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Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Review: Run, Jump, Repeat
In pursuit of gold, Mario and Sonic mostly serves up bronze-worthy minigames and a story mode that could've shined a lot brighter.
Thank God Apex Legends Finally Has a Proper Training Mode
Apex Legends introduces a new training mode where you can finally test out every character.
Red Dead Redemption 2's PC Launch is Marred by Crashes [Update]
PC players are having trouble getting Red Dead Redemption 2 to launch.
Blizzard Had a Terrible Weekend, But At Least Warcraft 3: Reforged is Good
Maybe Blizzard's best days really are behind it.
Rocket League's New Blueprint System is Psyonix's Solution to Its Loot Box Problem
So long crates and keys, hello blueprints and credits.
Just Dance 2020 Boogies Its Way to Being the Wii's Swan Song
This dance might be the Wii's last, ever.
Apex Legends Adds Another Use for its Most Pointless Currency
The latest update finally gives players another way to spend those Legend Tokens.
Jeff Kaplan Reveals What Convinced Blizzard to Go With Cross-Compatibility for Overwatch 2
Kaplan says not letting Overwatch "die on the vine" took some convincing.
Europe Didn't Get the Memo About Blacksad: Under the Skin's Release Date Delay
Cat's out of the bag.
This N7 Day, You Can Take Some Mass Effect Armor Sets for a Spin in Anthem
Bust a Shepard Shuffle in your Krogan Colossus armor.
Concept Art for the Final Fantasy 14 Team's Next-Gen Game Emerges
We've got castles, we've got dragons.
New Payday 2 Content Rolls Out This Week To Offset Starbreeze's Tough Year
Overkill is back to making Payday 2 content, and there's a trailer to prove it.
A Feature-Length Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Stream is Coming, Centered on Terry Bogard
Put the coffee on early tomorrow.
On Its 10th Anniversary, Dragon Age: Origins is Better Than You Remember
Dragon Age: Origins was willing to eschew Mass Effect's infamous moral binary for something deeper.
Digital Eclipse Has Made It Much Easier to Hate-Love the 16-bit Aladdin and Lion King Games
"I can show you the world with some help from rewind."
Axe of the Blood God Console RPG Quest: The Sega Saturn
Digital Foundry's John Linneman joins Kat and Nadia to talk about one of the most interesting consoles in history.
Blizzard's Commitment to Free Expression Doesn't Mean Much With Blitzchung Still Banned
THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS | Blizzard calls its suspension of Blitzchung for voicing support for the ongoing Hong Kong protests a "tough Hearthstone esports moment."
Death Stranding Review: The Boldest, And Most Perplexing, Game of 2019
Hideo Kojima’s first independent effort is an unexpected bridge to the PS2.
Simple Sprites, Potent Frights: How Sprite-based Horror Games Can Produce Genuinely Big Scares
Airdorf's Faith series demonstrates how simple sprites can magnify a horror game's creepy atmosphere rather than detract from it.
End of a Reign: The Final Days of Crusader Kings 2
Paradox tells us about how it's giving Crusader Kings 2 a proper sendoff in the months leading up to Crusader Kings 3.
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View Starting Screen archiveStarting Screen | Starting Screen: Please Stop Putting Big Spiders In Video Games
I'm tired of it, and I don't have a good reason for it!
Starting Screen | Blizzard's Troubled 2019 Finds the Once Invincible Studio at a Crossroads
This past year has found Blizzard embroiled in one controversy after another. What does it say about its future?
Popular Games
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Review: Unlaced Boots on the Ground
This year's Call of Duty is a reinvention, and it both goes too far and not far enough.
Luigi's Mansion 3 Review: Only the Poltergust Sucks
Luigi cleans house in his third ghost-busting adventure.
MediEvil Review: Sometimes Dead is Better
MediEvil is revived for our modern era, but we question if it should've been.
The Outer Worlds Review: To Boldly Go Where Mega-Corps Have Gone Before
Seek out new life and new civilizations, and then steal stuff from them.
Disco Elysium Review: The Voices in Your Head Are Real, and They'll Get You in Trouble
This unique RPG highlights everything that goes on inside our heads.
Little Town Hero Review: I Can't Be Your Hero Baby
Game Freak's bite-sized RPG carries a lot of charm, but also a lot of frustration and boredom.
Trails of Cold Steel 3 Review: Christ, Who's Gonna Die First?
The Trails saga still shines like polished steel.
Podcast
Axe of the Blood God Console RPG Quest: The Sega Saturn
Digital Foundry's John Linneman joins Kat and Nadia to talk about one of the most interesting consoles in history.
Listen nowTrump, Brexit, and Movies: Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding Media Tour Has Been a Fun Ride So Far
Pre-launch coverage of Death Stranding has been suitably bizarre.
Here's a Translation of the Full Short Story Behind Death Stranding's Opening Quote
Kotaku's Tim Rogers transcribed the whole of "Nawa" to English.
Today in Death Stranding Weirdness: Conan O’Brien in an Otter Hat
The Clueless Gamer will make a cameo appearance.
Surprise! CHVRCHES Have Recorded a Song for Death Stranding, Listen to it Here
Timefall, an original album for the game, releases later this year.
George Miller Once Called Death Stranding "Mathematically Correct," Hideo Kojima Says
The Fury Road director seems to like what Kojima's going for.
Death Stranding's New Gameplay Demo Seems to Confirm Theory About Sam's Blood and Other Fluids
The unexpected, unofficial Bloodborne follow-up.
The Outer Worlds is the RPG Genre's Past, Disco Elysium is Its Future
It feels like Disco Elysium represents something new in RPGs.
Nier: Automata Raid Carves Out Its Existence Within Final Fantasy 14's World
This isn't an alternate reality.
The Making of Afterparty, the Indie From Hell
We talk with one of Night School's co-founders about life, drinking, and whether the devil has Wi-Fi.
Polterkitty From Luigi's Mansion 3 Wants to Claw My Face off and I Love Her
There's no such thing as a bad cat, even if that cat comes directly from hell.
The Outer Worlds Devs Have One Thing They Would Change About Fallout 3's Most Famous Quest
It's the difference between building a sandbox and building an RPG.
"Remember, No Russian:" Critics and Developers Remember Call of Duty's Most Infamous Mission
Critics, academics, game writers, and developers on Modern Warfare 2 reflect on "No Russian."
Monster of the Week: How Resident Evil 2's Tyrant Got Even More Terrifying in the Remake
For our last Monster of the Week, we learn how The Tyrant, or Mr. X, became even scarier in 2019.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Campaign is a Half-Step Toward Greatness
How Modern Warfare falls back on old habits, even with its compelling new direction.
Bluepoint Games Is Teasing Something, Your Guess As to What
The studio tweeted out a cavalcade of spooky references.
Reggie Fils-Aimé: The Wii Was Nintendo's Response to a "Stagnant" Market
Including Wii Sports was a "key decision."
Street Fighter 4 Producer Yoshinori Ono Once Considered Making It Turn-Based
The higher-ups were initially "99.9 percent" against what became Street Fighter's revival.
Red Dead Online Legendary Bounty (5/11): How to Catch Etta Doyle
We’re here to show you how to catch this elusive legendary bounty.
How to Turn Into a Yokai in Nioh 2
Nioh 2 has a lot of layers, but none are arguably more complex - or more important - as your Yokai form and your Amrita meter.
This 7-Minute Final Fantasy 7 Remake Commercial Will Warm Your Cynical Heart
Who needs new gameplay footage when you have drama?
Pokemon Sword and Shield New Pokemon: All Gen 8 Pokemon in Sword and Shield, Gen 1-7 Pokedex
As we hear more about Pokemon Sword and Shield we’ll be adding all confirmed Pokemon to this Pokemon Sword and Shield Pokemon List Guide.
The Only Pokemon Halloween Costume that Matters is This Chonky Cat as Meowth
In honor of Halloween, a cat's dignity has been set aflame.
Undertale's Creator Pens a Special Song for Pokemon Sword and Shield
"It's not like a main track or anything. I just thought it was cool."
Where To Find Madam Nazar in Red Dead Online
All Collectors buy and sell through travelling businesswoman Madam Nazar. We’ll show you how you can find her, and why you’d want to.