Don’t let the highly stylized art fool you. The first-person shooter Forgive Me Father is unsettling because of its flat comic-book graphics, not in spite of them. At first, I was charmed by how the art style made the game feel like a distant cousin to…
A Psychedelic Horror Game About Exploring A Haunted Train
Boarding a city subway is always a dice roll for whatever terror awaits you once the train doors close. Maybe there’s some trash taking up a seat, or annoying passengers who are hell bent on making their business yours. The new psychological horror gam…
Here’s Every Upcoming Video Game Release Date
Video games are a lot like years: They start coming, then they don’t stop coming, and they don’t stop coming, and they…yeah. Then you’ve got the games industry’s tectonically shifting release calendar, defined by an endless march of delays and cancel…
World Of Warcraft’s Latest Mount Is A Giant Kitty Cat
I don’t know, folks. Between trying to keep up with Amazon’s New World and the upcoming Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker expansion, I just don’t think I have time for World of Warcraft any more. Wait, I can ride a giant kitten with tufted ears that chases i…
Amazon Prime’s Free Games For November Are Shockingly Good, Again
Amazon has been giving away free games as part of its paid Prime membership for a while now, but they’ve rarely been this good. After a powerhouse lineup last month, the service is doubling down in November with nine more, and just in time for Tomb Rai…
Genshin Impact’s Strongest Character To Make Comeback
The Pyro-element characters in Genshin Impact are known to be high-damage dealers, but Hu Tao is an anomaly among them. She’s an ideal damage dealer for those who don’t mind her risky playstyle. More importantly, she’s only available through gacha pull…
Dr. Dre Is Making Music For An Upcoming GTA Game, Says Snoop Dogg
Rockstar Games recently revealed Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, which launches digitally next month and hits store shelves in December. Alongside this high-profile return to the franchise’s past, though, the developer is presum…
Sometimes The Best Name For A Rat Sidekick Is None At All, Says Apex Legends Dev
Last week, the folks at Respawn announced that Titanfall 2 antagonist Ash will be the next character to join the Apex Legends roster, complete with her very own adorable rat sidekick. The rat’s name? Well, that’s complicated.Read more…
Lost Judgment: The Kotaku Review
I loved Judgment, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s 2018 spinoff from the Yakuza series. Arriving just as the main games were getting ready to go through the biggest changes in their long-running history, along came a lawyer and his himbo best friend to keep some…
Everything Shown Today At Sony’s October State of Play For PS4, PS5
Today’s relatively short—even by livestreamed press conference standards—State of Play event was not the most eventful update we’ve ever seen, but here’s a roundup of everything showed up.Read more…