In Real Life: The News From The Intersection Of Games & The Real World
Everything that affects the lives of gamers and things gamers care about is right here. If it’s a brush with the law, new legislation affecting gaming, or just the many cool things happening in gaming culture, IRL’s the place to be.
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Happy Friday, friends. We’ve reached the end of another week. What’s on your gaming radar this weekend? I don’t know how much time I’ll have to play games this weekend, considering all the livestreams happening in the vacuum of a cancelled E3 2022. I do still want to try to squeeze in a bit of…
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Unreleased Indie Horror Game Returns 10 Years After Its Debut
Ten years is a long time in any business, but it’s an eternity in video games, where technology and design is always evolving, and always at the fastest pace imaginable. So it’s both incredible and absolutely wonderful today that we get to slow things down a little and revisit a game that I first wrote…
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While You Were Sleeping: Summer Game Fest 2022 Edition
Good morning folks. It’s Friday, June 10th, 2022, and Not E3 is officially underway. That’s right, we’re reviving a Kotaku Australia classic. Welcome back to While You Were Sleeping, Summer Game Fest Edition. So, last night was a lot. Put the kettle on, make some breakfast, and I’ll walk you through it. Where to begin?…
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New One Piece Odyssey Trailer Gives Straw Hat Pirates Movie-Esque Intro
One Piece’s manga might be going on a month-long hiatus, but that didn’t stop Game Pope and Muppet enthusiast Geoff Keighley from giving fans a new look at its upcoming JRPG during Summer Game Fest.