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Helldivers 2 Players Scammed By Fake Steam Listings
1.3.2024
Helldivers 2 is officially suffering from success. There had already been signs, namely the need for the developers to upgrade its servers to hold the sheer amount of people who wanted to play, but the latest development is likely the surest. Overnight, two new fraudulent listings, ostensibly...
Kotaku Asks: What Is The Best Final Fantasy For Newcomers?
1.3.2024
Most of the Kotaku staff is spending their time playing, replaying, and just constantly thinking about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth right now in the wake of its release. For those of us who are avid fans of Square Enix’s long-running franchise, it’s a great time. But there is one particular staffer...
It’s Like Death Stranding, But For Real [Update]
1.3.2024
Updated: 03/01/2024, 10:30 a.m. ET: The couriers that inspired Hideo Kojima’s 2019 action game/delivery person sim Death Stranding are going viral again, and a whole new group of people are learning about the fascinating Japanese job.Read more
Does FF7 Rebirth Imply Chocobos Can Be Milked? A Kotaku Investigation
1.3.2024
There is a woman in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s opening town of Kalm that I cannot stop thinking about. She isn’t particularly special. She doesn’t sell weapons. She doesn’t have a side quest for you to undertake. You can’t even play the amazing minigame Queen’s Blood against her. She is simply...
Dragon's Dogma 2 And 26 More Games To Get Hyped For In March
1.3.2024
Really, how are we in the third month of 2024 already? After two full months of incredible releases such as Infinite Wealth, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Helldivers 2, to name a few, it’s time for another calendar full of fresh games. Read more
Every FF7 Rebirth Town Ranked By Vibes, From Rancid To Immaculate
1.3.2024
There’s a whole lotta world out there to see. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth reimagines the map of the original 1997 game on a massive scale, breathing new life into iconic locations. While the world itself has plenty to offer, the real highlight of the journey is the towns, with each one given...
Immutable Games introduces Gods Unchained on mobile devices
1.3.2024
Immutable Games will be launching its landmark title, Gods Unchained, on mobile devices worldwide, starting with Google Play and Apple’s App Store. Equipped with a multitude of functionalities, it will provide seamless integration with the fantastical realm of Eucos. Gods, mortals,...
Spyro/Crash Bandicoot Developer Ditches Activision, Goes Indie
29.2.2024
This year has been filled with bad video game industry news. Layoffs every week. Thousands of jobs cut. Studios closing. It’s awful stuff. So I’m here to share some good news. Toys For Bob, the studio behind Crash Bandicoot 4 and the remastered Spyro collection, is leaving Activision and becoming...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Looked At Cid And Said ‘I Can Fix Him’
29.2.2024
My toxic trait is that I am a colossal simp for Final Fantasy VII’s foul-mouthed, chain-smoking, dragoon pilot Cid. My love for this man spans decades, from when he was a series of blobs stacked on top of each other in the original PlayStation game to when he was a voiceless shopkeeper in the first...
Pokémon Card Fervor Has An Artist Scared For His Safety
29.2.2024
Some Pokémon cards are highly sought, especially by collectors and by resellers looking to make a quick buck off of rare cards, or cards with distinguishing characteristics that make them more valuable. For example, a card signed by illustrator Naoki Saito reportedly sold for over $100,000 in July...
Helldivers 2 Devs Tease That Mechs Are Coming To The Game Very Soon
29.2.2024
Helldivers 2 is on a tear and showing no signs of stopping anytime soon. This week alone has been huge for the massively popular co-op shooter, as the community collectively mourned the loss of a planet they’d fought hard for. With the defeat behind them, Helldivers 2’s zealous player base has...
Fans Say Tomb Raider Trilogy Is Better On Epic Store, Devs Claim That's The Wrong Version
29.2.2024
According to Tomb Raider fans, the best version of the recently released Tomb Raider I-III Remastered collection isn’t on Steam or Xbox. Instead, it’s on the Epic Games Store. Or, well, it was, until today when the studio behind the remaster patched it out of existence, leaving some players...
GTA 6 Devs Slam Rockstar Games For Return-To-Office Mandate
29.2.2024
A new report confirms that as Rockstar Games is entering the final stages of development on Grand Theft Auto 6, the company is mandating that employees must return to the office five days a week starting in April, to no applause from anyone.Read more
Helldivers 2's Galactic War Is Orchestrated By Just One Guy
29.2.2024
When Helldivers 2 players first jumped into the frenetic third-person co-op shooter, they believed they were cleansing the galaxy of the Terminids, a bug species with a fierce hold on a number of systems. Soon after though, the robot automatons entered the fray, splitting the helldivers’ forces...
Yuffie Is Better Than Ever In FF7 Rebirth
29.2.2024
Choosing which party members to take into combat is always an important part of a Final Fantasy game, and that’s especially true in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. The just-released RPG offers intense, action-packed combat and gives every character their own signature fighting style. While you may have...
FF7 Rebirth Materia Basics And Recommended Loadouts
29.2.2024
As a fantasy RPG, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth provides characters with all sorts of unique abilities. One of the main ways you gain new powers in Rebirth is through materia, magical orbs found throughout the game’s world that grant characters with spells, new powers, stat boosts, and the ability...
Neil Druckmann Is Tired
29.2.2024
Neil Druckmann, the co-president of Naughty Dog and creative director of The Last of Us, is tired. From the sound of it, he might be looking to change his career up so he doesn’t have to deal with the stress of leading a AAA team that puts out games on the scale of Sony’s flagship studio.Read more
Five Years Ago, Anthem Was A Warning
29.2.2024
In January 2019, I was optimistic when I flew out to BioWare’s headquarters in Austin, Texas. I’d been invited to test out Anthem, the studio’s take on the live-service looter-shooter, before it made its way into players’ hands. I was immediately smitten by the polish of the demo, zipping around...
FF7 Rebirth’s Character Folios, Explained
29.2.2024
As a massive RPG, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has an extraordinary number of ways to grow and customize your characters. One of Rebirth’s newest additions to character building is the Character Folio, a network of abilities and stat boosts that make your characters even more powerful as you invest...
Former Call Of Duty Devs Form A New Studio To Make The Anti-COD
29.2.2024
The last few years have seen a number of high-level departures from Activision Blizzard, with a great deal of those folks going on to found their own studios and compete directly with the giant. The latest team to spring up from the exodus is Netease-backed BulletFarm, founded and led by David...