Somewhere between agonizing over The Last of Us ending, which aired on HBO last week, for the second time in the game franchise’s history and ideating a jacked Abby, fans stumbled upon Ellie actor Bella Ramsey’s YouTube channel. Or should I say, as many others are saying, Ramsey’s Christian YouTube channel, which is…
Source: Kotaku – Bella Ramsey’s YouTube Is A Great Sneak Peek At What You’ll See In The Last of Us Season 2
As John Wick 4 hits screens this week—likely before kicking screens, then shooting them seven times, before sticking a sword in the screen’s face—it seems an excellent time to consider which games can evoke a similar feeling of glorious mass slaughter.*
Source: Kotaku – 10 Badass Action Games That Will Make You Feel Like John Wick
The Sims 4 got a free baby update last week, and modders have already been working hard to provide players with even more options to perfect their ideal family. This includes beautiful babies. While I understand wanting to adjust the hair or eye color of a fake baby, a lot of mods go further than that. Kotaku readers,…
Source: Kotaku – The Sims 4 Fans Keep Making Uncanny Supermodel Babies After New Update
Strategy specialists Paradox had the weirdest press show the other week, in which they announced a Sims competitor but didn’t actually say or show anything about it. Now they have.
Source: Kotaku – The Sims Is Getting Some Competition From Paradox
The latest story trailer for Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor drops some new tidbits that have me excited to play Respawn’s upcoming sequel to its fantastic 2019 soulslike action game, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Source: Kotaku – Six Cool Details In The New Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Trailer
Dedicated fans are out there uploading new rosters for old sports games all the time, but this new update for 2010’s NBA Jam goes above and beyond by adding so much new stuff that it’s practically an all-new game.
Source: Kotaku – Huge NBA Jam Mod Is Basically A New NBA Jam For 2023
I’m anxiously awaiting Capcom’s, so far, highly praised Resident Evil 4 remake, but not because I’m preoccupied by updated fight mechanics, or graphical fidelity, or any monsters, really—I’ve been thinking about skirts.
Source: Kotaku – The Resident Evil 4 Remake Changing Ashley’s Skirt Gives Me Hope
The first thing I did in the Diablo IV beta was try to roll. After playing games for 30 years I’ve internalized two important things: Always check behind the waterfall, and rolling is always faster than walking. So I rolled. And it was faster. And then I tried to roll again and I couldn’t…not for another five seconds.…
Source: Kotaku – Let’s Talk About Diablo IV’s Most Controversial Change
After suffering my way through Bayonetta 3’s final act, I’d all but written off any subsequent Bayonetta video game and moved on to greener character-action game pastures. While I still stand by the closing statement in my review that I’ll never replay Bayonetta 3 ever again, PlatinumGames’ prequel spin-off game, …
Source: Kotaku – The New Bayonetta Prequel Makes Up For 3’s Bad Ending
More details and reputed screenshots from Lego 2K Drive, a yet-to-be-announced Lego racing game from 2K, have leaked online. This aligns with past reports that 2K was working on a series of Lego games.
Source: Kotaku – New Lego Racing Game Appears In Leaked Screenshots
Diablo is one of those games you’ve definitely played—even if you haven’t. It’s so influential in its design, from its RPG mechanics to its loot and progression systems, that the franchise has its demonic horns stabbed through countless other games from Borderlands and Destiny to Hades and Phantasy Star Online. Me,…
Source: Kotaku – Diablo IV Is The Perfect Head Empty, Kill Stuff Game
If you have a one-star “wanted” level in GTA V, the police will chase you. At two stars, they’ll shoot to kill.
Source: Kotaku – The Mystery Of GTA V’s Six-Star Wanted Level
More often than not, open-world games grind against my own gaming sensibilities. I’m the type of person who’s very goal- and narrative-oriented, so the simple act of existing in a world can sometimes feel meandering—no amount of clearing dots off a giant map will hit the same as a crafted, linear experience.
Source: Kotaku – Most Open-World Games Feel Samey, But This One’s Got Heart
Over 20 million people played Elden Ring. Now, a year after FromSoftware’s open-world Soulsborne released, we finally know which part of the game destroyed players the most. It was Malenia of course. Players attempted to fight her 329 million times, though it’s impossible to say how many of those were exclusively from…
Source: Kotaku – Elden Ring Stats Reveal What Bosses Killed Players The Most
Goku is misunderstood. Memes and misinterpretations have greatly contributed to some inaccurate conclusions about the Dragon Ball Z character — with perhaps the most common misconstrual being that Goku is a bad dad. This perception of Goku’s fatherly abilities have been perpetuated by jokes and memes that have, over…
Source: Kotaku – Dragon Ball Z’s Goku Is A Good Dad, No Matter What People Say
Imagine that you’re playing a video game based on a British cartoon, and Queen Elizabeth II arrives to jump in a muddy puddle. It’s a little weird, but it’s fun in a camp way. So like this Twitch streamer, most players would probably enjoy the whimsical moment and move on. It becomes a little harder to do so, though,…
Source: Kotaku – New Peppa Pig Game’s Tribute To The Queen Has Players Losing It
With the finale of The Last of Us’ excellent TV adaptation behind us, we’re once again stuck in that space of moral uncertainty. But even for those of us who have played The Last of Us’ game sequel and are more than familiar with its emotionally intense ups and downs, it’s hard not to get excited over what’s to come.…
Source: Kotaku – The Last of Us Season 2 Promo Starts Hype Train On Buff Abby
As messages of love, admiration, and grief poured out across the internet following Lance Reddick’s sudden passing at 60 years old, Destiny players grappled with losing the cornerstone of their fictional universe. As evidenced by some of his last interactions online, the John Wick 4 and Bosch actor wasn’t just the…
Source: Kotaku – Destiny 2 Actor Lance Reddick Played The Night Before He Died
Welcome to Exp. Share, Kotaku’s Pokémon column in which we dive deep to explore notable characters, urban legends, communities, and just plain weird quirks from throughout the Pokémon franchise. This week, we’re talking with the English voice actor behind Ash Ketchum as the Pokémon anime prepares to sunset the…
Source: Kotaku – As First Anime Ends, Ash Ketchum’s Pokémon Voice Actor Takes Her Victory Lap
With Resident Evil 4’s remake due out this week, Capcom’s marketing for the title is swinging into high gear, and while that would not normally move any of my needles, this little anime they had made for the game is just too good.
Source: Kotaku – Resident Evil 4’s Official Little Anime Rules