Overwatch 2 Just Killed One Of Its Most Famous Hero Combos
Overwatch 2 is bringing a lot of sweeping changes in its season nine balance patch, and some of them are controversial. Between giving every hero a passive self-heal and every character getting a health buff across the board,...
Xbox Will Share Big News On Thursday…Via Its Podcast
Screenshot: MicrosoftAfter over a week of swirling rumors that have sent the Xbox community into meltdown over the future of the console and its exclusive games, the company is ready to clear the air on what’s...
Yellow Paint Is Once Again Breaking People’s Brains
Last week, thanks to the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo, some old video game discourse returned and overtook social media: The use of yellow paint to mark certain in-game objects or ledges. All it took was a now-viral...
All The Xbox Games Rumored To Come To PS5 & Switch
Screenshot: MicrosoftRecently, the games industry has been shaken by news that could change the dynamic between console giants Xbox and PlayStation. A number of recent leaks suggested that Microsoft may be planning to put aside exclusivity...
Twisters Is A Sequel To The Best Movie Of All Time, Not A Remake...
During Super Bowl LVIII, a teaser trailer dropped that baffled a lot of viewers—it wasn’t the Despicable Me 4 one making fun of AI, but an action-packed Twister teaser. The trailer showcased the July 2024 movie starring Normal...
People Can’t Stop Playing Piano In The FF7 Rebirth Demo
Screenshot: Square EnixIf we learned one thing from The Last of Us Part II, it’s that when you give gamers a functional musical instrument, they are going to deliver some wonderful renditions of popular tunes. So,...
Halo Season 2 Just Set Up The Franchise's Biggest Moment
The second episode of Halo’s second season isn’t bad, by any means, but it’s not quite as memorable as the previous episode. Instead, “Sword” is a reminder that the Halo series is strongest when it focuses on the Spartans’...
FF7 Rebirth, Xbox Drama, And More Of This Week's Hottest Takes
Image: Kotaku / Xbox / Thomas Mucha / Lukasz Pawel Szczepanski (Shutterstock)Over the February 3 weekend, reports from different outlets and insiders claimed that a number of big, Xbox exclusives—like Starfield and Gears...
Kotaku's Weekend Guide: Spiky-Haired Swordsmen And Intergalactic Trailblazers
We’ve arrived at another weekend. But it’s no ordinary weekend, since there’s now a demo for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth we can play through a million times before the game launches on February 29 (there’s also an open-world...
PS Plus Just Added 2022’s Most Underrated Action Game
Screenshot: Private DivisionIt’s a new month, which means that PlayStation Plus subscribers have a new collection of games to download for free. For February, PS Plus has added Steelrising and Square Enix’s multiplayer shooter Foamstars. But...
