda promising over 1,000 worlds in its sci-fi RPG sounds like quantity over qualityByEthan GachPublishedJune 13, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsAmid Thin 2022, Microsoft Says 50 Games Coming To Xbox Over The Next YearXbox hasn't released a major first-party game this yearByAri NotisPublishedJune 12, 2022
CultureNewsCultureNewsStarfield Extended Look Shows Off Ship Customization, Space CombatFollowing a delay to 2023, we finally get a real good look at the Skyrim dev’s first new RPG series in 25 yearsByLevi WinslowPublishedJune 12, 2022
Game TipsGame TipsWhere To Watch Xbox's Big Press ConferenceMircosoft has a lot in the works, including Starfield, Fable, The Outer Worlds 2, and moreByAri NotisPublishedJune 12, 2022