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Death Stranding Review: The Boldest, And Most Perplexing, Game of 2019
Hideo Kojima’s first independent effort is an unexpected bridge to the PS2.
What's Your Favorite Sports Game?
COMMUNITY QUESTION | Deadspin forever.
USG's Extra Life Stream Kicks Off This Weekend, with Guests and Giveaways - When and Where to Watch
We're streaming until (one of us) drops!
WoW Shadowlands Finally Adds Black and Asian Facial Options for Human Characters
Now Black and Asian players can make characters that look more like themselves.
WoW Shadowlands Info: Blizzard Talks Player Choice, Customization, and More
You can finally make yourself in World of Warcraft.
Blizzard Confirms Overwatch Players Will Be Able to Play Overwatch 2 PvP Content
Here are some more specifics on Overwatch's "shared multiplayer environment."
Overwatch 2 is Happening, And It Has PvE [Update: Platforms Confirmed]
Winston's getting the team back together.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds is Blizzard's Puzzling Reaction to Auto Chess
Its autobattling, but also very much Hearthstone.
Diablo 4 Announced With a Cinematic Featuring a Doomed Treasure Hunt
"All the gold we want is right there."
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."
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.
The Outer Worlds is the RPG Genre's Past, Disco Elysium is Its Future
It feels like Disco Elysium represents something new in RPGs.
Ranking The Outer Worlds' Companions, From Parvati to Ugh... Felix
The Outer Worlds offers you six companions, but some are cooler than others.
Nier: Automata Raid Carves Out Its Existence Within Final Fantasy 14's World
This isn't an alternate reality.
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.
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.
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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
Afterparty Review: Hell of a Good Time
Devilishly delicious.
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.
Concrete Genie Review: A Wonderful World of Color Comes With Caveats
Pixelopus' tale of childhood is certainly easy on the eyes.
Podcast
Axe of the Blood God Interviews The Outer Worlds Developers Leonard Boyarsky and Nitai Poddar
And we review the game too!
Listen nowHere'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.
Death Stranding is Confirmed for PC in 2020
Kojima's next game isn't Sony exclusive.
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 New Death Stranding TGS Gameplay: Everything We Learned
Here are all the new Death Stranding gameplay details we learned at Tokyo Games Show 2019.
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.
Four Months Later, Auto Chess' Successors Are Rewriting the Genre
Teamfight Tactics and Dota Underlords are trying to ensure auto chess isn't a flash in the pan.
Shenmue 3 Can't Help Betraying the Spirit of the Original Game
Where once the series sat at the bleeding edge of game design, Shenmue 3 is more content to look backward.
Meet the Sonic the Hedgehog Comic Writer Who Helped Write Indivisible
We talk to veteran comic writer Ian Flynn about his role in bringing Indivisible's characters to life.
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.
Command & Conquer Remasters Will Let You Rapidly Swap Resolutions At The Push of a Button
Go retro or modern with a single keystroke.
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.
BlizzCon 2019 is Blizzard's Most Crucial Show in Years
The wayward company has a chance to set its tone for the future, for better or worse.
Disco Elysium Coming to Consoles Next Year, Devs Confirm
A soundtrack, art book, and more are also in the works.
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Shows Off Spooky New Screenshot as a Halloween Treat
Wait, these things have faces?
The Outer Worlds Is "Designed to be Playable Without Color Information"
Unlike games that include colorblind modes, The Outer Worlds sought to bake those design principles in from the start.
Where to Find All the Collector’s Coins In Red Dead Online
The world of Red Dead Online is filled with valuable coins that only the most determined treasure hunter can find.