The mad lads at GameFreak have done it again. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet push the series overall Pokédex into four figures, and the special 1,000th Pokémon turns out to be a gold coin surfing...

One of Europe’s biggest fighting game tournaments, the Ultimate Fighting Arena (UFA), wrapped up on November 13. The three-day event in France was populated by big-name competitors like Goichi “GO1″ Kishida and Victor “Punk”...

Sigono’s OPUS series of games had its debut with OPUS: The Day We Found Earth back in 2015 on iOS and Android. That was eventually ported to PC and Nintendo Switch with its followup...

Image: Blizzard One of the most contentious things about Overwatch 2 has been the beloved hero shooter’s shift from paid game to free-to-play download supported by grindy battle passes. Blizzard now says it wants...

Image: The Pokémon Company Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is something of a clipping, textureless aquarium, but it’s finally out and arguably playable. If you will yourself to see beyond appearances, NPC apparitions, and Pokémon...

Gif: Studio Wildcard / Digital Foundry / Kotaku Back in 2018, the Switch received one of its worst and most unplayable ports in the console’s history, a remarkable distinction given how many rough games...

Contrary to what the game’s menus seem to tell you, Warzone 2.0 is free and you don’t need to buy Modern Warfare II.Screenshot: Activision / Kotaku Warzone 2.0 has been out for a few...

Image: Nintendo It’s that time of year again. The pumpkins have all been smashed, the peppermint is in the mocha, and all Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is you (and her big fat royalty...

Fdafdjfsdbfk SO CUTE!Screenshot: Masahiro Sakurai / Kotaku For the past three months, Super Smash Bros. and Kirby director Masahiro Sakurai has taken a break from being the most overworked man in gaming to becoming...

You know those games that you boot up, spend about 20 minutes with, and then realise ‘ah crap. It’s got me’? That’s Vampire Survivors. I come at this compelling little sprite-based game as a...