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,…

Activision Really Wants You To Know Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4’s Campaign Isn’t A Horrible Mess Like BLOPS7

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7‘s campaign was very, very bad. And now it seems like Activision and its parent company, Xbox, are trying to convince people that the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is different. For the first time ever, a CoD beta will include a campaign level for players to check…

Razer’s latest gaming keyboard accessory is a $90 artisan keycap

If you haven’t already blown your setup budget on the best gaming keyboard, Razer’s releasing a new accessory to spend your money on. For the first time, it’s launching an ‘artisan’ keycap, a resin-cast and hand-finished 3D snake model, to sit as a centrepiece on your mechanical board. Artisan keycaps are nothing new in the…

Modding the Khajiit lands into Oblivion is still the cat’s meow

I’m supposed to be stealing keys from several merchants in Leyawiin, but things haven’t exactly gone to plan. I accidentally wore my Grey Fox mask, a piece of armour that immediately marks me as a wanted criminal to every guard I pass. Even after finally sorting out my armour situation and making my way into…

Beloved PS5 Action RPG Under $10 on PlayStation Store

A beloved PS5 game is available for under $10 on the PlayStation Store. However, this offer is a limited-time deal. Released in 2023, the action RPG has largely received positive reviews on the platform. The standard edition of Lords of the Fallen is now available for purchase for $9.89, with a free trial. PS5 players…

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Is Massive

We may be halfway through August, but the crushing wave of games trying to get out before Grand Theft Auto 6 is cresting just ahead. So today, on The Game Informer Show, we’ve got a few looks ahead at some big name titles! First up, Eric shares his thoughts after some hands-on preview time with…