Alyssa Mercante

Image: Square EnixMost of the Kotaku staff is spending their time playing, replaying, and just constantly thinking about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth right now in the wake of its release. For those of us who are avid fans of Square Enix’s…

The Last of Us’s executive producer, Craig Mazin, has confirmed there are no plans for a Bill and Frank spin-off. Nick Offerman (Bill) mentioned at the Creative Arts Emmys on January 6 that the showrunners had pitched a prequel series to…

Screenshot: Buckshot SoftwarePlay it on: WindowsCurrent goal: Dive into the second chapterBuy it from: Humble BundleHaving written up a bunch of fantastic boomer shooters for the site, I was reminded that the team behind the…

Pictured: Sam Lake as Sam Lake, the face of Alex Casey, who is voiced by James McCaffrey (who, like Sam Lake, is also Max Payne, but isn’t).Screenshot: Remedy Entertainment / KotakuPlay it on: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows (Steam Deck…

As we’ve all heard countless times throughout these last 12 months, 2023 has been a very interesting year in gaming. There were an exorbitant amount of layoffs, companies gobbling up other companies like corporate Pac-Man, and leaks galore.…

Screenshot: Nintendo / Kotaku2023 is almost over, folks. I’d say, “We made it,” but who am I kidding? 2024 will begin, and all the same shit that made 2023 a non-stop hellscape will continue in perpetuity. But 2023 did have a lot of cool…

In 2023, Blizzard opened up Overwatch’s world for third-party collaborations. The first was a set of skins and other cosmetics based on the anime/manga One-Punch Man, which naturally turned Overwatch’s own “one-punch man,” Doomfist, into…

Image: Kotaku / Sweet Anita / AnnaStills (Shutterstock)The internet, instead of finding new ways to elevate voices that aren’t white and/or already wealthy, continued to find ways to make women feel unwelcome in digital spaces in 2023. In…

You’ve heard it time and time again—2023 was a huge year for game releases, which made the battle for game of the year (GOTY) at sites and award shows across the globe hard-fought and difficult. Baldur’s Gate 3 won at this year’s Game…

Despite The Game Awards officially capping off the end of video game news for 2023, we’ve still got stories to share, from GTA 6 controversies to the inglorious end of E3. Here’s your cheat sheet for the week’s most important stories in…