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Far Cry 6’s First DLC Is A Weird Little Roguelike Starring Vaas
18.11.2021
Vaas, Far Cry 3’s famous villain, has an equally well-known speech about the definition of insanity. As he tells it, “Insanity is doing the exact same fucking thing, over and over again, expecting shit to change. That is crazy.” So it seems perfect that Far Cry 6’s first DLC starring...
$500M blockchain gaming proposal Game7 to come online with backing from industry veterans
18.11.2021
The vast majority of the funding will come from BitDAO, one of the fastest growing decentralized treasuries in the world
See Arya Stark Fight Batman In W.B.’s Bonkers New Fighting Game
18.11.2021
Last month, leaked images showing a platform fighting game featuring Warner Bros.-owned fictional properties including Batman and Steven Universe made the rounds. Today, WB Games confirmed the game, titled MultiVersus, in a trailer. And you know what? Unlike the name, it doesn’t look so bad!...
Capcom Delays Cool-Looking Sci-Fi Game Pragmata To 2023
18.11.2021
One of the most interesting-looking games announced in 2021 was Pragmata. The debut trailer was so baffling that some mistook it for a Hideo Kojima production. That is not a bad thing! Pragmata was supposed to be out in 2022, but today, Capcom announced that the game has been pushed back...
Let's Meet The Board Members Supporting Besieged Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick
18.11.2021
Activision Blizzard has had a nightmarish 2021, with historic allegations of harassment causing enormous upheaval at the company, several high-profile lawsuits and the departure (or firings) of many key executives and developers. You would think that this mess would fall at the feet of...
Xbox head Phil Spencer is skeptical about NFTs in video games
17.11.2021
The worlds of gaming and NFTs continue to blend, but Microsoft's gaming head is weary that NFTs are “more exploitative than about entertainment."
Atari’s New Collectible Game Cartridges Off To A Rocky Start
17.11.2021
Yesterday the folks at whatever counts as Atari these days launched Atari XP, a series of collectible and playable Atari 2600 cartridges featuring homebrew and prototype games never officially physically released. The cartridge collection’s debut was a bit messy, however, incorrectly attributing...
Genshin Impact’s Heartbreaking Inazuma Side Quests Are Far Better Than Its Main Plot
17.11.2021
As someone who had been enjoying Genshin Impact’s main story since launch, I wanted to like the core storyline of the game’s Inazuma region so badly. But while it grapples with interesting political and philosophical themes, unfortunately it doesn’t quite land in the execution. Since I didn’t have...
Metaverse gaming tokens Ethverse and Axie Infinity avoid crypto downtrend
17.11.2021
Metaverse gaming tokens, including Sandbox's SAND and Axie Infinity's AXS, have bucked the downtrend in Bitcoin and Ethereum
Ludena Protocol Chooses Enjin for Asian Blockchain Gaming Market Growth
17.11.2021
Enjin, the renowned NFT ecosystem, recently entered a partnership with Ludena Protocol. Joining hands with Korea’s biggest P2E (play-to-earn) social gaming platform is a massive boost for Enjin. In addition, the NFT ecosystem will allow Ludena Protocol to promote blockchain gaming across Asia. With...
Nifty News: YGG partners with 8 P2E games, Ice Cube and Quiznos drop NFTs
17.11.2021
Microsoft's head of gaming Phil Spencer said he is cautious about integrating NFTs with the Xbox Store
KuCoin Makes a USD 100M Bet on Metaverse
17.11.2021
The investment and research arm of KuCoin exchange, KuCoin Labs, has launched a USD 100m fund to support metaverse-related projects and promote the metaverse education programs, assisting the public - particularly the younger generation - get acquainted with this new concept. ...
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Sandbox Metaverse Alpha launches Nov. 29 after four years in development
17.11.2021
SAND prices have surged to a new all-time high as The Sandbox announces its highly anticipated play-to-earn metaverse event
Halo Infinite’s Menus Are Surprisingly Complex
16.11.2021
Yesterday, Microsoft surprise-released Halo Infinite’s multiplayer mode on Xbox and PC—albeit in a beta state—weeks ahead of its planned December 8 target. Feedback thus far is largely in lockstep: Hot damn, this shooter is fun to play, but, um, what’s up with...
Calls For Bobby Kotick’s Resignation Intensify As Employees Stage Walkout
16.11.2021
Social media is aflame with demands that video game industry exec Bobby Kotick resign from his position as CEO of Activision Blizzard in the wake of reporting from The Wall Street Journal about his own terrible treatment of women. Leading the charge are Activision Blizzard employees themselves,...
Halo Infinite's Battle Pass Sucks, Fans Say
16.11.2021
Did you just eek out a nail biting victory in a Big Team Battle Slayer match? Bash a bunch of your fellow Spartans’ heads in with a flaming skull in Oddball? Capture a ton of objectives in Total Control, putting big numbers on the board for all your PVP comrades to see? Halo Infinite’s battle pass...
Don’t Let Halo Infinite Make You Forget About The Great New Game Pass Additions
16.11.2021
It’s hard to believe, I know, but there are other games coming to Xbox that don’t start with Halo and end with Infinite. Over the next two weeks, Microsoft will add 10 more games to Xbox Game Pass. Here’s what’s struck me: I’ve been watching these rollouts like a hawk for several years. For...
Investments in Bitcoin Increased, in Ethereum - Dropped + More News
16.11.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
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Company Of Heroes: The Kotaku Review
16.11.2021
I’ve reviewed a lot of video game adaptations as part of my board game coverage for Kotaku. As you’d expect, since this is first and foremost a video game website. Some of those adaptations have been OK, some have been pretty good, but I haven’t played any quite like Company of Heroes before.Read...
15 Years Later, Call of Duty Fan Gets Credit For Game-Changing Control Scheme
15.11.2021
In 2006, quadriplegic video game tester and streamer Randy Fitzgerald helped create “NOM4D,” a button layout for Call of Duty designed for disabled players. At the time, he says, he was told he’d be credited by name in the game, but that didn’t happen. All CoD titles since then have omitted...