Zack Zwiezen

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7 Things We Love And 4 Things We Hate About The Switch 2

21 hours ago | kotaku.com | Zack Zwiezen |Ethan Gach

We finally have the Switch 2 in our hands. It’s a chonker! Nintendo’s biggest gaming handheld yet looks familiar on paper, but makes a stronger impression in person. We’re not ready to review the new $450 gaming console just yet. That’ll take a lot more testing and game time to get familiar with all of its little changes, improvements, and quirks. Players spent more than eight years with the Switch 1. It’ll take more than eight hours to get a good handle on its successor.
7 Things We Love And 4 Things We Hate About The Switch 2

21 hours ago | flipboard.com | Zack Zwiezen |Ethan Gach

1 day agoOn top of being the upgraded version of the Nintendo Switch, the Switch 2 might be the best way to experience some of the previous generation’s most critically acclaimed titles. Both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom already stole our hearts with their scale, presentation, and gameplay when …
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 6 Great Games We’re Saying Goodbye To May With

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Zack Zwiezen |Ethan Gach |Carolyn Petit |Claire Jackson

Play it on: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows PCs (Steam Deck: “Verified”) and soon, Switch 2Current goal: See if Night City can seduce meGenerally, here in the Weekend Guide, we write about games we already know that we like, that we’re looking forward to spending more time with, and that we can enthusiastically recommend. But this weekend, what I’ll be doing is enthusiastically revisiting, with fresh eyes, a game I didn’t care for much the first time I finished it: Cyberpunk 2077.
Two Great Games That Couldn't Be More Different Are Free Right Now

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Zack Zwiezen

The Epic Game Store is currently giving away two PC games that are both very good, but also extremely different. First up, you can grab a free copy of the beloved indie platformer Limbo. And then, you can snag Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, a strange but fun Borderlands spin-off, for the low price of zero dollars.
Two Great Games That Couldn't Be More Different Are Free Right Now

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Zack Zwiezen

Two Great Games That Couldn't Be More Different Are Free Right NowThe Epic Game Store is currently giving away two PC games that are both very good, but also extremely different. First up, you can grab a free copy …
Elden Ring Nightreign Is About To Become Easier For Solo Players

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Zack Zwiezen

FromSoftware’s next big RPG, Elden Ring Nightreign, is out now on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. But you probably already know that, considering the game reached over 300,000 players on Steam alone. For those of you venturing forth into this new Souls-like RPG alone, I have good news: Things are going to get easier next week. On May 30, FromSoftware posted an update on Twitter about Nightreign’s upcoming patch 1.02.
New King Of The Hill Intro Implies A Lot Has Changed In Season 14

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Zack Zwiezen

King of the Hill is back. The popular animated sitcom from Mike Judge is returning for a 14th season on Hulu. But, as shown in the show’s new intro sequence, a lot has changed in Arlen, Texas. The original King of the Hill ran on Fox from 1997 to 2009. In that time, it produced 13 seasons and over 250 episodes. The first talks of reviving the grounded adult animated sitcom started back in 2017, before Disney had bought 2oth Century Fox.
35 Years Ago Today, Garfield's Owner (Didn't) Drink Dog Semen

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Zack Zwiezen

On May 30, 1990, the world received a new Garfield comic strip. This isn’t a big deal. We’ve been getting daily Garfield comic strips since 1978. We got a new one today! But 35 years ago, a single Garfield comic strip became one of the most infamous in the franchise’s history because a lot of people thought it depicted the lazy cat’s owner drinking dog semen.
Almost Every Call Of Duty Game Is On Sale Right Now On Steam

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Zack Zwiezen

The Activision Publisher Sale 2025 is happening now on Steam and ends on June 6. It includes some Crash Bandicoot and Spyro games as well as some older Activision-published PC games. But the big news for many is that nearly every Call of Duty game can be bought at a nice discount during the sale. Wow, there are a lot of Call of Duty games, huh? Like, I knew that already going into this post. I’ve played most of them.
GameStop Doubles Down On Crypto With Massive Bitcoin Purchase As Stores Close

1 week ago | kotaku.com | Zack Zwiezen |Andy Mills

The company continues its pivot away from selling games and toward doing anything else to stay afloat