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Today’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Update Finally Adds Those Mysterious Skills
16.2.2021
Last month, three skills mysteriously showed up in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, but only if you disconnected your console from the internet. Now, those skills are officially available, included in the game’s 1.1.2 patch, out today for all platforms.Read more
Microsoft Announces The All-New Xbox Wireless Headset
16.2.2021
Behold the new official Xbox Wireless Headset, a sleek and stylish-looking set of ear cups packed with fancy features like voice isolation and supporting spatial audio technology like Windows Sonic, Dolby Atmos, and DTS Headphone: X. It’s even got auto-mute, which can be toggled on or off...
There's A Nintendo Direct Tomorrow, Finally
16.2.2021
Earlier today, Nintendo announced their first Nintendo Direct of 2021 will take place tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET.Read more
Report: Epic Games Is Behind North Dakota App Store Bill
16.2.2021
Epic Games lobbyists drafted legislation that will be heard in North Dakota this week, attempting to bar app stores owned by the likes of Apple and Google from taking a cut of app sales, according to a report over the weekend by The New York Times.Read more
Japan Finally Gets Rules About Japanese Whisky
16.2.2021
Japanese whisky isn’t yet one hundred years old. The country set up its first proper whisky distillery in 1923. And from then until this year, there were zero codified rules about what exactly Japanese whisky was.Read more
After Japan's Earthquake, Rainbow Six Players Trade Bullets For Concern
16.2.2021
This weekend, northeastern Japan was rocked by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake. Considering how devastating earthquakes can be, people were worried. Some called, while others messaged. And in Rainbow Six Siege, one player smashed a wall to check in on the rival team.Read more
Big Skyrim Mod Comes Back From The Dead
16.2.2021
Wyrmstooth, a hugely popular mod for Skyrim, was taken down in 2016 when its author removed all traces of it from sites like Nexus Mods. This month, it returns!Read more
Vice City & Grand Theft Auto III's Source Code Has Been Reverse-Engineered
16.2.2021
A team of fans have managed to reverse-engineer the source code for both Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto Vice City, making the files available for download.Read more
Somehow, Six Days In Fallujah's Publisher Says The Game Is "Not Trying To Make A Political Commentary"
15.2.2021
In 2009, Konami tried to release Six Days In Fallujah as an apolitical depiction of the Iraq War, before canning it when pretty much everyone said that was a bad idea. Now, with the game back from the dead, its publisher is trying to...peddle that exact same message?Read more
What’s The Best Co-op Game To Ruin A Relationship With?
15.2.2021
Fellow post-Valentine survivors, it’s time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
Thor's Teeth! Valheim Sells Two Million Copies In Two Weeks
15.2.2021
Valheim, a Viking survival game made by a team of just five, has sold two million copies in under two weeks. That’s... carry the five... divide by nine... a million copies a week!Read more
The Room 4: Old Sins Is Out For PC, And Prettier Than Ever
15.2.2021
Long before you kids in your short pants and fashionable haircuts were escaping escape rooms, there was one developer far ahead of that curve. In 2012, Fireproof Games released their first game in their The Room series of puzzle games. Last week they just released The Room 4: Old Sins on PC,...
Metro Exodus's Free Upgrade Adds 4K Textures And Lots Of Ray Tracing
15.2.2021
Last year 4A Games promised us that 2019's Metro Exodus would be receiving a free next-gen upgrade, for both Microsoft and PlayStation’s new boxes, as well as the series’ home, PC. Today they’ve revealed just how next-gen it’s going to be.Read more
Luigi Lives Life On Hard Mode
15.2.2021
Luigi is the most exceptional, brave, and loyal character Nintendo has ever created. Because despite knowing all too well what others think of him, he carries on regardless.Read more
Control Developers Doubled Their Profits In 2020 Without Making A Game
15.2.2021
Remedy Entertainment, they behind Max Payne and 2019's Control, made more than twice as much money in 2020 as they did the year before. Yet they didn’t release a new game. They just kept releasing an old one instead.Read more
Bowser's Fury Should Be A Template For Future Nintendo Projects
15.2.2021
I played Bowser’s Fury this weekend. I’d intended to save it until I’d finished my first run through the Switch’s remake of Super Mario 3D World, having—like most humans—never owned a Wii U. But boy did I get bored of that quickly. And there was Bowser, just waiting on the launch screen, tempting...
Square Enix: Don't Send Us Valentine's Chocolate Because Covid-19
15.2.2021
Each year, fans send Valentine chocolates to Square Enix. Some are addressed to characters while others are for the game creators. It’s a way to say thanks. But this year, Square Enix is asking for fans to refrain.Read more
After 17 Years, Anime Character Gintama's Age Is Finally Revealed
15.2.2021
It’s rather common for anime fans to know character’s ages. But for years, Gintama’s age has not been revealed. That is, until now.Read more
Track: 1999 | Artist: Hitsujibungaku | Album: 1999
15.2.2021
Track: 1999 | Artist: Hitsujibungaku | Album: 1999Read more
Some Of Our Favorite (Pre-Pandemic) Cosplay From 2020
15.2.2021
While the majority of the year was a complete write-off, for obvious reasons, we did actually squeeze a few big cosplay shows into the early, pre-pandemic months of 2020. So rather than look back on nine months of almost nothing happening on this website, let’s look at the three months something...