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Minigame That Gave Kids 'Cuts, Blisters & Burns' Returns To Mario Party With A Warning
25.10.2021
The upcoming Mario Party Superstars on the Switch features 100 minigames drawn from the long-running history of the series. One of those, Tug o’ War, is making a somewhat surprising return after what happened last time the game was available to play with an analogue stick.Read more
The Week In Games: Groot And His Pals Are Ready To Save The Galaxy
25.10.2021
Guardians of the Galaxy is out later this week on all major platforms. I’m excited to play it if only because the soundtrack seems great and I’m in the mood for a nice, single-player-only sci-fi action game. (A reminder that the Switch edition of the game is actually a streaming, Stadia-like...
Even with Ethereum 2.0 underway, L2 scaling is still key to DeFi’s future
23.10.2021
By incorporating scaling solutions, such as rollups and sidechains, Ethereum has the potential to implement the true vision of DeFi
Final Fantasy XIV Has Many Mounts, But Only One Sneezes
23.10.2021
The hype for Endwalker’s impending launch recently pushed me back into the arms of Final Fantasy XIV. Instead of doing the smart thing and working my way through the massively multiplayer role-playing game’s litany of main story quests so I’d be caught up in time for the expansion’s November...
Here's What Will Improve After Battlefield 2042's Chaotic, Buggy Beta
22.10.2021
The open beta for Battlefield 2042 was chaotic, buggy, and pretty limited given the scope of the latest game in the long-running shooter series. For developer DICE the beta was one more thing: a learning experience. In an article posted yesterday Battlefield 2042 devs introduce five new specialists...
Epic Games Faces Backlash After Ending Popular Time-Off Policy
22.10.2021
Epic Games, creator of the massively popular and lucrative battle royale Fortnite, decided to end a popular policy of allowing staff every other Friday off earlier this week. According to a new report by Bloomberg, which a source corroborated for Kotaku, the move angered staff who were caught...
Ubisoft Brings Back Might and Magic Game They Shut Down In July
22.10.2021
In June, Ubisoft took down some DRM servers that accidentally broke Might & Magic X - Legacy, to the point where the game had to be removed from shopfronts. A few months later, and probably after some folks had long assumed the game was simply dead, it’s back.Read more
Stardew Valley Dev Returns With A Cozy RPG About Haunted Chocolate
21.10.2021
Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, the developer behind the popular farming simulator RPG Stardew Valley, has announced his next game. It’s called ConcernedApe’s Haunted Chocolatier, and though it looks like his previous hit, this action RPG is more concerned with confections than the garden.Read more
Nigerian Agency Refuses Blockchain Start-Up Application — Says Tech Not Recognized by Government
21.10.2021
Nigeria’s company registration agency, the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), reportedly rejected an application for registration by a start-up on the basis that blockchain is yet to be recognized by the Nigerian government. Decision Disappoints Blockchain Community According to a report...
Masahiro Sakurai Explains How Sora Came To Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
21.10.2021
As announced earlier this month, Sora became Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s DLC character. But how did Sora, Keyblade and all, end up in Smash Bros.? In his latest Weekly Famitsu column, creator Masahiro Sakurai explains just that. Read more
Animoca Brands doubles valuation to $2.2B with new $65M funding round
21.10.2021
Animoca has raised $65 million in its latest funding round, with more than 43.8 million of newly issued shares to be distributed to investors at a price of $1.51 per share
New Kit Makes Building A Gaming PC As Easy As Putting Together A Model
20.10.2021
Building a gaming PC for the first time can feel like an incredibly daunting task. Between gathering the required parts, making sure they all work together, fiddling with delicate wires, and trying not to destroy expensive components, the entire process is anxiety-inducing. Hardware maker NZXT...
Please Don’t Ever Change This Nightmare-Inducing Switch Icon
20.10.2021
Switch owners like their game icons a certain way. They want bright colors and sharp-looking art. They’d also prefer the game’s logo be present in some way, shape, or form. What many of them don’t seem to like is slightly blurry, eyeless terror rabbits. I can’t see the problem. Neither can...
Posing In Apex Legends Is Crashing The Game
20.10.2021
Have you ever flexed so hard in a game you made it crash? That’s apparently a dream coming true for Apex Legends players, where performing Epic animated poses is breaking the game. Respawn is asking players of the battle royale shooter to stop using them.Read more
Play-to-Earn on Playdapp’s Flagship RPG “Along With the Gods: Knights of the Dawn” in 7 Days
20.10.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Fast-rising Blockchain gaming platform PlayDapp has revealed the addition of a Play-to-Earn feature on its flagship game ‘’Along with the Gods: Knights of the Dawn’’. This development is expected to build on the existing features offered by PlayDapp....
I’m Gonna Play The Heck Out Of This Lo-Fi Spin On Pokémon
19.10.2021
The elevator pitch for Cassette Beasts, a forthcoming indie game, can’t fit on a single line. A lo-fi monster-hunting game clearly inspired by Pokémon? Or, oh, oh, how about a top-down role-playing game with gorgeous pixel art and killer music? Surely it’s something distinguished by being awash...
PS5 Accessory Makers Just Won't Stop Taunting Sony's Lawyers
19.10.2021
Dbrand, a tech accessories brand that my roommate described to me as “being for dudes who like new iPhones,” has decided to wage a very loud legal war with Sony Entertainment regarding their totally fine PS5 plates and cases.Read more
Supreme Customizability Is One Way Microsoft Makes Gaming More Accessible
19.10.2021
The gaming industry isn’t typically concerned for the differently-abled, so when the Xbox Adaptive Controller hit the market in 2018, it made a huge splash. People all around the world were having more enjoyable times gaming thanks to the customizable buttons and thoughtful accessibility features...
NFT gaming proposition in question as regulators and traditional gaming pullback
19.10.2021
The NFT gaming market is growing by leaps and bounds as gaming regulatory bodies and traditional gaming corporations shun the ecosystem
$440 Super Mario Bros. x One Piece Crossover Has Wonderful Hair
19.10.2021
Custom toy company Fat Lane Toys have made this new statue that takes Mario and wonders, like maybe six other people on Earth have maybe ever wondered, what he’d look like if he was also Gold Roger from One Piece.Read more