New PS5 Sci-Fi Game Gets Strong Reviews Ahead of This Week’s Release

A big PS5 sci-fi game is out this week, and ahead of its release, the upcoming game has gotten a ton of strong reviews. What PS5 sci-fi game is getting strong reviews? Supermassive Games’ upcoming sci-fi title Directive 8020, starring Lashana Lynch as an astronaut trying to survive a shapeshifting alien threat, is set to…

End of Abyss Is A Sci-Fi Horror Game With Classic Nintendo And Metal Gear Solid Inspirations | New Gameplay Today

Brothers Mattias and Marcus Ottvall and Gustaf Heinerwall worked on Little Nightmares and its sequel for Tarsier Studios, but recently branched off to create an original game with their original studio, Section 9 Interactive. End of Abyss is Section 9’s first game and it combines an impressive collection of inspirations from games like classic Zelda,…

New Ghost In The Shell Anime Gets Its Biggest Reveal Yet

Will Lies of P 2 use AI slop for concept art? Is the WWE the secret to when the new Gears comes out? And what if we get an update about Dragon Quest 12 at Summer Game Fest instead of Final Fantasy 7 Remake part three? It’s your belated Kotaku Checkpoint roundup for May 11,…

Microsoft fires head of Israeli subsidiary and other managers over surveillance of Palestinians

As reported by Globes, Microsoft has ousted Alon Haimovich, the general manager of its Israeli subsidiary, as well as other managers from the division, following an internal investigation. The decision is further fallout from a 2025 report from The Guardian and +972 Magazine on Israel’s use of Microsoft Azure cloud services to store data intercepted…

No Pokemon on PC? Try this 86%-rated monster creator collector game on Indie Pass

The main barrier to entry with Pokemon is, of course, the Nintendo Switch. If you want to play any of Game Freak’s classic creature catchers, you’ll have to splash out the cash for both the games themselves and a new console every few years. It’s a tough pill to swallow. We’ve seen a million and…

Discord Partners With Xbox, Bringing Game Pass To Nitro Subscribers

Discord launched its Nitro subscription almost 10 years ago, and it’s changed a lot over the years. While its current tiers mainly offer users more emojis, higher quality streaming, and generally more customization options, it used to include complementary games, but that perk was discontinued in 2019. Today, the company announced plans to revive that…

Uncharted 4 Deep Dive Reveals Cut Content And Much More

May 10 was Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’s 10-year anniversary. The PlayStation 4 sequel effectively caps off the saga of Nathan Drake, even as rumors of some kind of fifth game continue floating around. Less tidy was Uncharted 4‘s development, which entailed pretty significant changes after creative director Amy Hennig left Naughty Dog in 2014….

Nintendo Isn’t Ruling Out Further Switch 2 Price Changes Just Yet

Image: Nintendo As a part of last week’s Q4 financial report, Nintendo revealed that Switch 2 will be subject to a price increase later this year. Today, the company has released the transcript of the ensuing investor Q&A, where the pricing topic was naturally pushed into the limelight, and it sounds like Nintendo isn’t ready…

Even WWE's Biggest Star Wasn't Safe From Nintendo's Lawyers

Video games and pro wrestling have long had a symbiotic relationship, with many performers incorporating elements from their favorite games into their personas, movesets, and ring gear. For a brief time, current WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes displayed the iconic Triforce symbol from The Legend of Zelda on his boots, but according to the American…

Directive 8020 Review: Dark Pictures Returns With Scariest Game Yet

After a nearly four-year wait, Supermassive Games’ popular horror video game series The Dark Pictures Anthology is finally back. This time around, the English developer tackles sci-fi horror, taking inspiration from Alien and The Thing to offer up their own scares in space. Featuring more focused gameplay, which has a lot of sneaking around dangerous…