Aku is a Features and Guides Writer from South Carolina. He has previously worked extensively at The Games Cabin. He specializes in Nintendo-related topics and is highly skilled at a variety of games.

Metroid games are so much better when the story is as subtle as possible. On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss why. First, Kirk and I talk about the failings of Detroit: Become Human before ...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the latest entry in Nintendo's ongoing premier platform fighter series. It's also slated to be the company's biggest release of the holiday season. After almost 20 years ...

Super Smash Bros Ultimate is the first in the series since Super Smash Bros for Wii U, and a hell of a lot has changed since then. Firstly, every single character from Smash history will feature in ...

“Donkey Kong Country” villain King K. Rool is joining the “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” roster as a playable fighter, Nintendo announced Wednesday during the “Smash”-focused Nintendo Direct, in ...

Previously, Samus and Princess Zelda appeared with separate forms with Zero Suit Samus and Sheik. Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai revealed that the two will indeed be returning, ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he's playing Zero Suit Samus as his main character in "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate." "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate" is a fighting game for the Nintendo Switch featuring an ...

While Metroid: Other M may feel like a departure for the series in the way it plays and the influences brought in by fabled designers Team Ninja, at its heart it is meant to be a unifying game for the ...

Playable female characters in video games have been over-sexualised and under-represented for years. Recently, there has been greater attention drawn to this imbalance within the video game industry, ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Samus has come onto the mainstream gaming scene once again, with ...

Chris Littlechild (He/Him) is an Editor and Writer Trainer from the United Kingdom. He has been gaming since receiving an original Game Boy and copies of Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: Six ...