Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Review: A Superb Sequel

Coming-of-age stories are a dime a dozen in video games, especially if you’re talking about the heyday of RPGs in the late ‘90s and early 2000s. But after 80 hours with the Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter remake, I’m convinced there’s not a single coming-of-age story that holds up as well as Estelle Bright’s…

Diablo IV Apparently Has No More Expansions Planned In Lead Up To Diablo V’s Release

Image: Blizzard Last week, Blizzard lifted the lid on Diablo V, announcing the fifth major entry in the ARPG series would be arriving in 2029. As it looks towards this next chapter, the company also confirmed “what’s next” for its current title Diablo IV, which just arrived on the Switch 2 this week. Apart from…

Unique PSP Adventure Game Gets PlayStation 5 Remaster

A classic PSP spin-off title tied to one of anime‘s darkest mystery franchises is coming to PlayStation 5. This is a remaster of a Japanese adventure game released in 2009. Later that same year, it received a special version for the PSP that included exclusive content. City Connection has announced Higurashi no Naku Koro ni…

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter has one of the creepiest JRPG monsters I’ve encountered

Let’s face it: JRPG monsters are pure nightmare fuel. Sure, there’s a certain subset who are plain ol’ cute, but for the most part they’re a horrifying mash up of real world animals and mythical monsters, chimeric creatures amalgamating whatever bits and pieces the artist decided to chuck in the blender that day. Not that…

Trails In The Sky 2nd Chapter: The Kotaku Review

It sometimes feels like two out of every three new games announced are remasters or remakes. Hurry now to buy the Gold Edition! It’s hard not to roll your eyes. But every now and then someone does it right. Every now and then it makes sense. I’m never going to tell you that the remakes…

Razer’s Xbox 25th Anniversary gear has me questioning my PlayStation allegiance

Nostalgia is a powerful thing. Despite being more of a staunch PlayStation fan all my life, I’m not afraid to admit Xbox’s pre-2010s marketing and Y2K-leaning aesthetic is sauced up. After all, the platform is home to generational bangers like Halo 3 and my beloved Remedy gem, Quantum Break. At Gamescom 2026, I stopped by…

Wo Long 2: Wings Of Ember Made Me Rethink My Relationship With Soulslikes

I went into my hands-on session with Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember expecting to hate it. That probably isn’t the sort of sentence Team Ninja wants associated with its upcoming action-RPG, but it’s an important one. I’ve never been great at souls-likes. The combination of punishing enemies, precise timing, complicated combat systems, and the…

Monster Hunter Wilds Hits Nintendo Switch 2 This December

Capcom is bringing Monster Hunter Wilds to Nintendo Switch 2 this December. Revealed during today’s Nintendo Direct, the 2025 monster-hunting action game that originally launched on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC will finally make its way to Nintendo’s latest handheld-hybrid console. This version launches on December 4 and includes all previously released updates…

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Almost Had Eight Protagonists

The Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave countdown continues and with two days left to go, Nintendo has shared three rounds of interviews with several of the game’s developers. They offered insight on the themes behind the game (family) and how it differentiates itself from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. But the most interesting tidbit to come from…

EA Sports doesn’t think defending in FC 27 has “ever felt this good”

Tom is an expert in all things Fortnite or the latest RPG release, but is probably spending too much time on the latest EA FC game. Published: September 15, 2026 Ahead of EA Sports FC 27‘s early access launch on September 19, I sat down with Gameplay Director Kantcho Doskov and Senior Producer Sam Rivera…