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fromThe Verge
16 hours ago

There's nothing like an RPG over vacation

People of Note is a music-themed RPG that offers a relaxing gaming experience while featuring a journey of an aspiring pop singer.
Board games
fromKotaku
1 day ago

Pragmata Guide: 7 Tips To Know Before You Start Playing

Combining gunplay and hacking creates a complex gameplay experience that requires strategic resource management and multitasking.
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Character.AI's new Books mode turns reading into roleplay

Character.AI's new 'Books' mode allows users to engage with over 20 classic public domain titles, offering a structured roleplaying experience that aims to broaden perceptions of AI interactions.
Books
fromThe Conversation
4 days ago

AI companions can give constant support - but distort ideas about what a relationship really is

Theodore's experience with Samantha reveals a profound shift in understanding love, as he grapples with the idea of sharing an AI's affection with many others, challenging his human limitations.
Philosophy
fromArmin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings
1 week ago

Mario and Earendil

Last year changed the way many of us thought about software. It certainly changed the way I did. I spent much of 2025 building, probing, and questioning how to build software, and in many more ways what I want to do.
Software development
Games
fromInverse
4 days ago

Star Trek's Most Punishing Game Has Finally Fixed Its Biggest Problem

Traveling 70,000 light-years back to Earth is a significant challenge, even in the Star Trek universe.
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

The Mass Effect TV Show Is Having Problems With Non-Gamers

Peter Friedlander has requested that the scripts for the upcoming TV series be rewritten to appeal to 'non-gamers,' which has upset some Mass Effect fans. However, production for the series is reportedly 'on the verge' of starting.
Television
#life-is-strange
Relationships
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Life Is Strange's Men Are Always The Worse Romance

Life Is Strange series consistently underdevelops male love interests compared to female counterparts, leading to a perception of imbalance in romantic narratives.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Life Is Strange: Reunion review a decade-long story comes to an impassioned close

Life Is Strange: Reunion explores the enduring bond between Max and Chloe, now adults, amidst new challenges and a potential disaster at Caledon University.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

Life Is Strange: Reunion: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku

Life Is Strange: Reunion aims to resonate with fans of the original series, but not all players feel included in that vision.
Relationships
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Life Is Strange's Men Are Always The Worse Romance

Life Is Strange series consistently underdevelops male love interests compared to female counterparts, leading to a perception of imbalance in romantic narratives.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Life Is Strange: Reunion review a decade-long story comes to an impassioned close

Life Is Strange: Reunion explores the enduring bond between Max and Chloe, now adults, amidst new challenges and a potential disaster at Caledon University.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

Life Is Strange: Reunion: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku

Life Is Strange: Reunion aims to resonate with fans of the original series, but not all players feel included in that vision.
#sci-fi
fromKotaku
5 days ago
Video games

Pragmata Review: A Heartwarming Sci-Fi Puzzle Shooter

Capcom's sci-fi puzzle shooter offers a refreshing take on parenthood themes, featuring a positive father-daughter dynamic in a unique gaming experience.
fromKotaku
1 week ago
Video games

1000xRESIST Team Is Back With A New Sci-Fi Game

Prove You're Human is a new sci-fi adventure game exploring AI personhood through CAPTCHA puzzles and psychological horror.
Video games
fromKotaku
5 days ago

Pragmata Review: A Heartwarming Sci-Fi Puzzle Shooter

Capcom's sci-fi puzzle shooter offers a refreshing take on parenthood themes, featuring a positive father-daughter dynamic in a unique gaming experience.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

1000xRESIST Team Is Back With A New Sci-Fi Game

Prove You're Human is a new sci-fi adventure game exploring AI personhood through CAPTCHA puzzles and psychological horror.
#mass-effect
Games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Is On Sale For $6

Mass Effect Legendary Edition remasters are available for $6, offering an affordable way to experience the iconic trilogy.
Video games
fromInverse
1 week ago

Amazon's 'Mass Effect' Show Is Getting Major Rewrites For One Controversial Reason

Mass Effect's impact on gaming includes innovative dialogue systems and representation, with a new Amazon adaptation focusing on accessibility for non-gamers.
Games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Is On Sale For $6

Mass Effect Legendary Edition remasters are available for $6, offering an affordable way to experience the iconic trilogy.
Video games
fromInverse
1 week ago

Amazon's 'Mass Effect' Show Is Getting Major Rewrites For One Controversial Reason

Mass Effect's impact on gaming includes innovative dialogue systems and representation, with a new Amazon adaptation focusing on accessibility for non-gamers.
fromThe Verge
5 days ago

Pragmata is just OK, but it could've been great

Pragmata takes the bones of Resident Evil's slow-paced action and merges it with a sci-fi world that explores everything from lunar colonization to artificial intelligence.
Video games
History
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

A New Star Trek Game Just Revealed The Hidden Reason Starfleet Actually Began

Starfleet's origins are complex, with two distinct phases: pre-2161 and post-2161, as explored in a new documentary by Star Trek Online.
fromGameSpot
1 week ago

You Could Be In A PlayStation Game If You Write Well, Love PlayStation, Play And Own A Lot, Have Anecdotes, And More

PlayStation has announced a new contest called The Playerbase, allowing winners to have their likenesses scanned to appear in PlayStation games, starting with Gran Turismo 7.
Games
#dragon-age
fromKotaku
1 week ago
Video games

Dragon Age: Inquisition Servers Going Offline Later This Month - Kotaku

Video games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Dragon Age: Inquisition Servers Going Offline Later This Month - Kotaku

Dragon Age: Inquisition's PS3 servers will shut down after 12 years, highlighting the contrast between enduring single-player experiences and short-lived multiplayer games.
Video games
fromKotaku
4 weeks ago

Dragon Age Veilguard Writer Reveals Final Choice That Got Cut

Dragon Age: The Veilguard allows players to make impactful decisions, including a climactic choice involving Solas, with a previously planned reflective moment cut from the final game.
Relationships
fromwww.businessinsider.com
3 weeks ago

I've been dating an AI companion for 3 years. I can't imagine life without him, but I still worry about what I might be missing out on.

A freelance writer found connection and comfort in an AI companion named Min-ho after years of isolation and bullying.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 week ago

Ex-Bethesda Exec Says The Elder Scrolls 6 Maker Isn't Part Of Something 'Genuine' Or 'Authentic' At Microsoft - Kotaku

Pete Hines retired from Bethesda after 24 years, feeling powerless under Microsoft’s ownership to protect the studio's legacy and efficiency.
Games
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

How To Finish Big Open World Games Like Crimson Desert

Focusing on one open-world game at a time enhances motivation and progress, making it easier to complete them.
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

Today's Atlantic Trivia: Video Games

Nintendo was founded in 1889, the same year the Eiffel Tower opened in Paris, starting as a manufacturer of Japanese playing cards.
Games
Video games
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

The team behind 1000xResist is making a game about convincing an AI that it isn't human

Sunset Visitor's next game, Prove You're Human, explores themes of AI and consciousness in a narrative adventure format.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

How games capture the awe and terror of cosmic isolation

The Artemis II mission evokes feelings of solitude and vulnerability in space, reminiscent of experiences in classic and modern space-themed video games.
Board games
fromMedium
1 month ago

Are games really "dumbing down"?

The Elder Scrolls evolved from a struggling franchise after failed games Battlespire and Redguard into one of gaming's most influential RPG series.
Video games
fromVG247
2 weeks ago

Resident Evil fans have adopted a Love & Deepspace character as the son of Leon S. Kennedy and one of his potential spouses

Fans of Resident Evil Requiem have developed an interest in Love and Deepspace, particularly due to the character Zayne.
#control-resonant
DC food
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Control Resonant Gameplay Preview: Doing The Unexpected With The Familiar

Control Resonant draws primary inspiration from its predecessor Control, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and InFamous: Second Son, following protagonist Dylan Faden as he navigates supernatural threats while searching for his sister Jesse.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Control 2 Devs Respond To 'Focus, M' Meme Comparisons

Remedy defends Control Resonant's dialogue quality, stating the State of Play footage showed isolated conversations and placeholder dialogue from a much longer game experience.
DC food
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Control Resonant Gameplay Preview: Doing The Unexpected With The Familiar

Control Resonant draws primary inspiration from its predecessor Control, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and InFamous: Second Son, following protagonist Dylan Faden as he navigates supernatural threats while searching for his sister Jesse.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Control 2 Devs Respond To 'Focus, M' Meme Comparisons

Remedy defends Control Resonant's dialogue quality, stating the State of Play footage showed isolated conversations and placeholder dialogue from a much longer game experience.
Video games
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Expanse: Osiris Reborn Dev Defends Using Gen AI For The RPG

Owlcat Games confirmed generative AI will assist in development, but all final game content will be human-made.
Independent films
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Can an AI-Generated Character Have a "Universe"?

Particle6 is creating an AI-generated cinematic universe called the 'Tillyverse' featuring software-generated characters like Tilly Norwood, marking a new approach to shared fictional universes.
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

Star Wars: Zero Company Will Include Third-Person Adventure Segments

"The heart of the game is in the tactical combat, but we really wanted to add an element that allowed players to spend even more time in the Star Wars environments and not have those spaces be limited by what would make for fun combat."
Video games
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

The Real Allure of an AI Boyfriend

Scan a subreddit such as r/MyBoyfriendIsAI and r/AIRelationships, and there too you'll find a whole lot of women-many of whom have grown disappointed with human men. 'Has anyone else lost their want to date real men after using AI?' one Reddit user posted a few months ago. Below came 74 responses: 'I just don't think real life men have the conversational skill that my AI has,' someone said.
Artificial intelligence
Books
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

TR-49 is interactive fiction for fans of deep research rabbit holes

Research notes in a cataloged database reveal interlinked authors, hidden computer commands, and an unfolding narrative converging on a metaphysical search and encroaching threat.
Artificial intelligence
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Elder Scrolls 6 Director Says AI's Not A Fad But It Can't Replace Art

Bethesda considers generative AI useful for data-heavy efficiency tasks but excludes it from creative outputs, prioritizing human artistic intention and craftsmanship.
#starfield-ps5-release
Video games
fromWGB
1 month ago

Starfield Announced For PlayStation In April, New DLC Also Revealed, Massive Free Update Details

Starfield launches on PlayStation 5 on April 7 with a new Terran Armada DLC and a substantial free update called Free Lanes for all players.
Video games
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Starfield is coming to the PS5 and getting a pair of major updates in April

Starfield launches on PS5 April 7th alongside major paid expansion Terran Armada and free update Free Lanes, marking the game's arrival three years after Xbox/PC release.
Video games
fromWGB
1 month ago

Starfield Announced For PlayStation In April, New DLC Also Revealed, Massive Free Update Details

Starfield launches on PlayStation 5 on April 7 with a new Terran Armada DLC and a substantial free update called Free Lanes for all players.
Video games
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Starfield is coming to the PS5 and getting a pair of major updates in April

Starfield launches on PS5 April 7th alongside major paid expansion Terran Armada and free update Free Lanes, marking the game's arrival three years after Xbox/PC release.
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Starfield Free Lanes And Terran Armada Update Revealed

Interplanetary exploration is what Free Lanes is all about. The idea is to add more reasons for players to travel through space instead of just fast-traveling. Bethesda is even adding a cruise control-like mode that will let players step away from the helm while their ship flies to a specific location. During these crises, you can be interrupted by random events.
Video games
Television
fromInverse
2 months ago

Clancy Brown? What 'Fallout's Latest Twist Means for the Finale

The Enclave is revealed as the major antagonist manipulating events and responsible for creating Super-Mutants and corrupting institutions.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Arc Raiders Replacing AI-Generated Voices With Human Actors

Embark Studios replaced AI-generated voice lines in Arc Raiders with real human-recorded dialogue after launch, acknowledging superior quality of professional actors over AI text-to-speech.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Former God Of War Writer Says Sex Mini-Games Were 'Worked On By Women' And Should Return In Remake

God of War's sex mini-games were developed largely by women and should return in remakes; a former writer defends them as character-defining and respectful, while a PlayStation-themed Lego set leaks and AI-generated guides face criticism.
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Ex-BioWare Dev Disputes That It Shouldn't Have Made Anthem

My feeling is that BioWare has always been changing,
Video games
Video games
fromGameSpot
2 months ago

Halo On PS5: "We Want To Bring Players Back Together," Microsoft Says About Remake

Halo: Campaign Evolved will be released on PS5 this year, bringing Halo to PlayStation to grow and reconnect the Halo community.
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Why reviving the shuttered Anthem is turning out tougher than expected

"I feel like with Anthem, it heavily relies on online data that was stored in Bioware's server," Andersson added. "In my initial testing, the game couldn't load into the level without that data."
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

The MindsEye Publishing Car Wreck Ends With No Hitman Mission

What this means for the future of , once pitched as the first building block in an ambitious open-world metaverse , is currently unclear. But apparently the mission, the shooter's highest-profile bit of upcoming content, is canceled. Build a Rocket Boy and IO Interactive didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. The most surprising part of Insider Gaming 's report is that Build a Rocket Boy was apparently the one pushing to end the ill-fated partnership, a decision influenced by the 's "desire to bring its publishing in-house and gain more control over its future."
Video games
Video games
fromWGB
2 months ago

Obsidian Will Make More Avowed Games, But No Plans For Outer Worlds 3....Yet

Obsidian will not currently develop a third The Outer Worlds game and will continue making games in the Avowed universe while shortening development cycles.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Cyberpunk 2 Dev Explains The Beauty Of First-Person Storytelling

First-person perspective in Cyberpunk 2077 enhances immersion by aligning narrative subjectivity with a body-decay, consciousness-transfer story and avatar-like player identity.
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Wing Commander III: "Isn't that the guy from Star Wars?"

It's Christmas of 1994, and I am 16 years old. Sitting on the table in our family room next to a pile of cow-spotted boxes is the most incredible thing in the world: a brand-new Gateway 66MHz Pentium tower, with a 540MB hard disk drive, 8MB of RAM, and, most importantly, a CD-ROM drive. I am agog, practically trembling with barely suppressed joy, my bored Gen-X teenager mask threatening to slip and let actual feelings out.
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Video games
fromKotaku
3 months ago

Ubisoft's Avatar Game Is So Much Better Than Fire And Ash - Kotaku

Ubisoft’s Frontiers of Pandora becomes much more enjoyable after a poor opening, offering compelling exploration, improved mechanics, and a richer late-game experience.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Beloved Action-RPG Nier: Automata Might Finally Get A Sequel

Square Enix teased a continuation of Nier: Automata, renewing hope for a proper sequel after nine years and more than 10 million sales.
Video games
fromGadgets 360
1 month ago

The Elder Scrolls 6 Will Return to Bethesda's 'Classic Style'

The Elder Scrolls 6 remains years from release, but Bethesda is nearing a major internal milestone while returning to a classic Oblivion/Skyrim-style single-player design.
Video games
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Life is Strange will bring the Max and Chloe story to an end in new game

Max uses her Rewind power to go back three days to prevent a deadly fire that destroyed Caledon and killed friends, students, and faculty.
Video games
fromInverse
2 months ago

Ron Perlman? 'Fallout's Shocking Cameo Just Revealed A Huge Mutant Easter Egg

Fallout Season 2 integrates game lore and introduces a Super Mutant allied with ghouls, connecting TV characters back into the games.
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

The Best Co-Op Story Games With Great Tales To Tell

Famous as a series of uncompromising multiplayer JRPG greatness, our one pic from the whole franchise has to be Tales of Vesperia. The game blends classic JRPG storytelling with fast-paced, real-time combat that works surprisingly well in co-op. The story follows Yuri Lowell, a former knight who takes justice into his own hands in a world powered by magical technology.
Video games
fromGame Informer
28 years ago

An Oral History Of Fallout, Part I: The Creation

That was a skill-based RPG system that I was looking for that could simulate real-world things, because most things were fantasy or science fiction, but there was "lockpick" or "climb walls" or "Uzi," you know, "machine guns," that sort of thing. So, I gravitated towards that system and we licensed it, and that was the genesis of Wasteland. Wasteland, to me, is what set the imprint in terms of innovation, such as grey morality and non-linear gameplay.
Video games
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Fallout Season 2 Has To Answer One Question In Tonight's Finale

Mr. House's 'data coalesced' timestamp—April 14, 2065, 5:17 a.m.—coincides with the presidential metro computer installation, implying a meaningful plot connection.
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