Warzone 2.0’s Biggest Streamer Is Taking A Break

Warzone 2.0’s Biggest Streamer Is Taking A Break

Aydan Conrad is one of the biggest competitive Call of Duty streamers with over 3 million followers on Twitch and over a million on YouTube. On March 27, Conrad announced that he intended to take a break from creating content for Warzone 2.0. The Witcher 3 Meets Tense Roguelike PvE Card-Battling In Rogue Mage “I … Read more

Shiny Pokémon Have Never Been More Common, For Better Or Worse

Shiny Pokémon Have Never Been More Common, For Better Or Worse

Welcome to Exp. Share, Kotaku’s weekly Pokémon column in which we dive deep to explore notable characters, urban legends, communities, and just plain weird quirks from throughout the Pokémon franchise. This week, we’re looking at the history of Shiny Pokémon and how catching them became a huge pillar of the series’ fanbase. Catching Shiny Pokémon … Read more

Elden Ring Ray Tracing Is Busted After Year Of Waiting

Elden Ring Ray Tracing Is Busted After Year Of Waiting

Just yesterday, developer FromSoftware rolled out a new Elden Ring update that introduced ray tracing (RTX). It’s been a highly requested feature since the game’s February 25, 2022 launch. Unfortunately, just hours after patch 1.09 dropped, RTX is breaking the popular Soulslike in all kinds of ways, from crashing the game to tanking its frame … Read more

Devs Wanted To ‘Surprise’ Players With NPC Death

Devs Wanted To ‘Surprise’ Players With NPC Death

Vesemir’s death in 2015’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt brought me to tears. Despite having very little familiarity with the games or the books before playing the third entry in this classic trilogy of RPGs, the moment my little band of misfit heroes lost an essential part of their found family was too much to … Read more

The Last of Us Co-Creator On Studio’s Next Game After The Show

The Last of Us Co-Creator On Studio’s Next Game After The Show

With a wildly successful TV adaptation, The Last of Us has done the unthinkable and proven that it is possible to make a good show based on a video game. Add to that the recent remake of the first game smashing sales records, and surely, you must be thinking, this momentum will lead to another … Read more

Final Fantasy Creator On Why JRPGs Were Better In The ‘90s

Final Fantasy Creator On Why JRPGs Were Better In The ‘90s

While Japanese games of varying genres are enjoying success these days, the 2000s and 2010s weren’t as kind, especially in Western markets. Since then, there’s been a lot of speculation as to why Japanese games struggled during these years, often from westerners themselves, with some pointing to key game design trends. But recent comments from … Read more