Pentiment is filled with many believable and informative characters. Here’s how they came to life.
The 8-bit carnage of Vampire Survivors and the faded grandeur of Elden Ring captivated me this year
FromSoftware’s magnum opus was all anyone could talk about all year
From porn in Splatoon 3 streams to the PS5’s worst game shutting down, there was plenty to be sorry for in 2022
Entertainment was big on Kotaku this year, between The Simpsons, Netflix, and Twitch
That is if you’re willing to wait for the console to ship to your home
Games like Disney Dreamlight Valley and Potion Craft provide the perfect accompaniment for a cozy winter
From the OG PlayStation to a well-wrapped Nintendo Game Boy, we reminisce on the best presents from our childhoods
Mine counterintuitively involve playing Call of Duty with random people online, despite hating random people online
A good year for Game Pass, but a weird year for Xbox and studios like Activision
In 2022 I was surprised by games both big and small, ranging from God of War Ragnarök to Neon White
Hope you have flowers to lay on the graves of Forza Street, OG Overwatch, an ill-fated Final Fantasy VII spin-off,…
Pokémon Arceus: Legends and Scarlet/Violet bookended a year of decline
Some video-game-inspired items I’d actually buy (or already own), from Mass Effect vinyl to Pokémon Pumas
Games like A Plague Tale: Requiem and The Quarry gave me all the blood and guts I could ever ask for
A lot of games, like Ark 2, Armored Core VI, and Payday 3, are planned to launch next year, but will they?
My absolute favourite games of 2022 (and 2021, and 2020)
Kotaku’s fashion police picks her favorite games of the year
Genshin’s second year was filled with meta changes, quality of life improvements, and a racist controversy