Pokémon Red And Blue: The Kotaku Retro Review
The original Pokémon games may be clunky by modern standards, but their timelessness has been proven by everything that followed
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My thirst for campervanning has been quenched by Outbound’s Steam Next Fest demo and a Cyberpunk 2077 mod
Most of the time, life sucks. On rare occasions, however, the moons line up. Having spent a few hours this past weekend playing the Steam Next Fest demo of cosy campervan survivabuilder Outbound, I returned to my desk on Monday…
Skate developer Full Circle confirms layoffs, claims commitment to the game’s future “remains strong”
Skate developer Full Circle – which is part of EA’s studio network – has announced “changes to [its] team structure”, that will result in layoffs at the company. Read more
Drop, seller of Lord of the Rings-themed keyboards and more, will be shutting down in March
The Drop store, purveyor of reasonably priced hardware collaborations and funky keycaps, will be closing down at the end of March. You’ll still be able to review your order history via the Drop site after the end of March, but…
Nostalgia Wins: Remakes And Remasters Reached 138 Million Downloads In 2025
It’s no secret that video game remakes and remasters continue to be popular, but just how many were downloaded in 2025? According to new research by Sensor Tower, a staggering number of people chose to revisit old games that had…
New Intel graphics driver claims a remarkable 35% performance boost for Panther Lake’s nifty little iGPU in Witcher 3 at 1080p
Intel is making some eye-popping claims for its latest graphics driver release for Arc graphics. According to the official release notes, the Intel Core Ultra series 3—otherwise known as Panther Lake—benefits from a fully 35% uplift in Witcher 3 performance.…
The Sims 4 Royal Envoy is terrorizing players
Sims 4 players have had a strange February. While limited-time events are nothing new for the game, the most recent Lost Legacies event brought with it a character that’s become a specter in the lives of players everywhere: the Royal…
Nvidia reports a truly astonishing $193.7 billion in annual data center revenue in its latest earnings call, up 75% year on year, while little old gaming brought in $16 billion
Nvidia has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year, and they make for some pretty astounding figures. Total revenue for the quarter was reported as $68 billion, up 73% year-over-year, but the real headline news is…
Terrifier Creator Issues Update on Terrifier 4 Addressing ‘Speculation and False Information,’ Confirms It’s the Final Film in the Franchise
Writer and director Damien Leone has issued an update on horror movie sequel Terrifier 4, addressing what he called “speculation and false information” doing the rounds online. In a post on Facebook, Leone confirmed that the Terrifier 4 script is…
Beamdog swaggers in, says sorry I’m late, then surprise-patches Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 Enhanced 14 years after release
The birds are shining, the trees are singing, the sun is swaying in the breeze: it’s the year 1999, and Baldur’s Gate has just got another patch. Everything is perfect, and nothing hurts. Wait, no, my mistake. It’s 2026, and…