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Rematch developers didn't 'get' the game, Sloclap boss says, until they started playing internal tournaments: 'I don't give a s**t about football, but this really struck something in me'
It turns out that a lot of Rematch developers, and a big chunk of players, aren't soccer fans.
It’s 2025 and we’re still finding out about more Bloodborne cut content
We may never get a sequel or remaster to FromSoftware’s 2015 gothic action game Bloodborne but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the tap has to run dry. Every couple of years over the past decade sees a new tidbit arise about Bloodborne, usually in the realm of cut content or
Ousted Unknown Worlds founders, former CEO sue Krafton for breach of contract
The delay of Subnautica 2 into 2026 is leading to a brewing legal battle between Krafton and the founders of developer Unkown Worlds.
Gear is optional: Diablo 4 player strips their character naked and slides through its most brutal dungeon without a single death
Blizzard wasn't fast enough to stop them.
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Sweet Games We’re Beating Back The Summer Heat With
After yet another week of just the most ridiculous temperatures and humidity levels (particularly here in New York City), we arrive at, well, probably another two days of ridiculous temperatures. But who knows? Right now there’s a nice breeze drifting in; it says 80 on my
The Best Jurassic Park Game Is Only $3 Right Now On Steam
Since the first Jurassic Park movie, we’ve received many video games inspired by the original film and its sequels. Most were bad. Some were fine. And a few were really good. And the best of them all, the excellent dinosaur park builder Jurassic World Evolution 2, is only $3 on
How to beat the Shadow Miyazawa boss in Persona 5 The Phantom X
Shadow Miyazawa is the final boss of Miyazawa’s Palace in Persona 5: The Phantom X. The fight against the dishonest food critic is full of tricks and gimmicks, so you’ll need to pay close attention to defeat him. Pick up on the little details to call out Miyazawa’s bluffs
An ambitious upcoming Eurojank RPG is holding a closed playtest on Steam and it's probably worth your time if you're into that sort of thing
I've played Of Ash and Steel a bit and yes, it needs work, but it also shows some interesting potential.
Microsoft shareholders demand report into the company's 'human rights due diligence' over allegations of war crime complicity in Gaza
A group of more than 60 Microsoft shareholders has filed a proposal that will be voted on at the company's next Annual General Meeting.
One Of 2025's Best Games May Have Saved Its Company From Going Under
Before Too Kyo Games released The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy , the tactical RPG/visual novel hybrid that is, in my opinion, secretly one of the dark horses for 2025 Game of the Year , co-creative director Kazutaka Kodaka had been pretty candid in saying that the studio
Every Vehicle’s Color Scheme In Mario Kart World
Mario Kart World may boast a bunch of character costumes to race around in or explore the free roam mode with, but it does forgo the vehicle customization from the previous game. Thankfully, some vehicles still have different color variations depending on who’s driving. Let’s
What Superman’s promise of 300 years of metahumans really means for the new DCU
James Gunn’s Superman avoids rehashing the Man of Steel’s origin story, instead opening with a simple round of on-screen exposition explaining that Kal-El arrived on Earth 30 years ago, and has been known as the most powerful superhero on the planet for the past three years.
THPS 3+4's New Photo Mode Is A Powerful Tool You Should Be Using
2020’s Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 didn’t include a photo mode. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 fixes this mistake and includes the popular option, and as you’d expect, it’s great for taking photos of your skater doing cool stuff. But it’s also a very powerful tool that you should
The Donkey Kong timeline is a mess — can Bananza clean it up?
Donkey Kong Bananza will add even more chaos to the confounding timeline of the Donkey Kong games, which over the past 40-plus years, has been a tangled mess of contradictions and confusion. But Nintendo’s revelations about Pauline and its coyness about her age — she’s just 13
How to get the Suburbia secret tape in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
The peaceful Suburbia map in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 hides many secrets and you need to uncover them to get the Suburbia secret tape. Old and new fans can skate around in classic maps like Suburbia in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4. The two titles are receiving the modernizing
Dominating Online In Mario Kart World Is Easier With The Right Vehicle Choice
The abundance of characters and vehicles to race with is one of the great joys of Mario Kart World. Who wouldn’t want to drive around as Baby Mario or grind some rails as a Dolphin riding on the identical-looking Dolphin Dasher? Not every character or kart is built the same,
BioShock maestro Ken Levine says Judas is 'very old school' because 'you buy the game and you get the whole thing… no online component, no live service'
Though he doesn't "blame anyone for trying to make a living."
Anthem Was A Mistake, But It Didn't Deserve To Die Like This
Last week, BioWare announced that Anthem , the studio’s ill-advised loot shooter from 2019, would finally be sunset on January 12, 2026 . This wasn’t a surprise for anyone who had been paying attention, but for those who weren’t, it was a shock that the game hadn’t already been
Final Fantasy Doesn't Need Turn-Based Combat Back, It Needs Better Stories
There’s been an undercurrent of opinion, ever since Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 took audiences by surprise earlier this year, that the approach taken by the turn-based fantasy RPG is the cure for everything that ails Final Fantasy. It delivers an old-school take on the genre
Capcom celebrates the first anniversary of Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess by ripping out its Denuvo DRM
Happy birthday!
Mario Kart World: Where To Find Every Big Vehicle
Between the large open world to the brand-new Rail and Wall Riding mechanics , Mario Kart World offers plenty to discover. One notable feature that isn’t explained at all are the handful of giant vehicles you can briefly take over. It doesn’t take long to figure out that
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4: The Kotaku Review
I’m not sure heaven is real. But when I die, if there is a big oasis in the sky waiting for me, I’ll be happy to meet up with old family and friends. And then I’ll ask them where the room is that contains all the (good) Tony Hawk games . If heaven is truly paradise, a place
The Black Superman movie was deemed ‘too woke’ by a CEO who doesn’t know what that means
We were supposed to get a Black Superman movie. During a 2021 interview with Polygon, author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, who was hired by Warner Bros. to write the film, opened up about his excitement over the opportunity. His greatest hope for what would ultimately a
The Shrouds, Jaws @ 50, Karate Kid: Legends, and every movie new to streaming this weekend
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. The National Geographic documentary Jaws @ 50, which shows how the first summer blockbuster was made and explores its
Three exclusive card reveals for Magic’s space opera Edge of Eternities
Magic: The Gathering is venturing into a new genre with the science fantasy set Edge of Eternities, a space opera set in a rich world featuring a holy war, the return of the Eldrazi, and spaceships that can travel through the planets of the Sothera system. Wizards of the Coast
Repair Experts Call Switch 2 Pro Controller 'Piss-Poor' In Scathing Review
“This is a piss-poor excuse for a controller.” That’s how repair-focused YouTube channel iFixit starts its negative review of the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller. The repair and tech experts suggest the pricey controller is a “nightmare” to repair and contains hardware that
All Marvel Rivals season 3 battle pass skins and rewards
Symbiotes and searing flames are the themes for Marvel Rivals‘ Season 3 battle pass skins. The likes of Wolverine and Namor get Phoenix-inspired outfits in blazing crimsons and gold, while Groot, Jeff the Land Shark, and Spider-Man embrace their inner villains with looks
Patapon 1+2 Replay Will Demand Quite A Bit Of Your Time
Sony’s beloved rhythm strategy series, Patapon, is getting another lease on life with the Patapon 1+2 Replay collection. This bundle includes the first two games with updated features such as three difficulty levels, adjusting the timing of button presses. Read more...
Cowboy Bebop Director's Lo-Fi Beats Mode For Ghost of Yōtei Sounds Perfect And Acknowledges The Way People Actually Play Games
The first Ghost of Tsushima had a black-and-white option called Kurosawa Mode. The tribute to the legendary film director was meant to add a vintage aesthetic and heightened gravity to the samurai adventure’s panoramic vistas and cinematic showdowns, to varying levels of
Playdead's classic minimalist platformers Limbo and Inside are being pulled from GOG next week, so grab 'em while you can
No reason for the removal has been given, but Playdead recently filed a lawsuit against co-founder Dino Patti, escalating their long-running legal dispute.
Stalker Trilogy fixes the issue that made me melt my PC with infinite quicksaves and repairs the blurry textures that have blighted players for months
Nicely done, GSC.
Professional Musicians Are Being Blown Away By This Deltarune Track
I still haven’t booted up Deltarune, the follow-up to 2015’s biggest surprise, Undertale, but even though I haven’t played a second of it, I’ve found it hard to escape one part of it specifically: the music. I watch a lot of music reaction videos, and as such, the algorithm
How to ‘impress the skaters’ in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
In Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3, the skate park in Canada is perfect for long sequences of moves and tricks, which is exactly what you need to complete the “Impress the Skaters” mission. Canada is still the second map you unlock in the revamped version of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Umamusume's horse girl lore has grown so out of control that its developer has had to put real-life stable etiquette in place
Lest we forget horses are very heavy and very sensitive.
Exploring Sabotage Studio's strategy for balancing creativity and sustainability - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 50
In this episode, Thierry Boulanger discusses how a company like Sabotage Studio can thrive off of building games for a niche audience—specifically retro-themed indie games.
All Team-Up abilities in Marvel Rivals and how to do them
Team-Up abilities are thematically appropriate moves in Marvel Rivals where two or more heroes from the Marvel Universe to pair up and kick ass together. These unique effects can be extremely powerful and even change the tide of battle if you know what you’re doing. Season 3
The Subnautica 2 $450M ordeal is getting combative
Fans have spent the last few years eagerly awaiting the early access release of Subnautica 2, the sequel to the underwater survival game that was supposed to be playable by 2025. Instead, publisher Krafton announced that the futuristic exploration game would be delayed until
DC begged Kevin Feige to defect from Marvel after Justice League failure, report suggests
Before James Gunn was tapped by Warner Bros. and DC to revamp its superhero slate of films and TV series, Warner Bros. tried to poach someone else from Marvel: Kevin Feige. After Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon’s Justice League flopped in 2017 — it made about $660 million and has a
My bank account isn't exactly overflowing at the moment, so here's the gaming laptop I'd buy with my own money this Prime Day
Not too much, not too little. Perfect.
The Subnautica 2 Saga Just Keeps Getting Messier Amid New Lawsuit And Alleged Leaks
The mysterious firing of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds’ founders earlier this month keeps taking unexpected turns, and the latest is that the veteran game developers are now suing publisher Krafton over the dismissals, which occurred with a $250 million payout on the line
The Horse Girl Gacha Game Reminds Fans To Be Cool Around IRL Horses
Sometimes you have to remind your diehard fans to be chill around the talent, and that’s just what Umamusume: Pretty Derby is doing after the horse girl gacha game has become a viral sensation. The game depicts real-life race horses as reincarnated high school student racers,
Wait, No, Seriously? There's A New Red Sonja Movie?!
I did a double-take. Red Sonja?! Like, that Red Sonja? The character from the Arnie film I watched far too many times with my friends as a teenager, and then quoted from for the rest of my silly little life? “I’m luuuking fah Reeed Saaaarrrrrnyah!” Yup. It’s that one. Except,
The Sims' latest patch has caused a pregnancy epidemic, even if they've never had 'woo-hoo'
Nature must still find a way.
Help Fight ICE And Get 100 Games And Over 400 Table-Top RPGs
One of the better things to have occurred in recent years is the rise of the Itch.io protest bundles. Millions of dollars have been raised for various vital causes through the generosity of developers throwing in games by their hundreds, in deals that have done incredible work
I'm not saying you have to buy these adorable USB fast chargers with faces this Prime Day, but I reckon they're just begging for a place on your desk. And mine
I mean, just look at them. They need homes.
A long-delayed sci-fi movie just got dumped on Hulu — now it’s a hidden gem
During a routine scroll through Hulu’s Newly Added Movies feed, surrounded by Treasure Planet, 28 Weeks Later, and other typical licensed library additions, I spotted a film I had genuinely never heard of before. This is a rare case for me: I would never claim to have seen
