Kingdom Hearts IV Is Launching On Switch 2 In Late 2027, Here’s A Brand-New Trailer

At D23 this week, Kingdom Hearts fans got another look at Kingdom Hearts IV in a new showcase trailer. The end of the trailer confirms the anticipated title will be launching on all platforms, including the Switch 2, in “late 2027“. Here’s the official announcement, which also mentions how Pixar’s Coco will feature in Sora’s…

Before Grand Theft Auto Online, GTA 4’s multiplayer added ‘glorious chaos’ to the open world sandbox

Special commentary on this classic PC Gamer feature provided by: Archive Spelunker Archive Spelunker Wes Fenlon Senior Editor There’s so much we still don’t know about the next Grand Theft Auto. Like when GTA 6 releases on PC or what GTA 6’s online mode will even look like. We do know that the console release…

Madden NFL 27 Review: Third And Long

This year, the Madden franchise is hunting down the field for a quick strike to jumpstart itself and excite fans. In recent iterations, progress has come in fits and starts, so this year’s game is taking some big swings in its Franchise and Ultimate Team modes. Unfortunately, despite having all the tools on paper, not…

Popular PlayStation 5 Shooter Gets Free Update Soon With Updated Graphics & More

An acclaimed PlayStation 5 shooter is set to receive a free update with new content, improved graphics, and more. The first-person open-world horror title was initially released nearly two years ago. GSC Game World’s S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is going to get a new Update 2.0, packed with fresh content and a captivating story…

Rideshare Stimulator Outlines AI Usage After Contentious Exchange With Ex-Writer

After Saber Interactive unveiled its upcoming title Rideshare Stimulater, former lead writer Stella Sacco came forward and said that she had been replaced by ChatGPT during development. Saber CEO Matthew Karch denied Sacco’s allegation that she had been replaced by AI, but the company has now shared previously undisclosed details about Rideshare Stimulator’s AI usage….

The Best Video Games Of 2002

It is the end of Kotaku‘s first Warp Week, in which we’ve take you back in time to a specific year in video game history to look at the good, the bad, and the strange. This time we set our sights on 2002, reflecting on the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox era; the games that were…

Legends never die: League of Legends in 2026

Lauren spends most of her time dead in League of Legends, or equally as dead in Valorant. Don’t ask her about Vampire: The Masquerade. Published: August 14, 2026 If League of Legends and I were in a relationship on Facebook, it’d be labeled ‘it’s complicated.’ It’s been seven years of turmoil: of falling out, then…

The Video Games And More You Should Play This – Aug 14, 2026

The tabletop world has seen no recent shortage of impressively large and robust board, miniature, and card games that carry a high price tag, but also deliver many hours of premium gameplay and storytelling. It’s somewhat less common to find games of that caliber that are also relatively easy to learn and play, even for…

The 7 Most Perfect Cozy Games Like Animal Crossing

No matter how much you love Animal Crossing and any of its variants, the critters get too familiar after a while, or maybe the routine starts to feel like a trap you can’t break out of. You need a change, in other words. The rise of the cozy genre — and Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘…

Review: Punk Workshop FightStick G01 Arcade Stick For Switch 1 & 2 – Quite Simply One Of The Best

Image: Ollie Reynolds / Nintendo Life The arcade and fighting game scene is now completely dominated by a growing number of ‘leverless’ controllers, meaning the classic joystick used for movement is replaced by individual buttons for each direction. For the uninitiated, leverless controllers might look completely bonkers, but once you get used to the layout,…