Mortal Kombat 1's New Microtransactions Are Scarier Than Its Fatalities [Update]
Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm’s newest entry in its three-decades-old fighting game series, continues its predecessors’ tradition of pulling gut-yanking, brain-pounding final moves, or Fatalities, to the delight of its gore connoisseur fans. But some of those fans are...
Obsidian’s Avowed Will Defy One Major RPG Trend
Amidst the recent flurry of information about Obsidian’s forthcoming RPG Avowed, one crucial morsel of information went under the radar. We learned that the first-person role-player would have lively combat, a classless main character exploring large, sprawling levels...
Fatal Fury: City Of The Wolves Adds Bo-Staff-Wielding Veteran Billy Kane To Its Roster
During the ChinaJoy video game convention in Shanghai today--and less than a week after revealing Kevin Rian's return at Evo 2024--SNK unveiled...
Kotaku’s Biggest Gaming Culture News For The Week November 18, 2023
From mergers to memes, the landscape of interactive entertainment is always in motion. Here’s your cheat sheet for the week’s most important stories in gaming.6 Things To Know Before Starting Persona 5 TacticaBaldur’s Gate 3’s New Deluxe Edition...
11 More Mildly Scary Things To Watch If Sinners Is The Right Amount Of...
Image: Universal Pictures, FXIf you missed the chance to watch Sinners in IMAX, don’t worry! Due to the film’s popularity, it will be re-released in IMAX from May 15th until May 21st, but until then, we...
Studio Behind Stranger Things Game And More Shutting Down
BonusXP, the studio behind the Stranger Things games, announced that it's shutting down. The developer made the announcement on Twitter, stating that...
Xbox Scarlett Console Has Halo Infinite As A Launch Title, And Here's Why That's...
As part of the Xbox E3 2019 briefing, Microsoft announced that Halo Infinite will be a launch title...
The 17 Best Boss Fights In The Legend Of Zelda Series
Nintendo / NintendoCompleteZelda II is famous for being “the hard one,” and nowhere was this more apparent than in its final palace, a grand labyrinth of samey-looking screens that very much wanted to kill you. Eventually stumbling upon...
Tales Of Kenzera: Zau Creator On The Pressures Of Black Storytelling
In the summer of 2020, as America tried to reckon with its institutionalized racism, the Black Lives Matter movement prompted video game studios to issue pro-BLM statements, donate to Black-centered charities, and promise to elevate Black voices. Several...
Scalpers Ruin Online Sales Of Pokémon Van Gogh Merch, Too
I woke up today hoping to buy a cute plush of Pikachu wearing an outfit inspired by world-renowned artist Vincent Van Gogh, but scalpers got to it the second it went up on the Pokémon Center website. I’m...
