[ad_1] Image: Team D-13 / Bigmode Star of Providence is a bullet hell roguelike shooter that mostly went under the radar when it came to Steam back in 2017. But since then, it’s won over a devoted fan following, including…
[ad_1] Image: Bill Watterson / Obisidian / Kotaku Avowed features very customizable characters, so you’ll likely spend quite a while in the character creation suite getting things just right. Granted, you won’t be able to see your character very often…
[ad_1] Update: 02/21/2025, 2:40 p.m. ET: Activision has added a countdown timer to the official Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater website. This article’s headline has been updated to reflect this. Unboxing The Baldur’s Gate 3 Collector’s Edition The new timer uses…
[ad_1] Image: NetEase Marvel Rivals has been a huge hit for NetEase. The Chinese publisher recently reported the free-to-play hero shooter had over 40 million players. But the Overwatch clone was almost canceled over the licensing fees the company would…
[ad_1] Long-time Sega producer Toshihiro Nagoshi left the Sonic publisher in 2021 to form a new studio under Chinese gaming giant NetEase. After establishing the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series as one of the best action-RPG sandboxes around, he had the…
[ad_1] Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed is a wonderful single-player RPG featuring large fantasy zones to explore and chatty companions. But that wasn’t always the plan. In fact, it was originally designed as an online game similar to Destiny. The Week In…
[ad_1] Spring is almost here. I can practically feel it quietly blossoming between the 25-degree overnight lows and the desperate last flurry of snowflakes coating my driveway this week. Until then, we’re feasting on 2025’s early bounty of games ahead…
[ad_1] Screenshot: NetEase / Marvel Today, Marvel Rivals launched its big mid-season update, adding two new characters, a fresh map, and some balance tweaks. But the developer behind the online character shooter also warned PC players to stop using a…
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[ad_1] Image: Iron Lore / Crate Entertainment / Runic / Kotaku Following the success of Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred, along with the recurring seasonal themes and fresh start opportunities, enjoying the grind brought to us by Blizzard Entertainment is…
[ad_1] Screenshot: Obsidian Entertainment / Kotaku Very early in your adventure through Avowed’s tutorial island, you’ll come across a prisoner named Ilora. She spins a yarn about her crew going feral and slaying one another, but her demeanor is quite…
[ad_1] Big Helmet Heroes is a pretty breezy 3D brawler (even on its hardest difficulty), but completing an entire level without taking any damage remains a challenge. But if you want to earn every trophy or achievement in the game,…
[ad_1] Avowed has a wide variety of weapons that you can mix and match in any way you wish, ideal for shaping the game to your whim as you work your way through The Living Lands. With so many build…
[ad_1] If it were up to me, as it should be, this would be the number one film. Yeah, yeah, it has an almost incoherent plot, and Spider-Man: Homecoming does multiverse cameos vastly better, and it forgets that character development…
[ad_1] Screenshot: Obsidian Entertainment / Kotaku If you were to watch any trailers or marketing material for Obsidian’s role-playing hit Avowed, it would be perfectly reasonable to assume the game is strictly a first-person affair. With this focus on first-person…
[ad_1] A giant rooster that sets a desert sea on fire every time it brushes its beautiful but deadly tail feathers. A toad-like octopus that sends mini-tidal waves roiling through a thick jungle forest as it flops around like a…
[ad_1] Image: Ubisoft / Kotaku /Mike Kemp (Getty Images) It looks like at least a few people have got their hands on physical copies of Assassin’s Creed Shadows ahead of the game’s official March 20 launch. Reportedly, one player streamed…
[ad_1] Role-playing games are known to be lengthy adventures that can keep you busy for weeks, months, or years, some totalling well over 100 hours. As such, it’s not surprising you’d want to know just how long you’ll be spending…
[ad_1] The best Star Wars TV show ever returns in just a few months and Disney has released a new teaser to celebrate. The Andor season 2 trailer shows that the rebellion is taking shape with more galaxy-spanning guerrilla warfare…
[ad_1] Indie superhit Balatro no longer has the same Pan European Game Information (PEGI) rating as Grand Theft Auto V in Europe. Last year the card game received the adult PEGI 18+ rating due to its poker gameplay and rules.…