Grand Theft Auto VI publisher Take-Two Interactive announced massive cuts in an SEC filing at the end of business today. The company revealed it will lay off 5 percent of its roughly 11,000-strong workforce and has cancelled several in-development projects valued at $140
A newly published survey shows that most game developers aren’t too sure about live-service video games—like Destiny 2 and Suicide Squad —representing a sustainable future for the industry, and think the return of paid DLC might be a better option instead. Read more...
In our review of PS5-exclusive action game Stellar Blade, Kotaku’s Levi Winslow praised the action, but found it lacking in certain areas like platforming. While the game has had its fair share of silly controversy in recent days, it definitely makes for a fun time for those
Overwatch 2’s tenth season begins today, April 16, and it’s bringing a new hero , a new limited-time event , and also a new way to earn Mythic Skins , the rare, customizable skins you can get through progressing through the entire premium battle pass. It’s a nice change for
PlayStation Plus’ Extra and Premium tiers—which include free games you can play as part of your membership—are losing over two dozen titles in May, including eight different Final Fantasy games . If you want to beat them all before they leave, you’d better hurry! Read more...
After years of speculation, it was revealed that The Matrix, John Wick, and Cyberpunk 2077 star Keanu Reeves is voicing the broody antihero Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Reeves had been a fan-favorite to play Shadow in Paramount’s live-action adaptation since the character
If you’ve been anxiously awaiting Hades II , the sequel to Supergiant’s stunning 2020 roguelike , I’ve got good news for you. While the hotly anticipated title isn’t quite entering Early Access just yet, the studio says it’s not all that far off. And ahead of that milestone,
Puppies are curious creatures. And sometimes that curiosity leads to them getting destructive, as one unlucky Steam Deck owner learned recently. Read more...
The latest trailer for Star Wars Outlaws , Ubisoft’s upcoming open-world RPG set in a galaxy far far away, gave us a deeper dive into the story of protagonist Kay Vess, as well as an August 30 release date. In addition to the trailer, the game has also been rated by the
Open-world RPG Final Fantasy VII Rebirth features a lot of fighting . So you’ll want to be equipped with the best possible equipment—especially if you’re gunning for a platinum trophy and full Hard Mode run. Read more...
"We're now talking to lots of partners and being approached by a lot of partners who are embracing the challenge of, what does the future of the Baldur's Gate franchise look like?"
BenDavid Grabinski, one of the co-leads behind the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off anime , recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to express that he thought there was “literally no upside” to Netflix’s model that releases entire seasons of a show at once. He said that while Scott
Hackers stole millions of files from the studio behind the controversial hit Steamshooter Ready or Not , including the source code and console builds of the game, Insider Gaming reports. The development team at Void Interactive has not made the data breach public yet and it
We’re about halfway through April, which means another wave of titles is up for grabs for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. You’ve got a hockey sim, a JRPG, a tower defense action-strategy game, and more, as well as that hilariously silly crustacean Soulslike . It’s a pretty good
We’ve all bought a second or maybe even third copy of a game we really, really love. Longtime Kotaku readers know of my obsession with re-buying Resident Evil 4. But I’m not sure there’s a game I love so much that I would buy thousands of copies of it. And there’s definitely