Welcome to the 250th edition of Indie-Penance Day! Running annually on Kotaku since 1776, each year we celebrate the emancipation of indie games from the tyrannical publishers that once ruled the land ...

Aden Carter is a Contributor at DualShockers who has been covering games professionally since 2020. He specializes in lists and guides, with a focus on RPGs, horror games, survival horror, Soulslikes, ...

Project Hail Maryis coming home. The big sci-fi movie, based on the book by Andy Weir, is set to debut on streaming on ...

From "Independence Day" to "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", movies and TV shows are packed with advice for anyone aspiring ...

Persona 5, BioShock, Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil 4 — these are some of the titles worthy of being called masterpieces of ...

Raph Koster's career spans the evolution of the modern MMO. Creative lead on MUDs, Ultima Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and EverQuest 2, the systems and mechanics his teams developed live on in every ...

Aliens: Dark Descent is a heart-pounding game that stays true to the franchise's roots, bringing action-packed sequences paired with horrifying atmosphere where dangers lurk around every moment. From ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Dive in→ Get ready for xenomorphs to be scary again, ...

A feeling of being safer than one really is. On April 26, 2026, coinciding with Alien Day, Sega released the first teaser video for the sequel to Alien: Isolation. The brief teaser marks the first ...