They’re extremely popular, but there definitely aren’t new games every year. There have been two Monster Hunter games released in the last 6-7 years. Both had expansion packs. What’s listed here, Sunbreak, is literally just a DLC pack, it’s not a new game. Admittedly it’s a huge DLC pack, but DLC nonetheless. Outside…

This doesn’t contradict anything they said before. This was always the plan. Literally from the very first announcement, they said that Overwatch would be updated with all the new visuals, changes, characters that are in Overwatch 2, it’s just that if you didn’t buy the “sequel”, you’d be unable to play the new co-op…

I understand people get really worked up over fan projects like this, but this one in particular just feels so wildly pointless.  Yakuza Kiwami is basically a shot for shot remake of the original game with a better translation and the original Japanese audio.  Of all the things to fix, this just isn't worth it.

I didn’t see anything messy in the trailer. I feel like these days it’s so common to see any game with many differing gameplay systems and complex mechanics just called “messy”, “cumbersome” or “convoluted”.

I hard disagree about virtually everything you’ve said. They’re very respectful of the time of the player, but it sounds like it isn’t gameplay and pacing you enjoy. You’re describing deliberate things as if they’re inherently flawed, when in reality it’s intentional design for an audience that likes it.  You…

“Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Holes?” Thank you for asking, Bezos-mart, but no, I literally didn’t mean anything of the sort.”

What a surprising turn of events!  The people accused of the harassment investigated themselves and decided they never did it.  Seems legit.

“As popular as Riverdale or Supernatural were at the height of their powers...”

It's not the sequel I always wanted.  It's the cheap knockoff I always expected... 25 years ago.  Today?  Not interested.  Games have evolved for a good reason.  You can pay homage to the past without just being the same (and possibly worse).

In terms of your alcohol comparison, this is something I thought about before I actually read your comment and the first thing I thought of was that someone might try to make this similar argument. However, Diablo Immortal isn’t analogous to alcohol. Maybe the whole freemium games market is, but not one game. A better…

“So why not exploit the freeness and walk away at the moment of paying?”

I’m not here to say which was better, as I didn’t watch either. I really don’t like Geoff Keighley so that show is not for me, but a quick look at YouTube shows that the Summer Games Fest livestream on just GameSpot had about 800k views, while the Day of the Devs livestream had 40k.  1/20th.  It may have been better,…

Isaiah already mentioned a few of the big ones, but there are a lot more, like "Wanna Be the Strongest in the World" and "Himomaru Sumo".  There are also a lot of anime with wrestling as an element or inspired by it, such as Kemono Michi: Rise Up.  It's an Isekai with the main character being a pro wrestler.

If you mean Persona 5, she’s not a home school teacher, she's not particularly pear shaped, she doesn't do anything with prostitution (it certainly isn't forced) and the fact that you keep it secret is definitely an indicator that it's not above board.  Though it's not really the game's job to teach morality, ethics…

“meta–a term used to describe the best techniques used by top players in a competitive game”

Your post indicates an urgency like it was a bad idea to start a big arc if he wants to end it. That directly implies he doesn’t just want to end it, but that he wants to end it quickly. All he is saying in his interview is that he wants it to eventually be concluded, though he could die first. He could definitely…

I would say clearly humor is the reason.  Kotaku is a blog website, this isn't CNN.

There are tons of people who are crazy excited for this and it’ll likely become the best selling Pokemon games of all time. I get that there’s a small band of angry fans who want the series to grow and change more, but not everything has to evolve to cater to the aging 35+ year olds who think the series needs to be…

What's your point?

No, it doesn’t. It looks like a badly drawn spaceship motorcycle. Or maybe some sort of draconic spin on the Zeong from Mobile Suit Gundam.