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If Publishers Want To Charge Players For Early Access, The Servers Have To Work

Last year, we saw the rise of video game publishers offering a few days of early access to big AAA games for a price. This year, it’s only going to get worse as it seems every large game...

Tekken 8 Fans Desperately Want Final Fantasy 7's Best Girl In The Game

Tekken 8 is out now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, and judging by the reviews, it rules. I’m stoked to play the game this weekend, particularly to take the French swordsman Victor Chevalier to the...

30 Years Ago, A Gory Gaming Triumph Changed Pop Culture Forever

There’s a certain rarified echelon of video games that have birthed entire genres based on their innovation, and their fingerprints can still be spotted all over many games today. Super Mario Bros. defined the concept of a side-scrolling...

Major Suicide Squad Bug Forces Game Offline Right After Launching

After several delays, the time is finally upon us to kill DC Comics’ major superheroes like The Flash and Superman as Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League launches early for folks who preordered the Digital Deluxe edition. Unfortunately,...

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...

Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: Jedi Powers And Flying Fisticuffs

The first month of 2024 is coming to a close, and we’ve already been enjoying some fine games here at Kotaku. We hope this year has brought you some pleasant gaming experiences as well. Read more... Read More

Everyone Will Finally Get To Play Skull And Bones 6 Years After It Was...

Ubisoft’s oft-delayed online pirate game, Skull and Bones, will finally—thanks to a newly announced open beta—be something that anyone—yes, even you, random reader—can actually play. The open beta starts next month and arrives shortly before the game launches,...

Palworld vs. Nintendo, Holodeck Tech, And More Of The Week's Biggest News

Image: Brandon James Greer / Netflix / KotakuPokémon Concierge, the stop-motion animated series that launched on Netflix in December, is a total vibe. After spending time watching a lovely series about a Pokémon resort, I almost...

Epic’s Next Free Game Offers Brightly Colored Puzzling Intrigue

You know what price is better than “low low low”? It’s “free”! That’s the amount you’ll need to pay for a copy of Doors: Paradox on the Epic Games Store from February 1.The Week In Games: What’s Coming...

New PS5 Game Launches Early And Its Devs Don't Know How Or Why

Surprise! Ultrawings 2, a mission-based flight sim previously available on PC and Meta Quest, is out now on PlayStation 5 and PSVR2. Fans who were excited to play the sequel on Sony’s console had no idea the game...

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