Video Games - Aftermath (Page 20)

Following 'Recent Events,' Mods Lock Helldivers Subreddit, While Helldivers 2 Stays Open

Due to what they call “recent events,” the moderators of the r/Helldivers subreddit have temporarily closed the community. Meanwhile, the moderators of r/Helldivers2 have decided to keep theirs

By Gita Jackson

/ 12 Sep 2025

an image of a very big bomb from helldivers 2

OK, But Who Is Inverting Their Horizontal Controls?

When we talk about inverted controls for video games, we’re usually talking about the way the camera moves vertically, called the y-axis. We talk about how the screen should

By Nicole Carpenter

/ 11 Sep 2025

Lakitu on a cloud with a camera, looking straight into the camera

Welcoming A Reluctant 43-Year-Old Man To Civil War (And Other) Strategy Video Games

Back in July, Riley went public with some very important news: as a newly middle-aged man, he had developed a passion for historical armed conflicts, and was beginning to express

By Luke Plunkett

/ 10 Sep 2025

Welcoming A Reluctant 43-Year-Old Man To Civil War (And Other) Strategy Video Games

Beloved Loser Horse That Inspired A Generation (And An Umamusume Anime Girl) Dies

On Friday, I went to a rave celebrating a series about fleet-footed anime girls based on real-life race horses. Today, the most-beloved of those IRL inspirations, a dismally untalented horse

By Nathan Grayson

/ 9 Sep 2025

Beloved Loser Horse That Inspired A Generation (And An Umamusume Anime Girl) Dies

Running A Video Games Publisher AND Marketing Agency Sounds Absolutely Exhausting

Oh boy, it's time for another instalment of What I Do, our regular feature showcasing just what it is that individuals across the video game industry actually do

By Luke Plunkett

/ 9 Sep 2025

Running A Video Games Publisher AND Marketing Agency Sounds Absolutely Exhausting

All-Consuming Event Releases Like Silksong Are Growing Fewer And Further Between

It’s here. It’s real. It briefly broke Steam. If you even casually follow video game news, you already know I’m talking about Hollow Knight: Silksong. The bug-tastic

By Nathan Grayson

/ 5 Sep 2025

All-Consuming Event Releases Like Silksong Are Growing Fewer And Further Between

Seven Months After Civ VII's Launch, Firaxis Workers Are Being Laid Off

In February, Civilization VII released to what feels like (the internet wasn't around in the 90s!) the worst reception in series history, its major new features dividing fans

By Luke Plunkett

/ 4 Sep 2025

Seven Months After Civ VII's Launch, Firaxis Workers Are Being Laid Off

More Sports Games Should Take A Year Off

Last year I wrote about a general malaise in the sports gaming world, brought about mostly by the fact that the relentless need to release a new game every year--colliding

By Luke Plunkett

/ 4 Sep 2025

More Sports Games Should Take A Year Off

Long Handheld

It's not big. It's long. 32:9 Ultrawide Handheld Gaming - AMD Z2 Extreme www.youtube.com/watch?v=sehu... — Wario64 (@wario64.bsky.social) 2025-09-03T18:33:

By Luke Plunkett

/ 3 Sep 2025

The King Is Watching: It's A Very Good Video Game

It's only been a few months since I wrote about the excellent 9 Kings, a roguelike 'Kingdom Sim' that had you juggling base-building with tower defence.

By Luke Plunkett

/ 3 Sep 2025

The King Is Watching: It's A Very Good Video Game

I Buy Prebuilt PCs Now, And Have Finally Found Peace

Like many of you, I was once a guy who either thought he could build his own PC, or knew a guy who knew some stuff and who offered to

By Luke Plunkett

/ 2 Sep 2025

I Buy Prebuilt PCs Now, And Have Finally Found Peace

Let Me Love You, Crusader Kings 3

I have a problem: when I started working at Kotaku in February 2016, many of my coworkers were big fans of The Witcher 3. Even though a giant fantasy epic

By Riley MacLeod

/ 2 Sep 2025