Obsidian Has Quietly Become Xbox’s Secret Weapon
In 2022, Obsidian Entertainment was the only first-party Xbox studio to ship a new game, Pentiment. And in 2025, the Microsoft-owned studio has already launched one big RPG, Avowed, and is set to release a second one, The Outer Worlds 2, later in the year. If it wasn’t clear before, it is now: Obsidian […]
Ranking Dragon Age Boyfriends By Whether They’d Actually Be Good Partners
Since the Dragon Age series takes place in different places and times within BioWare’s fantasy universe, we’ve had the opportunity to hop around the universe and kiss men from different eras of the, well, Dragon Age. But while we may love our video game love interests, perhaps it’s worth reflecting on whether or not…Read […]
Okami 2: 7 Small Details We Now Know About The Mysterious Sequel To A PS2 Cult Classic
Okami 2 was one of the most surprising game reveals ever, as evidenced by the fact that host Geoff Keighley almost broke into tears when talking about it at The Game Awards 2024. But there’s still a ton we don’t know about the sequel to the beloved PlayStation 2 cult hit, including its official […]
GTA Online Could Get Updates After GTA 6 If People Are Still Playing, Suggests Take-Two CEO
While Grand Theft Auto Online is over a decade old at this point, and many players are likely ready to move on to this year’s Grand Theft Auto 6, Take-Two’s CEO suggests the aging online game might continue to get updates so long as enough people are still playing.Read more… Read More Kotaku
Nothing Is Safe From The Live-Service Grind, Not Even Sex Toys
Sometimes I think back on the arrival of Achievements, when suddenly every minuscule or major accomplishment in an Xbox 360 game earned you a little congratulatory chime and persistent points to fuel your bragging rights. We didn’t know it then, but it now seems that was a harbinger for the modern era, in which…Read […]
Hyper Light Breaker Reveals Plan To Fix The Game After Early Access Blowback
After years of hype and multiple delays, Hyper Light Breaker finally arrived in Early Access on Steam last month. At last, players were able to dig into its moody mashup of loot, extraction shooter, and roguelite elements, and what they found wasn’t great. From its grueling boss fights to haphazard exploration, it was…Read more… […]
Elden Ring Nightreign’s First Network Test Isn’t Going Well At All
Elden Ring’s online co-op spin-off should be beginning its first big network test today, except it’s all gone rather wrong. Back in January, soon after the announcement of this three-player incarnation of FromSoftware’s adored soulslike, a series of three-hour-long testing blocks were scheduled for this coming weekend.…Read more… Read More Kotaku
Deadpool & Wolverine Director Working On Live-Action D&D Netflix Show
A new report claims that Netflix’s next big fantasy TV show bet is a Dungeons & Dragons live-action series produced by Shawn Levy, the writer and director behind last year’s mega blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine. Read more… Read More Kotaku
Why Some Fans Are Cheering The Return Of Loot Boxes In Overwatch 2
One of the funny things about being entrenched in a game’s community for years is that you sometimes forget how it might look to someone on the outside. That happened to me this week when Blizzard announced it would be bringing loot boxes back to Overwatch 2 in Season 15 after dropping the mystery […]
How To Make Chaos Bend To Your Will With Marvel Rivals’ Scarlet Witch
Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe, and she can wreak havoc on your enemies in Rivals once you have mastered her arcane skill set.Read more… Read More Kotaku