Keza MacDonald's posts

Like any community in the world, people who play video games have collaboratively created their own language and…

For a lot of gamers with demanding jobs, marriages and/or families, the excitement of reading good reviews for games…

For a beautiful few years, you have near-complete control over what your child plays. You decide what’s allowed and…

There are plenty of fun things you can’t really do when pregnant: waterslides, alcohol, trampolines, staying up past…

After talking my way past the receptionist at a grotty hotel in Katana Zero, I stand in the elevator at the entrance…

I think I fell in love with Yoshi’s Crafted World when I discovered the costumes. You don’t know cute until you’ve…

Given that it is a FromSoftware game, I expected a lot of people would struggle with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. I…

As a gamer parent, I long for the day when I can play side-by-side with my beloved progeny. Overtly or not, I think…

I look at my watch. It’s 9:48pm. I’ll do one more Trials Rising track, I think. After that, since I’m only two…

It’s been a while since I’ve played something as refreshingly uncomplicated as Crackdown 3. You’re a big dude (or…

Wargroove has everything: a charming 2D look, imaginative characters and toylike units placed on gorgeous little…

Do you want to feel like you’ve taken something mildly hallucinogenic and you’re watching foreign-language kids’ TV?…

In real life, I turn a bit green at the sight of a butcher shop. In video games, I am a merciless killer of monsters…

The video games media reports on leaked information all the time. So why, when British website Trusted Reviews…

For a couple of months I’ve been dipping in and out of #SelfCare, a game about deciding to not get out of bed. It’s…

All gamer parents want video games to be a positive part of family life, and parental controls can help achieve that…

This year I bought Shenmue for the third time. I bought it despite knowing, having played it and its sequel three…

For a couple of years, I ran multiplayer Kotaku Game Nights in bars and pubs around London and Brighton, UK. We’d…

Welcome, new hunters. Let me guide you through your first few hours with Monster Hunter: World. Whether you’re a…

Video games often deal in illusions, proffering the fantasy of control and power even when your meaningful influence…