There's a unique game over in Baldur's Gate 3 you can only get by rolling 20 on a bunch of Constitution saving throws, then being an absolute dunderhead

Sure, why not, the next Dead by Daylight crossover is with Assassin's Creed Shadows

'More darts, more farts': Rust dev makes 'fart darts' for hack week, and you can probably guess what they do

One of our most anticipated survival horror stealth games shows off more of its monster juice power-up system, which looks like an unholy cross between Hitman and Mario Odyssey

This aggressively vaporwave offroad driving game by a car mechanic turned solo dev just got a Steam demo

'They don't really make life decisions without asking ChatGPT': OpenAI boss Sam Altman thinks young people turning to chatbots for life advice is 'cool'

Baldur's Gate 3 has an ultra-rare Act 3 scenario where zombie versions of the tiefling refugees show up in their usual spots acting like everything's normal

Wait, there's a Lord of the Rings movie about Gollum coming in 2027?

Czech mayor gifts $200 Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 collector's edition to country's Prime Minister, elevating the game alongside the Witcher 2 in the company of CRPG state gifts

Netflix is going to make its ad breaks even more annoying with AI-generated garbage

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'The vibes have never been worse' Bungie's morale is reportedly in 'free fall' following its art theft fiasco

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Netflix's long-awaited Gears of War movie might actually have a director, and it's the guy who helmed Bullet Train and codirected John Wick

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How To Start Strong In Doom: The Dark Ages, How To Master Sciel In Clair Obscur, And More Of The Week's Top Tips

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MSI's clever new 500 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor can detect when you leave the screen and turn itself off to begin its anti-burn-in cycle

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After raising over $800 million from its community, Star Citizen's developer delays the release of a new ship upgrade as players baulk at having to pay for it

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Today's Wordle answer for Sunday, May 18

Mud-and-blood medieval horror game Blight: Survival gets even muddier in the Marshlands biome

Baldur's Gate 3 has a secret like Diablo's Cow Level I never saw after 460 hours: A magical sheep companion named 'Harvard Willoughby' you summon by killing a comedian and ringing two bells

House Flipper 2 is having a free weekend, and just got co-op

You've got to play my dark horse GOTY candidate if you too are a sicko for one of the ultimate RPG gimmicks: a trash level 1 sword that can be forged into a god slayer

If the original Grand Theft Auto came out today, we’d call it a roguelike

Former Activision Boss Bobby Kotick Wants To Buy Tiktok: Report

12 Cool Games We Saw At PAX East, A Fond Farewell To Andor, And More Of The Week's Takes

The Skyblivion and Oblivion Remastered romance continues to blossom, as Bethesda invites the modders to its studio for tea and sweetrolls

Take-Two CEO reckons Civilization 7's mixed reception is just history repeating itself: 'Every time we've come out with a new platform iteration of Civilization, there's been some consternation on the part of consumers'

An Artist Spots Her Work In Bungie's Marathon, Nintendo Isn't Sending Out Switch 2 Review Units Until The Last Minute, And More Of The Week's Top Stories

REPO developer teases the game's 'most powerful weapon' yet, a mountable cannon that will 'turn your cart into a battle tank'

The top two GOTY 2025 front-runners are AA games and that’s a good sign

Two Warhammer 40,000 games will be delisted from Steam on Monday, and one of them is currently on a 90% discount

Before Final Destination: Bloodlines, the directors made an unsettling Stranger Things-style sci-fi thriller

Horror legend Tony Todd improvised a goodbye to his fans in Final Destination: Bloodlines

Today's Wordle answer for Saturday, May 17

You cannot beat the final boss of No Rest for the Wicked's latest saga

Another Sony live service shooter may be in trouble as Jade Raymond exits the studio making PvP heist sandbox Fairgames

What’s going on with manga and anime piracy crackdowns?

Bungie confirms the use of stolen art assets in Marathon alpha

All Elden Ring Nightreign character classes announced so far

Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 4 Cool Games We’re Vibing With As May Evaporates Before Our Eyes

‘I was so tired’: Behind Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s beloved ‘whee whoo’ scene

NetherRealm should make Injustice 3 — and there are lots of ways to top the first 2

Esquie balances the darkness of Clair Obscur with unrelenting wholesomeness

Star Wars Outlaws is better than you think it is

Take-Two projects annual growth despite GTA VI delay

Finally, some good news: The world's only Warhammer academic conference is returning in September to present more talks like 'The ethical implications of the Imperium’s war with chaos and the inverted meaning of order'

All secret landing spots for ‘Layover’ in Doom: The Dark Ages

The Internet Reacts To AI Darth Vader Saying Wild Things In Fortnite