A new promo for the upcoming Tron: Ares features Mr. Beast in it and….*sigh* I’m just going to lie down for a moment. I’m very tired. Why must Tron fans suffer? It’s a question I’ve thought about a lot. New Tron movies are rare. Tron games are often good, but nowhere near as plentiful as … Read more
Another month means another batch of “free” Amazon Prime games. This time around, Amazon is giving away what I (and many others) consider to be one of the best PC games ever made: Civilization 4. Beyond that, you can currently grab the also-excellent Into The Breach for nothing and over the next week weeks, even … Read more
Welcome to September! It may not officially be fall yet, but temperatures are finally getting tolerable and soon enough there’ll be pumpkin spice everything (which I unironically love). I also love video games (contrary to popular belief), and so my comrades and I here at Kotaku are once again poised to offer up some great … Read more
Many, many RPG fans are patiently awaiting the next installment in the Kingdom Hearts franchise. And a lot of those people are waiting for Final Fantasy VII Remake‘s third and final installment, too. As you might expect, some are worried about how development is proceeding on these two massive Square Enix RPGs, and to help … Read more
Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t without its unsolved mysteries. Between the seemingly unsolved FF06B5 enigma and the lasting impact of cryptic quests like the Peralez storyline, plenty of cybersleuths are still hard at work on the streets of Night City trying to uncover the game’s secrets. Fittingly, A recent social media post by official Cyberpunk accounts has … Read more
Hollow Knight: Silksong is soaring on Steam. Just 24 hours after release it’s taken over the sales charts, hit a concurrent player peak of over 550,000, and received rave reviews from fans. But not in China. The long-awaited Metroidvania has instead been getting review-bombed by Chinese-language users on Steam who feel the translation this time … Read more
Over the last few years, it feels like there has been a large increase in the number of limited-time Reese’s Cup variations and gimmicks. Many of these have been bad. But the newest crossover featuring Oreo cookies is the first time I’ve tried one of these oddball concoctions and enjoyed it. But only when RNG … Read more
Bethesda’s former VP of publishing, Pete Hines, still sounds skeptical of Game Pass. Nearly two years after leaving the Fallout and Elder Scrolls maker, the veteran video game marketer shared his concerns about subscription gaming’s long-term impact on the industry. “You need to properly acknowledge, compensate, and recognize what it takes to create that content … Read more
The grounded, relatable setting of a certain paper distributor in Scranton, Pennsylvania might be the furthest thing one could imagine from the endless, procedurally generated galaxy of No Man’s Sky, but one virtual space explorer has put some serious digital elbow grease into recreating The Office’s iconic setting. It’s a delight to check out for … Read more
There are too many devices and not enough outlets in my life. My phone, tablet, headphones, and everything else are in a constant battle to get plugged into my nearest USB-C port. If this is your life too, you need to upgrade from the cube that came with your phone to something much more useful. … Read more