Screenshot: Obsidian / Kotaku 2022 brought us a number of rich narratives in games. While heavy hitters like God of War: Ragnarok, Elden Ring, or Destiny 2’s The Witch Queen expansion are likely to have their praises sung the loudest, there were also games like Obsidians’ Pentiment that are equally deserving of our attention. Pentiment
The Witcher: Blood OriginPhoto: Netflix The newest installment in Netflix’s growing Witcher franchise, The Witcher: Blood Origin, was recently released to a resounding “meh” from critics. But the fan response is even worse, with the four-episode limited series sporting a dismal eight percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The low scores are the result of a
Image: Capcom The developers behind fan remakes of Resident Evil and Resident Evil Code: Veronica have announced that development on both projects has ceased after Capcom allegedly contacted them and asked the developers to cancel the project. 1996’s Resident Evil was the start of modern “survival horror” games, and 2000’s Resident Evil Code: Veronica, its
Image: Activision Blizzard / Kotaku / Yevgenij_D (Shutterstock) Developers at the Boston-based gaming studio Proletariat announced plans to unionize on Tuesday. If successful, roughly 60 employees there who worked on World of Warcraft’s new Dragonflight expansion would join the growing ranks of organized labor across parent company Activision Blizzard and beyond. The group, called the
In Dragon Eats Eagle, a couple of immortal beings play a game while deciding what to do next while nobody seems to be able to win. They have seen and lived through it all, from Biblical events to the founding of America. They are now working for the leaders who have a say in where
Image: Game Freak / The Pokémon Company / Kotaku While competitive players continue to plumb Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’s strategic depth and tease out its tactical wrinkles, one creature has gotten a shocking amount of playtime over the last month: Murkrow. The unevolved flying dark type isn’t a heavy hitter and its stats are absolute
In Mommy or Daddy?, a current issue is exposed through the lives and testimonies of those who have suffered from it since they were born. Japan is perhaps the only country in modern times that has no laws pertaining to joint custody. This means that, if a couple decides to separate, the child usually lives
A timeless musical journey through the evolution of man and its different forms of emotional expression. This is how I would define an experience like Good Shepherds, the documentary/concert/dramatization directed by Curt M. Faudon, who has taken a basic premise and turned it into something much more complex and relevant. But the method used by
Similar to other great composers, Hurwitz builds upon the themes and passages, the maneuvers and bags of tricks that have long interested him, by combining the tenets of hot jazz with modern patterns and lively rhythms to vocalize the sweat, grime, and majesty of the 1920s and 1930s. You can hear his interests on the
Photoshop is my true Elden Ring, and I haven’t gotten gud yet.Image: FromSoftware / Kotaku In recent years, it’s become harder and harder for me to make the kinds of in-depth, year-end personal best lists that I once prided myself on. That newfound difficulty is for one reason: I’m not playing as many games. This