If The Game Awards Is All About The Devs, Then Let Them Speak
At the opening of last night’s 2023 edition of The Game Awards, host Geoff Keighley hyped the event as an evening “to recognize outstanding creative work in games in 2023.” But as the night went on, the luminaries...
The Week's Biggest Gaming News, From GTA 6 To The Game Awards
Gaming’s biggest night has come and gone, and perhaps the biggest surprise of all was just how little time devs were given to thank their family, fans, and recently deceased colleagues during their acceptance speeches. But before that,...
Final Fantasy XVI Update Adds Heartbreaking New Detail About Your Beloved Wolf
Image: Square EnixTorgal is a standout character in Final Fantasy XVI. Clive’s frost wolf companion is a constant throughout our hero’s adventure, and as such, he meets a lot of heroes and villains the Dominant of...
The Game Awards' Weirdest, Wildest Act Was A Must-See Triumph
Last night’s Game Awards had a couple of musical delights, but one stood out above the rest. Finnish rock band Poets of the Fall took to the stage as Old Gods of Asgard, the fictional band they play...
I’m Here For Everything Rise Of The Ronin Is Serving
The Game Awards was quite the packed showcase of upcoming games. It ran a little over three-and-a-half hours, after all, so it’s easy to miss many of the night’s announcements and reveals. However, one you should totally keep...
Let Cid Smoke In Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Look, I’m just gonna cut to the chase: Cid from Final Fantasy VII needs to be a smoker. Yes, smoking’s bad for your lungs. And yeah, smoking’s bad for the environment, and Final Fantasy VII is nothing if...
Final Fantasy XVI’s First DLC Is Out Now And Looks Wild
Screenshot: Square Enix / KotakuFinal Fantasy XVI may not have gotten a Game of the Year nomination (much to the chagrin of some Kotaku readers) at the 2023 Game Awards, but it did get shoutouts in...
Monster Hunter Wilds Takes Aim At 2025 Release
Screenshot: CapcomCapcom celebrated its 40th anniversary by shelling out the big bucks for the grand finale in the world premiere extravaganza that was this year’s Game Awards, debuting Monster Hunter Wilds to the world. The new...
Here Are All Of The 2023 Game Award Winners (And Losers)
Image: Marvel / Capcom / Nintendo / Game Awards / KotakuAnd so the dust settles on another Game Awards. Geoff Keighley’s annual trailer-a-thon once again included some game awards shoved in between all the ads and...
Pokémon Scarlet And Violet DLC Lets You Play As The Pocket Monsters
In the freshly dropped trailer for December 14's second half of Pokémon Scarlet And Violet’s The Hidden Treasures of Area Zero DLC, it was revealed that there’s a way to directly control your buddy Pokémon, via a...