Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
God of War Ragnarok recently arrived on PC after getting rave reviews on PS4 and PS5 back in 2022. But controversially, you need to log in to the PlayStation Network with a free account to play the single-player-only action game on Steam. Well, unless ...
Visions of Mana is a predominantly linear game, but Chapter Seven throws a curveball. With three boss fights against the Benevodons down and only five to go, you can choose to take on the next four elemental demons in any order you like. It’s a vaguely...
Of all the games I’ve played this year, Children of the Sun is far and away the most hostile. This trippy shooter follows The Girl, a survivor of The Cult’s abuses, as she takes her revenge on them and The Leader. Yes, those terms are all capitalized p...
Visions of Mana looks cute and casual on the surface, but underneath lies some surprisingly deep team building. Each of the five characters can eventually equip one of eight classes, each with their own Elemental Plot invested in with Elemental Points....
Hollowbody is a short survival horror game that takes you on a panicked run through what’s left of 22nd-century England, 60 years after a terrorist attack infected its west coast with an unknown biological agent. As smuggler Mica Holloway, you have les...
Among our coverage of Dragon Age: The Veilguard this week was our official preview of the game, a deep dive into how BioWare has avoided conforming to a single canon, a look at how factions affect relationships throughout your protagonist’s journey, an...
Many games have entered the Game of the Year conversation since Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree became a frontrunner in June. There’s Astro Bot, which some find delightful and others find disgraceful; Black Myth: Wukong, which earns its Soulslike dis...
Sometimes you need a little help playing your favorite game, and that’s okay. Or maybe you’re in between games and are looking for a good recommendation, and that’s okay, too. We have this week’s best game guides, sales tips, and recs for you to peruse...
It’s another week which means we’ve got more takes, because that’s what we do here at Kotaku. We love the retro-themed PS5 Pro, have some problems with The Plucky Squire, weighed in on the Space Marine 2 controversy, and spent seven hours with Dragon A...
Rumors surrounding Nintendo’s successor to its wildly successful Switch hybrid console continue heating up, with this week bringing us images that allegedly leak the appearance of the Switch 2. In other Nintendo news, the Mario maker, along with The Po...
With series like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, BioWare has made a name for itself as the “choices matter” studio. These games have allowed players to import their choices from previous entries in order to keep a consistent world state that feels shaped, ...
When you boot up BioWare’s long-awaited RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard on October 31 and create your custom character, you’ll be asked what Faction your protagonist Rook came from before the game starts. As you’ll notice as you recruit new teammates thr...
God of War Ragnarok recently arrived on PC after getting rave reviews on PS4 and PS5 back in 2022. But controversially, you need to log in to the PlayStation Network with a free account to play the single-player-only action game on Steam. Well, unless ...
Visions of Mana is a predominantly linear game, but Chapter Seven throws a curveball. With three boss fights against the Benevodons down and only five to go, you can choose to take on the next four elemental demons in any order you like. It’s a vaguely...
Of all the games I’ve played this year, Children of the Sun is far and away the most hostile. This trippy shooter follows The Girl, a survivor of The Cult’s abuses, as she takes her revenge on them and The Leader. Yes, those terms are all capitalized p...
Visions of Mana looks cute and casual on the surface, but underneath lies some surprisingly deep team building. Each of the five characters can eventually equip one of eight classes, each with their own Elemental Plot invested in with Elemental Points....
Hollowbody is a short survival horror game that takes you on a panicked run through what’s left of 22nd-century England, 60 years after a terrorist attack infected its west coast with an unknown biological agent. As smuggler Mica Holloway, you have les...
Among our coverage of Dragon Age: The Veilguard this week was our official preview of the game, a deep dive into how BioWare has avoided conforming to a single canon, a look at how factions affect relationships throughout your protagonist’s journey, an...
Many games have entered the Game of the Year conversation since Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree became a frontrunner in June. There’s Astro Bot, which some find delightful and others find disgraceful; Black Myth: Wukong, which earns its Soulslike dis...
Sometimes you need a little help playing your favorite game, and that’s okay. Or maybe you’re in between games and are looking for a good recommendation, and that’s okay, too. We have this week’s best game guides, sales tips, and recs for you to peruse...
It’s another week which means we’ve got more takes, because that’s what we do here at Kotaku. We love the retro-themed PS5 Pro, have some problems with The Plucky Squire, weighed in on the Space Marine 2 controversy, and spent seven hours with Dragon A...
Rumors surrounding Nintendo’s successor to its wildly successful Switch hybrid console continue heating up, with this week bringing us images that allegedly leak the appearance of the Switch 2. In other Nintendo news, the Mario maker, along with The Po...
With series like Mass Effect and Dragon Age, BioWare has made a name for itself as the “choices matter” studio. These games have allowed players to import their choices from previous entries in order to keep a consistent world state that feels shaped, ...
When you boot up BioWare’s long-awaited RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard on October 31 and create your custom character, you’ll be asked what Faction your protagonist Rook came from before the game starts. As you’ll notice as you recruit new teammates thr...