Starfield Testers Had To Unionize To Get A Copy Of The Game
Image: Microsoft / Bethesda / KotakuMicrosoft has agreed to add 77 temporary game testers the recently established quality assurance union at ZeniMax Studios. In a breakthrough moment for the industry’s growing labor movement, 23 of...
Xbox's Big 2024 Exclusive Looks Intense AF
Screenshot: Ninja Theory / KotakuDeveloper Ninja Theory showed up and showed out during The Game Awards, dropping a new trailer for the atmospheric and brutal action-adventure game Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, and I’ve got chills running...
Kotaku's Weekend Guide: Apparently It's RPG Week
Screenshot: Square Enix / KotakuPlay it on: PS5, PS4, Switch, Windows (Steam Deck OK)Current goal: Get the Orchestra Super Specialty music out of my headBefore I was a journalist, I wanted to be a literature professor....
The Week's Hottest Gaming Takes, From The Game Awards And Fallout To GTA 6
It was a big week for the scantily clad at Kotaku this week, with both GTA 6 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth giving players plenty of skin. We’re also feeling very excited about the new Fallout show,...
I’m So Ready For Square Enix To Finally Make A Good Mana RPG Again
It’s been 15 years since the last proper game in the Mana series, and that one wasn’t even any good. The Final Fantasy action-RPG spin-off’s legacy has been marked by more downs than ups, but the peaks still...
The Best Part Of The Game Awards This Year Was The Fashion
Screenshot: The Game AwardsLast year, I caused a bit of a ruckus by saying the fashion at The Game Awards was indicative of the industry’s identity crisis. I lamented the t-shirt and blazer uniform and begged...
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...
