It’s not that I do it frequently, it’s that the game is designed with the same looter shooter mechanics as Diablo for absolutely no reason. It does not enhance the experience, it’s just content filler. And while you may not stop during a shootout for a gear swap, it is absolutely useful to do so if you’re fighting…

I’m glad he mentioned not loving mixing Portal and HL into one story. The tone just never really matched and while it was a fun little easter egg for Portal, it’s goofy for Half Life. 

It’s a pretty ok game with some pretty ok missions and a gorgeous, amazing world. The gameplay doesn’t do it justice. The nauseating Destiny-style RPG mechanics where you’re constantly pausing MID-SHOOTOUT to scavenge a weapon with better stats or wearing some short-shorts with better stats destroys the stylish…

Never heard of this show, it’s funny how much of Kotaku just exists to introduce me to interesting Korean/Japanese culture.

The show gets a little too sci fi with the zombies for me. I love the way they sound and look in the game. In the show, there’s a) too many and b) they look way too CGI in the big horde scenes. I also can’t stand the very sci fi change to how the infection spreads, i.e. via somewhat sentient tendrils. Yes, bites lead…

I’m definitely interested but I’m waiting until there’s a more robust gaming library to justify the alway-plugged nature of the device. I’m also trying to be smart about spending (at least until I learn if ABK games will be on Game Pass, if and when the deal closes) so right now my crowded Xbox and PS5 living room…

I know we’re at AV Club and not Kotaku but I’m surprised Sony gets a free pass for the mega partnership promoting the Hogwarts game. I feel like if it was Microsoft they’d be getting dragged for the partnership. PS5 is plastered with Harry Potter shit and nobody says a word.

How come this site has been silent on Sony’s partnership with transphobe JK Rowling? Phil Spencer made a vague remark about cancel culture and got an article, Sony is partnered with a transphobe’s empire and not a peep from anyone. The industry bias is so gross.

The drama around Left 4 Dead 2 and Modern Warfare 2 was an early look at faux outrage on Twitter before that was really a thing. People seem to have forgotten how mad people were about Left 4 Dead 2 coming out so soon, and people were so mad at Modern Warfare 2's DLC schedule. I remember the “boycott” Steam pages…

Right, as far as non-personal anniversaries go, decades make sense, and quarter-centuries make sense. 26 is just a birthday.

Two things can be true: obese people should be treated with dignity, respect, love, and validation; and we need to confront the food problems that are causing unhealthy obesity and killing people. The former is a social issue; the latter needs to be led by the agencies who are supposedly built to help combat public…

1) I can’t believe how dismissive people are of Redfall. It’s one of the more interesting looking FPS games from a AAA studio I’ve seen in forever. In every criticism, people say “it looks too much like X.” It seems the criteria for being good is simply not to remind one of something, but that’s ironic to me because…

Supporting D2 for this long would have been an accomplishment if they weren’t selling repetitive DLC for the price of premium AAA full games every year. I cannot believe Bungie has been given a pass for this long. The content they are selling is not worth the cost. The fact that they’ve convinced players to spend the…

I don’t really get why people assume he’s approaching this from a right wing perspective when the concept of “canceled” is universally acknowledged at this point and probably targets left-leaning creators more frequently. The comments here are very unsurprising as I know Kotaku is a Nintendo/Playstation space but it…

lol I dunno what I expected from Kotaku. I don’t know if any of the staff even owns an Xbox. Thanks for that, I’ll check it out!

Damn, not one Xbox game?

I realize that. It’s what prompted me to comment. I should preface my original comment by saying “good,” or something, to stress that I’m glad they have caught on. That said I’ll believe it when I see it, because even after reading the article, I’m concerned that they’re still more focused on narrative direction than…

The way people talk about AC games you’d think they’d play like medieval Hitman games, but they don’t. They sort of did for the first couple but even then, the games are more about atmosphere and (bloated) storytelling than they are about being an assassin. The climbing mechanics are a hit, but they’re hardly…

Sony is only going to get worse about this stuff if Xbox succeeds with the Activision deal.

There’s a greater-than-zero chance that this is what finally kills Sony. I hope PS5 owners are looking forward to Amazon’s leadership! (Just kidding, I think?)