A former developer at Rockstar North, the studio behind the immensely popular Grand Theft Auto franchise, has revealed the reasons why sometimes planes in GTA: San Andreas would just randomly crash near the player. He also provided some insight into why a particular NPC in the game would take a photo and then walk off … Read more
Y’all, the Stellar Blade demo is finally live on PS5. It’s a short little vertical slice of developer Shift Up’s character action game, so while we still need to see a lot more before we come to any conclusions, I can at least say that the demo has me stoked for the full release. Why? … Read more
Grand Theft Auto VI is likely one of the most anticipated games in history, with millions of players around the world waiting for any scrap of info or screenshot of the upcoming open-world crime simulator. However, as remote workers struggle with an unwanted return-to-office mandate from Rockstar Games, Kotaku has learned from sources with knowledge … Read more
Image: Square Enix The last major piece of content for 2023’s Final Fantasy XVI now has a release date. The Rising Tide, the second of two planned post-release DLCs, is coming to PlayStation 5 on April 18. It will cost $19.99, or players can purchase the $24.99 Expansion Pass to gain access to both The … Read more
Alone in the Dark, a 2024 reimagining of the 1992 survival horror classic that paved the way for generations of horror games after it, is out on March 20, 2024 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows. Following the story of either Emily Hartwood (played by actress Jodie Comer from Killing Eve) or Edward Carnby … Read more
Image: Bungie We’ve still got a couple more months to wait for Destiny 2’s next expansion, The Final Shape, which is set to launch June 4. But players finally have something to get excited about, thanks to a new developer stream. Into the Light, the game’s next update launches on April 9 and during the … Read more
Recently, players fighting for democracy in online co-op sci-fi shooter Helldivers 2 have spotted strange blue lasers flying across the sky. Others have recorded video clips showing the mysterious blue lasers taking out players with one shot. Some online are convinced that these blue laser bolts are a sign that a new enemy faction (seen … Read more
Stardew Valley’s developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone has fired off his latest patch note for the game’s upcoming 1.6 update, and it’s quite possibly the funniest one yet. ConcernedApe is tweeting out a single detail from the 1.6 update’s patch notes once a day until it drops for PC on March 19, and they have all … Read more
Image: Microsoft In 2010, Microsoft shut down Xbox Live servers for the original Xbox. That meant the online components of titles like Phantasy Star Online, Star Wars: Battlefront II, and Halo 2 were completely unavailable to play. While not everybody in 2024 still has access to an original Xbox and is mourning the inability to … Read more
Metal Gear Solid is a confusing franchise. As someone who’s never played an entry all the way through—other than the superb Revengeance, which isn’t really a Metal Gear Solid game—I’m familiar with the series but always found myself perplexed by its intricate narrative threads that span decades. Thankfully, David Hayter, the voice of the legendary … Read more