Leah Williams
Western Empires is a big board game. A very, very, very very, very big board game.
The Witcher 3 is a sprawling single-player RPG with so much to do it can be overwhelming. The game world is huge. Points of interest litter the map. Dialogue trees mean you can play through pivotal scenes in different ways. I can think of far worse games to be stuck…
On Friday, Ghost of Tsushima got a lot bigger. Alongside a raft of quality-of-life updates, the latest patch for Sucker Punch’s open-world samurai adventure also introduced a robust new cooperative mode called Ghost of Tsushima: Legends. It’s really two modes — a two-player narrative adventure alongside a four-player survival gauntlet,…
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-arse sounds they make. Today we’re listening to Burning Force, a 1989 Namco arcade shooter with an amazing sort of bubblegum sci-fi slash Dirty Pair aesthetic.
Ghost of Tsushima’s latest patch is a lot more than a patch. For starters, it added a meaty standalone cooperative mode to the single-player action game. It also introduced a New Game Plus and the option to dress Jin Sakai up as some of the game’s most memorable characters. There…
No good FIFA game is complete without the occasional bonkers moment and FIFA 21 doesn’t disappoint.
Now that Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is out, people have a chance to see what it’s like firsthand. But they’re not alone. Cats do, too.
I’m a keen retro gamer of many years – more than I’d like to admit – but 2020 has been a challenging year for anyone wanting to expand their retro games collection, especially if you’re keen on getting hold of Japanese-exclusive titles. In any other year I’d have jumped on…
Potentially bad news for Ubisoft as its upcoming AAA title may have already been seriously compromised, with a ransomware gang claiming it’s breached the internal networks of both Ubisoft and Crytek. As ZDNet reports, the group, which goes by the name of Egregor, claims to have access to the internal…
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I was out in the middle of the wasteland, low on health, guns near broken and over-encumbered by a bunch of junk and loot. I had just explored a big building and came out into a pack of radscoprions. They nearly killed me, but I barely got away. Yet more…
Long-running video game franchises and genres all have to start somewhere, and it’s not always pretty. Looking back to that origin point can show us not just how the greats began, but how far they’ve come since. Today we unearth the very first horror video game.
Ghost of Tsushima is a lonely game. Over the course of three lengthy acts, you might team up with computer-controlled characters, but, as Jin Sakai, the titular Ghost, are often alone. Today’s update for Ghost of Tsushima brings teamwork and companionship to the game with the addition of a free,…
Only two episodes in, the new Kotaku Splitscreen has already gone to hell. It was bound to happen, but I never thought we’d get there so fast. This week, we journey to the heart of hell and perform a dissection, picking apart the vaunted warm place’s past and present as…
Analogue is well known for creating some incredible high-end, high-definition retro consoles based on classic machines like the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. The company’s latest focus is NEC systems, like the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine, announcing today the new Analogue Duo. It will be out next year for $US200…
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool sounds they make. Today, as we rapidly approach the launch of a new mainline PlayStation, let’s take a trip back in time and celebrate a game that anchored the launch of the last mainline…
Sims are much harder to kill in The Sims 4. Oh, but they can die. It just requires a bit more tact on the player’s part. If you’ve been having a hard time tormenting your virtual pets, here are some tips to help you help them shuffle off their mortal coil.
An arcade cabinet is one hell of a centrepiece for any gamer’s house, whether it’s an official cabinet or one you make yourself. For those who don’t want to go down the DIY route, however, Australia’s about to get a lot more options with Arcade1Up launching some of their retro cabinets and offerings in Australia.
This is usually the time of year when Australians would be gathering for all the things they love — especially gaming, and gaming conventions. A large part of that scene includes the local cosplay community, but since that’s not possible right now, one photographer has come up with a novel idea to keep everyone connected.
So one of the best things about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and really about Miles Morales in general, is that he’s an extremely relatable kid. That was true of his personality and exploits, sure, but it even went as far as his shoes.
I’ve argued why you should watch The Clone Wars, but watching all 121 episodes, some out of order, is another thing entirely. So to get the best out of your Clone Wars experience, here’s the list of essential episodes (plus one movie!) to watch in chronological order.
Torchlight III, an action role-playing game that came out this week, starts innocuously enough. You choose from a cadre of traditional fantasy roles (mage, archer, soldier, or person with mountainous biceps and a murder train) and go on your merry way killing goblins. In short order, you’re sent into a…
Welcome to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the friendliest community on the web. Chat about recipes for dinner, team compositions for Sword & Shield, or just have a good old rant about work. Whatever works, you’ll find someone like-minded to chat about it here.
According to Baldur’s Gate 3‘s Steam page, the long-awaited RPG’s early access version consists of “approximately 25 hours of self-contained content,” but you can tackle it pretty much any way you want. Most diehard fans take a completionist tack, trying to stretch the still-incomplete game as far as it will…
Yesterday, Sony rolled out system software update 8.00 for the PlayStation 4, which added new features, renamed some old things, and for the most part got the old console ready to interact with the upcoming PS5. A notification that party chats may now be recorded began appearing along with the…
Between games built for the Xbox Series X/S and older games optimised to take advantage of the new consoles’ power, there’ll be a lot to play when the fourth generation Xboxes drop on November 10. This morning Microsoft listed 31 games ready for Series X/S level play on launch day,…
If you had issues with the live-action Monster Hunter trailer, the movie poster might also give you pause.
One of the great things about any remaster, but especially Age of Empires 3, is how they give you the chance to make the game really shine. And I’m not just talking about the graphics.
Backwards compatibility has long been a contentious issue for Sony, but the PlayStation 3 presents a unique challenge on its own.
Want to get some tatts, a long beard and pet a gorgeous dog/cat? Those are all things available in Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, as seen by some new gameplay that’s appeared online.
10 years ago, a group of Australians working for what was then known as SEGA Studios Australia began working on a prototype for what could have been the future of the Golden Axe franchise. This week, everyone will be able to enjoy the fruits of their labour.
