On January 16, Nintendo officially unveiled the successor to its incredibly popular Switch. The new device is simply called the Switch 2, it’s bigger, sleeker, and most of your old games should work on it. But now, the next question you might have is “When or where can I pre-order this thing?” This Stylish Noir-Punk … Read more
Yoshi has a burger stand of some kind, but in keeping with a long series tradition, there’s also branding seen in the trailer that references other characters and entities. There’s a brief shot where you can see the logo for Morton’s Construction, a reference to one of the Koopalings, and you can see logos for … Read more
Image: Netflix He had to die, point blank. For four seasons of Netflix’s stalker drama You, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) has cheated death (and a few love interests) enough to warrant him being eliminated from existence forever, and the final season looks like it’s going to do just that. Today, Netflix put us all out … Read more
Photo: Chris Weeks (Getty Images) Famous writer-director David Lynch, who was behind iconic and influential movies and shows like Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive, and Twin Peaks, has died. The director was 78. Is Alan Wake Worth Playing Before Its Sequel? | Total Recall On January 16, Lynch’s family announced the tragic news on the director’s … Read more
Image: FromSoftware Bloodborne came out over eight years ago. No FromSoftware game has lived more rent-free in the minds of all the studio’s fans. A sequel to the Sony-published PlayStation 4 exclusive seems like an obvious choice, but one still hasn’t come. Why not? Outgoing PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida suggests it’s because Sony is waiting … Read more
Earlier today, Nintendo revealed the Switch 2. In many ways its what everyone wanted and hoped for: A new version of the Switch that’s more powerful, sleeker, and supports all the old games. However, is this new console too…safe? Boring? This is what Kotaku’s staff debated shortly after the reveal, and here’s our lightly edited … Read more
Elon Musk’s much-publicized gaming prowess has come under intense scrutiny in recent days and he’s not taking it too well. The tech billionaire unfollowed Twitch streamer and YouTuber Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt on X (formerly known as Twitter) and proceeded to leak private DMs between the two after Hoyt joined a chorus of gaming content creators … Read more
As someone who has only casually engaged with the Yakuza / Like a Dragon series, I’m fascinated with its ability to sway in and out of different genres and subgenres while still maintaining the wacky soap-opera core that has made it so beloved. Yakuza has shapeshifted from a crime drama beat-em-up to a turn-based RPG, … Read more
If you missed it, Nintendo finally unveiled the Switch 2 this morning. It looks pretty much exactly like what the leaks said it would. It’s a bigger, presumably more powerful version of the beloved console/handheld hybrid that has magnetic Joy-Cons and can play your old Switch games, too. That might not sound that exciting to … Read more
We all now know Nintendo has officially revealed the Switch 2, proving a lot of the rumors about its screen size, new Joy-Cons, and features seem to be true, but I want to talk about is that damn sexy trailer Nintendo unleashed on us. It feels unlike most of the company’s past marketing. This Stylish … Read more