Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is getting a Squid Game event this weekend following the hit Netflix show’s recent return with season two. Unlike previous events, however, this one will lock some of its best rewards behind a paid event pass. Think of it as a battle pass within …
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Google Tries To Ban Game That Inspired Balatro Over Nonexistent Gambling Gameplay
Screenshot: TrampolineTales Before Balatro there was Luck Be a Landlord, a roguelike deckbuilder about manipulating a slot machine to try to pay rent amid an ever spiraling out of control cost-of-living crisis. Despite the gambling aesthetic, there’s no part of the game that actually includes gambling with money, real or virtual. …
Read More »One Of Sonic 3’s Biggest Game References Is Hidden In Plain Sight (And Fans Are Split On It)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is heavily based on the events of the 2001 Dreamcast game Sonic Adventure 2. The live-action movie doesn’t recreate the platformer’s story beat for beat, but it introduces Sonic’s revenge-driven rival Shadow, explores villain Doctor Robotnik’s family, and the moon gets blown up at one point, …
Read More »Helldivers 2 Dev Says ‘Make Good Games,’ Not ‘Contemporary Political Statements’
Helldivers 2 was one of the biggest surprise success stories of last year, selling over 10 million copies and becoming a cultural phenomenon. The alien shooter’s creative director kicked off 2025 by asking fans about their hopes and dreams for Arrowhead Game Studios’ future projects, culminating in a brief exchange …
Read More »2025 Is The Year We’re Finally Getting An Unofficial (And Stunning) Remake Of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
In a gaming world where cease-and-desists are the most typical response to fan-made remakes or tribute games, it’s incredibly refreshing that Bethesda tolerates such projects. Following 2024’s free player-made Unity remake of Daggerfall, 2025 looks set to finally see the release of the long-developed total conversion mod of The Elder …
Read More »13 Exciting Games Kicking Off The New Year In January
Another year is in the books and that means that backlog season is officially upon us. We used to get several months for catching up on old stuff as the new year got off to a slow start, but now the season barely lasts a couple of weeks. January might …
Read More »The Best Video Game Characters Of 2024
Screenshot: Bethesda / Kotaku Indiana Jones has always had a terrific assortment of friends around the world. Characters like Sallah (John Rhys-Davies) not only make his cinematic adventures more vibrant and entertaining, but they clue us into the fact that Dr. Jones’ work has already earned him the friendship and …
Read More »Steam’s Surprise End-Of-Year Hit Is A Psychological Horror Game About An Anime Girlfriend
Screenshot: AIHASTO Steam’s latest mini-sensation has arrived and it’s called MiSide. The meta thriller in the vein of Doki Doki Literature Club has already racked up one of the highest ratings on Valve’s storefront just a couple weeks after its completely under-the-radar launch, thanks in part to streams by Mark …
Read More »Fans Want Sonic To Be An Absolute Simp In The Fourth Movie
Image: Paramount Each live-action Sonic movie introduces another beloved character from Sega’s speedy platformers to the film universe in a post-credits scene, and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is no exception. Though the new addition to Sonic’s growing family of anthropomorphic animals doesn’t have any spoken lines in the movie’s stinger, …
Read More »The Best Video Game Remakes And Remasters Of 2024
Oh, look, another Night Dive Studios joint! This time around, the team remastered a beloved cult classic from the PS2 era: The Thing. The third-person shooter might not have had the best combat around, but it made up for it with great atmosphere and a unique AI/squad system that forced …
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