The thing that surprises me most about these personal GOTY lists, which I’ve been doing most years since I started working at Kotaku (including in the delivery room for my third child), is just how little I remember them after they go up. I could guess what was on the 2020 list, or the 2018…
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In a June interview with Rolling Stone, the musician Woodkid spoke about working with Hideo Kojima to create the soundtrack for this year’s Death Stranding 2. Asked what he’s learned from his time with the veteran game director, Woodkid shares an illuminating anecdote about a time when Kojima approached him with a concern. According to…
Oh hey, it’s been a while since we did one of these. Actually, before we get to my favorite games of 2025, here were my favorite games of 2024 that I was so rudely not allowed to tell y’all about last year. Metaphor: ReFantazio Dragon Age: The Veilguard Mouthwashing Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure 1000xResist Shadow…
Fallout is not a direct adaptation of the beloved games—neither the Black Isle/Interplay classics nor the revived Bethesda/Obsidian era of the series—which means that there’s plenty of space for it to carve out its own imagining of the franchise in its corner of the wasteland. That hasn’t stopped game fans, especially as the show begins…
AMD, eschewing a number in favor of an esoteric moniker, is now positioning the new version of its upscaling tech, dubbed “Redstone,” as a true competitor to Nvidia’s DLSS (deep learning super sampling) software suite. You’ll need the latest AMD GPUs to get most of these updated features, but even if you don’t game on…
It’s Game Awards season, y’all. That special time of the year when we gather together to celebrate video games and the people who make them… by watching expensive commercials briefly punctuated by the odd awards speech or musical performance. For better or worse, The Game Awards is the biggest night on the video game event…
Netflix is “100% committed” to releasing WB films in theaters.Netflix’s co-CEOs, in a letter to WBD stockholders:There’s been a lot of talk about theatrical distribution, so we want to set the record straight: we are 100% committed to releasing Warner Bros. films in theaters with industry-standard windows. While this hasn’t been part of our business…
It’s a big deal that Valve is making a game console. But I’m beginning to think the Steam Machine may end up a footnote in gaming history. What if Valve could bring PC games not just to its own living room consoles, but also to the Arm chips that billions of people have in their…
My classic Sony CRT television won’t power on. My living room is chilly because my Mitsubishi heat pump isn’t putting out enough hot air. I want my Japanese N64 to play US games, too, but I’ve been too busy to pop the hood. What if I had an AI companion to talk me through?iFixit just…
2025 was the year generative AI made its presence felt in the video game industry. Its use has been discovered in some of the most popular games of the year, and CEOs from some of the largest game studios claim it’s being implemented everywhere in the industry including in their own development processes. Meanwhile, rank-and-file…
Kelce’s closing dance? Why Chiefs famous particular person would perchance well also retire from NFL
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Travis Kelce has helped the Kansas City Chiefs reach five of the past six Super BowlsByBen CollinsBBC Sport journalistTravis Kelce already has a good idea how tough a decision it is for an NFL player to retire.Almost two years ago he watched his older brother Jason go through the process.Travis…
Goodness gracious, 2025 has been a fantastic year for video games, and most excitingly, for games of all scales and budgets. Big-name releases have hit the spot, while indies have sprung from nowhere to become breakthrough hits, such that wrestling them all down to a top 10 with which I’m happy has been an ordeal.…
The Game Awards are back once again to showcase a metric ton of commercials, provide the gaming public with their monthly dose of Muppets, and validate gamers’ opinions on which title should be named the Game of the Year. I don’t wanna say it’s a foregone conclusion what this year’s GOTY will be — Silksong…
Sheena VasaniSheena VasaniPosts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.See All by Sheena Vasani writes about tech news, reviews gadgets, and helps readers save money by highlighting deals and product recommendations for The Verge.With all the fantastic Black Friday deals available, it’s easy to overlook Sony’s ongoing…
Sony’s annual PlayStation sale has been going on for nearly a month now, offering discounts on everything from the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition and PlayStation Portal to Sony’s standard DualSense controller. However, the end of the sale is quickly approaching, with Sony’s website showing that some deals are set to expire as soon as Friday,…
If you told me last year the Nex Playground would outsell Microsoft’s Xbox, even for two weeks, I would have laughed my way out of the room.It’s a three-inch cube of a game console that’s likely less powerful than your phone, one which uses a single camera to track your body. It only plays curated,…
Team GB track cyclist Jack Carlin has announced his retirement after feeling unable to “ignite that spark again” after last summer’s Olympic Games. The 28-year-old claimed team sprint silver and sprint bronze in Paris last August – and the same in Tokyo three years earlier – among a haul of 19 international medals.However, after taking…
Last week, the US Justice Department published an indictment involving NBA stars and members of the mob for allegedly running a network of rigged gambling games. One of their rigging tactics was a manipulation of a Deckmate 2 automatic shuffling machine—almost identical to an experiment done by senior correspondent Andy Greenberg and his hacking crew…
Halo coming to PlayStation is one of those events that, five years ago, would have been the tell that “something is not right here” in a show about time travel or alternate universes. Looking at the state of Xbox with its layoffs, game cancellations, price hikes, studio closures, and a soft release schedule light on…
(Image credit: Michael Hicks / Android Central) Google and Samsung have been building the Galaxy XR headset for years, and now it’s officially available as of October 21, 2025. Galaxy XR was once known as Project Moohan, which means “infinity” in Korean, referring to the infinite amount of space you have to work with in…
See at ESPN 80 games this season for $30 per month ESPN Unlimited It’s Not You. NBA Streaming Is a Mess The NBA’s new broadcast partners Weekly schedule for the 2025-26 NBA season The 3 streaming services you need for the NBA season Local and out-of-market games After the flood of nostalgia from hearing Roundball…
Though the Pokémon games’ Rotom Phones haven’t really changed all that much design-wise over the past few years, each generation has introduced new functionalities that made upgrading a no-brainer. Sword / Shield’s Rotom Phone — the very first one — came with a bare-bones camera that made it easy to snap wide-angle (screen)shots out in…
Apple and Epic Games are facing off in Australia among other countries, and this week, Apple accused Epic Games of seeking a “free ride” on its platform. In a statement to MacRumors, Apple said that it will continue to fight for a ruling that respects its intellectual property. “Epic is now asking to free ride…
I have been a fan of David Lynch ever since a friend’s older brother interrupted a 13th birthday celebration to insist we all watch Eraserhead. In the realm of horror movies, it’s a common way to be introduced to a seminal film: be it in a friend’s basement, illicit underage viewings, or a stray recommendation…
8.1/ 10 SCORE ROG Xbox Ally X Pros Supports a wider library of games than competitors like the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch Excellent performance for its components on lightweight games Bumpers and buttons feel clicky and responsive, joysticks have good tension Substantial grips can be more comfortable than the typical design found on these…