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Global Chip Shortage, Affecting Everything From PS5s To Graphics Cards, Is Becoming A "Crisis"
23.3.2021
While anyone reading this will know it has been hard finding a PS5 lately, loads of other markets are experiencing shortages as well, thanks to a global “crisis” affecting the supply of semiconductor chips to, well, anything that uses them. And that’s a lot of stuff.Read more
RIP, Xbox Live (2002-2021)
22.3.2021
The name “Xbox Live” is dead. You’ll still be able to play Xbox games online, but the suite of Xbox’s online services will now be known as Xbox Network, Microsoft confirmed today to The Verge.Read more
Genshin Impact Won't Let Me Spend Money Anymore, And I'm Finally Free
22.3.2021
I have a complicated relationship with Genshin Impact. I adore its vast, lovingly handcrafted world and charming characters. I hate how its intertwining systems whisper to me in a million different voices: “Spend money.” But there’s no denying that the system works; to date, I’ve probably spent...
Have You Ever Successfully Returned To An Ancient Save File?
22.3.2021
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
Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward Is Even More Heartbreaking In French
22.3.2021
I do not speak a lick of French, and yet the first thing I did upon (finally) unlocking Heavensward, Final Fantasy XIV’s first expansion, was switch to French audio. It was a recommendation of a dear friend who’s further into her first journey through FF14 than I am. Neck-deep in Heavensward’s main...
Tekken 7’s Newest Fighter Is The Fictional Prime Minister Of Poland
22.3.2021
The real prime minister of Poland, 53-year-old Mateusz Jakub Morawiecki, does not look like much of a fighter. Fictional Polish prime minister Lidia Sobieska, joining Tekken 7’s roster on March 23, seems a much more sensible choice.Read more
Fallout 76's 2021 Roadmap Shows More Story Content Coming This Summer
22.3.2021
Fallout 76 needs some new content, and based on today’s roadmap players will have to wait until the summer to get it.Read more
What’s New In Fall Guys Season Four Today
22.3.2021
Fall Guys neon-soaked season four is officially out today. The update introduces a number of changes to the platformer royale, including seven new levels:Read more
Breath Of The Wild Mod Aims To Add A Whole New Story Expansion
22.3.2021
Breath of the Wild has gotten quite a few mods over the years, but few with the scope and ambition of Second Wind, a story-based expansion adding new characters, side-quests, and bosses.Read more
Steam Flat-Out Refuses To Sell Sleazy Pick-Up Game Super Seducer 3
22.3.2021
The third game in dating guru and author Richard La Ruina’s Super Seducer series of full-motion-video dating sims will not be releasing on Steam, because the service does not “ship sexually explicit images of real people,” just tons and tons of anime porn. Read more
Famicom Graffiti's Metroid Remix Kills, But Oh Dear, That One Zelda Track...
22.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s vintage selection from Nintendo has a real unpredictable streak and features one of the best Metroid covers you’ll hear. And, well, other things.Read more
The Incredible Story Of A Trackmania Shortcut 13 Years In The Making
22.3.2021
I know almost mothing about Trackmania, but this video about the quest for a particular shortcut is one of the most fascinating video game clips I have ever seen.Read more
Bomberman Board Game Cancelled, Which Sucks
22.3.2021
Of all the video games out there being turned into board games, few are as perfect a fit for the tabletop treatment as Bomberman. So it sucks to hear that, having originally been planned for a 2020 release, IDW and Konami’s Bomberman board game has been cancelled.Read more
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Post-Launch Woes Continue
21.3.2021
I loved Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. So much so that, had I been given more time with it during the calendar year, it would have made a serious run for my Game Of 2020. But boy, at the same time, I have not been happy with the support the game has got after launch.Read more
The Week In Games: Monster Hunter Rise Arrives
21.3.2021
Get your big sword ready, we going monster hunting this week in Monster Hunter Rise, releasing for Switch on March 26.Read more
25 Years Later, Doom II's Super Shotgun Is Still The Best Video Game Shotgun
21.3.2021
Recently, I played through the newer ports of Doom and Doom II. And playing Doom II again, I was reminded of a simple fact: The super shotgun is amazing and is still the best video game shotgun ever made.Read more
'Shop Contest: The Rock Edition
21.3.2021
According to weirdos on the internet, The Rock might be in Fortnite. Maybe? Who can really say? (Besides The Rock, his PR team, and Epic.) Regardless, let’s put The Rock in some video games!Read more
Game Preservation Group Releases Over 700 PS2 Prototypes And Unreleased Demos
21.3.2021
Last night video game preservation group, The Hidden Palace, released over 700 PS2 early builds, prototypes, E3, and press release demos in a massive dump the group referred to as “Project Deluge”.Read more
Sunday Comics: Yes, Perfect!
21.3.2021
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Had A Dedicated Team of Lighting Experts
21.3.2021
When Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade was announced earlier this year, Square Enix detailed how it changed the textures and lighting, as well as added fog effects. Some changes were more subtle. Read more