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CultureHere’s February 2020’s Xbox Live Games With Gold
February’s Xbox Live Games with Gold is a mix of racing, horror, and multiplayer. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. February’s Games with Goldare: Xbox One TT Isle of Man (February 1-29) Call of Cthulhu (February 16-March 15) Xbox 360 (compatible with Xbox One) Fable…
By Riley MacLeod Published January 28, 2020 -
ReviewsMultiplatformKentucky Route Zero: The Kotaku Review
After seven years, the haunting episodic adventure game Kentucky Route Zero is finally complete. The game’s first chapter came out on PC in 2013. Tomorrow’s Act V marks the end of the story. A new “TV Edition” for consoles collects all five acts—the main story pieces of the game—and four interludes—side content that ties back…
By Riley MacLeod Published January 27, 2020 -
Dad Builds Custom Xbox Adaptive Controller So Daughter Can Play Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Xbox’s Adaptive Controller has done some amazing things as far as accessibility in video games goes, but the setup isn’t hard-wired to only work on a Microsoft console. It can, with a little work, also run on the Nintendo Switch, and in doing so bring an enormous smile to a little girl’s face. Rory Steel…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 19, 2020 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryPlaying Outer Wilds In Times Square Was The Best Way To Ring In The New Year
Some people go to Times Square on New Year’s Eve to brave the cold, watch the ball drop, maybe get seen on TV or even pop the question. Not me. I went there to play Outer Wilds. I’m pretty sure I had the best time of anyone there. I got to Times Square at 9:29…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 2, 2020 -
CultureHere’s January 2020’s Xbox Live Games With Gold
We’ve got Xbox’s upcoming Games with Gold a bit early this month, which might help you plan your holiday shopping. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. January’s Xbox Games with Gold are: Xbox One Styx: Shards of Darkness (January 1-31) Batman: The Telltale Series (January…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 19, 2019 -
CultureThe Xbox Series X Has Nicknames Like “Sex” And “Butt X”
That didn’t take long! The next-generation Xbox was announced last night, and people online already have nicknames for it. In the English-speaking world, it’s either being called “Xbox Sex” or simply “Sex,” a shortening of “Series X.” In Japan, it’s also being called “Xbox Sex” as well as another nickname, Shiri X (尻X) or “Butt…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2019 -
CultureGame AwardsSenua’s Saga: Hellblade II Announced For Xbox Series X
Following the official reveal of the Xbox Series X at the 2019 Video Game Awards, Microsoft showed off a trailer for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, the follow-up to Ninja Theory’s Senua’s Sacrifice. All the footage seen in the trailer below is captured from a build created to make the most of the new Xbox hardware,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 12, 2019 -
CultureThe Next-Gen Xbox Is Called Xbox Series X
The next Xbox console is called the Xbox Series X. It has a weird new shape, a practically identical controller, loads of backwards compatibility, and it’s out in the 2020 holiday season. Here’s the debut trailer: I…really like that box. And the fact the controller looks identical, because really, Xbox controllers have been pretty much…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 12, 2019 -
PlayStation’s Baseball Studio Is Releasing Games On Rival Systems
MLB The Show, a long-running exclusive to PlayStation systems that is developed by a Sony studio, will now be appearing on other consoles as part of the series’ new licensing deal with Major League Baseball. The deal means that while the series will continue to appear on Sony systems, it will also be released on…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2019 -
CultureHalo: Reach, As Told By Steam Reviews
Halo: Reach, Bungie’s final entry in its second (of three, so far) series about armored space knights, is finally on PC. People are clearly excited, so much so that they managed to propel it to the third most-played slot on Steam earlier this week. But do they actually like the port? Yes and no. For…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 5, 2019 -
CultureSources: Microsoft Is Still Planning A Cheaper, Disc-Less Next-Gen Xbox
In June, Microsoft announced Project Scarlett, a new iteration of the Xbox that the company said would “set a new bar for console power, speed and performance.” What Microsoft didn’t say is that it is also working on a lower-cost, disc-less version of Scarlett, code-named Lockhart, according to four people briefed on the company’s plans.…
By Jason Schreier Published December 4, 2019 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of Xbox One In 2019
Nearing the end of its life, the Xbox One feels less like a box for spinning video game discs and more like a platform for selling digital subscriptions. The pitch of a mostly-digital future that blew up in Microsoft’s face the year the Xbox One launched is now mostly here in 2019 and it’s not…
By Ethan Gach Published December 3, 2019 -
CultureStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Thanksgiving Commercial Spoils The Damn Ending
Imagine: you’re sitting with your family on Thanksgiving Day, watching football or the parade or a Hallmark movie marathon, when suddenly you see a commercial for the new Star Wars game. “Cool,” you might think, for roughly twenty seconds, until it spoils the ending and one of the game’s coolest surprises That’s what it was…
By Jason Schreier Published December 2, 2019 -
Here’s December 2019’s Xbox Live Games With Gold Lineup
December’s Xbox Live Games with Gold are a good mix, especially if you like movie tie-ins. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. December’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One Insane Robots (December 1-31) Jurassic World Evolution (December 16-January 15) Xbox 360 (compatible with Xbox One)…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 27, 2019 -
Kotaku EastKorean Slang For PlayStation, Xbox, And Nintendo Fans
A few years ago, Kotaku introduced online nicknames for Japanese fans of the three gaming platforms. Now, let’s take a look at monikers given to Korean fans of Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. Via tipster Sang, here are the internet nicknames for gaming’s three corporate platform holders. Keep in mind, these are online nicknames and are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 21, 2019 -
CultureTotal Recall15 Years Later, November 2004 Might Still Be One Of The Best Months In Video Game History
Today is the 15th anniversary of the release of Half-Life 2. A big game for sure, but it was just one of many huge and popular games that were all released in November 2004. Those weeks in late 2004 saw the release of World Of Warcraft, Half-Life 2, Metroid Prime 2, Metal Gear Solid 3…
By Zack Zwiezen Published November 16, 2019 -
CultureEverything Announced For Xbox One And PC At X019
New game announcements from Obsidian, Rare, and Dontnod highlighted Microsoft’s Inside Xbox presentation at X019, the company’s annual fan festival taking place in London this weekend. It also showed several updates and new trailers for previously announced games, as well as new content coming to Project xCloud and Xbox Game Pass—including 10 Final Fantasy games.…
By Chris Kohler Published November 14, 2019 -
CultureXbox One Is Getting A Shuffle Button To Let You Go Through Your Backlog At Random
A new “Surprise Me” button will be added to the Xbox One’s game library, Microsoft announced yesterday on Twitter. Rolling out first for players in the Xbox One insider testing program, the “Surprise Me” button will allow the indecisive player to select a game randomly from their library to play. The button doesn’t automatically launch…
By Ethan Gach Published November 12, 2019 -
ReviewsMultiplatformCall of Duty: Modern Warfare: The Kotaku Review
Across thousands of years of existence, we as a people have come to regard war as pretty bad. Senseless violence and the loss of irreplaceable lives, usually in the service of petty men who wield the power of nations indiscriminately, is just fucking stupid. Yet it still happens, and in America, the necessity of the…
By Joshua Rivera Published November 4, 2019
