Perpetual work-in-progress Star Citizen might never be a real game you can just nip down to the shop and buy, but watching developer Cloud Imperium try is endlessly entertaining. In the latest update on the game’s test server, players have figured out …
Despite Filing Harassment Reports, Employees Say Ubisoft Isn’t Doing Much
Shortly after Valerie arrived at Ubisoft Montreal in 2018, home to the hit Far Cry and Assassin’s Creed franchises, she says she was sexually harassed and the victim of racist remarks. She reported the incidents, but says nothing was done. The harassme…
First Uncharted Movie Trailer Offers A Great Look At Tom Holland As Nathan Drake
One day after leaked footage from the Uncharted movie made the rounds, Sony officially dropped the trailer for the film. I can’t believe I’m saying this—especially given the, uh, history of films based on video games—but it actually looks pretty sick. …
The First 90 Minutes Of Forza Horizon 5’s Campaign
We’re less than a month away from Forza Horizon 5, and I for one am very much looking forward to putting away the chilly, cozy waning weeks of the year by sinking myself into another titanic automotive expedition. In the meantime, I was lucky enough to…
Masahiro Sakurai Explains How Sora Came To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
As announced earlier this month, Sora became Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s final DLC character. But how did Sora, Keyblade and all, end up in Smash Bros.? In his latest Weekly Famitsu column, creator Masahiro Sakurai explains just that. Read more…
Resident Evil 4 VR Cuts Upskirts, Suggestive Dialogue
The upcoming VR version of Resident Evil 4, which by my unofficial count is the 119th re-release of Capcom’s classic, is also apparently going to be unique. At least one of the companies involved in its release, made up of Facebook, Capcom and Armatur…
WoW Character Renamed After 2007 ‘C**ks*cker’ Video Resurfaces
A World of Warcraft character named Gorge the Corpsegrinder, named after Cannibal Corpse frontman George ‘Corpsegrinder’ Fisher, has had its name changed. This is part of Blizzard’s continuing combing through the archives and finding references in the …
Back 4 Blood: The Kotaku Review
Celebrated filmmaker Jim Jarmusch once said, “Originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it.” Back 4 Blood, a new zombie-themed co-op shooter developed by Turtle Rock Studios, sure puts this pri…
Animal Crossing Fans Are Playing Again After Months Of Hopelessness
It’s been a hot minute since Animal Crossing: New Horizons received an update, with the last one, the Super Mario 35th Anniversary Event, launching way back in March 2021. But that’s about to change now that Nintendo’s announced the Happy Home Paradise…
Seven Weeks After Launch, Fewer Than 800 People Are Playing Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Aliens: Fireteam Elite was released on August 23 to mixed reviews, but on Steam it averaged around or above 10k players for the first few weeks after release. But a lack of content, small updates, and possibly the release of the popular Back 4 Blood re…