Both Apple and Google today announced their best apps and games of the year, with the hiking and biking companion AllTrails winning as Apple’s iPhone App of the […]
The Best Steam Autumn Sale Game Discounts
Valve’s annual autumn sale. Some of the best and biggest PC games, including action-RPG Diablo IV, the fantastic Star Wars game Jedi: Survivor, and Bethesda’s latest, Starfield, are all on sale right now.
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The Best Games Of 2023 (So Far)
It’s almost the end of the year of our lord 2023, and every time we’ve updated this compilation of the best games we played, we’ve reflected on just how many good games came out this year. This final update before we start our Game of the Year discussions at Kotaku has some real bangers, big and small. As great as…
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Kotaku’s Ultimate 2023 Gift Guide
2023 has been one heck of a year for games. The typically slow month of January saw the launch of the critically acclaimed Dead Space remake, the shadow-drop sensation Hi-Fi Rush, and the just-fine Fire Emblem Engage. And every month since has seen a steady stream of high-profile bangers, from Like a Dragon Ishin and T…
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Kotaku’s Biggest Gaming Culture News For The Week November 18, 2023
From mergers to memes, the landscape of interactive entertainment is always in motion. Here’s your cheat sheet for the week’s most important stories in gaming.
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The Best Xbox Black Friday 2023 Deals
Microsoft is slashing the prices of its consoles for Black Friday 2023. Anyone who’s been waiting until Starfield to pick up an Xbox Series X or S is in luck. A bunch of great games are also very cheap right now. Xbox players should be eating well this holiday season.
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The Best PlayStation Black Friday 2023 Deals
It’s that time of year again. Black Friday deals are starting to drop across all of the big gaming platforms and, of course, PlayStation has some pretty good discounts this year—including a PS5 bundle that gets you Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for free. There’s a few other bundles to be had, discounts on big games, and even…
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Lies Of P’s New Update Actually Gives You A Fighting Chance
Like game director Ji Won Choi promised in early November, duo-developers Neowiz Games and Round8 Studio have dropped a new update for their gothic, Belle Époque-era Soulslike RPG, Lies of P. And just as expected, this update makes some significant changes to the game so that you have an actual fighting chance at…
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Starfield Ghosted At The 2023 Game Awards
The tenth annual Game Awards are less than a month away and creator and host Geoff Keighley has finally announced the 2023 nominees. The “Game of the Year” category includes expected hits like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur’s Gate III, but also Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil 4. Conspicuously…
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Apple 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro review: A desktop among laptops
This thing is a beast — in pretty much every sense. It’s a big, heavy, powerful system, with a bright display, massive battery life and impressive power under […]