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Can The Witcher Survive Henry Cavill’s Departure?
7.7.2023
The first episode of The Witcher season 3 begins with a lengthy recap of the previous two seasons: flashes of Henry Cavill in that initial, questionable Geralt wig, Freya Allen as a much-younger, more eyebrow-less Ciri, everyone’s shittier eye contacts, sword fights, magic, and a bit of sex. While...
Dang, This Rough Lord Of The Rings: Gollum UI Though
25.5.2023
There’s a new Lord of the Rings video game out that focuses on Gollum, the corrupted hobbit once known as Sméagol. It isn’t very good, though, rapidly becoming one of the worst-reviewed games to have launched this year—and we’re only halfway through 2023. One particular aspect that’s being singled...
Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Reviews Say It's Even Better Than Breath Of The Wild
11.5.2023
Reviews for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are finally here and they’re as glowing as you’d expect. A sequel to one of the most beloved games ever, it sounds like Nintendo’s biggest game of the year does everything it needs to and more, even if it can’t quite rekindle the magic...
Runescape Bet Results In Redditor Pouring Hot Coffee On His Butthole
3.5.2023
Folks: Never make a bet that you’re prepared to lose. Just ask this Old School Runescape community member who thought that his rival wouldn’t be able to get a coveted pet with a 1-in-9,779 drop rate and was so confident he bet against it. Unfortunately, his rival did the statistically improbable...
People Are Not Having A Great Time With Redfall
3.5.2023
Redfall, a vampire shooter out this week on Xbox and PC, was developed by Arkane Studios, the same team behind classics like Dishonored and Prey. It’s one of Microsoft’s first-party exclusives for 2023, a big release for the company’s Game Pass subscription service. And by most accounts,...
The Resident Evil 4 Remake Changing Ashley’s Skirt Gives Me Hope
20.3.2023
I’m anxiously awaiting Capcom’s, so far, highly praised Resident Evil 4 remake, but not because I’m preoccupied by updated fight mechanics, or graphical fidelity, or any monsters, really—I’ve been thinking about skirts. Read more
Super Mario 64 Fans Have Tried To Get This 1-Up Without Dying For Over 20 Years
11.3.2023
Nine years ago, Super Mario 64 player toyuru2 wall-jumped his way up the slide in Cool, Cool Mountain, sending the plumber into the void–but not before grabbing a 1-up mushroom. At the time, it was a feat, as nobody had ever gotten the mushroom. But then, a new challenge emerged: was it possible...
Musk Blows Up Latest ‘Official’ Twitter Verification Badge Scheme In Mere Hours
9.11.2022
As the sun rose on Twitter this morning, many users found new “Official” verification badges, which had just been announced yesterday, attached to their accounts. (Kotaku notably did not; what did we do to upset you, Elon?) But before anyone could even enjoy their first lunch as double-verified...
Oh God, Ew, Randy Pitchford Wants You To Buy His Used Shirts
5.9.2022
You know how amateur magician and some-time Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford wears awful shirts? Well, the Borderlands boss has chanced upon this idea to auction off his old, used clothing to aid a charity. Which charity? No clue. Because this is the timeline we deserve.Read more
Starfield Extended Look Shows Off Ship Customization, Space Combat
12.6.2022
Bethesda and Xbox revealed yet another look at the ambitious “Skyrim in space” RPG Starfield during the two companies’ joint presentation today. This time, it was much more than eight seconds, and featured actually gameplay.Read more
Mario Strikers: Battle League Reviews Are All Over The Field
8.6.2022
For the first time in more than a decade, Mario returns to the pitch. Mario Strikers: Battle League, a revival of Nintendo’s long-dormant soccer series, hits the Nintendo Switch on Friday. Nintendo did not provide Kotaku with an early copy of the game for reviews. We’re experiencing it, and...
Crypto Gaming 'Landlords' Upset They Can't Keep Exploiting All The Players Quitting
16.4.2022
Axie Infinity is the crypto-backed Pokémon clone in which cute little creatures that double as NFTs battle for fun and profit. It’s also a pyramid scheme that relies on cheap labor from countries like the Philippines to fuel its growth. Now, fictional inflation, combined with a historic crypto...
Ghostwire: Tokyo Reviews Are All Over The Map
21.3.2022
Reviews for Ghostwire: Tokyo, an immersive sim from the makers of a game series so scary I can’t mention its name without collapsing in a fit of sobs, landed this morning. Publisher Bethesda Softworks did not furnish Kotaku with early access, because duh, so we’re experiencing the game, and...
BioWare Shares Small But Encouraging Dragon Age 4, Mass Effect Updates
24.2.2022
Despite the turbulent development roadmap of Dragon Age 4, BioWare announced yesterday that the RPG is in the middle of the production phase. The announcement coincided with the news that a Dragon Age executive producer was leaving the studio. As the blog post tells it, the developers’ morale...
Battlefield 2042 Glitch Lets Players Cancel Smoke Grenades Using Menu Screen
30.11.2021
It’s time to reset the clock on days without a glitch being discovered in Battlefield 2042. The latest glitch found in the first-person shooter allows players to use the in-game menus to cancel the effects of smoke grenades.Read more
Spider-Man Writer Claims Aunt May Almost Wasn't In The Game Because She Was Too Old And 'Wrinkly'
24.10.2021
It’s hard to imagine Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS4 (and later PS5) without Aunt May. She plays a pivotal role in the game, appearing in many cutscenes alongside other main characters in the story. Yet, according to Dan Slott, Insomniac wasn’t sure if it could create a realistic and good-looking...
Battlefield 2042 Won't Have A Campaign
9.6.2021
When Battlefield 2042, the next entry in DICE’s long-running series of first-person shooters, releases this October, it will launch as a multiplayer-only game. Sorry, fans of those War Stories. No campaign this time around.Read more