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Once Again, In-Person Tokyo Game Show Canceled And Event Will Be Online
30.3.2021
Last year, the in-person Tokyo Game Show was canceled due to covid-19 concerns. In its place was an online event. This year, once again, the show will be only online.Read more
Activision Blizzard Hires Former Trump Administration Member Once Decried As ‘Bully’
30.3.2021
Today, Activision Blizzard announced the promotion of Blizzard chief commercial officer and the chief operating officer Armin Zerza to CFO of the whole company. What it did not announce to the public is that it has also hired a new chief administrative officer: former Donald Trump administration...
V-Commandos, One Of My Favorite Board Games, Is Getting A Fancy Upgrade
30.3.2021
I’ve written multiple times about V-Commandos on the site, a tactical WW2 stealth game made by some Ubisoft guys that is very good. About the only bummer with the game was that it used fairly basic cardboard tokens instead of plastic miniatures, but hey, they’re now fixing that and then some.Read...
Sega Lawyers Threaten Wrong Website Over Yakuza Piracy
30.3.2021
There are lawyers somewhere out there working for Sega HQ in Japan who have been tasked with hunting down the people responsible for pirating Yakuza: Like a Dragon. And they are not doing a good job.Read more
It Takes Two Director's 'F*ck The Oscars' Rant Is Hidden In The Game
30.3.2021
Josef Fares’ new game, It Takes Two, apparently includes audio from the director’s infamous “fuck the Oscars” rant in all its incoherent glory.Read more
New Magic: The Gathering Card Accused Of Using Stolen Artwork
30.3.2021
Strixhaven: School of Mages, a new set of Magic: The Gathering cards, is due for release next month, but one of its cards is already generating controversy after it emerged that the artist responsible for drawing it sure did borrow a lot of stuff from another, uncredited artist.Read more
Nike Suing Over Lil Nas X's "Satan" Sneakers
30.3.2021
To go along with the release of his new video for Montero—in which he gives Satan a lap dance—Lil Nas X also teamed up with a customs company for the release of a range of Hell-themed Nike Air Max sneakers. Only problem being that now Nike is suing.Read more
Mistwalker Doesn't Want to Remaster Lost Odyssey, And That Makes Me Sad
30.3.2021
In an interview with VGC, Hironobu Sakaguchi, founder of the Mistwalker Corporation, said he’s not interested in remastering any of Mistwalker’s earlier titles like Blue Dragon, The Last Story, or my personal favorite Lost Odyssey.Read more
A Lot Of Stuff Is Coming To Black Ops Cold War This Week
29.3.2021
Call of Duty’s Season Two Reloaded mid-season update is bringing some much-needed changes to Black Ops Cold War. Season Two started on February 25 with a focus on zombies-themed content, including the fun addition of the Zombies “Outbreak” mode. Now we’re already at the halfway point, and...
Thankfully, The Boat Is Still Stuck In Microsoft Flight Simulator
29.3.2021
Ever Given, the massive container ship that captivated the world after blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal for more than a week, is free as of 3:05 p.m. local time, but the ridiculous incident will live on forever in Microsoft Flight Simulator.Read more
Nier Replicant Gets Off To A Really Slow Start
29.3.2021
After playing and being thoroughly wrecked by Nier: Automata, I was curious if Nier: Replicant ver.1.22474487139… the “version up” (since according to the developers it’s not a remake or a remaster) of the original Nier would inspire similar emotional devastation. I have dim memories of the first...
Chill City-Builder Forever
29.3.2021
Life is hard. Sometimes games are hard, and that just reminds me that life is hard, and then everything feels too damn hard. Not early access city-builder Dorfromantik, though. That game is just the right amount of chill.Read more
What’s A Game You Like That Doesn’t Get Enough Love?
29.3.2021
It’s Monday and time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
Another Charizard Card Sells For Over $300,000
29.3.2021
Pokémon cards have been having a bit of a boom lately, and nowhere is that more obvious than in auctions for the holographic Charizard card that acted as the base set’s crown jewel in 1999. A third card featuring the fire lizard recently sold for over $300,000.Read more
Sony Closing PlayStation Store On PS3, Vita, And PSP This Summer
29.3.2021
Sony has confirmed today that the PSN digital stores on PlayStation 3 and PSP will be closing on July 2. The PS Vita store will also shut down on August 27. Players will still be able to download games after the stores shut down.Read more
Media Molecule Talks Curation And The Future Of Dreams
29.3.2021
More than a year out from release, Dreams stands apart for its unique combination of game creator and sharing platform. But one aspect that has attracted much criticism over the past year is its curation. For the longest time, memes and unfinished “Dreams” buried the best of what the platform...
I Finally Fixed An Annoying PS5 Icon Glitch
29.3.2021
Late last year, I replayed Assassin’s Creed III via the remastered PS4 edition. I played it on my PS5 and after completing it, I deleted the game. Yet its digital ghost haunted my PS5 for months. Finally, this weekend, I removed it thanks to a random Twitter user and Greg Miller.Read more
Man Arrested Following Daring Pokémon Card Robbery
29.3.2021
A 28-year-old Tokyo resident has been arrested for allegedly breaking into a trading card shop atop a six-story building to steal Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, after climbing over the side of the building with a rope.Read more
A Decade-Long Affair: The Making Of Maquette
29.3.2021
I need to tell you about Maquette.Read more
PAX East 2021 Canceled, Replaced With PAX Online In July
29.3.2021
While convention organizers held out hope until the last minute, it turns out early June was still a bit too soon for thousands of gamers to descend upon Boston for PAX East 2021. The live event has now been canceled, replaced with a special PAX Online event running July 15-18. Read more