November’s PlayStation Plus Games Include Kingdom Hearts, Ratchet, Skyrim
10.11.2022
This month’s helping of PlayStation Plus games is as stuffed as a Thanksgiving turkey. A little seasonal analogy for you there, ahem. Anyway, it’s looking like a fantastic month for fans of a variety of popular game series. Read more
Doom Eternal Composer Claims Soundtrack Was A 'Nightmare'
10.11.2022
In a lengthy, 14,000-word Medium post, Doom Eternal composer Mick Gordon accused id Software’s executive producer Marty Stratton of lying about the official soundtrack’s shoddy release and throwing him under the bus as the cause for its poorly mixed tracks. Read more
Dvacet nejzásadnějších her roku 2002. Zvolte tu nejlepší
10.11.2022
Dvacet let vypadá jako dlouhá doba, na mnohé hity tehdejší doby ovšem vzpomínáme dodnes. Kromě nejlepší české hry všech dob Mafie vyšly i kultovní pecky jako Warcraft 3, The Elder Scrolls: Morrowind nebo Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Pomozte nám s odstupem vybrat tu nejlepší
Fake Nintendo, Valve Twitter Accounts Are Already Out There, Be Safe Everyone
10.11.2022
The latest in a seemingly never-ending list of dire consequences for Twitter users in the wake of Elon Musk’s purchase is a very predictable one: after overhauling the site’s verification system a flood of fake—and yet still “verified”—accounts have begun using the platform to fuck with people.Read...
How Blight: Survival added hundreds of thousands of Steam wishlists!
9.11.2022
Also: Nintendo's results, and a whole bunch of other neat news
Everything We Saw At Today’s Nintendo World Showcase
9.11.2022
Nintendo wrapped up its Indie World Showcase today, highlighting a ton of upcoming and just-launched games for the Switch. There’s a little bit of everything here, from a cute puzzler with a mischievous cat to a Fox and the Hound-like adventure game. This indie presentation was pretty big, so let’s...
Musk Blows Up Latest ‘Official’ Twitter Verification Badge Scheme In Mere Hours
9.11.2022
As the sun rose on Twitter this morning, many users found new “Official” verification badges, which had just been announced yesterday, attached to their accounts. (Kotaku notably did not; what did we do to upset you, Elon?) But before anyone could even enjoy their first lunch as double-verified...
We Need To Start Holding Japanese RPGs To Higher Standards
9.11.2022
I had one hell of a weekend. After I published my piece on Final Fantasy producer Naoki Yoshida’s misguided comments about the next game’s overwhelming whiteness, the fans completely lost their minds. Sure, I saw the usual slurs and petty insults. But those weren’t the comments that stuck to...
Kratos Finally Admits He Was A Dick To God Of War’s Long-Suffering NPC
9.11.2022
In the new God of War games, Kratos is more mature and less angry. But before he was the Dad of War, he was a big asshole willing to kill anyone or let people die—often in horrible ways—if it meant he could continue his quest. And one poor soul, a nameless boat captain, encountered the terrible...
Disco Elysium Writer Alleges Fraud While Studio Accuses Him Of Toxic Management
9.11.2022
After being sued by one of its cofounders and accused of fraud, ZA/UM now says the lead writer behind 2019’s hit RPG, Disco Elysium, was fired for professional misconduct, including gender discrimination and verbally abusing co-workers. It’s the latest twist in a messy saga about the indie studio...
Halo Infinite Just Leveled Up, But Still Has A Ways To Go
9.11.2022
Yesterday’s Halo Infinite Winter Update proves one thing: This game still needs more updates, and specifically updates like this, and on a regular basis. With two new maps, a unique game mode, expansions to the campaign sandbox, the forge beta, and yet more besides, the Winter Update proves that...
God Of War Ragnarök's NPCs Actually React To Kratos Looting Everything And It's Amazing
9.11.2022
In most video games it’s just expected that the main character will run around breaking pots and ransacking every locked chest in the never-ending pursuit of more loot. This has been a running joke among gamers for as long as I can remember, and most of the time the people in the game don’t comment...