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The Pikmin series has always been well liked, but even with its solid track record, Pikmin 4 surprised us with its quality and fun. To get some insight into how the game came together and learn about working with Shigeru Miyamoto, we spoke with chief and programming director Yuji Kando and planning director Yutaka Hiramuki…

Developer Aggro Crab, the studio behind 2020’s Going Under and the publisher of 2021’s Subway Midnight,  revealed Another Crab’s Treasure during a Nintendo Direct last year. It garnered a lot of attention, especially from those Soulslike players who were patiently awaiting a team to create an underwater one where you play as a crab. Now,…

Developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive have delayed the console release of Cities: Skylines II. Originally set to release on October 24 alongside the PC version, the team has delayed the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions of the game to spring of next year. The PC version will still launch next month. …

Teardown is a voxel-based simulation game all about destruction, as its name implies. It launched in April of last year on PC and earlier this year, developer Tuxedo Labs announced the game was coming to consoles this year. Now, the studio has revealed Teardown hits PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on November 15.  When…

Gaming franchises need to evolve to stay relevant. Whether it’s expanding on certain mechanics or overhauling quality-of-life features, any great series that’s been around as long as Bomberman is forced to make changes or be left in the dust. Unfortunately for Super Bomberman R 2, the changes it makes to the formula are mostly unsuccessful….

The abstract environmental puzzle game has become its own genre in recent years, with some telling stories that are strange but easy to parse and others being so opaque that the player can ascribe almost any meaning to what is transpiring on screen. On this difficult-to-define spectrum, Cocoon lands on the latter half of the…

Epic Games has announced it is laying off roughly 16 percent of its workforce, resulting in around 830 employees losing their jobs. In a statement posted by Epic president Tim Sweeney, he explains the layoffs as a cost-cutting measure that will include divesting Bandcamp, which it acquired last year, and spinning off advertising platform SuperAwesome into…

In this episode of The Game Informer Show, Marcus discusses his recent hands-on Alan Wake 2 preview session, in which he played both as returning protagonist Alan and newcomer Saga Anderson, an FBI agent looking into a mysterious case. Kyle breaks down his review of Resident Evil 4’s Separate Ways DLC, and then Charles shares the bad…

Update: A spokesperson for Sony sent Kotaku a statement regarding the delisted Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic reveal trailer, stating it was due to licensing issues.  Here’s what Sony told Kotaku: “As part of normal business, we delist assets with licensed music when the licenses expire.”  Curiously, this begs the question: why have the…

After being announced earlier this year, Valve unexpectedly launched Counter-Strike 2 this week! In this archived Twitch stream, watch editors Alex Van Aken, Marcus Stewart, and Kyle Hilliard team up to chase victory in several matches of this revamped sequel of the popular team-based shooter.  To keep up with all of our archived livestreams, you can…