the bests

A new console generation usually means a new library of games. That’s not exactly the case with Microsoft’s Xbox…

Congratulations! You weathered the queues and were able to nab a PlayStation 5. You’ve somehow finagled the thing…

The PlayStation 5 is here, but that doesn’t mean you should count out the PlayStation 4. In fact, given how hard it…

The Xbox Series X is more or less a suped-up Xbox One, so if you’ve had trouble getting your hands on the newer…

Right now, everyone’s talking about the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X and S, but that doesn’t mean you should…

When PlayStation Now first launched, in 2015, it was more confusing than enticing. On paper, it was meant to be a…

PC gamers have got a pretty great thing going. Interesting, experimental indie games? Yup. Complex strategy…

Xbox Game Pass is one of the best deals in gaming today. For $10 a month, you get access to a Netflix-style library…

Android: not just another word for “robot.” It’s also a good option for anyone who wants a mobile device unshackled…

Time was, iPhone games were a distraction. You’d play them on a commute, or while the water boiled, or during Destiny…

There have been a lot of video games released over the years that feature sharks, but not as many let you play as…

If you played games in the early 2000s, you probably did so on a Game Boy Advance. First introduced in 2001 as a…

The PC is home to just about every type of video game under the sun, but few are as quintessentially PC as strategy…

It’s been years since the original 3DS launched. There’s an updated version with better 3D , improved controls, and…

For a couple of years, I ran multiplayer Kotaku Game Nights in bars and pubs around London and Brighton, UK. We’d…

Stop watching movies on your iPad. Stop browsing the web.

We’ve had some good times, aeroplanes and video games.

So you just bought a new PC VR system. Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, whichever. You’ve plugged it in, adjusted the cameras,…

Couch co-op games tend to be more intimate than competitive multiplayer games; when it’s just you and a friend or…

Hey, look! A sleek computer with a piece of fruit embossed on it. Contrary to popular belief, there’s loads of games…